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Glaessner Collection

15 May 2020

Arts & Culture

The Glaessner Collection comprises 20th century books, pamphlets and serials from the library of Gert-Joachim Glaessner (1944-), Professor of Political Science at the Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, purchased by the College in 2004. The collection covers East Germany from 1945 to 1990, the Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall and German re-unification.

Number of items: 6,600
Date range: 20th century.

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