Archive material has been deposited with the Institute of Germanic Studies (today, The Institute of Modern Languages Research) since its foundation in 1950, by many individuals and organisations.
There are a number of discrete collections which give a unique overview of the history and development of Germanic studies in the UK from the 19th century onwards. The invaluable primary sources they contain provide a rich resource for the study of subjects as diverse as language and literature, theatre history, exile studies and political satire.
Collections
Clicking on collections in bold type provides a link to more detailed information.
Archive of the Anglo-Austrian Society [AAS]
Berthold Auerbach Collection and Archive of Germanic Drama [BAA]
Mary Beare Papers [MBE]
Jethro Bithell Papers [JBI]
Karl H. Breul Papers [KHB]
E.M. Butler Papers [EMB]
August Closs Papers [Closs/ACL]
Elizabeth Closs-Traugott Papers [Closs/ECT]
Hannah Closs Papers [Closs/HCL]
Archive of the English Goethe Society [EGS]
Exile Archive [EXS]
Leonard W. Forster Papers [LWF]
H.F. Garten Papers [HFG]
History and Development of German Studies [HGS]
Friedrich Gundolf Archive (Printed Catalogues only) [FGU]
Sylvia Harris Papers [SHA]
Ida Herz Papers [Herz]
Archives of the Institute of Germanic Studies [IGS]
James Blair Leishman Correspondence and Diaries [JBL]
Herbert Löwit Papers [HL]
Rudolf Majut Papers [RMA]
Martin Miller and Hannah Norbert-Miller Archive [Miller]
Margaret Mynatt / Yvonne Kapp Papers [MYK]
Robert Priebsch Papers [Closs/RPR]
William Rose Papers [WRO]
J.P. Stern Papers [JPS]
Herbert Thoma Papers [HTH]
Gilbert Waterhouse Papers [GWA]
Marianne Wynn Papers [MW]
Not included above are collections which have so far only undergone initial sorting and listing. Among these are the:
- Papers of Dr P.V. Brady
- Norman McCann Collection (German and Austrian theatre programmes), and the
- Papers of Professor L.A. Willoughby and Professor E.M. Wilkinson