Overview of the Holdings
Currently the University Archive Greifswald holds 133 deeds (1392-1795) and approximately 2,200 linear metres of records (from 1456, 224 holdings).
Official Books (Amtsbücher)
- University Entrants (18 holdings 1456-1969)
- Deans’ Books (1456-1945)
- Faculty Books (1829-1934)
- Ledgers (1544-1922)
Records from the Early Modern and Modern Periods
- Old Rectorate (1530-1957)
- Curator (1511-1952)
- University Court (1571-1948)
- University Library (1821-2002)
- Faculty of Theology (1524-1971)
- Faculty of Law and Economics (1555-1951)
- Faculty of Medicine (1646-1959)
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities (1456-1954)
- Institutes, departments and clinics within the faculties (19 holdings)
- Societies and fraternities (Studentenverbindungen) (12 holdings)
Records After 1945
- Rectorate New Edition (1945-1992)
- Academic Council (1969-1990)
- Pro-Rectors’ Offices (4 holdings)
- Directors’ Offices (4 holdings)
- Subordinate units of the Rectorate and the University’s administration (23 holdings)
- Faculty of Theology (1939-2008)
- Faculty of Law and Economics (1990-2011)
- Faculty of Medicine (1941-2007)
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities (1945-1969, 1990-2008)
- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (1930-1969)
- Faculty of Education (1946-1962)
- Faculty of Agriculture (1945-1951)
- Faculty of Workers and Farmers (1946-1962)
- Sections (13 holdings) and Institutes (12 holdings)
- Parties and Mass Organisations (5 holdings)
- Institute for Teacher Education Templin (1955-1990)/Institute for Teacher Education Kyritz (1953-1990)/University of Education Neubrandenburg (1974-1993)
- Societies (2 holdings)
Holdings Arranged by the Principle of Pertinence
- Academic Examination Boards (1831-1950)
- Doctor of Medicine Examination Boards (1904-1981)
- Pharmaceutical Examination Boards (1947-1983)
- Student records (from 1914)
- Staff records (from 1800)
- Doctoral and habilitation records according to faculty (from 1737)
- Patient records: Medical Hospital (1928-1946), Eye Hospital (1879-1958), Psychiatric Hospital (1863-1978)
Estates, Collections, Selections
- Scholars’ estates (60 holdings)
- Map collection of the University’s estates (360 items)
- Historical architectural drawings and building plans (approx. 1,200 items)
- Official addresses and honorary presents
- Medal and badge collection
- Coin and seal collection
- Photo collection (approx. 10,000 photos, 800 photographic plates and 106,000 negatives)
- Slide collection
- Film collection (including 850 teaching films)
- Audio collection
- Collection of University history