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Preservation of European cultural heritage – protective microfilming, digitization and popularization of chosen, popular Silesian periodicals from 19th century from collections of Wroclaw University Library

Project was conducted since 1.10.2005 till 15.11.2006 and was mostly funded by The Leopold Kronenberg Foundation – organization founded in 1996, on the 125th anniversary of the establishment of Commerce Bank in Warsaw. Mission of Foundation is to assist activities on behalf of common welfare in the fields of education, culture and art, accordant to activities of founder of Bank - Leopold Kronenberg. University's project fit into field of interest of Foundation's program "Cultural heritage and tradition" and was accepted and granted financial support as very interesting and valuable.

Aim of that project was to secure and protect chosen historic newspapers that are invaluable source materials for Silesia history.

Donation of The Leopold Kronenberg Foundation was also spent on:

  • protective microfilming,
  • scanning from originals,
  • electronic processing of digital pictures,
  • entering metadata to files,
  • archiving on CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs,
  • publicizing information in internet.

Owning to this endeavor, readers will have wide and functional access to collections.

During conduction of project, following titles were microfilmed:

  • Anzeiger für Zobten am Berge, Zobten am Berge 1909-1941 (with breaks),
  • Illustrierte Wochenbeilage der Schlesischen Zeitung, Berlin 1924-1927, from no. 14 from 1927 change of title: Illustrierte Schlesische Zeitung, Breslau 1927-1934
  • Breslauer Gericht Zeitung, Breslau 1897-1942,
  • Neisser Zeitung,
  • Ottmachauer Zeitung,
  • Grottkauer Zeitung,
  • Neumarktrer Kreisblatt,

During conduction of project, following titles were digitized:

  • Anzeiger für Zobten am Berge, Zobten am Berge 1909-1941 (with breaks),
  • Illustrierte Wochenbeilage der Schlesischen Zeitung, Berlin 1924-1927, from no. 14 from 1927 change of title: Illustrierte Schlesische Zeitung, Breslau 1927-1934,
  • Breslauer Gericht Zeitung, Breslau 1897-1942,
  • [Menzel Karl Adolf], Topographische Chronik von Breslau, Bd.1-2, Breslau 1805-1807,
  • Breslauische Horcher, Breslau 1800-1802,
  • Breslauische Erzähler, Breslau 1800-1809,
  • Neuer Breslauischer Erzähler 1810-1812.

Listed above titles are available in Special Collections Reading Room in form of microfilms or digitized files and Illustrierte Wochenbeilage der Schlesischen Zeitung and Breslauer Gericht Zeitung could be accessed in Digital Library of UoWr.

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