Personal papers and estates held by the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek

The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Bavarian State Library) houses one of the largest collections of personal papers and estates in the German-speaking world. The collection, which has grown over more than four centuries, focuses in particular but not exclusively on the political and cultural history of Bavaria and Munich, in its multifaceted aspects. The content of the collection is universally oriented.

The beginnings of the collection of approximately 1,100 bequests date back to the foundation of the library by Duke Albrecht V of Bavaria (1528–1579) in 1558. Since then, the collection has been continuously expanded by purchases and gifts.

Since the nineteenth century, the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek has been collecting estates of scholars and artists from Bavaria. The collection also includes around 150 writers' estates. Above all, intellectuals from Munich circles such as the "Zwanglose Gesellschaft" (Informal Society) or the "Krokodile" (Crocodiles) are represented in large numbers, to name but a few examples: Paul Heyse, Hermann Lingg or Emma Klingenfeld. A relevant portfolio from the twentieth century is the estate of the writer Heinz Piontek. Of particular interest is the estate of the Wittelsbach Therese von Bayern, which contains reports and images of her numerous research trips.

Estates contain written sources such as letters, texts of lectures, recitals, collections of material, prepress or variants of publications, often also graphic material. Personal estates may also include biographical sources such as attestations and certificates or personal awards and often photographs.

Photographs from estates can be researched on bavarikon in the collection "Pictures from the Estates of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek".

• The objects of the personal papers and estates held by the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek available in bavarikon

Personal papers and estates available in bavarikon

• The estate of Phillip Apian (1531-1589) - Apianiana
  
• The estate of Otto Braun (1824–1900) – Brauniana
• The estate of Eva Countess von Baudissin (1869–1943) – Baudissiana
• The estate of Alexandra Braunschild (Pseudonym Alex Braun, 1858–1932) – Braunschildiana
• The estate of Elsa (1865–1946) and Hugo (1863–1941) Bruckmann – Bruckmanniana
• The estate of Felix Dahn (1834–1912) – BSB Ana 580
• The estate of Heinrich Wilhelm von Gerstenberg (1737–1823) - Gerstenbergiana
• The estate of Johann Josef (1776–1848) and Guido von Goerres (1805–1852) - Goerresiana
• The estate of Julius Waldemar Grosse (1828–1902) – Grosseana
• The estate of Karl Theodor von Heigel (1842–1915) – Heigeliana I
• The estate of Karl August von Heigel (1835–1905) – Heigeliana II
  
• The estate of Wilhelm von Hertz (1835-1902) - Hertziana
• The estate of Paul Heyse (1830-1914) - Heyse-Archiv
• The estate of Hyazinth Holland (1827–1918) – Hollandiana
• The estate of Oskar Horn (1841–1909) – Cgm 6536-6541
• The estate of Ludwig Laistner (1845–1896) – Cgm 7065-7069
• The estate of Hermann von Lingg (1820–1905) – Linggiana
  
• The estate of Alfred Mensi von Klarbach (1854-1933) - Mensiana
• The estate of Melchior Meyr (1810–1871) – Meyriana
  
• The estate of Gustav Meyrink (1868-1932) - Meyrinkiana
  
• The estate of Heinz Piontek (1925–2003) – BSB Ana 465
• The estate of August Count von Platen-Hallermünde (1796–1835) – Plateniana
  
• The estate of Joachim Raff (1822-1882) - Raffiana
• The estate of Heinrich Ritter von Reder (1824–1909) – Rederiana
  
• The estate of Eduard von Riedel (1813-1885) - Cod.icon. 207 k, 1-5
• The estate of Georg Scherer (1828-1909) - G. Schereriana
• The estate of Karl Stieler (1842–1885) – Stieleriana II
• The estate of Adalbert Stifter (1805-1868) - Cgm 7386, 7387 und Cgm 8065-8073
• The estate of Paul Hermann Tesdorpf (1858–1936) and Therese Tesdorpf-Sickenberger (1853–1926) – Tesdorpfiana
• The estate of Friedrich von Thiersch (1784–1860) – Thierschiana I
• The estate of Therese Princess of Bavaria (1850–1925) – Thereseana

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