Visits to state archives
In state archives you can do many things.
For example, you can do something
on the History from Bavaria.
Or the history of your city.
Or your family.
Who can visit state archives?
Everyone can visit a state archive.
You can also visit a state archive.
But you can
not just look by.
You need one Date.
You want an appointment?
Then write the archive E-mail.
The E-mail addresses from the archives are:
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Bavarian State Archives:
poststelle@bayhsta.bayern.de
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State Archive Amberg:
poststelle@staam.bayern.de
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State Archive Augsburg:
poststelle@staau.bayern.de
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State Archive Bamberg:
poststelle@staba.bayern.de
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State Archive Coburg:
poststelle@staco.bayern.de
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State Archive Landshut:
poststelle@stala.bayern.de
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State Archive Munich:
poststelle@stam.bayern.de
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State Archive Nuremberg:
poststelle@stanu.bayern.de
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Staatsarchiv Würzburg:
poststelle@stawu.bayern.de
In your email you write:
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Who you are
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About what you are looking for
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Or to which person
you search for information
You are here very accurate.
Then the archivists
can help you.
For example, you can write:
Ladies and gentlemen,
I'm Stefanie Meier.
I'm looking for information about my grandpa.
My grandpa is Josef Meier.
He was born on 12 December 1926 in Munich.
And he died in Augsburg on 25 November 1969.
Do you have any information about my grandpa?
Can I come by with you?
Please write back to me.
Thank you.
Kind regards
Stefanie Meier
For a visit to an archive
you need to 18 years old.
Or older.
People under 18 need
from her parents written permission.
That's a letter.
In the letter, for example:
My son Stefan Müller may go to the archive.
Or:
My daughter Emma Müller is allowed to go to the archive.
Things in the archives are very important.
And very rare.
Many things exist once.
That is why
they need to stay in the rchive.
You may not Take it.
But you can do it in the archive
the Reading room Look.
You must know a reading room.
A library also has a reading room.
In the library you can read in the reading room
for example, books.
Or magazines.
In a Archive you can read in the reading room
old papers.
And sometimes look at old photos.
You have to be very careful.
Then the papers not go broken.
You need to have clean hands.
Then the papers remain clean.
You can not write on paper.
You can bring paper yourself.
And a pencil.
Then you can
write on his own paper.
In some archives you can say:
I find the paper very important.
I'm interested.
May I Photo do?
Sometimes you can take a picture.
Sometimes not.
In some archives you can also
Copies get.
Mostly you have to pay for the copies.
Some archives also make information on a CD.
Or send the information via E-mail.
You have to pay for that.
Best ask before:
What does it cost?
Then you know:
I can pay.
That's little money.
Or:
That's too expensive.
Guided tours for groups
Also Groups can visit state archives.
That goes with a Guided tour.
A guided tour of a state archive
is free.
With our guides you can learn a lot.
For example:
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About Archive
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And about work in an archive
You can visit our guided tours
also see important things.
For example, important papers.
Or interesting photos.
Sometimes there is also a Exhibition.
For example, about a known person.
Perhaps you are interested in Guided tour.
Then write us a E-mail.
Find our email addresses
above under:
Who can visit state archives?
Or call She's on us.
The numbers of our archives are:
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Bavarian State Archive
Telephone: 0 89 - 2 96 38 25 96
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State Archive Amberg
Telephone: 0 96 21 - 30 79 11
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Staatsarchiv Augsburg
Telephone: 08 21 - 5 99 63 30
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State Archive Bamberg
Telephone: 09 51 - 98 62 20
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State Archive Coburg
Telephone: 0 95 61 - 42 70 70
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State Archive Landshut
Telephone: 08 71 - 92 32 80
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State Archive Munich
Telephone: 0 89 - 2 86 38 25 39
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State Archive Nuremberg
Telephone: 09 11 - 93 51 90
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State Archive Würzburg
Telephone: 09 31 - 35 52 90
You can also
with Rolling chair come to us.
Please tell us before.
Then we can plan.
And build a ramp, for example.
This is a text from:
Generaldirektion der staatlichen Archive Bayerns
Schönfeldstraße 5
80539 München
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