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Berlin, Germany


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Akademie der Künste
Anna-Seghers-Gedenkstätte
(Academy of the Arts; Anna Seghers Memorial) 		 
 
Anna-Seghers-Straße 81
D-11489 Berlin-Treptow 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 677 4725
Homepage: http://www.adk.de/
Tuesday: 9:00-12:00, 14:00-19:00
Wednesday: 9:00-12:00, 14:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-12:00, 14:00-17:00

Written application required.

Special Collections:
Anna Seghers (1900-1983), writer

Akademie der Künste
Archiv
(Academy of the Arts; Archive)
      Date founded: 1696/1954 		 
 
Hanseatenweg 10
D-10557 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 3907 6160
Telefax: +49 (30) 3907 6198
E-mail: stiftung@adk.de
Homepage: http://www.adk.de/
Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: In house. By company.
Exhibitions.

Akademie der Künste
Archivabteilung Baukunst
(Academy of the Arts; Architecture Archive Department) 		 
 
Spandauer Damm 19
D-14059 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 3907 6181
Telefax: +49 (30) 3907 6185
Homepage: http://www.adk.de/
Written application required.

Special Collections:
Arbeitsrat für Kunst (1918-1921)
Gläserne Kette
Preußische Akademie der Kunst [architecture collection]

Alfons Anker (1872-1958), architect
Paul Baumgarten (1900-1985), architect
Adolf Behne (1885-1948), architect critic
Norman Braun (1900-1985), architect
Richard Döcker (1894-1968), architect
Werner Düttmann (1921-1983), architect
Paul Emmerich (1876-1958), architect
August Endell (1871-1925), architect
Gabriel Epstein (1918-), architect
Richard Ermisch (1885-1960), architect
Fred Forbat (1897-1972), architect
Peter Friedrich (1902-1987), architect
Reinhard Friedrich (1928-), photograph
Alfred Gellhorn (1885-), architect
Paul Goesch (1885-1940), architect
Erwin Gutkind (1886-1968), architect
Walter Hämer (1899-1973), architect
Hugo Häring (1882-1958), architect
Werner Hebebrand (1899-1966), architect
Hermann Henselmann (1905-1995), architect
Helmut Hentrich (1905-2001), architect
Bernhard Hermkes (1903-1995), architect
Franz Hoffmann (1884-1951), architect
Arthur Köster (1890-1960), photograph
Heinrich Lauterbach (1893-1973), architect
Chen Kuen Lee, architect
Kurt Liebknecht (1905-1994), architect
Hans Luckhardt (1890-1954), architect
Wassili Luckhardt (1889-1972), architect
Eduard Ludwig (1906-1960), architect
Martin Mächler (1881-1958), architect
Erich Mendelsohn (1887-1953), architect
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969), architect
Hermann Muthesius (1861-1927), architect
Dieter Oesterlen (1911-1994), architect
Karl Otto (1904-1975), architect
Peter Pfankuch (1925-1975), architect
Bernhard Pfau (1902-1989), architect
Hans Poelzig (1869-1936), architect
Julius Posener (1904-1996), architecture historian
Adolf Rading (1888-1957), architect
Heinz Rau
Harry Rosenthal (1892-1966), architect
Walter Rossow (1910-1992), garden architect
Hans Scharoun (1893-1972), architect
Josef Scherer, architect
Thilo Schoder
Bruno Taut (1880-1938), architect
Max Taut (1884-1967), architect
Friedrich Vellguth (1905-1990), architect
Martin Wagner (1885-1957), architect

Akademie der Künste
Archivabteilung Bildende Kunst
(Academy of the Arts; Visual Art Archive Department) 		 
 
Luisenstraße 60
D-10117 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 285 3850
Homepage: http://www.adk.de/

Special Collections:
Bildende Kunst [magazine archive]
Fritz Heyder Verlag [1908-1943]
Verband Bildender Künstler der DDR

Annot [i.e. Anna Jacobi, nee Krigar-Menzel] (1894-1981), painter
Oscar Begas (1828-1883), painter
Heinz Begenau (1874-1942), writer
Charlotte Berend-Corinth (1880-1967), painter, graphiker, writer
Bergander, Rudolf (1909-1970), painter, graphiker
Ellen Bernkopf (1904-1992), sculptor
Erich A. Bischof (1899-1990), graphiker
Lovis Corinth (1858-1925), painter, graphiker
Fritz Duda (1904-1991), painter, graphiker
Wolfgang Max Faust (1944-1993), art historian
Fidus [i.e. Hugo Höppener] (1868-1948), painter
Franz Edwin Gehrig-Targis (1896-1968), painter, graphiker
René Graetz (1908-1974), sculptor, graphiker
HAP (Helmut Andreas Paul) Grieshaber (1909-1981), artist
George Grosz (1893-1959), painter, graphiker
Hans Grundig (1901-1958), painter, graphiker
Lea Grundig (1906-1977), graphiker
John Heartfield (1891-1968), photomontage, scenographer
Karl Helbig (1897-1951), painter, sculptor
Richard Hiepe (1930-1998), art historian
Wolfgang Hütt (1925-), art historian
Joachim John (1933-), painter, graphiker
Karl Max Kober (1930-1987), art historian
Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945), graphiker, sculptor
Kurt Lade (1905-1973), painter
Will Lammert (1892-1957), sculptor, graphiker
Alice Lex-Nerlinger (1893-1975), painter, graphiker
Max Lingner (1888-1959), painter, graphiker
Roger Loewig (1930-1997), painter, writer
Oskar Nerlinger (1893-1969), painter, graphiker
Max Raphael (1889-1952), art historian
Hans Richter (1888-1976), painter, film director
Walther Roggenkamp (1926-1995), illustrator
Gerda Rotermund (1902-1982), painter, graphiker
Otto Schmalhausen (1890-1958), graphiker, painter
Rolf D. Schmidt (1929-1989), artist, architect
Gustav Seitz (1906-1969), sculptor
Luise Seitz (1910-1988), architect
Robert Sterl (1867-1932), painter
Werner Stötzer (1931-), sculptor
Christian Theunert (1899-1981), sculptor, writer
Fritz Thiel (1888-1966), artist
Heinrich Vogeler (1872-1942), painter, graphiker
Paul Westheim (1886-1963), art historian, art critic
Klaus Wittkugel (1910-1985), graphiker, photographer
Heinz Worner (1910-), sculptor
Vera Ziegler (1914-1996), gallery owner, publisher, actress

Akademie der Künste
Kunstsammlung
(Academy of the Arts; Art Collection) 		 
 
Luisenstraße 60
D-10117 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 285 3850
Homepage: http://www.adk.de/
Written application required.

