In addition to the records of the university’s departments and offices, the University Archives also hold a variety of collections documenting the history of the institution. These include, among other items, a photographic collection of over 10,000 images, a collection of newspaper clippings relating to approximately 4,500 individuals, and a variety of objects. Added to these are collections of maps and plans, flyers, posters, student magazines, and other smaller collections on various university historical topics.
The collections also include over 60 estates of Mainz professors and other university members. Particularly noteworthy are the estates of the historian Leo Just, the pedagogue Erich Feldmann, the botanist Wilhelm Troll and the musicologist Arnold Schmitz.
An overview of the individual collections can also be found on the University Archives website. The estates can also be searched using the Federal Archives' Estates Database.
The collections of the University Archives are open to anyone interested and can be viewed at our user workstation.
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From the Collection
Virtual Exhibition
The Miracle of Mainz
A matter of opinion!
One of a Kind–The Interlibrary Loan Machine
Object of the Month June 2014
JGU Vestments
Literature
Christian George: Das Archiv der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, in: Ingo Runde (ed.): Universitätsarchive in Südwestdeutschland. Geschichte, Bestände, Projekte, Heidelberg 2014, pp.123-142.