German Studies Reference Sources

Current Affairs (1945-)

General | Austria | BRD | DDR

General

Aktuell..... Das Lexikon der Gegenwart. Most recent.
REF 03 A315

Edgington, P. The politics of the two Germanies. 1977.
REF 943.0016 E23p

Merritt, A. Politics, economics and society in the two Germanies 1945-75. 1978.
REF 943.087016 M572p

Mönnig, R. Deutschland und die Deutschen im englischsprachig Schriftum,1948-1955. 1957.
REF 943.0016 M69

Kleines politisches Wörterbuch. 4. erw. Aufl. 1983.
REF 320.943103 K64

Paul, B. The Germans after World War II, an English language bibliography. 1990.
REF 943.087 P324g

Seesslen, G. Unterhaltung: Lexikon zur populären Kultur. 2 vols. 1977.
REF 301.16 S453u

Austria

Gassner, S. Kleines Österreich Lexikon. 1987.
REF 943.1 G253k

Austria. Central Statistical Office. Republic of Austria, 1945-1975. 1976.
REF 314.36 A938r

BDR

Chronik der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1945/ 49 bis1983.. 2. Aufl. 1983.
REF 943.087 L523c

Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschlands. 5 vols. 1983.
REF 943 G389

Price, A. The Federal Republic of Germany: a selected bibliography of English language publications. 2nd rev.ed. 1978.
REF 943.087016 P945f

Römer, P. Schriftum über der Bundesrepublik und Deutschland und seine unmittelbaren Vorläufer. 1982.
REF 328.43 R715s

Statistisches Jahrbuch für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Most recent.
REF 314.305 S79.3

DDR

DDR Almanach. Most recent.
REF 943.1005 D277

DDR Handbuch. Most recent.
REF 943.105 D211

Information GDR. 1989.
REF 943.1087 I43

Namen und Daten wichtiger Personen der DDR. 1987-
REF 920.5 N174

Price, A.E. East Germany. a selected bibliography. 1967.
REF 943.1087016 P945

Statistisches Jahrbuch der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik. Most recent.
REF 314.305 S79

Wallace, I. East Germany. 1987.
REF 943.1016 W189e

Film

Cinegraph : Lexikon zum deutschsprachigen Film. 1985- 
REF 791.430943 B665c

Film literature index. 1973-
REF 791.405 F487

Fischer Film Almanach. Most recent.
REF 791.4305 F529

Krusche, D. Reclams Filmführer. 5. Aufl. 1982.
REF 792.9303 K94R

The Macmillan dictionary of films and film-makers. 1984.
REF 791.4303 M167

The Oxford companion to film. 1976.
REF 792.93 O98

Reclams Lexikon des deutschen Films. c1995.
REF 791.430943 K895r

Scheugl, H. Eine Subgeschichte des Films. Lexikon des Avantgard Experimental-, und Underground Films. 2 vols. 1974.
REF 791.435 S328s

Genealogy

Mützelburg, O. How to trace your German ancestors.1989

REF 929.10994 M948h 

History

Encyclopaedias | Bibliographies/Indexes/Abstracts | Austria

Encyclopaedias

Brackmann, K. N-S Deutsch. 1988.
REF 943.086 B797n

The encyclopedia of theThird Reich. c1991.
REF 943.086 G8778

Encyclopedia of the Third Reich. 1976.
REF 943.08603 S675e

Fest, W. Dictionary of German history, 1806-1945. 1978.
REF 943.003 F418d

Geschichtliche Grundbegriffe: historisches Lexikon zur politisch-sozialen Sprache in Deutschland. 1972-1992.
REF 903 G389

Lexikon der deutschen Geschichte; Personen, Ereignisse, Institutionen von der Zeitwende bis zum Ausgang des 2. Weltkrieges. 1983-
REF 943.003 L679

Modern Germany : an encyclopedia of history, people, and culture, 1871-1990. 1998.
REF 943.003 B977m