Akademie der Künste
Archivabteilung Darstellende Kunst
(Academy of the Arts; Performing Arts Archive Department)
      Date founded: 1950 		 
 
Robert-Koch-Platz 10
D-10115 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 3088 4251
Telefax: +49 (30) 3088 4102
E-mail: theaterarchiv@adk.de
Homepage: http://www.adk.de/
Monday: 9:00-17:00
Tuesday: 9:00-17:00
Wednesday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-19:00
Friday: 9:00-17:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Other
On-site use only. Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: In house. By company.
Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Children's theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Theatre architecture. Radio/TV. Festivals.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Sets. Models. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Graphics. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material.
Special Collections:
Exile collection
Puppets, hand
Scenography collection
Theatre (German-language) (20th century)
Theatre, agit-prop

Jüdischer Kulturbund
Theaterverband der DDR
Verband der Theaterschaffenden der DDR (1966-1990) [archive]

Karl von Appen (1900-1981), scenographer
Julius Bab (1880-1955), critic, dramaturge
Roma Bahn (1896-1975), actress
Boleslaw Barlog (1906-1999), director
Manja Behrens (1914-), actress
Martin Benrath (1926-2000), actor
Ilse Berend-Groa (1885-1972), actress, director, writer
Ludwig Berger (1892-1969), playwright, director
Elisabeth Bergner (1897-1986), actress
Rudolf Bernauer (1880-1953), playwright, director
Benno Besson (1922-), director
Peter Bloch
Maximilian Böttcher (1872-1950), writer, playwright
Gerhard Bohner (1926-1992), dancer, choreographer
Ernst Wilhelm Borchert (1907-1990), actor
Otto Brahm (1856-1912), theatre director, critic
Martin Brandt (1903-1989), actor
Käthe Braun (Harnack) (1913-1994), actress
Harry Buckwitz (1904-1987), actor, director
A. Buesche
Max Burghardt (1893-1976), actor, director
Ernst Busch (1900-1980), actor, singer
Sylta Busse (1906-1989), costume designer
Horst Caspar (1913-1952), actor
Ernst Deutsch (1890-1969), actor
Otto Devrient (1838-1894), actor, director
Käthe Dorsch (1890-1957), actress
Alfred Dreifuß (1902-1993), actor, director
Tilla Durieux (1880-1971), actress
Carl Ebert (1887-1980), intendant, director
Blandine Ebinger (1899-1993), actress, cabaretist
Elow [i.e. Erich Lowinsky] (1893-1981), cabaretist
Max Elten (1905-1982), scenographer, painter
Jürgen Fehling (1885-1968), director, actor
Walter Felsenstein (1901-1975), director
Dietrich Frauboes (1918-), actor
Fritz Friedrich (1907-1989), actor
Götz Friedrich (1930-2000), director
Hanswerner von Gehr (1912-), actor, director
Valeska Gert (1892-1978), dancer, actress, cabaretist
Robert Gilbert (1899-1978), composer
Wolf Goette (1909-1995), actor, theatre historian
Joana Maria Gorvin (1922-1993), actress
Alexander Granach (1890-1945), actor, writer
Heinrich Greif (1907-1946), actor
Lilo Gruber (1915-1992), dancer, choreograph
Gustaf Gründgens (1899-1963), actor, director
Agnes Harder
Annemarie Hase (1900-1971), cabaretist, actress
Rudolf Heinrich (1926-1975), scenographer
Wolfgang Heinz (1900-1984), actor, director
Alexander Helfmann (1900-1986), actor
Kurt Henning (1909-1966), actor, dancer
Gustav Heppner (?-1945), cabaretist
Joachim Herz (1924-), director
Heinz Hilpert (1890-1967), theatre director, actor
Johanna Hofer (1896-1988), actress
Adolf-Peter Hoffmann (1906-1982), actor, director
Friedrich Hollaender (1896-1976), composer, cabaretist
August Wilhelm Iffland (1759-1814), actor, director, playwright
Herbert Ihering (1888-1977), theatre critic
Harald Isenstein (1898-1980), designer, painter, writer
Robert Jentzsch
Leopold Jeßner (1878-1945), theatre director
Hans Käbnick (1904-1934), director, writer
Helmut Käutner (1908-1980), actor, director, writer
Wolf Kaiser (1916-1992), actor
Alfred Kerr [i.e. Alfred Kempner] (1867-1948), writer, critic
Florian Kienzl (1894-1972), writer, critic
Heinrich Kilger (1907-1970), scenographer
Hans Kind (1918-1989), scenographer
Heinrich Koch (1911-), director
Hermine Körner (1767-1960), actress
Peter Konwitschny (1945-), director
Fritz Kortner (1892-1970), director, actor
Ingeborg Krengel-Strudthoff (1920-1992), theatre historian
Harald Kreutzberg (1902-1968), dancer
Tassilo Kube (1927-1993), actor
Kate Kühl (1899-1970), actress, cabaretist
Alexander Lang (1941-), actor, director
Wolfgang Langhoff (1901-1966), actor, director
Ernst Legal (1881-1955), actor, director
Marga Legal (1908-), actress
Ernest Lenart (1912-), actor
Ruth Clark Lert Harald Kreutzberg Collection
Elisabeth von Lichnowsky, writer, actress
Hans Lietzau (1913-1991), director
Leopold Lindtberg (1902-1984), stage director, actor
Theo Lingen (1903-1978), actor, director, playwright
Eva Lissa (1913-1988), actress
Rolf Ludwig (1925-199), actor
Friedrich Luft (1911-1990), critic
Elisabeth von Lychnowsky, writer, actress
Axel Manthey (1945-1995), scenographer, director
Eugen Matthes
Paul Alfred Merbach (1880-1951), theatre historian
Friedrich Mikes {pseud.: Orel]
Bernhard Minetti (1905-1998), actor
Theo Modes
Sigrid Neef, dramaturge
Carola Neher (1900-1942), actress
Herbert Nelson (1910-1988), writer, composer
Rudolf Nelson (1878-1960), composer
Wolfgang Neuss (1923-1989), cabaretist
Rudolf Noelte (1921-), director
Hans Otto (1900-1933), actor
Teo Otto (1904-1968), scenographer
Gret Palucca (1902-1993), dancer
Hanns Anselm Perten (1917-1985), director
Josef Peterhans
Wolfgang Pintzka (1928-), director
Erwin Piscator (1893-1966), director
Jean-Pierre Ponnell (1932-1988), costume designer, scenographer
Friedrich Radtke (1929-), singer
Kurt Raeck (1903-1981), theatre director
Bernhard Reich (1880-1972), director, writer
Max Reinhardt (1873-1943), director
Alfred Reucker (1868-1958), actor, singer, director
Wilhelm Richter (1889-1961), collector of theatre reviews
Annemarie Rost (1924-), scenographer
Wolfgang Roth (1910-1988), scenographer
Heinz Rückert (1904-1984), director
Günter Rutenborn (1912-1976), Agnes Harder Collection
Adele Sandrock (1863-1937), actress
Marcellus Schiffer (1895-1935), cabaretist
Tom Schilling (1928-), dancer, choreograph
Wolfgang Schimming, music critic
Eberhard Schmidt (1907-1996), composer
Willi Schmidt (1910-1994), scenographer, director
Alfred Schmieden
Stefan Schnabel (1912-1999), actor
Lili Anna Schönborn-Anspach (1898-1987), actress
Horst Schönemann (1927-), director, actor
Ernst Schröder (1915-1994), actor, director
Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient
Christoph Schroth (1937-), director
Willy Schürmann-Horster (1900-1943), actor, director
Ernst Schumacher (1921-), theatre historian, critic
Friedo Solter (1932-), actor, director
Bernhard Specht (1928-), dramaturge
Steffie Spira (1908-1995), actress
Mischa Spoliansky (1898-1985), pianist, singer, composer
Günther Stark (1889-1970), actor, director
Leonard Steckel (1901-1971), actor, director
Agnes Straub (1890-1941), actress
George Tabori (1914), playwright, director
Heinz Tietjen (1881-1967), director, conductor
Bobby Todd [i.e. Hans Karl Rohrer] (1904-1980), cabaretist
Curt Trepte (1902-1990), actor, director
Maxim Vallentin (1904-1987), actor, director
Albert Venohr (1902-1979), actor
Ingeborg Voss (1922-), graphic artist, dramaturge
Karin Waehner (1924-), dancer, choreograph
Else Wagner (1881-1975), actress
Stanley Walden (1932-), composer
Walter Wallbaum (1935-1973), scenographer
Gustav von Wangenheim (1895-1975), actor, director, playwright
Manfred Wekwerth (1929-), director
Ernst Wendt (1937-1986), dramaturge, director
Carl Werckshagen (1903-), dramaturg, director, writer
Hans Weyl Collection [theatre posters, Stadttheater Würzburg papers]
Roman Weyl (1921-), scenographer
Walter Wicclair (1901-), actor, director, writer
Mary Wigman (1886-1973), dancer, choreograph
Maria Wimmer (1911-1996), actress
Erich-Alexander Winds (1900-1972), actor, director
Eduard von Winterstein (1871-1961), actor
Fritz Wisten (1890-1962), intendant, director, actor
Gusti Wolf, actress [Horst Caspar collection]
Reinhart Zimmermann (1936-), scenographer

