City history
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.
| 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. |
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| Volume 2 | Jochen Dollwet and Thomas Weichel (eds.): The Diary of Friedrich Ludwig Burk. Notes by a Citizen and Farmer from Wiesbaden, 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 New Democratic 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 People’s 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-Class Spa Town. A 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 Laborers in Wiesbaden’s War Economy, 1939–1945.” 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 in Honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Russian Church in Wiesbaden in 2005. With contributions 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. (eds.): 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 the History of Immigration 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.): The End of the War and a New Beginning 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 39.99 euros |
| Volume 19 | Peter Quadflieg (ed.): “Wiesbaden Welcomes Its New Citizens.” 100 Years of Incorporations into Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden 2026, 480 pp. | ISBN 978-3-9825083-4-4 34.99 euros |
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