Preliminary Inventory of the Wolfgang Janisch papers

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: Wolfgang Janisch papers

Date (inclusive): 1924-2009

Collection Number: 2000C90

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: German

Physical Description: 23 manuscript boxes, 14 oversize boxes, 2 cubic foot boxes, 1 microfilm box, 1 videocassette, media (20.5 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Memoirs, photographic collages, other photographs, postcards, correspondence, police reports, printed matter, sound recordings, videocassettes, and memorabilia relating to political dissent and the peace movement in East Germany.

Creator: Janisch, Wolfgang, 1940-

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

Boxes 39-40 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Use

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2000.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Wolfgang Janisch papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical Note

Wolfgang Janisch is a German photo collage artist and peace activist. Born in Berlin in 1940, Janisch's early years were defined by the turmoil of life in post-war occupied Berlin. Living in East Berlin, Janisch often found himself ideologically at odds with the Soviet authorities, and his views are evidenced in his large body of work. Janisch specialized in photo collage and created hundreds of posters that satirically expressed his critical view of the Soviet government.

In addition to his work as an artist, Janisch worked for several publishing houses, including Dietz Verlag, Verlag Junge Welt, and Verlag Volk und Welt as a typesetter and designer of book jackets and cover pages. Janisch is also active in several organizations promoting the peace movement in Germany, including the Netzwerk Friedensteuer and the Mobile Friedensseminar.

Scope and Content of Collection

The Wolfgang Janisch papers consist primarily of his memoirs, photographic collages, other photographs, postcards, and correspondence related to political dissent and the peace movement in East Germany. A highlight of the Janisch papers is the significant collection of his original photographs, posters, and galleys of collages. The collection also includes documentation of Janisch's persecution by the East German government through correspondence and police reports. The final theme of the papers is Janisch's political activism in the peace movement in East Germany.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Audiotapes

Video tapes

Peace

Germany (East) -- Politics and government

Civil rights -- Germany (East)

Dissenters -- Germany (East)

Germany -- Politics and government -- 1990-

Art -- Germany (East)

Biographical File 1924-2000

Memoirs: Ein Glas voll bunter Scherben

box 1

First manuscript

box 1

Second manuscript

box 2

Third manuscript

box 2

Final manuscript

box 2

Documents related to his memoirs

Short stories and poems

box 3

Short stories: Manuscript 1998

box 3

Short stories: Opa's kurze Geschichten, 1998

box 3

Poems: Manuscript 1956-2000

box 3

Poems: Final manuscript: Opa's poetische Erguesse 2000

Personal documents

box 4

Passports, membership passes of FDGB

box 4

Certificates

box 4

Photocopies: Family and friends

box 4

Photocopies: Himself and his cats

box 4

Documents: Klaus Janisch: Occupation at theatre 1958-1974

box 4

Correspondence: Klaus Janisch: Hospitalization 1957-1983

box 4

Correspondence with medical authorities 1977-1979

box 4

Documents: Klaus Janisch: Financial support 1981-1984

box 4

Documents: Klaus Janisch: Drawings 1980

box 4

Letters: Condolences: Walter Janisch 1966

box 4

Letters: Condolences: Margarete Janisch 1979

box 4

Receipts: Funeral home 1966-1985

box 4

Correspondence: Klaus Janisch, Margarete Janisch 1960-1971

box 4

Documents: Margarete Janisch 1966-1979

box 4

Documents: Walter Janisch 1924-1936

box 4

Family documents, miscellaneous

box 4

Correspondence: Helmut Gubitz 1999-2000

box 4

Letters: Janisch to mother during military service 1974-1975

box 4

Letters: Emma Wolf to Margarete Janisch 1935-1960

box 4

Letters: Hermann Wolf 1934-1944

box 4

Letters: Paul Wolf 1941-1944

box 4

Letters: Miscellaneous

box 4

Documents: Miscellaneous

box 39

Pins and medals

Access

Box 39 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.

box 39

Glass slides showing his family and friends

Access

Restricted.

box StillNegPos Box 2

Photographic negatives

Books related to his childhood

box 5

Der junge Naturforscher II (gift from his parents, 1952) 1952

box 5

Der junge Naturforscher III 1954

box 5

Der junge Naturforscher IV 1956

Work at State-Run East German Publishing Houses 1961-1996

1961-1983

box 6

Documents: Dietz-Verlag 1961-1996

box 6

Certificates: Dietz-Verlag 1964-1983

box 6

Dietz Verlag: Photographs of exhibition

box 6

Magazine: Simplidietzimus, in-house production of Dietz-Verlag

Books: Typography or cover art designed by Janisch

box 6

Type and Typography: The Designer's Typebook, Reinhold Publishing Corporation, New York 1963

box 6

Deformierte Vergesellschaftung: Zur Soziologie des staatsmonopolistischen Kapitalismus der BRD, Akademie Verlag, Berlin 1982