Akademie der Künste
Archivabteilung Darstellende Kunst
Arbeitsbereich Theaterdokumentation
(Academy of Arts; Performing Arts Archive; Theatre Documentation Division)
      Date founded: 1966 		 
 
Robert-Koch-Platz 10
D-10115 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 3088 4214
Telefax: +49 (30) 3088 4102
Monday: 9:00-17:00
Tuesday: 9:00-17:00
Wednesday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-19:00
Friday: 9:00-17:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Reproductions: In house. By company.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Other.
Media:
Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material. Other.
Special Collections:
Theatre (East Germany) (1967-1990)
Theatre (Germany) (1990-)
Theatre (Berlin)

Freie Kammerspiele (Magdeburg) (1990-2001)

Berghaus, Ruth (1927-1996), director [production documentation]

Akademie der Künste
Archivabteilung Film- und Medienkunst
(Academy of the Arts; Film and Media Archive Department)
      Date founded: 1950 		 
 
Robert-Koch-Platz 10
D-10115 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 3088 4258
Telefax: +49 (30) 3088 4102
E-mail: filmarchiv@adk.de
Homepage: http://www.adk.de/
Monday: 9:00-17:00
Tuesday: 9:00-17:00
Wednesday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-19:00
Friday: 9:00-17:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Reproductions: In house. By company.

Subjects:
Cinema.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Sets. Models. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Graphics. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material.
Special Collections:
Peter Beauvais (1916-1986), actor, director
Werner Bethsold (1925-), photographer
Gerhard Max Richard Bienert (1898-1986), actor
Käthe Braun (Harnack) (1913-1994), actress
Heiner Carow (1929-1997), film director
Fred Delmare (1922-), actor
William (Wilhelm) Dieterle (1893-1972), film director
Oswald Döpke, director, actor
Karl Georg Egel, screenwriter
Alexander Engel (1902-1968), actor
Erich Engel (1891-1966), director
Thomas Engel
Rainer Erler (1933-), author, director
Jürgen Frohriep (1928-1993), actor
Otto Gebühr (1877-1954), actor
Erwin Geschonneck (1906-), actor
Falk Harnack (1913-1991), dirctor, actor, writer
Lilian Harvey (1906-1968), actress
O.E. Hasse (1903-1978), actor, writer
Werner Hinz (1903-1985), actor
Alfred Hirschmeier (1931-), film scenographer
Brigitte Horney (1911-1988), actress
Eberhard Itzenplitz
Helmut Käutner
Gerhard Klein
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge
Hans-Erich Korbschmitt
Answald Krüger
Siegfried Kühn
Jochen Kuhn
Theo Lingen
Kurt Maetzig (1911-), director
Maria Matray
Kurt Meisel
Harry Meyen (1924-1979), actor
Siegfried Nürnberger
Ulrich Plenzdorf
Hans Quest (1915-1997), actor, director
Rotraut Richter (1915-1947), actress
Raimund Schelcher
Romy Schneider (1938-1982), actress
Carl-Heinz Schroth, actor
Horst Seemann (1937-2000), film director
Ulrich Thein (193ß-1995), actor
Willy Trenk-Trebitsch (1902-1983), actor, director
Michael Tschesno-Hell (1902-1980), film author
Fritz Umgelter (1922-1981), film director
Paul Wegener (1874-1946), actor
Paula Wessely, actress
Konrad Wolf (1925-1982), director
Hans von Wolzogen (1888-1954), director, film producer
Herrmann Zschoche (1934-), film producer

Akademie der Künste
Archivabteilung Literatur
(Academy of the Arts; Literature Archive Department)
      Date founded: 1950 		 
 
Robert-Koch-Platz 10
D-10115 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 3088 4251
Telefax: +49 (30) 3088 4102
E-mail: archiv@adk.de
Homepage: http://www.adk.de/
Monday: 9:00-17:00
Tuesday: 9:00-17:00
Wednesday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-19:00
Friday: 9:00-17:00

Special Collections:
Proletariat revolutionary literature collection (1920-1945)

Die Aktion
Charon Circle (1903-1914)
Breitkopf & Härtel Collection
Internationale Vereinigung revolutionärer Schriftsteller
Schott Collection
Schriftstellerverband der DDR (1946-1990)
Sinn und Form (1954-1962) [editorial archives]
Thema-Filmstoffvertrieb