Rössler, H. Biographisches Wörterbuch zur deutschen Geschichte. 3 vols. 1973-1975.
REF 920 R718b

Wörterbuch der Geschichte. 1984.
REF 903 W843

Bibliographies, Indexes and Abstracts

Buse, D. German nationalisms. 1985.
REF 943.0016 B977g

Dahlmann, F. Quellenkunde der deutschen Geschichte. 1965-
REF 943.0016 D13

Fout, J. German history and civilization, 1806-1914. 1974.
REF 943.0016 F782g

Gittig, H. Illegale antifaschistische Tarnschriften, 1933-1945.1972.
REF 943.0016 G536u

Historical abstracts. 1955-
Quarterly abstracts of current periodicals articles on political, diplomatic, economic, social, cultural and intellectual history from 1775.
Beginning with vol.17, 1971, Historical abstracts appear in two parts:

Part A: Modern history abstracts, world history, 1775-1914.
From vol.19, 1973, the coverage is 1450-1914.

Part B: Twentieth century abstracts, world history, 1914-
REF 905 H5
1984-

Bibliographie de la réforme, 1450-1648. Ouvrages parus de 1940-1955.
Volume 1 covers Germany
REF 270 I6 6

Reformation Europe:a guide to research.1982.
REF 270.61 R3321

Stachura, P. The Weimar era and Hitler, 1819-1933. 1977.
REF 943.0016 S775w

Stokes, L. Medieval and reformation Germany (to 1648). 1972.
REF 943.0016 S874

Wehler, H. Bibliographie zur modernen deutschen Sozialgeschichte. 1976.
Covers the18th - 20th century.
REF 943.0016 W413b

Austria

Low, A. The Anschluss movement 1918-1938.:background and aftermath. 1984.
REF 943.6051 L912a  

Journals & Newspapers

Diesch, C. Bibliographie der germanistischen Zeitschriften.1927.
Based on the holdings of the Preussische Staatsbibliothek. Covers the period from the 18th to early 20th century. Takes in languages other than German. Systematically arranged.
016.05 D564

Deutsche Bibliographie: Zeitschriften. 1945/1952-
Bibliographie der in Deutschland erscheinenden periodischen Veröffentlichungen sowie der deutschsprachigen Periodica Österreichs, der Schweiz und anderer Länder. Systematically arranged.
REF 015.43 D4aaz

Literarische Zeitschriften des 18 Jahrhunderts (1688-1789).
REF 830.5 L7717 1688-1789

Literarische und politische Zeitschriften 1789-1805.
REF 830.5 L7717 1789-1805

Obenaus, S. Literarische und politische Zeitschriften 1830-1848. 1986.
REF 830.5 L7717

Literarische und politische Zeitschriften 1848-1880.
REF 830.5 L7717 1848-1880

Deutsche literarische Zeitschriften,1880-1945: ein Reporatorium.4 vols.1988.
REF 830.5 L7717 1880-1945

Literarische Zeitschriften 1885-1910.
REF 830.5 L7717 1885-1910

Literarische Zeitschriften 1910-1933.
REF 830.5 L7717 1910-1933

Gittig, H. Illegale antifaschistische Tarnschriften, 1933-1945. 1972.
REF 943.086016 G536i

Kirchner, J. Bibliographie der Zeitschriften des deutschen Sprachgebietes bis 1900. Bd.1- 3 1969- 89
A listing of German journals from 1670-1900 and the libraries where they are held.
REF 019.134 K58

German

Hagelweide, G. Deutsche Zeitungsbestände in Bibliotheken und Archiven. 1974.
REF 019.135 H141d

Kirchner, J. Bibliographie der Zeitschriften des deutschen Sprachgebietes bis 1900. Bd.1- 1969- (To be in 4 vols. in progress).
A listing of German periodicals from 1670-1900 and the libraries where they are held.
REF 019.134 K58

Schlawe, F. Literarische Zeitschriften 1855-1910, 1910-1933. 2 vols. 1962.
019.34 S33.2

Language, Linguistics and Literature

German Language and Linguistics

German Literature

Music

Blume, F. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. 17v. 1949-1986.

