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  • Title: Bund Freiheit der Wissenschaft records
    Date (inclusive): 1969-2010
    Collection Number: 91106
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: German
    Physical Description: 240 manuscript boxes (128.8 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Minutes, correspondence, memoranda, reports, financial records, press releases, printed matter, and photographs, relating to education in West Germany and reunified Germany, and especially to radicalism in German educational institutions.
    Creator: Bund Freiheit der Wissenschaft
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    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 between 1991 and 2010. An increment was added in 2011.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Bund Freiheit der Wissenschaft records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Historical Note

    The Bund Freiheit der Wissenschaft was established in 1970 in West Germany to promote academic freedom. One of the organization's main activities was the publishing of journals, pamphlets, and monographs on subjects related to higher education in Germany. The organization produced several of its own journals, -including Hochschulpolitischen Informationen, Moderator, and Freiheit der Wissenschaft. In addition to these publications, the Bund Freiheit der Wissenschaft also published numerous pamphlets and monographs of German scholars affiliated with the organization. The Bund Freiheit der Wissenschaft also hosted regular forums on topics related to education and higher education reform.

    Scope and Content Note

    Minutes, correspondence, memoranda, reports, financial records, press releases, printed matter, and photographs, relating to education in West Germany and reunified Germany, and especially to radicalism in German educational institutions.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Education -- Germany
    Education -- Germany (West)
    Universities and colleges -- Germany (West)
    Radicalism -- Germany (West)
    Student movements -- Germany (West)