Alexander Abusch (1902-1982), cultural politician, journalist
Werner Ackermann (1892-), writer
Georg Friedrich Alexan (1901-1994), writer, journalist
Martin Andersen-Nexö (1869-1954), writer
Edith Anderson-Schroeder (1915-1999), writer
Bruno Apitz (1900-1979), writer
Erich Arendt (1903-1984), writer
Annemarie Auer (1913-), writer, critic
Heinrich Franz Seraph Bachmair [pseud.: Lazarillo] (1889-1960), writer, publisher
Claus Henning Bachmann, writer
Kurt Batt (1931-1975), literary historian
Vicki Baum (1888-1960), writer
Johannes R. Becher (1891-1958), writer, cultural politician
Martin Beheim-Schwarzbach (1900-1985), writer
Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), writer
Gottfried Benn (1886-1956), writer
Ruth Berlau (1906-1975), writer
Klara Blum [pseud.: Dshu Bai-Lan] (1904-1971), writer, translator
Johannes Bobrowski (1917-1965), writer
Thomas Brasch (1945-), writer, director
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), dramatist
Willi Bredel (1901-1964), writer
Arnolt Bronnen (1895-1959), writer
David Bronson (1926-1984), literary historian
Ferdinand Bruckner [i.e. Theodor Tagger] (1891-1958), playwright, theatre director
Hermann Budzislawski
Friedrich Burschell (1889-1970), writer
Günter Caspar (1924-1999), publisher
Eduard Claudius (1911-1976), writer
Curt Corrinth (1894-1960), writer
Theodor Däubler (1876-1934), writer
Walter Dehmel (1903-1960), writer, translator
Bernhard Diebold (1936-1945), dramaturge, director, actor
Friedrich Dieckmann (1937-), writer, dramaturge
Karl Dietz (1890-1964), publisher
Alfred Döblin (1878-1957), writer
Oswald Döpke (1923-), director, writer
Ingeborg Drewitz (1923-1986), writer
Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Grammatté (1902-1974), opera singer, composer, pianist
Peter Edel (1921-1983), writer
Carl Einstein (1885-1940), writer
Hans Eisold
Fritz Erpenbeck (1897-1975), writer
Hans Fallada (1893-1947), writer
Lion Feuchtwanger (1884-1958), writer
Arnold Fischer (1907-1973), writer
Rudolf Fischer (1901-1957), writer
Marieluise Fleisser (1901-1974), writer
Mary Virginia Foreman-Le Garrec [collection]
Leonhard Frank (1882-1961), writer
Alexander Moritz Frey (1881-1957), writer, journalist
Eberhard Fricker [collection]
Ferenc Fricsay (1914-196), conductor
Salomo Friedlaender [pseud.: Myona] (1871-1946), writer
Franz Fühmann (1922-1984), writer
Louis Fürnberg (1909-1957), writer
Anne Geelhaar (1914-1998), writer
Doris Gielen [collection]
Wilhelm Girnus (1906-1985), literary historian, critic
Wolfgang Goetz (1885-1955), writer, critic
Gregor Gog (1891-1945), journalist
Alfred Goodman
Otto Gotsche (1904-1985), writer
Oskar Maria Graf (1891-1967), writer
Günther Grass (1927-), writer
Uwe Greßmann (1933-1969), writer
Emil Rudolf Greulich (1909-), writer
Walter Gronostay (1906-1937), composer
Karl Grünberg (1891-1972), writer
Martin Gumpert (1897-1955), writer
Paul Gurk (1880-1953), writer
Franz Hammer (1908-1985), writer
Julius Hart (1859-1930), writer, theatre critic
Rudolf Hartig (1893-1962), writer
Theo Harych (1903-1958), writer
Carl Hauptmann (1858-1921), writer
Elisabeth Hauptmann (1897-1973), writer, dramaturge
Margot Hermer (1900-1993), writer
Wieland Herzfelde (1896-1988), publisher, writer
Hermann Hesse (1877-1962), writer
Georg Heym (1887-1912), writer
Wolfgang Hildesheimer (1916-1991), writer
Karl Jacob Hirsch (1892-1952), critic
Karla Höcker (1901-1992), music writer
Hubert Hoffmann (1904-), architect
Arno Holz (1863-1929), writer
Ödön von Horváth (1901-1938), writer
Walter Huder (1921-2001), literary and theater historian
Kurt Huhn (1902-1976), writer
Hugo Huppert (1902-1982), writer, critic
Hans Hyan (1868-1944), writer
Pelle Igel [i.e. Hans Peter Woile] (1905-1982), writer
Kurt Ihlenfeld (1901-1972), writer
Werner Ilberg (1896-1978), writer
Heinrich Eduard Jacob (1889-1967), writer
Walter Jens (1923-), writer
Franz Jung (1888-1963), writer
Georg Kaiser (1878-1945), writer
Eleonore Kalkowska
Gottfried Kapp (1897-1938), writer
Peter Kast (1894-1959), writer
Bernhard Kellermann (1879-1951), writer
Walter Kempowski (1929-), writer
Isot Kilian (1925-1986), dramaturge
Rainer Kirsch (1934-), writer
Egon Erwin Kisch (1885-1948), writer
Klabund [i.e. Alfred Henschke] (1890-1928), writer
Edith Klatt (1895-1971), writer
Willi Köhler (1907-1972), journalist
Helga Königsdorf (1938-), writer
Paul Körner-Schrader (1900-1962), writer
Paul Kornfeld (1889-1942), writer, dramaturge, critic
Alexander Koval [i.e. Alexander Erasmus Qual] (1922-1986), writer, dramaturge
Herta Kretschmer
Herta Kröhling Collection
Kuba [i.e. Kurt Barthel] (1914-1967), writer, dramaturg
Greta Kuckhoff
Kundera, Ludvík (1920-), writer
Alfred Kurella (1895-1975), writer
Berta Lask (1878-1967), writer
Willi Layh (1903-1977), writer
Auguste Lazar (1887-1970), writer
Leo Lenz (1878-1962), writer
Rudolf Leonhard (1889-1953), writer
Reinhard Lettau (1929-1996), writer
Ludwig Lewin (1887-1967), writer
Samuel Lewin (1890-1959), writer
Otto zur Linde (1873-1939), writer
Wolfgang Lohmeyer (1919-), writer
Hans Lorbeer (1901-1973), writer
Vera Lourié (1901-1998), writer
Martha Maas (1893-), photographer
Walter Maas (1900-1981), writer
Lu Märten (1879-1970), writer
Heinrich Mann (1871-1950), writer
Thomas Mann (1875-1955), writer
Hans Marchwitza (1890-1965), writer
Julius Marx
Georg Maurer (1907-1971), writer
Elfriede Mechnig (1899-1986), literary agent
Walter Meckauer (1889-1966), dramaturge, writer
Walter Mehring (1896-1961), writer
Hanns Meinke (1884-1974), writer
Walter von Molo (1880-1958), writer
Erich Mühsam (1878-1934), writer
Heiner Müller (1929-1995), playwright, director
Inge Müller (1925-1966), writer
Mathilde Müller (1900-1997), singer
Dinah Nelken (1900-1990), writer
Peter Nell (1907-1957), writer
Lieselotte Neufeld [collection]
Alfred Neumann (1895-1952), writer
Johannes Nohl (1882-1963), writer
Ruth Nussbaum (1911-), writer
Maud von Ossietzky
Siegfried Palm, cellist
Jan Petersen (1906-1969), writer
Georg W. Pijet (1907-1988), writer
Gerhart Pohl (1902-1966), writer
Erik Reger (1893-1954), writer
Rehfisch, Hans José (1891-1960), writer
Ludwig Renn (i.e. Arnold Friedrich Vieth von Golßenau) (1889-1979), historian
Eduard Rhein (pseud.: Klaus Hellborn, Klaus Hellmer, Hans-Ulrich Horster, Adrian Hülsen) (1900-1993), journalist [collection]
Walter Rheiner (1895-1925), writer
Hans Werner Richter (1908-1993), writer
Trude Richter (1899-1989), literature historian, writer
Paul Rilla (1896-1954), literature historian, critic
Hedwig Rohde (1908-1990), writer
Hans Roselieb (1884-1945), writer
Kurt Rosenfeld (1877-1943), writer
Conrad N. Rosenstein (1910-1977), writer
Hilde Rubinstein (1904-1997), writer
Eduard Schacht (1864-1893), actor, playwright
Roland Schacht (1888-1961), writer
Adam Scharrer (1889-1948), writer
Maximilian Scheer (1896-1978), writer
Werner Schendell (1891-1961), writer
Johannes Schenk (1941-), writer
Christian Friedric Scherenberg
Artur Schnabel (1882-1951), pianist, composer
Wolfdietrich Schnurre (1920-1989), writer
Johannes Schönherr (1894-1961), writer
August Scholtis (1901-1969), writer
Max Schroeder (1900-1958), writer, critic
Max Walter Schulz (1921-1991), writer
René Schwachhofer (1904-1970), writer
Hannes Schwenger (1941-), essayist, editor
Anna Seghers (1900-1983), writer
Georg Seidel (1945-1990), playwright
Gerd Semmer (1919-1967), writer
Heinrich Ernst Siegrist (1903-1970), writer
Erich Simenauer
Wilhelm Spohr (1868-1959), writer
Ludwig Strauss (1892-1953), writer
Bonaventura Tecchi (1896-1968), writer
Julius Tinzmann (1907-1982), writer
Ernst Toller (1893-1939), writer
Otto Tomek
Kurt Tucholsky (1890-1935), writer
Ludwig Turek (1898-1975), writer
Bodo Uhse (1904-1963), writer
Walther Victor (1895-1971), writer
Otto Vitense (1912-1962), literature historian
Benno Voelkner (1900-1974), writer
Franz Wallner-Basté (1896-1984), writer
Gerhard Wandel, critic
Annemarie Weber (1918-1991), journalist
Martha Weber (1904-), writer
Alex Wedding [i.e. Margarete Weiskopf] (1905-1966), writer
Helene Weigel (1900-1971), actress, intendant
Erich Weinert (1890-1953), writer
Wilm Weinstock (1905-1981), writer
Günther Weisenborn (1902-1969), writer
F.C. Weiskopf (1900-1955), writer
Leo Weismantel (1888-1964), writer
Peter Weiss (1916-1982), writer
Ehm Welk (1884-1966), writer
Erich Wendt (1902-1965), writer
Dora Wentscher (1883-1964), writer
Paul Wiegler (1878-1949), writer
Paul Wiens (1922-1982), writer
Witold Wirpsza (1918-1985), writer
Gabriele Wohmann (1932-), writer
Christa Wolf (1929-), writer
Friedrich Wolf (1888-1953), writer
Gerhard Wolf (1928-), writer
Alfred Wolfenstein (1883-1945), writer
Hans Freiherr von Wolzogen (1848-1938), writer
Paul Zech (1881-1946), writer
Hans Zender
Jochen Ziem (1932-1994), writer
Max Zimmering (1909-1973), writer
Hedda Zinner (1905-1994), writer
Arnold Zweig (1887-1968), writer, dramatist

