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type: Institution
conditions of access: Research at the Archives is free for the public, and copies are possible with a charge. Online forms can be filled out for specific record orders or to reserve space in the reading rooms (Anfrageformular, Bestellformular).
finding aids: Online Findbuch, Datenbank, Katalog (OPAC der Dienstbibliothek) and other online research possibilities are available through the website, https://gsta.preussischer-kulturbesitz.de/recherche/archivdatenbank.html
sources: Claims Conference Yad Vashem
opening hours: Monday & Tuesday: 08:00am to 04:00pm Wednesday & Thursday: 08:00am to 06:00pm Friday: 08:00am to 03:00pm
agent has or had location: 1
general description: The holdings include around 35000 linear meters of archival material regarding the Brandenburg-Prussians. This includes records of the Hohenzollerns, the Prussian army, provincial authorities and political organizations.
has or had agent name: Secret State Archives Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
has or had agent name: Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz
has or had agent name: GStA PK
history: The Archives were originally chartered in 1282, but their existence as an independent institution was later established in 1598, when Erasmus Langenhain was chosen as the first archivist. The Archives received the name"Geheimes Staatsarchi" in 1803. The Archives moved to a new building in 1924 in Berlin-Dahlem, which remains their main building today. The Secret State Archives became part of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz) in 1963.
name: Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz