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Archive in Emmendingen, Germany
The German Diary Archive (abbreviated to DTA in German) in Emmendingen opened in 1998. It collects private diaries, memoirs, and correspondence; its current collections range from the late 18th century to the present. The archival collections are available for researchers and students, with some restrictions for privacy.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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The German Diary Archive (abbreviated to DTA in German) in Emmendingen opened in 1998. It collects private diaries, memoirs, and correspondence; its current collections range from the late 18th century to the present. The archival collections are available for researchers and students, with some restrictions for privacy. As of August 2024, the archive's holdings include more than 27,000 personal documents of nearly 6,000 different authors.2
The diary archive began in January 1998. It is funded by contributions from its members, grants, donations, and, as of 2023, funding from the state of Baden-Württemberg. In addition to a full-time office manager and a research associate, more than 80 volunteers contribute to the archiving, digitization, and content-based indexing of the collected life testimonies.
From Wikipedia’s article on German Diary Archive, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
The German diary archive can be used by appointment during its business hours. But its website offers an online catalog for individual researchers and preliminary searches.
From Wikipedia’s article on German Diary Archive, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
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