REF 780.3 B658

The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians. 20v. 1980.
REF 780.3 G88n

Music Index. 1949-
PERFORMING ARTS REF 780.5 M987

Nationalism

Buse, D. German nationalisms. [a bibliography]. 1985.

REF 943.0016 B977g

Low, A. The Anschluss Movement, 1918-1938. Background and aftermath:
An annotated bibliography of German and Austrian nationalism. 1984.
REF 943.6051 L912a 1918-1938

Research and theses

Adelaide University theses (Masters / PhD)

Archives

National catalogues of books

Research organisations and Universities

Reviews of research and Theses

Style manuals

University of Adelaide theses

Gerber, Doris Ottilie

Das Bild der Frau bei Bertolt Brecht.

1994

BSL Special collections Theses 09AR.M G362

BSL Main Collection 09AR.M G362

Harmstorf, Ian Arnold
German migration, with particular reference to Hamburg, to South Australia, 1851-1884.
Adelaide, 1971
BSL Special collections Theses 09AR.M H288
BSL Main Collection 09AR.M H288

Hebart, Ernst
The place of religion in German expressionist drama.
Adelaide,1970
BSL Special collections Theses 09AR.M H443
Joint Store M5965-5966

King, Margaret Kathleen
The function of Gawan and the Gawan-section in Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzifal : repetition with variation as a formative principle in the Middle High German epic.
Adelaide, 1972
BSL Special collections Theses 09AR.M K53
Joint Store M5973

Richter, Gunter Walter
Das historische Erzählen bei Wilhelm Raabe.
1969
BSL Special collections Theses 09AR.M R535
Joint Store M5986

Roose, Willem Adriaan
The sign of man : a study of form in the historical tragedies of Andreas Gryphius.
1969
BSL Special collections Theses 09AR.M R781
Joint Store M5989

Schlick, Werner
Zur Frage der Tragik in Goethes "Die Wahlverwandtschaften" (The question of tragedy in Goethe's
"Die Wahlverwandtschaften").
Adelaide, 1970
BSL Special collections Theses 09AR.M S344
Joint Store M5991

Stoll, Brigitte
Das Gesetz der Norm in modernen deutschen Drama : die Auseinandersetzung des Dramatikers 
mit der gesellschaftlichen Wirklichkeit in den Werken von Bertolt Brecht, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Max Frisch und Siegfried Lenz.
Adelaide, 1970
BSL Special collections Theses 09AR.M S875
Joint Store M5996

Thiersch, Marie Louise Mathilde
Der Schwierige, von Hugo von Hofmannsthal als Lustpiel : eine Besprechung der spezifisch komödienhaften Züge dieses Dramas als Theaterdichtung.
Adelaide, 1967
BSL Special collections Theses 09AR.M T438
Joint Store M5997

Van Wageningen, Brian Cornelis
The function of imagery within an emblematic framework in dramas by Gryphius and Vondel : a comparative study of techniques of two baroque dramatists.
Adelaide, 1972
BSL Special collections Theses 09AR.M V285
Joint Store M5998

Blaschka, Susanne
Der Mythos des goldenen Zeitalters bei Ludwig Tieck und im Zusammenhang mit der deutschen Romantik.
Adelaide, 1978
BSL Special collections Theses 09AR.M B644
Joint Store P3444

Jeffries, Stephen John
Georg Trakl : self and other : The relation of the self and the other in Georg Trakl's poetry,approached through the medium of his poetic language.
Adelaide, 1974
BSL Special collections Theses 09AR.M J47
Joint Store P3453

Tonkin, Susan Bailey
The dramatist as social critic : Left-Wing dramatic literature of the Weimar Republic.
Adelaide, 1979
BSL Special collections Theses 09AR.M T665
Joint Store P3468

