Projects of the Austrian State Archives commemorating the outbreak of the 1st World War

Projects of the Austrian State Archives commemorating the outbreak of the 1st World War

1 |Sarajevo | WWI : Reflections from behind the frontlines 26.-29. June 2014

Thomas Just – Austrian State Archives

National Library

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Schallaburg Castle

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Salzburg Museum

Krieg. Trauma. Kunst. Salzburg und der Erste Weltkrieg.

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Potiorek reporting the assasination of archduke Franz Ferdinand and duchess Sophie

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Death Certificate of Franz Ferdinand

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The Austrian State Archives and the First World War

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We hold quite a lot of fonds regarding the First World War:

The Imperial War Archive The Haus-, Hof- und Staatsarchiv Finanz- und Hofkammerarchiv

We have a lot of material and were expected to do something... And we did the following:

The photographic collection

We digitised 300.000 War pictures from the War Archive

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Examples

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Examples

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We choose different approaches - Here is the classic one

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PapierkriegQuellen zur Geschichte des Ersten Weltkrieges in Archiven Österreichs, Deutschlands und Tschechiens. MÖStA 57 (2014)

Another classic...

Mitteilungen des Österreichischen Staatsarchivs, Inventarband 3 - Zeugen des UntergangsEgo-Dokumente zur Geschichte des Ersten Weltkriegs im Österreichischen Staatsarchiv

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Then we choose to publish a 3rd book

Wolfgang Maderthaner/Michael Hochedlinger: "Untergang einer Welt. Der große Krieg 1914 - 1918 in Fotografien und Texten"

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We use Facebook, where we post extracts from the diary of Alexander Spitzmüller

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Then we made an exhibition: „Extraausgabee -! Die Medien und der Krieg“

Topics are the media and the war. Music. Literature. War photography. The „Kriegspressequartier“ the department for war propaganda. Movies. Modern Art 2014. The Trench.

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Some impressions from the exhibition

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Learn more about the exhibition via an app

Android Iphone

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You can follow us also on Twitter: @extraausgabee

Offers pictures from the war archive connected with literature

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More information about the exhibition

Please check the URL: http://bka.gv.at/site/4798/default.aspx

There you can download the publication, which was made for the exhibition

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And then we made a Web Portal :http://wk1.staatsarchiv.at

It is an online exhibition which offeres more than 5000 digitised objects: Files, fotographs, pictures.

23 theme groups For the first time the declaration of war against Serbia

is online, also the trial against the assasins of Sarajevo can be found online

We show photographic material, materials from the every day life in the monarchy, material from strikes in the armaments industries and many more

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The diaries of General Karl Schneller and the every day situation reports from the Field Army Command for the emperor

For the first time we will present the war diary of the Austrian General Karl Schneller and the everyday situation reports from the Field Army Command for the emperor.

Each day we will confront the text of the diaries with the situation reports. From the beginning of the war till the end in 1918. We offer the inside knowledge of a high ranked general in contrast with the official reports.

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Thank you.The Austrian State Archives and the First World War, follow us on:The Web: http://wk1.staatsarchiv.at/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/extraausgabee For Android For Iphone

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