Archivische Findmittel und Quellen: Retrokonversion von Findmitteln des Archivs der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

• Applicant: Dr. Kristina Starkloff
• Subject Area: Modern and Contemporary History ; History of Science
• Term: from 2014 to 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 264817619

The Archives of the Max Planck Society was established in 1975 to collect and safeguard the files of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science and its historic forerunner, the Kaiser Wilhelm Society. Our collection focuses on the papers of exceptional personalities who carried out research at either the Kaiser Wilhelm Society or the Max Planck Society. More than 5000 meters of shelf space are currently devoted to the storage of archival materials. Located in Berlin, the Archives includes materials from discontinued institutes, departments, research units, and working groups of both Societies.The project is aimed at retro-converting existing finding aids which have so far been available in type-written form only. By this it is intended to provide complete access to all archival holdings via online search portals (OPCA).

• DFG Programme: Cataloguing and Digitisation (Scientific Library Services and Information Systems)