Hardwick, Victoria
A legacy of hope : criticial songs of the GDR 1960-1989.
1996.
BSL Special collections Theses 09PH H267
BSL Main Collection 09PH H267

Alter, Reinhard Otto
Gottfried Benn : the artist and politics (1910-1934).
Adelaide, 1974
BSL Special collections Theses 09PH A466
Joint Store P3553 

Forbes, Ian L. D. 
German commercial relations with South America, 1890-1914.
Adelaide, 1975
BSL Special collections Theses 09PH F693
Joint Store P3621

Ryan, Denise Aileen Mary
Moral consideration in some of C.F. Meyer's narrative work : conscience and power.
1970
BSL Special collections Theses 09PH R988
Joint Store M8834

Halls, Ursula Helen Theodora
Die Ideenkonstellation als Strukturelement in den Romanen Thomas Manns.
Adelaide, 1974
BSL Special collections Theses 09PH H193
Joint Store MM5068

Hillman, Roger
The `Zeitroman' from 1830-1900.
Adelaide, 1975
BSL Special collections Theses 09PH H654
Joint Store PP5596

Purvis, Kathryn Francis
The dualism of language and reality in the major works of Ranier Maria Rilke.
Adelaide, 1979
BSL Special collections Theses 09PH P986
Joint Store PP5799

Zimmermann, Anna Luise
Jakob Wassermann und das Judantum.
Adelaide, 1978
BSL Special collections Theses 09PH Z73
Joint Store PP5980

Archives

Denecke, L. Die Nachlässe in den Bibliotheken der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. 2. Aufl. 1981.

REF 011.31 D392n

Germany (West) Bundesarchiv. Findbücher zur Bestanden des Bundesarchivs. Bd. 1 - Bd. 50 (Bd. 7,11 out of print)
REF 943.0016 G373f

Mommsen, W. Die Nachlässe in den deutschen Archiven, 1971.
REF 011.31 M733n

Spalek, J. Guide to the archival material of the German speaking emigration to the U.S.A. after 1933. 1978.
016.973043 S7349

National catalogue of books

Deutsche Nationalbibliographie.

German bibliography is covered in the library for the years shown by the following publications:

1700-1810. Heinsius, W. Allgemeines Bücher-Lexicon1962-

REF 015.43 H471

1750-1910. Kayser, C.G. Vollständiges Bücher-Lexikon1961-
015.43 K23

1896-1900 Hinrich's Fünfjahrs-Katalog.1911-

1901-15 Hinrich's Halbjahrs-Katalog..(206-235)1911-
015.43 H4

1916-44 Halbjahrsverzeichnis...1916-

1939-40, 1947-51 Deutsche Nationalbibliographie: Reihe A 1939-

1941-50 Deutsches Bücherverzeichnis v.23-8. 1953-1975.
015.43 D4

1951-80 Fünfjahres Verzeichnis.1945-1950-
REF 015.43 D4a

1980 - Halbjahres Verzeichnis.1980-
Most recent issues are held in Technical Services Department.
REF 015.43 D4a

The Deutsche Nationalbibliographie from 1986- is available on CD-ROM.
ELECTRONIC DATABASES

Georgi, I. Allgemeines europäisches Bücher-Lexikon 1742-58.1966-1967.
REF 011 G352

Das schweizer Buch: Bulletin der Schweizerischen Landesbibliothek. 1965 1975.
015.49 S413
Great Britain
British Museum. Catalogue of German books, 1455-1600. 1962.
REF 015.43 B862

British Museum. Short title catalogue of books printed in the German-speaking countries and German books printed in other countries from1455 to 1600 now in the British Museum. 1962.
REF 015.43 B862
Australia
Fletcher, J. Short title catalogue of German imprints in Australia from 1501 to 1800. 1970.
Look at Early Imprints Projects.
REF 015.43 F613

Research organisations and universities

Deutscher Hochschulführer.1996

REF 378.05 D485

Handbuch der Universitäten und Fachhochschulen Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Osterreich, Schweiz . 1985.
REF 378.43 H236.3

