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Publication series of the city archive

The City Archive publishes the series "Schriften des Stadtarchivs Wiesbaden" on behalf of the Wiesbaden City Council. These publications are distributed through bookshops. Seventeen volumes have been published to date. The out-of-print volumes are available in the City Archive's reference library.

The series currently comprises 17 volumes and the city encyclopedia
The "Schriftenreihe des Stadtarchivs" received a revised design in 2021.

Volume 1
Thomas Weichel: "When the Emperor No Longer Comes...". Local Politics and the Labor Movement in Wiesbaden, 1890–1914. Wiesbaden, 1991. ISBN 3-9802906-0-3, out of print.

Volume 2
Jochen Dollwet and Thomas Weichel (eds.): The Diary of Friedrich Ludwig Burk. Records of a Wiesbaden Citizen and Farmer, 1806–1866. 3rd edition, Wiesbaden 1994. ISBN 3-9802906-1-1, out of print.

Volume 3
Jochen Dollwet (editor): “Whoever sins against his Creator…” Ludwig Friedrich Christoph Schmid on his spa stay in Wiesbaden in 1765. Wiesbaden 1994. ISBN 3-9802906-2-X, 9.20 euros

Volume 4
Heike Glaser: A Democratic New Beginning in Wiesbaden. Aspects of Social, Economic, and Political Reconstruction after 1945. 2nd edition, Wiesbaden 1995. ISBN 3-9802906-3-8, 13.80 euros.

Volume 5
Peter Joachim Riedle (editor): Wiesbaden and July 20, 1944. Contributions by Gerhard Beier, Lothar Bembenek, Rolf Faber, Peter M. Kaiser, and Axel Ulrich. Wiesbaden 1996. ISBN 3-9802906-4-6, out of print.

Volume 6
Ursula Brunn-Steiner: The Wiesbaden Public Education Association. Library-based educational work during the German Empire and the Weimar Republic. Wiesbaden 1997. ISBN 3-9802906-6-2, 11.25 euros.

Volume 7
Walter Czysz: From Roman Baths to World Spa Town. History of Wiesbaden’s Hot Springs and Baths. Wiesbaden 2000. ISBN 3-9802906-7-0, 19.50 euros.

Volume 8
Hedwig Brüchert: Forced Labor in Wiesbaden. The Use of Forced Labor in Wiesbaden’s War Economy from 1939 to 1945. With a contribution by Kerstin Kersandt. Wiesbaden 2003. ISBN 3-9802906-9-7, 20.90 euros.

Volume 9
Anni Baker: Wiesbaden and the Americans 1945–2003. The Social, Economic, and Political Impact of the U.S. Forces in Wiesbaden. Wiesbaden 2004. ISBN 3-9808702-1-9, 14.90 euros.

Volume 10
Bernd Blisch, Hedwig Brüchert, and others: Russian Relations with Wiesbaden and Darmstadt. Essays on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Russian Church in Wiesbaden in 2005. With essays by Bernd Blisch, Hedwig Brüchert, Jochen Dollwet, Peter Engels, Eckhardt G. Franz, Alexander Hildebrand, Brigitte Streich, and Johann Zilien. Wiesbaden 2007, ISBN 978-3-9808702-2-1, 17.90 euros.

Volume 11
Rolf Faber, Karin Rönsch: Wiesbaden’s Jewish Lawyers. The Lives and Fates of 65 Jewish Attorneys, Notaries, Judges, Law Clerks, Civil Servants, and Employees. Wiesbaden 2011. ISBN 3-9808702-3-8, 16.90 euros.

Volume 12
Klaus-Dieter Grundwald et al. (editors): Truth and Confession. The Church Struggle in Wiesbaden 1933–1945. Wiesbaden 2014. ISBN 978-3-9808702-4-5, 12.90 euros.

Volume 13
Jörg Jordan: In the Shadow of Napoleon. State-building in Nassau and Urban Development in Wiesbaden, Regensburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-7954-2885-3, 46.85 euros.

Volume 14
Regina Schäfer et al. (eds.): Life in Mosbach-Biebrich 500 Years Ago. The Rediscovered Court Record Book. Wiesbaden 2019, ISBN 978-3-940456-92-2.

Volume 15
Hella Hennessee: The Ducal Nassau Theater in Wiesbaden (1765–1866). A Cultural and Social History. Wiesbaden 2023. ISBN 978-3-9825083-0-6, 22.15 euros.   

Volume 16
Io Josefine Geib: Wiesbaden and Migration. An Outline of Immigration History Since 1945. Wiesbaden 2023. ISBN 978-3-9825083-1-3, 36.61 euros.

Volume 17
Dirk Stolper (Editor): Names in Public Spaces. Final Report of the Historical Expert Commission on the Review of Traffic Areas, Buildings, and Facilities in the State Capital of Wiesbaden Named After Individuals. Wiesbaden 2024. ISBN 978-3-9825083-2-0, full text available on the “Names in Public Spaces” page.

Volume 18
Peter Quadflieg, Katherine Lukat (eds.): End of the War and New Beginnings on the Rhine and Main. Perspectives on the End of World War II and the Beginning of Democratic Reconstruction in the Rhine-Main Region, Wiesbaden 2025, 328 pp., ISBN: 978-3-9825083-3-7, Price: 39.99 euros.

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