box 6

Das Haus am Laerchen Wald, Jiří Křenek, 2 volumes

box 37

Das Haus am Laerchen Wald, Jiří Křenek (continued)

box 37

Wahrhaftige Geschichten. Montesquieu

box 37

Artgerechte Jugendhaltung: Ideen zur selbständigen evangelischen Jugendarbeit in der Gemeinde. Timona-Verlag, Bochum 1992

box 37

Buch Club 65, Heft 1. Berlin 1977

box 37

Konrad's Traktor. Kahlau, Heinz; Platzer Rudolf. Verlag Junge Welt, Berlin 1974

box 37

Die grosse Initiative, V. I. Lenin. Dietz Verlag, Berlin 1970

box 37

Lebendige Hoffnung, Evangelische Haupt-Bibelgesellschaft, Berlin 1984

box 7

Die grosse Wende in einer kleinen Stadt. Becker, Franz. Dietz-Verlag, Berlin 1969

box 7

Anorganische Festköperreaktionen. Engels, Siegfried. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1986 1989

box 7

Surface Waves and Discontinuities. Malischewsky, Peter. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1984

box 7

10 sowjetdeutsche Erzähler. Verlag Volk und Welt, Berlin 1982

box 7

Die Dolmetscherin. Gergely, Agnes

box 7

Litauische Poesie aus zwei Jahrhunderten. Verlag Volk und Welt, Berlin 1983

box 7

Illustrierte Geschichte der deutschen frühbuergerlichen Revolution. Dietz-Verlag, Berlin 1974

box 7

Internationale Buch-Ausstellung (iba), two volumes. Leipzig 1971

box 7

Psychologie in unserem Leben

A series of books honoring the best designed books of each year

Scope and Contents note

Janisch is included in many of these volumes.

box 8

Die schönsten Bücher der DDR, 13 volumes 1964-1983

Work at the Museum 1995-2001

box 9

Photographs: Work at museum

box 9

Work at museum: Letters, clippings, copies of guestbook 1995-2001

Political Art 1971-2003

box 9

Collage: "Spielball"

box 9

Collage: "Wie man uns gerne hätte"

box 9

Collage: "Lebensfrohe, glückliche Leibeigene-unser Ziel"

box 9

Collage: "Die Deutschen Revolutionen"

box 9

Collage: "Golfregion"

box 9

Collage: "Den Opfern der Gewalt"

box 9

Collage: "Frieden ist möglich"

box 9

Collage: "Der grosse Kurfürst"

box 9

Collage: "Hurra! Gorbatschow fällt auf die Nase"

box 9

Collage: "Unmündig"

box 9

Collage: "Abteilungsleiter"

box 9

Collage: "Alles zum Wohle des Volkes"

box 9

Collage: "Nur Hammel laufen in der Herde"

box 9

Four untitled collages

box 9

Postcards designed by Janisch 1971-1998

box 9

Rewards for collages 1984-1998

box 9

Photocopies of collages 1981-1989

box 9

Collages removed from exhibitions or prohibited 1980-1989

box 9

Signets designed by Janisch, two offset plates used in production of two of Janisch's posters

box 9

Newspaper clippings showing Janisch's collages 1987-1991

Posters

box 10

Color posters, 92 images 1983-1995

box 11

96 color posters and galley proofs 1996-2000

box 12

One galley proof of poster, "Ich will nicht so enden," undated

box 13

15 galley proofs of political posters 1980s

box 14

16 posters and 11 galley proofs

box 15

30 galley proofs of posters

box 16

37 galley proofs of posters

box 17

84 posters about environmental concerns, peace, critique of consumer culture, militarism and German past in general 1980s

box 18

25 files, matted prints of animals, abstract images, galley prints

box 19

Newspapers from Germany, Netherlands, Denmark and England 1966-1996

Exhibition and related documents

box 20

List of exhibitions and collages donated

box 20

Correspondence: Exhibitions and related documents 1982-1994

box 20

Clippings and related documents 1995-1999

box 20

Invitations to exhibitions

box 20

Exhibitions in Netherlands: Documents, photographs, letters 1984-2001

box 20

Exhibitions in Austria, Denmark, Canada: Clippings and related documents 1987-2001

box 20

Photos of exhibitions

Janisch's involvement in art organizations and events

box 20

Exhibition: "Fotomontage als Kunstprinzip" and related documents

box 20

Documents: "Künstlergruppe Blauer Reiter Leipzig," 1989-1995

box 20

Postcards: "Bienale" in Mons (Belgium) and other artists 1989-1995

Political Activities 1981-2003

Stasi and organizations for victims

box 21

Brochure: Abkürzungsverzeichnis/Häufig verwendete Abkürzungen und Begriffe des Ministeriums für Staatssicherheit. Berlin 1996

box 21

Bruchure: Das Arbeitsgebiet in der Kriminalpolizei/Aufgaben, Strukturen und Verhältnis zum Ministerium für Staatssicherheit. Berlin 1994

