German: Primary Source and Full Text Resources

This edition is based on Bertolt Brecht - AusgewÄhlte Werke in sechs BÄnden - JubilÄumsausgabe um 100. Geburtstag, edited by Werner Hecht, Wolfgang Jeske and Jan Knopf.

The electronic version of Die Deutsche Lyrik in Reclams Universal-Bibliothek covers almost 500 years of German lyric poetry and includes the work of over 500 authors from the 15th to the 20th century.

A major site for contemporary German poetry. Includes some audio.

The DBDK contains all of the works in the Deutscher Klassiker Verlag printed editions except works by Schiller, Goethe, and Wieland.

Contains the complete text of the 143 volumes of the Weimar Edition. Every word of Goethe’s literary and scientific works, his diaries and his letters from the Weimar Edition is included, as are all illustrations, notes, variants and indexes from the published volumes. Also included are Goethes GesprÄche, edited by Woldemar Freiherr von Biedermann, Leipzig, 1889-96, and Goethes Werke, NachtrÄge zur Weimarer Ausgabe, edited by Paul Raabe, Munich, 1990. The NachtrÄge include all Goethe’s le

Complete works based on Franz Kafka Kritische Ausgabe, Schriften und Tagebücher (S. Fischer Verlag), of which the first volume was published in 1982. Will have ongoing revision by the editorial team with continual improvements integrating new research results and commentaries.
Kafka papers to go to National Library of Israel

Complete works of Schiller based on the Nationalausgabe edition (begun in 1940) containing his works, letters and conversations. The edition now comprises fifty-six volumes, with six more in preparation. This series is currently edited by Norbert Oellers.

Includes full-text works for major German philosophers (Hegel, Kant, Leibniz, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, etc.)

Researchers searching ArchiveGrid can learn about the many items in each of these collections, contact archives to arrange a visit to examine materials, and order copies.

A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources

This database is intended to assist researchers who are planning to use European libraries and archives.

The German Propaganda Archive includes both propaganda itself and material produced for the guidance of propagandists.

German History in Documents and Images (GHDI) is a comprehensive collection of original historical materials documenting German history from the beginning of the early modern period to the present.

Archive of Jewish Journals In German.

As the Jewish people’s living memorial to the Holocaust, Yad Vashem safeguards the memory of the past and imparts its meaning for future generations. Established in 1953, as the world center for documentation, research, education and commemoration of the Holocaust, Yad Vashem is today a dynamic and vital place of intergenerational and international encounter.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum inspires citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity.

The German Materials in California connects researchers, students, and the public with library and archival materials related to Germany that are located in California.

A comprehensive series of edited and published primary sources for the study of German history from the end of the Roman Empire to 1500

European Register of Microforms and digital resources.

Links to over 6 million digital items from Europe.

The German Historical Institute is an independent research institute dedicated to the promotion of historical research in the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany.

A comprehensive collection of original historical materials documenting German history from the beginning of the early modern period to the present.

Full text of 160 journals from the German Enlightenment and subsequent literary periods.

Sophie: A Digital Library and Resource Center for Early German-Speaking Women.