Description:
The Institute has a research library which is devoted primarily to German history. Its holdings concentrate on modern German history (in German as well as in other languages), with special emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries, in particular Germany between 1933 and 1945, the development of the two German states after 1945/49 and German unification after 1989. Particular attention has been paid to building up the reference section (e.g. guides to archives), the collection of works on the theory and methodology of history and Festschriften. The library also acquires English translations of German holdings, where available.