Hellmann, F. Germanistik an deutschen Hochschulen. Verzeichnis der Hochschullehrer in der BRD.1982.
REF 830.711 H477g

Henniger, W. Unistart Das Orientierungsbuchfur Studienanfanger 1984.
REF 378.43 H516u

Hochschullehrer Verzeichnis 1979-
REF 378.1250943 J14h

Jablonska-skider, H. Handbook of higher education diplomas in Europe. 1992.
REF 378.24 J11h

Vademecum deutscher Lehr - und Forschungsstätten. 1964-1990.
REF 063.05 V12.5

Reviews of research and theses

Current research in Britain: The humanities. Most recent.

REF 062 C976

Mundus. 1977- a quarterly review of German research contributions on Asia, Africa and Latin America. Arts and science.
REF 011.05 M965

Alker, L. Verzeichnis der an der Universität Wien approbierten Dissertationen, 1937-1965. 5 parts in 1 vol.
015.436 A415

Catalogue des thèses.1884- France.
Title varies. Listings are grouped (1) by faculty, (2) by university. Author indexes only.
REF 015.4405 C347

Dissertation abstracts international. 1957-1990.
REF 015.7305 D61
CD-ROM
ELECTRONIC DATABASES

Dissertations in German. "A list of all theses... in New Zealand in the years 1967-1988. 1988.
REF 830.16 012d

Germanistische Dissertationen in Kurzfassung. 1975-
830.5 J1995

Index to theses... 1950- Great Britain.
REF 015.4205 I3

Jahresverzeichnis der deutschen Hochschulschriften. 1963-
REF 015.43 J25

Jenkins, D.L. Union list of theses of the universities of New Zealand. 1910-1962, and supplements.
REF 015.93 J52

London. University. Research in Germanic studies. Most recent.
REF 830.7205 R432

Retrospective index to theses of Great Britain and Ireland 1716-1950. Vol.1, 1975. Social Sciences and Humanities.
REF 015.42 R438 v.1

Schwanbeck, G. Bibliographie der deutschsprachigen Hochschulschriften zur Theaterwissenschaft von 1885 bis 1952. 1956.
REF 809 S39

Union list of higher degree theses held in Australian universty libraries. 1989-
REF 015.9405 U58

Style manuals

Bangen, G. Die schriftliche Form germanistischer Arbeit. 8.Aufl. 1981.

REF 029 B216.8

MLA handbook for writers of research papers, theses and dissertations. 2nd. ed. 1995.
REF 808.02 M689m.4

Statistics

Community profiles, 1991 census, Germany born.
REF 305.831094 A938cg 1991

OECD financial statistics. Part 2, Financial accounts of OECD countries. Germany.[Annual]
BSL Main Coll. 332.06 O68of.2 GERMANY

Statistisches Jahrbuch ... fur die Bundesrepublik Deutschland [Annual]
REF 314.305 S79.3

Women

Berühmte Frauen. 1988.
305.405 B552

Canitz, H. Frauen...140 Neuerscheinungen. 1985.
REF 305.40943 C223f

Fout, J. German women in the nineteenth century. 1984. p.385-
REF 305.420943 F782g

Frauenfrage in Deutschland. 1931-1980, 1981-1984.
REF 305.42016 F845

Frey, L. Women in Western European history.1982, 1986-.
REF 305.42.16 F845

Gerritson collection of women's history, 1543-1945: a bibliographic guide to the microform collection. 3 vols. in 2. 1983.
BSL holds only the German section of this collection.
REF 305.4016 G378

Judische Frauen im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert : Lexikon zu Leben und Werk. c1993.
REF 920.72 D96j

Lewis, G. Bibliographie zur deutschen Frauenmystik des Mittelalters. 1989.
REF 248.22 L6742b

Wiesner, M. Women in the sixteenth century: a bibliography. 1983.
REF 305.4016 W651w

See also Women in Literature

 

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