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Deutsche Ausland-Institut fonds [textual record (microform)] [Germany]
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Finding aid Textual records: (Electronic) Finding aid no. 2204 consists of a file list. MSS2204 (90: Open)
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Record information Deutsche Ausland-Institut fonds [textual record (microform)] [Germany]
Date:1922-1942.Reference:R15028-0-6-E, MG10-D6Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:160863Date(s):1922-1942.Bilingual equivalent:Place of creation:GermanyExtent:3 microfilm reels negative & positive.Language of material:EnglishAdded language of material:English, GermanScope and content:The fonds documents the activities of the Deutsche Ausland-Institut among Germans in Canada. It contains microfilm copies of reports, 1924-1931, on German emigration during the inter-war years; brochures, circulars, reports and other records, 1922-1942, documenting primarily the activities of German Canadian organizations during the inter-war years; copies of some 800 file cards on German Canadian organizations during the inter-war years; as well as copies of articles, memos and reports relating to the social and cultural life of Germans in Canada, 1924-1941. The fonds is located on microfilm reels K-171 to K-173.Provenance:Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history:Deutsche Ausland-Institut : The Deutsche Ausland-Institut (DAI) was established in 1917 to serve as museum and research centre on Germans outside Germany. At the same time, it sought to disseminate an awareness in the Reich of Germans outside its borders as well as to foster closer relations between Germans in Germany and those outside the Reich. The organization operated under the joint direction of the Cultural Ministry of Wurtemberg, the Ministry of the Interior and of the Department of External Affairs. After 1943, it was under the direction of the Volksdeutsche Mittlestelle, an organization established to look to and forward the concerns of Germans outside Germany. In addition to conducting research on Germans outside Germany, the DAI served as an advisory centre for emigrants.Additional information:General note:The title of this fonds was formerly known as Germany: Bundesarchiv, Koblenz.Arrangement note:The files were arranged in chronological order by subject and by document type.Location of originals note:The originals are held by the Bundesarchiv, Koblenz, Germany.Language note:Ninety-eight percent of the material is in the German language.Associated material note:Part of the documentation on the Ausland-Institut is held by the Library of Congress, USA. Holdings at the Bundesarchiv of Germany consist of deposits of records received from the Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen in Stuttgart.Accruals:No further accruals expected.Varying form of title:Subject heading:Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG10-D6 -
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