Document archive East Wuerttemberg

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Museum room in the archive of documents, 2019

The documents archive Ostwürttemberg in Heubach - Lautern is a unique private literature archive founded by the teacher Reiner Wieland in 1974. Documents from and about authors from the districts of Göppingen , Heidenheim and the Ostalb district are archived there.

Archive tasks

The archive secures published and unpublished documents from East Württemberg . By arranging discussions among those interested in the word and by connecting to the history associations and literary circles in the region, the authors and their work are to be honored in public. In particular, the development and processing of the holdings for research and scientific evaluation are among the tasks.

history

Reiner Wieland, who was previously the rector of the Bartholomä elementary and secondary school , has been collecting not only the big names such as Schiller, Mörike and Hesse, but as many authors in the region as possible for over 30 years. His collection has now grown to over 5000 authors and over 900 linear meters of shelf and is considered the largest private literary archive in Germany . The house was expanded to accommodate Josef Mühlberger's estate .

In 1987 Wieland founded the Friends of Josef Mühlbergers e. V. to stimulate literature research in the region and to award prizes. In order to secure the future of the archive, Wieland founded the Ostwuerttemberg Literature Research Foundation in 1999 , whose foundation capital has grown from 65,000 to 300,000 euros since it was founded. Books have been published in the Unterm Stein series since 2003 . Lautern writings .

“Under the stone. Lauterner Schriften "(selection)

The entire publications of the East Wuerttemberg written material archive now comprise over 20 volumes.

  • " Franz Theodor Wolf 1841–1924, Jesuit and natural scientist", 2010
  • “Literary diversity in East Württemberg. Local explorers in the Schwäbisch Gmünd area ”, 2009
  • “Invisible threads. Lise Gast 1908–1988 ”, 2008
  • “Literary diversity in East Württemberg. Women take up their pens ”(2 volumes), 2008
  • “Wintersaat - Josef Mühlberger as a translator. An insight into the estate ”, 2006
  • “Life at the limit. Josef Mühlberger ", 2003
  • Yvonne Pagniez  1896 - 1981. 1945: From prison to freedom. Writer, resistance fighter, European . Schwäbisch Gmünd 2013 ISBN 978-3-936373-97-4
  • Klaus Graf : A political head from East Swabia: Johann Gottfried Pahl 1768-1839. Pastor and publicist (= Untererm Stein 22). Einhorn-Verlag Schwäbisch Gmünd 2018. ISBN 978-3-95747-072-0

literature

  • Susanne Lange-Greve: Passion for collecting "Under the Stone". Written material and literature research in East Württemberg . In: Schwäbische Heimat 67, 2016, pp. 41–47.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Report in the FAZ from May 4, 2004
  2. ↑ Irene Ferchl: At home with the poets . In: Stuttgarter Zeitung No. 122 of May 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ Capital must fit the purpose in Gmünder Tagespost of July 10, 2009
  4. ^ The literary memory of the region. The East Wuerttemberg written material archive set up by Reiner Wieland is considered the largest private literature archive in Germany in Gmünder Tagespost on June 27, 2009
  5. ^ Literature sheet Baden-Württemberg, January / February 2009

Web links

Commons : Document archive Ostwuerttemberg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 48 '3.3 "  N , 9 ° 58' 12.2"  E