The Generaldirektion der Staatlichen Archive Bayerns
The Generaldirektion der Staatlichen Archive Bayerns (Directorate General of the Bavarian State Archives) was established in 1970 as a middle-level state office with statewide authority. Subordinated authorities are the Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv (Bavarian Main State Archive) and regional state archives. Duties of the Generaldirektion include:
- Centralized administrative and functional supervision of the Bavarian state archives
- Organization and execution of the professional training of archivists
- Supervision and coordination of special tasks like evaluation, acquisition, classification and cataloguing of archive items according to consistent standards, maintenance of collections, electronic data processing, general heraldry, educational activities in history and politics (including exhibitions and publications)
- Public representation of the Free State of Bavaria in the field of archives
- Centralized archive expertise for all public and non-public archives and registries in Bavaria
The Bavarian Archive Act as well as the general regulations on the use of the state archives of Bavaria are the legal basis for the Bavarian state archives.
The following archives are supervised by the Generaldirektion:
- Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv
- Staatsarchiv Amberg (Amberg State Archive)
- Staatsarchiv Augsburg (Augsburg State Archive)
- Staatsarchiv Bamberg (Bamberg State Archive)
- Staatsarchiv Coburg (Coburg State Archive)
- Staatsarchiv Landshut (Landshut State Archive)
- Staatsarchiv München (Munich State Archive)
- Staatsarchiv Nürnberg (Nuremberg State Archive)
- Staatsarchiv Würzburg (Würzburg State Archive)
Collections owned by the Generaldirektion available on bavarikon
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Early Modern Land Surveys
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The Falkensteinensis Codex, 1166-approx. 1196
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Tradition books from the holdings of the Bayerische Hauptstaatsarchiv
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Urbaria from the holdings of the Bayerische Hauptstaatsarchiv
- „Wir Ludwig von Gottes Gnaden“. A comparison of the German-language charters of Ludwig the Bavarian
Exhibitions with the participation of the Generaldirektion available on bavarikon
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Martin Luther and the Early Reformation in Bavaria. Adherents, Opponents, Sympathisers
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Oktoberfest – History, Background, Highlights
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Regensburg and its Jewish Community in the Middle Ages
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Revolution and Soviet Republics in Bavaria 1918/19
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The Constitution of the Kingdom of Bavaria 1818–1918
- „Wir Ludwig von Gottes Gnaden“. A Comparison of the German-language charters of Ludwig the Bavarian
Contact
Generaldirektion der Staatlichen Archive Bayerns
Schönfeldstraße 5
80539 München
Postal Address:
P.O. Box 221152
80501 Munich
Telephone: +49 (0)89/28638-2482
Fax: +49 (0)89/28638-2615
E-mail: poststelle@gda.bayern.de