Library of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Research library in Bonn, Germany
The library of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung is a research center holding over one million items on political science and social movements. It provides access to books, journals, and documents through an online catalog system.
The collection preserves materials from the Weimar Republic era with documents from Friedrich Ebert, Germany's first democratic president. These holdings illustrate how democratic institutions formed and developed in Germany's early republic.
The collection documents how workers' movements and social organizations evolved across Europe through publications, unions, and political groups. You can explore materials that show this development from multiple viewpoints.
The holdings are accessible through an online catalog system that allows you to request article scans directly from the database. Access is typically available for researchers and visitors with electronic credentials.
The library holds digitized copies of the newspaper Vorwarts, documenting German social democratic developments from 1928 to 1998. These fully available holdings offer a rare window into the journalism of that historical period.
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