Akademie der Künste
Archivabteilung Musik
(Academy of the Arts; Music Archive Department)
      Date founded: 1950 		 
 
Robert-Koch-Platz 10
D-10115 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 3088 4102
Telefax: +49 (30) 3088 4102
E-mail: archiv@adk.de
Homepage: http://www.adk.de/
Monday: 9:00-17:00
Tuesday: 9:00-17:00
Wednesday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-19:00
Friday: 9:00-17:00

Special Collections:
Songs
Theatre songs

Arbeiterliedarchiv
Festival des politischen Liedes
Komponistenverband der DDR

Joseph Ahrens (1904-1997), composer, organist
Ralph Benatzky (1884-1957), composer, author
Mario Bertoncini (1932-), composer, pianist, writer
Frank Michael Beyer (1928-), composer
Boris Blacher (1903-1975), composer
Ernest Borneman (1915-1995), music writer
Max Butting (1888-1976), composer
Hans Chemin-Petit (1902-1981), composer, conductor
Paul Dessau (1894-1979), composer
Michael Dress (1935-1975), composer, writer
Hanns Eisler (1898-1962), composer
Heimo Erbse (1924-), composer
Eduard Erdmann (1891-1968), composer, pianist
Fidelio Friedrich Finke (1891-1968), composer
Fré Focke (1910-1989), composer, pianist
Andor Foldes (1913-1992), pianist
Jean Kurt Forest (1909-1975), composer, conductor
Alfred Frankenstein (1906-1990), music and theatre critic
Ottmar Gerster (1897-1969), composer, conductor
Jean Gilbert (1879-1942), composer
Walter Wilhelm Goetze (1883-1961), composer
Berthold Goldschmidt (1903-), composer, conductor
Erwin Hartung (1900-1988), composer
Hans Hauska (1901-1965), composer
Hans Helfritz (1902-1995), composer, writer
Hans Heller (1894-1966), composer
Frieda Hempel (1886-1955), singer
Carla Henius (1919-), opera singer
Hermann Henrich (1891-1981), composer, conductor
Kurt Heuser (1901-1965), composer
Werner Richard Heymann (1896-1961), composer
Walter Hirschberg (1889-1960), composer, music critic
Harald Kaufmann (1927-1970), music historian
Giselher Klebe (1925-), composer
Eberhardt Klemm (1929-1991), music historian
Heinz Krause-Graumnitz (1911-1979), music writer, composer
Eduard Künneke (1885-1953), composer
Anneliese Landau (1903-1991), music writer, critic
Ferdinand Leitner (1912-1996), conductor
Lotte Leonard (1884-1976), opera singer
Pilar Lorengar (1928-1996), Kammersängerin
Hans-Albert Mattausch (1882-1960), composer, conductor
Heinz-Klaus Metzger (1932-), music historian
Ernst Hermann Meyer (1905-1988), composer, music historian
Werner Meyer-Eppler (1913-1960), physicist, phonetician
Gösta Neuwirth (1937-), composer
Werner Oehlmann (1901-1985), music critic, music writer
Ernst Pepping (1901-1981), composer
Hans Pischner (1914-), cembalist
Rainer Riehn (1941-), composer, conductor
Paul Robeson (1898-1976), singer, actor
Hermann Scherchen (1891-1966), conductor
Eberhard Schmidt
Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942), composer, pianist
Alfred Schust (1915-1988), composer
Kurt Singer (1885-1944), conductor, music historian
Leo Spies (1899-1965), composer
Wolfgang Steffen (1923-1993), composer
Ignace Strasfogel (1909-1994), composer, conductor, pianist
Hans-Heinz Stuckenschmidt (1901-1989), music critic, composer
Heinz Tiessen (1887-1971), conductor
Rudolf Wagner-Régeny (1903-1969), composer
Günter Wand, composer
Gerhart von Westerman (1894-1963), composer, music writer
Tiny Wirtz, pianist
Alois Zimmermann (1918-1970), composer

Akademie der Künste
Bibliothek
(Academy of Arts; Library)
      Date founded: 1950 		 
 
Robert-Koch-Platz 10
D-10115 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 3088 4225
Telefax: +49 (30) 3088 4102
E-mail: archiv@adk.de
Homepage: http://www.adk.de/
Monday: 9:00-17:00
Tuesday: 9:00-17:00
Wednesday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-19:00
Friday: 9:00-17:00

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Books.
Special Collections:
Literature (German)

Möwe Theatre Library

Akademie der Künste
Bertolt-Brecht-Archiv
(Academy of Arts; Bertolt Brecht Archiv)
      Date founded: 1956 		 
 
Chausseestraße 125
D-10115 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 2830 5700
Telefax: +49 (30) 2830 570 33
Written application required.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Properties. Sets. Models. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Paintings. Graphics. Statuary.
Special Collections:
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), dramatist

Akademie der Künste
Brecht-Weigel-Gedenkstätte
(Academy of Arts; Brecht-Weigel Memorial)
      Date founded: 1978 		 
 
Chausseestraße 125
D-10115 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 2830 570 44
Sunday: 11:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-12:00
Wednesday: 10:00-12:00
Thursday: 10:00-12:00, 17:00-19:00
Friday: 10:00-12:00
Saturday: 9:30-12:00, 12:30-14:00

Special Collections:
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), dramatist
Helene Weigel (1900-1971), actress

Akademie der Künste
Helene-Weigel-Archiv
(Academy of Arts; Helene Weigel Archive)
      Date founded: 1974 		 
 
Chausseestraße 125
D-10115 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 2830 5700
Telefax: +49 (30) 2830 570 33
Written application required.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Properties. Sets. Models. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Paintings. Graphics. Statuary.
Special Collections:
Helene Weigel (1900-1971), actress

Akademie der Künste
Historisches und Verwaltungsarchiv
(Academy of Arts; Historical and Administrative Archive)
      Date founded: 1950 		 
 
Hanseatenweg 10
D-10557 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 3907 6161
Telefax: +49 (30) 3907 6198
E-mail: hvarchiv@adk.de
Homepage: http://www.adk.de/
Written application required.