box 21

Correspondence: Buergerbuero, "Gesprächskreis politisch Verfolgter" and related documents 1998-2001

box 21

Brochures: Torture victims, reports

box 21

Copies: Excerpts from Janisch's Stasi files 1986-1989

box 21

Newspapers: Stasi enlightenment 1990-1991

box 21

Clippings 1992-2002

box 21

Exhibition about the Stasi: Announcements and clippings 1999-2001

box 21

Correspondence with German government 2001

Involvement in peace organizations and related projects

box 22

Magazines and brochures about peace movements

box 22

Documents: "9th International Conference on War Tax Resistance and Peace Tax Campaigns," 2002 September

box 22

Documents: "Netzwerk Friedenssteuer," 1999-2003

box 22

Documents: "Das mobile Friedensseminar," 1981-2001

box 22

Documents: Anti-war movements 2001-2002

box 22

Newsletter: "Conscience of Canada," 2000-2002

box 22

Newspapers: War on Iraq 2002

box 22

Correspondence and publications of German parties and clippings about Iraqi War 2001

box 22

Propaganda against war on Iraq 2003

box 23

Book: Living Non-Violence: Ghandi in Action. Bharadwaj, A. B.; Delhi 1988

box 23

Brochures: Friedensmuseum der Evangelischen Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg: Seinen Ort finden, Ende und Anfang, 1997-1998

box 23

Brochure: Dem Frieden eine Chance geben!

box 23

Brochure: 10 Jahre nach der Revolution in der DDR/ Aufbruch 89. 3 issues 1999-2000

box 23

Brochure: Für eine Zukunft in Solidarität und Gerechtigkeit. Kirchenamt der Evangelischen Kirche 1997

box 23

Correspondence and material about exhibition: "Zur Kultur des Friedens" 2000

box 23

Book: Frieden...zur Kultur des Frieden, Eisenstadt 2000

box MC21

Die Fischerinsel - Zeugnisse und Spuren 2004

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette

Separated Materials

Originally housed in Box 23

Material related to political work

box 24

Invitations and documents: Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung; August-Bebel-Institut 2000-2001

box 24

Brochure: Gewaltfrei für Demokratie 2000

box 24

Fremd im eigenen Haus. Rainer Eppelmann, with mentions of Janisch in text and Janisch's annotations 1993

box 24

Zu seinem Wort stehen. Friedrich Schorlemmer 1994

Scope and Contents note

Memoirs of East German pastor, with copy of Janisch's letter to him after publication.

box 24

Help-Report: "Fakten über drei Diktaturen" (HELP, e.V.) 1999

Scope and Contents note

Uses images of Janisch's posters.

box 24

Verfassungen der DDR 1990

box 24

Vom Grundgesetz zur Deutschen Verfassung 1991

Material Revealing the Time of the GDR 1955-2002

box 24

Atlas 1955

box 24

GDR-jokes 2000

box 24

Letter to the German "Bundestagspraesident," 1991

box 24

Clippings and related documents 1990-2002

box 24

Miscellaneous documents

box 38

Videocasettes, sound cassettes, and disks

Incremental Material 1940-2007

box 25

Photography developing equipment 1980s undated

box 26

Photography developing equipment 1980s undated

box 27

Photography developing equipment 1980s undated

box 28

Photography developing equipment 1980s undated

box 28

Praktika Nova camera 1960s

box 28

Mienolta AF-EII camera 1980s

box 29

Framed painting given to Janisch's parents by a Russian prisoner of war in thanks for their help 1943

box 29

Photography developing equipment 1980s undated

box 30

Biographical documents 1940-2005

box 30

Berlin Castle reconstruction printed matter 2003-2005

box 30

Russian textbooks 1947-1951

box 30

Peace activism printed matter 2002-2005

box 31

Volk und Welt photographs 1976

box 31

Netzwerk Friedenssteuer printed matter 1987-2006

box 32

Album of postcard reproductions of posters by Josef Huber 1980s-1990s

box 33

Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands correspondence and newspaper clippings 1993-2006

box 33

Deutsche Demokratische Republik reparations correspondence and newspaper clippings 1993-2006

box 33

Personal correspondence and photographs 1993-2005

box 33

Photographs of posters 1977-1993 undated

box 34

Berlin Castle reconstruction printed matter 1998-2006

box 35

Berlin Castle reconstruction printed matter 1998-2007

box 35

Netzwerk Friedenssteuer printed matter 2007

box 36

Political questionnaires 1996 2003

box 36

Correspondence related to Janisch's artwork with various publishers, museums, and archives circa 1980-2000

box 40

Meopta Axomat 4 enlarging apparatus

Conditions Governing Access

Box 40 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.

box 40

"Vorwärts immer Rückwärts," art object 1990s

Conditions Governing Access

Box 40 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.