Written discounts of individuals are of considerable importance for the cultural memory of the state or society. They complement the official tradition and provide a view of history from a personal perspective. This is why archives and other memory institutions are intensively concerned with the preservation, development and use of these private sources. The Bayerische Hauptstaatsarchiv keeps estates of important personalities and collections in its own department, such as leaflets, posters, photos, and association articles. 30. April 2019 was presented to the public the new “Directory of Estates in the Bavarian Main State Archive” in the presence of Mr. State Minister for Science and Art Bernd Sibler, MdL. Art and Science Minister Bernd Sibler, a self-studied historian, stressed in the run-up to the event: “Public estates are valuable cultural evidence of our country. They help to better understand the work and work of important personalities and are thus a unique source of historical research. I am proud that the archive inventory on estates in the Bayerischer Hauptstaatsarchiv facilitates access to this high cultural property for all interested and makes us aware again: archives are the memory of our country!” Through its clear structure, the inventory provides a quick overview of these sources that are so important for historical research. Which life stations of the estate agents can be traced? Who corresponded to who? Where can I find other parts

A hundred years ago a revolution in Bavaria ended the monarchy. Some revolutionaries tried to establish a socialist rebel audience. In Würzburg, councillorship was particularly noticeable. At the beginning of April 1919, the Würzburg residence, at the time as it is now the headquarters of the State Archives, was the venue of the twelve-member Revolutionary Action Committee (RAA) and thus the centre of the revolutionary event. This three-day domination in the residence from 7 to 9 April 1919 is the focus of the exhibition on time. The exhibition will include the logbook of the Action Committee delivered in an act of the Prosecutor's Office, as well as a variety of posters and leaflets. With posters and leaflets, the revolutionaries tried to control the mood in the city and to inform the population about the events. In view of contradictory instructions of the Munich councils and the Bamberger Exile government was often insulted outside the larger cities, showing files from the under-French state council offices. After three days, the Würzburger Räterepublik was militaryly terminated by an association of soldiers, students and citizens. The main players of the Würzburger Räterepublik were sentenced to the Landgericht Würzburg (Local Court). From now on, communists and Spartakists were considered the main drivers of young democracy. In the NS period, many followers of the sub-French epublics and their family members were monitored and perse