Akademie der Künste
Kunstsammlung
(Academy of the Arts; Art Collection) 		 
 
Luisenstraße 60
D-10117 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 2853 8532
Homepage: http://www.adk.de/
Written application required.

Archiv für Kunst und Geschichte
Bilderdienst
(Archive for Art and History; Picture Services) 		 
 
Teutonenstraße 22
D-14129 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 803 4054
Telefax: +49 (30) 803 3599
Monday: 9:00-17:00
Tuesday: 9:00-17:00
Wednesday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-17:00
Friday: 9:00-17:00

Written application required. Fees for using facility.
Catalogs: Printed
Materials loan.
Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Puppet theatre. Variety/music hall. Cinema. Radio/TV. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Posters. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Paintings. Graphics. Statuary. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material.

Archiv Internationaler Artistik  
 
Roland Weise
Schönfliesser Straße 21
D-10439 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 447 7744
Telefax: +49 (30) 447 7744

Subjects:
Circus.

Bauhaus-Archiv, Museum für Gestaltung
(Bauhaus Archive, Museum for Design)
      Date founded: 1960 		 
 
Klingelhöferstraße 14
D-10785 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 254 0020
Telefax: +49 (30) 2540 0210
E-mail: bauhaus@bauhaus.de
Homepage: http://www.bauhaus.de/
Sunday: 10:00-17:00 (museum)
Monday: 10:00-17:00 (museum); 9:00-13:00 (library)
Tuesday: 9:00-13:00 (library)
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00 (museum); 9:00-13:00 (library)
Thursday: 10:00-17:00 (museum); 9:00-13:00 (library)
Friday: 10:00-17:00 (museum); 9:00-13:00 (library)
Saturday: 10:00-17:00 (museum)

Subjects:
Ballet/dance. Theatre architecture.
Media:
Books. Photos. Paintings. Graphics.
Special Collections:
Josef Albers
Herbert Bayer
Adolf Behne, art critic
Marianne Brandt (1893-1983), designer, photographer
Marcel Breuer
Roman Clemens (1910-1992), scene designer
Wils Ebert, architect
Walter Gropius (1883-1969), architect
Gustav Hassenpflug, architect
Helmut Heide, architect
Fritz Kaldenbach, architect
Karl Keller, architect
Adolf Meyer
Hannes Meyer
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Lucia Moholy
László Moholy-Nagy
Georg Muche
Oscar Schlemmer
Joost Schmidt
Franz Singer, architect
Hans Soeder, architect
Hans Thiemann
Philipp Tolziner, architect
Paul Vogler
Hans M. Wingler

Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Archiv
(Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences; Archive) 		 
 
Jägerstraße 22-23
D-10117 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 2037 0221
Telefax: +49 (30) 2037 0446
E-mail: archiv@bbaw.de
Homepage: http://www.bbaw.de/akademie/archiv.html
Monday: 8:30-15:45
Tuesday: 8:30-15:45
Wednesday: 8:30-15:45
Thursday: 8:30-15:45
Friday: 8:30-15:45

Special Collections:
Willibald Alexis [i.e. Wilhelm Häring] (1798-1871), writer
Albert Emil Brachvogel (1824-1978), writer, theatre secretary

Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Bibliothek
(Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences; Library) 		 
 
Unter den Linden 8
D-10117 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 266 1921
Telefax: +49 208 2367
E-mail: bibliothek@bbaw.de
Homepage: http://www.bbaw.de/akademie/bibliothek.html
Monday: 9:00-17:00
Tuesday: 9:00-17:00
Wednesday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-17:00
Friday: 9:00-17:00

Berliner Kino-Museum
(Berlin Film Museum) 		 
 
Großbeerenstraße 57
D-10965 Berlin 		 

Subjects:
Cinema.

Berliner Ensemble  
 
Bertolt-Brecht-Platz 1
D-10115 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 28 880
Telefax: +49 (30) 288 8126
Homepage: http://www.berliner-ensemble.de/

Bezirksmuseum Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg  
 
Adalbertstraße 95
D-10999 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 5058 5233
Telefax: +49 (30) 5058 5258, 5058 5234 (archive)
E-mail: info@kreuzbergmuseum.de
Homepage: http://www.kreuzbergmuseum.de
Sunday: 12:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-16:00 (archive)
Wednesday: 12:00-18:00; 10:00-16:00 (archive)
Thursday: 12:00-18:00; 12:00-18:00 (archive)
Friday: 12:00-18:00
Saturday: 12:00-18:00

Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz
(Picture Archive of the Prussian Cultural Heritage) 		 
 
Märkisches Ufer 16-18
D-10179 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 278 7920
Telefax: +49 (30) 2787 9239
Homepage: http://bpkgate.picturemaxx.com/webgate_cms/
Monday: 9:00-17:00
Tuesday: 9:00-17:00
Wednesday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-17:00
Friday: 9:00-17:00

Bundesarchiv
(Federal Archive) 		 
 
Finckensteinallee 63
D-12205 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (1888) 77 700
E-mail: berlin@barch.bund.de
Homepage: http://www.bundesarchiv.de/

Special Collections:
Hans Altmann (1901-), actor
Arnold Bacmeister, head, Filmprufstelle Berlin
Ludwig Devrient (1894-1943), fabricant (Firma Giesecke und Devrient) [Devrient actor family collection]

Bundesarchiv
Abt III. Außenstelle Berlin-Zehlendorf (ehem. Berlin Document Center)
(Federal Archive; Dept. III External Office Berlin-Zehlendorf (formerly Berlin Document Center)) 		 
 
Wasserkäfersteig 1
D-14163 Berlin 		Mail:
      Postfach 370280
      D-14132 Berlin

Telephone: +49 (30) 818 130
Telefax: +49 (30) 8181 3499
Monday: 8:00-16:00
Tuesday: 8:00-16:00
Wednesday: 8:00-16:00
Thursday: 8:00-16:00
Friday: 8:00-14:00

Written application required. Fees for using facility. Holdings closed.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Children's theatre. Variety/music hall. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV.
Media:
Books. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Official documents.
Special Collections:
Reichsfilmkammer (1933-1945)
Reichskammer der Bildenden Kunst (1933-1945)
Reichskulturkammer (1933-1945)
Reichsmusikkammer (1933-1945)
Reichsschriftumskammer (1933-1945)
Reichstheaterkammer (1933-1945)

Bundesarchiv
Filmarchiv
(Federal Archive; Film Archive) 		 
 
Fehrbelliner Platz 3
D-10707 Berlin 		Mail:
      Postfach 310667
      D-10636 Berlin

Telephone: +49 (30) 77 700
Telefax: +49 (30) 777 0999
E-mail: filmarchiv@barch.bund.de

Subjects:
Cinema.
Special Collections:
Film (Germany) (1929-1945)
Film (GDR)
Film, documentary (Germany)

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin
(German Film and Television Academy) 		 
 
Filmhaus (Sony Center)
Potsdamer Straße 2
D-10785 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 3009 0371
Telefax: +49 (30) 3009 0377
Homepage: http://www.dffb.de/

