Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Bund Freiheit der Wissenschaft
- 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.
- Extent:
- 240 manuscript boxes (128.8 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- German
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Bund Freiheit der Wissenschaft records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired between 1991 and 2010. An increment was added in 2011.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Bund Freiheit der Wissenschaft records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563