Deutsche Kinemathek, Museum für Film und Fernsehen
Bibliothek
(German Cinemathek, Museum for Film and Television; Library)
      Date founded: 1963 		 
 
Filmhaus (Sony Center)
Potsdamer Straße 2
D-10785 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 3009 0372
Telefax: +49 (30) 3009 0313
E-mail: bibliothek@filmmuseum-berlin.de
Homepage: http://www.filmmuseum-berlin.de/rechers/re_cont1.h
Sunday: 10:00-18:00 (museum)
Tuesday: 10:00-18:00
Wednesday: 10:00-18:00
Thursday: 12:00-20:00
Friday: 10:00-18:00
Saturday: 10:00-18:00 (museum)

Deutsche Kinemathek, Museum für Film und Fernsehen
Filmarchiv
(German Cinemathek, Museum for Film and Television; Film Archive)
      Date founded: 1963 		 
 
Potsdamer Straße 2
D-10785 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 300 9030
Telefax: +49 (30) 3009 0313
E-mail: info@filmmuseum-berlin.de
Homepage: http://www.filmmuseum-berlin.de/
Written application required.
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.

Subjects:
Cinema. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Properties. Sets. Models. Videos/films/DVDs. Masks. Graphics. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material. Other.
Special Collections:
Exile collection
Special effects

Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992), actress

Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Deutsches Musikarchiv Berlin
(German National Library; German Music Archive Berlin)
      Date founded: 1970 		 
 
Gärtnerstraße 25-32
D-12207 Berlin 		Mail:
      Postfach 450229
      D-12172 Berlin

Telephone: +49 (30) 7700 210 00
Telefax: +49 (30) 7700 2299
E-mail: info@dma.d-nb.de
Homepage: http://www.d-nb.de/
Monday: 9:00-15:00
Tuesday: 9:00-15:00
Wednesday: 9:00-15:00
Thursday: 9:00-15:00
Friday: 9:00-15:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized
On-site use only.

Subjects:
Opera. Operetta/Musical. Variety/music hall. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
GEMA Depot
Piano rols

Lale Andersen (1905-1972), composer, singer
Eberhard von Berswordt
Helmut Fischer, actor, cabaretist
Franz Hutter, music collector
Berthold Leimbach, musicologist
Christine Mager
Thomas Mann (1875-1955), writer
Ernst Odrich

Deutsche Oper Berlin
(German Opera Berlin) 		 
 
Richard-Wagner-Straße 10
D-10585 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 34 381
Telefax: +49 (30) 343 8232
Homepage: http://www.deutscheoperberlin.de/
On-site use only.
Reproductions: In house.

Subjects:
Opera.
Media:
Photos. Programmes. Posters.

Deutsche Staatsoper
Archiv
(German State Opera; Archive) 		 
 
Unter den Linden
D-10117 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 2035 4500
Homepage: http://www.staatsoper-berlin.org/
Written application required.
Reproductions: In house.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes.

Deutsche Staatsoper
Bibliothek
(German State Opera; Library)
      Date founded: 1903 		 
 
Unter den Linden 7
D-10117 Berlin 		Mail:
      Unter den Linden 7
     Postfach 354
      D-10109 Berlin

Telephone: +49 (30) 2035 4287
Homepage: http://www.staatsoper-berlin.org/
Catalogs: Card
On-site use only.

Subjects:
Opera. Ballet/dance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Programmes.

Deutsche Welle TV  
 
Voltastraße 6
D-13355 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 46 460
Telefax: +49 (30) 463 1998
Homepage: http://www.dwelle.de/

Subjects:
Radio/TV.

Deutscher Komponisten-Verband
(German Composers Association) 		 
 
Kadettenweg 80b
D-12205 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 8431 0580
Telefax: +49 (30) 8431 0582
Homepage: http://db.allmusic.de/orga/dkiv

Deutsches Historisches Museum
(German Historical Museum) 		 
 
Unter den Linden 2
D-10117 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 2030 4320
Telefax: +49 (30) 2030 4329
E-mail: bleiss@dhm.de
Homepage: http://www.dhm.de/

Special Collections:
History (Germany)

Deutsches Historisches Museum
Archiv
(German Historical Museum; Archive) 		 
 
Windscheidstraße 18
D-10627 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 329 010
Telefax: +49 (30) 324 7539
Homepage: http://www.dhm.de/

Deutsches Rundfunk-Museum e.V.
(German Radio Museum)
      Date founded: 1967 		 
 
Hammerskjöldplatz 1
D-14055 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 302 8186
Telefax: +49 (30) 302 9192
Homepage: http://www.drm-berlin.de/

Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin  
 
Trebbiner Straße 9
D-10963 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 254 840
Telefax: +49 (30) 2548 4175
Homepage: http://www.dtmb.de/

Deutsches Theater Berlin
Bibliothek, Archiv
(German Theatre Berlin; Library, Archive) 		 
 
Schumannstraße 13a
D-10117 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 2844 1394
Telefax: +49 (30) 282 4117
Homepage: http://www.deutsches-theater.berlin.net/
Monday: 9:00-17:00
Tuesday: 9:00-17:00
Wednesday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-17:00
Friday: 9:00-17:00

Written application required.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Pantomime/mime. Cabaret/Kabaret. Theatre architecture.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Videos/films/DVDs. Paintings. Statuary. Other.

Deutschland Radio Berlin
Dokumentation und Archive
(German Radio Berlin; Documentation and Archives)
      Date founded: 1946 		 
 
Hans-Rosenthal-Platz
D-10825 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 8503 5100
Telefax: +49 (30) 8503 5109
E-mail: marianne.buder@dradio.de
   martin.baumgaertel@dradio.de
Homepage: http://www.dradio.de/

Special Collections:
RIAS-Berlin

Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Bibliothek
(Dietrich Bonhoeffer Library) 		 
 
Brandenburgische Straße 2
D-10713 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 8641 2384
Telefax: +49 (30) 8641 3455
E-mail: stadtbibl@ba-wilm-verwalt-berlin.de
Monday: 11:00-20:00
Tuesday: 11:00-20:00
Wednesday: 11:00-20:00
Thursday: 11:00-20:00
Friday: 11:00-20:00
Saturday: 11:00-14:00

Special Collections:
Ludwig (Lazarus Abraham) Geiger (1848-1919), literary historian [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, library]
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), writer

Dramatiker-Union e.V.
(Playwright Union) 		 
 
Babelsberger Straße 43
D-10715 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 853 9002
Telefax: +49 (30) 853 9004

Dramaturgische Gesellschaft e.V.
(Dramatuge Society) 		 
 
Tempelherrenstraße 4
D-10961 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 693 2482

European Brecht Association  
 
Brecht-Zentrum
Chausseestr. 125
D-10115 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 282 6087

Special Collections:
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), dramatist

Filmmuseum Berlin Deutsche Kinemathek
Filmarchiv 		 
 
Potsdamer Straße 2
D-10785 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 300 9030
Telefax: +49 (30) 3009 0313
E-mail: infor@filmmuseum-berlin.de
Homepage: http://www.filmmuseum-berlin.de/

Freie Universität Berlin
Institut für Deutsche und Niederländische Philologie
Bibliothek
(Free University of Berlin; Institute for German and Dutch Philology; Library)
      Date founded: 1948 		 
 
Habelschwerdter Allee 45
D-14195 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 8385 2220
Telefax: +49 (30) 8385 6749

Special Collections:
Literature (German)

Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946), writer

Freie Universität Berlin
Musikwissenschaftliches Seminar
Library
(Free University of Berlin; Music Research Seminar; Library) 		 
 
Hüttenweg 7
D-14195 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 8385 6618
Telefax: +49 (30) 8385 3006
Homepage: http://www.ub.fu-berlin.de/fbb/altwiss12.html

Freie Universität Berlin
Institut für Theaterwissenschaft
Bibliothek
(Free University of Berlin; Theatre Research Institute; Library)
      Date founded: 1948 		SIBMAS Member
 
Grünewaldstraße 35
D-12165 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 8385 0326
Telefax: +49 (30) 8385 0311
E-mail: theater@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Homepage: http://www.fu-berlin.de/theaterwissenschaft/
Monday: 10:00-19:00; 10:30-17:00 (vacations)
Tuesday: 10:00-19:00; 10:30-17:00 (vacations)
Wednesday: 10:00-19:00; 10:30-17:00 (vacations)
Thursday: 10:00-19:00; 10:30-17:00 (vacations)
Friday: 10:00-15:00; 10:30-15:00 (vacations)

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
Materials loan. Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: By user. By company.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Promptbooks. Programmes. Designs/Plans. Videos/films/DVDs.

Freie Universität Berlin
Institut für Theaterwissenschaft
Kritikenabteilung
(Free University of Berlin; Theatre Research Institute; Review Department) 		 
 
Grünewaldstraße 35
D-12165 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 8240 0124
Telefax: +49 (30) 8240 0111
Written application required.
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. In house.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Theatre architecture.
Media:
Photos. Promptbooks. Correspondence. Clippings. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Graphics.
Special Collections:
Kowalewski Photo Collection
Friedrich Luft [radio manuscripts (Stimme der Kritik, Galerie des Theaters)]
Müller, Traugott (1895-1944), scenographer
Schmidt Photo Collection
Hilde Weissner [photo collection]

Freie Universität Berlin
Institut für Theaterwissenschaft
Vidoeabteilung
(Free University of Berlin; Theatre Research Institute; Video Department) 		 
 
Grünewaldstraße 35
D-12165 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 8385 0320

Media:
Videos/films/DVDs.
Special Collections:
Theatre (Berlin)

Freie Universität Berlin
Musikwissenschaftliches Seminar
Library
(Free University of Berlin; Music Research Seminar; Library) 		 
 
Hüttenweg 7
D-14195 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 8385 6618
Telefax: +49 (30) 8385 3006
Homepage: http://www.ub.fu-berlin.de/fbb/altwiss12.html

Freie Universität Berlin
Universitätsbibliothek
(Free University Berlin; University Library)
      Date founded: 1952 		 
 
Garystraße 39
D-14195 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 838 4273, 838 4224, 838 4092
Telefax: +49 (30) 838 3738
E-mail: leitung@ub.fu-berlin.de
Homepage: http://www.ub.fu-berlin.de/
Monday: 9:00-20:00
Tuesday: 9:00-20:00
Wednesday: 9:00-20:00
Thursday: 9:00-20:00
Friday: 9:00-20:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
On-site use only. Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: By user. In house.

Special Collections:
Hans Knudsen (1886-1971), theatre historian [theater library]

Freunde der Deutschen Kinemathek e.V.  
 
Potsdamer Straße 2
D-10785 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 2695 5100
Telefax: +49 (30) 2695 5111
E-mail: fdk@fdk-berlin.de
Homepage: http://www.fdk-berlin.de/422 y

Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Bibliothek
      Date founded: 1598 		 
 
Archivstraße 12-14
D-14195 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 8390 1141
Telefax: +49 (30) 8390 1180
E-mail: gsta.pk@gsta.spk-berlin.de
Homepage: http://www.gsta.spk-berlin.de/
Monday: 8:00-15:30
Tuesday: 8:00-19:30
Wednesday: 8:00-15:30
Thursday: 8:00-15:30
Friday: 8:00-15:30

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Other
Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By company.
Exhibitions.

Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Posters. Designs/Plans. Official documents. Graphics.

Gesellschaft für Theatergeschichte e.V.
(Society for Theatre History) 		 
 
D-10178 Berlin 		Mail:
      c/o Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin
     Poststraße 13-14

Homepage: http://www.theatergeschichte.org/

Grips Theater  
 
Altonaer Straße 22
D-10557 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 393 3012
Telefax: +49 (30) 393 3059
Homepage: http://www.grips-theater.de/
Written application required.
Reproductions: By user. In house.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Children's theatre.
Media:
Periodicals. Photos. Promptbooks. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Videos/films/DVDs. Graphics.

Heimatmuseum Berlin-Mitte  
 
Sophienstraße 23
D-10178 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 282 0376
Sunday: 13:00-18:00
Monday: 10:00-12:00, 13:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-12:00, 13:00-18:00
Wednesday: 10:00-12:00, 13:00-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-12:00, 13:00-18:00

Heimatmuseum Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf  
 
Schloßstraße 69
D-14059 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 9029 132 01, 9029 132 00 (archive)
Telefax: +49 (30) 9029 132 02
E-mail: heimatmuseum@charlottenburg-wilmersdorf.de
Homepage: http://www.heimatmuseum-charlottenburg.de/
Sunday: 11:00-17:00
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00

Heimatmuseum Köpenick  
 
Alter Markt 1
D-12555 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 6172 3351
Telefax: +49 (30) 6172 3352
E-mail: claus-dieter-sprink@ba-tk.verwalt.berlin.de
Homepage: http://www.heimatmuseum-koepenick.de/
Sunday: 14:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-16:00
Wednesday: 10:00-16:00
Thursday: 10:00-18:00 (museum, archive)

Heimatmuseum Lichtenberg  
 
Parkaue 4
D-10367 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 5779 4653
Telefax: +49 (30) 5779 4653
E-mail: museum-lichtenberg@gmx.de
Tuesday: 11:00-18:00
Wednesday: 13:00-18:00
Thursday: 11:00-18:00

Heimatmuseum Reinickendorf  
 
Alt-Hermsdorf 35
D-13467 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 4000 9270
Telefax: +49 (30) 4000 9273
E-mail: info@heimatmuseum-reinickendorf.de
Homepage: http://www.heimatmuseum-reinickendorf.de/
Sunday: 9:00-17:00
Wednesday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-17:00
Friday: 9:00-17:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

Heimatmuseum Tiergarten  
 
Turmstraße 75
D-10551 Berlin 		 

Heimatmuseum Treptow  
 
Sterndamm 102
D-12487 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 6172 5630
Telefax: +49 (30) 6172 5630
E-mail: barbara.zibler@ba-tk.verwalt-berlin.de
Homepage: http://www.heimatmuseum-treptow.de/
Sunday: 14:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-18:00

Heimatmuseum Zehlendorf  
 
Clayallee 355
D-14169 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 802 2441
Telefax: +49 (30) 8090 3291
E-mail: info@heimatmuseum-zehlendorf.de
Homepage: http://www.heimatmuseum-zehlendorf.de
Monday: 16:00-19:00
Tuesday: 16:00-19:00
Wednesday: 16:00-19:00
Thursday: 16:00-19:00

Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen
Forschungszentrum AV-Medium
Zentrale Filmbibliothek
(College of Film and Television; AV Media Research Centre; Central Film LIbrary) 		 
 
Kronenstraße 10
D-10117 Berlin 		 

Telephone: +49 (30) 229 2190