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Associations and societies

Literature in general

Modern Language Association of America

26 Broadway, 3rd Floor,
New York, NY 10004-1789
Phone: 646 576-5000
Fax: 646 458-0030

Goethe Society of North America

University of California

German Department
Irvine, CA 92717
Phone: (714) 824-6406
Fax: (714) 725-0911

International Arthur Schnitzler Research Association

c/o Jorun B. Johns

California State University
Department of Foreign Languages
San Bernardino, CA 92407
Phone: (909) 880-5851 Fax: (909) 684-9202

International Brecht Society

c/o Prof. Ward B. Lewis

University of Georgia
Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: (706) 542-36663
Phone2: (706) 542-3663

Kafka Society of America

c/o Prof. Maria Luise Caputo-Mayr

Temple University AB 529
Department of French, German, Italian, and Slavic Languages
Philadelphia, PA
Phone: (215) 204-8282

Lessing Society

University of Cincinnati

German Department
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0372
Phone: (513) 556-2744
Fax: (513) 556-1991

Schweizerisches Literaturarchiv (SLA)
Hallwylstr. 15
CH - 3003 Bern
Switzerland
Phone: 41/ (0)31 322 92 58
Fax: 41/ (0)31 322 84 63

Society for Germanic Philology

German Department

840 Van Hise
1220 Linden Drive
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI 53706-1558

Women in German
Dept. of Modern Foreign Languages
Indiana University Purdue University
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499

Language and culture

American Association of Teachers of German

112 Haddontowne Court, No. 104

Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Phone: (609) 795-5533
Fax: (609) 795-9398

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies

The Johns Hopkins University

Suite 420
1400 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 332-9312
Fax: (202) 265-9531

Association of Departments of Foreign Languages

10 Astor Place

New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 614-6319
Fax: (212) 477-9863 website:

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) - German Academic Exchange Service websites:
DAAD USA
DAAD Deutschland

Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache e.V.

Goethe Institut

Institute for German Cultural Studies
Cornell University
726 University Ave., Room 303
Phone: (607) 255-8408
Fax: (607) 255-6585  

National Council for Languages and International Studies
and the Joint National Committee for Languages
1118 22nd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 466-2666
Fax: (202) 466-2892

Verein für Geschichte und Altertumskunde Westfalens, Abt. Paderborn e. V.
including comprehensive information on the association, bibliographic sources including a database with the journal "Westfalen," information on the extensive collections, addresses and websites of other German historical societies, events calendar.
Leostr. 21
33098 Paderborn

Directories

The Encyclopedia of Associations and the companion International Organizations Directory
Available through Gale's Ready Reference Shelf
SML Stacks AS12 +E52 (LC); latest volume in Reference.

Kürschner's deutscher Gelehrten-Kalendar
SML Reference Z2230 K84 (LC)

Deutsche Stiftungen für Wissenschaft, Bildung und Kultur.
Neuhoff, Claus. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 1969.
SML Stacks AS178 N48 (LC)
A directory, for West Germany only, of foundations for science, education and culture. 629     institutions   are included and the data given is for 1967. Arrangement is by city, and for each institution is given the year of foundation, the name of founder, the structure of government and organization, the field of interest and details, where available, of income and expenditure. The directory has an index of subject fields.

Literature Associations (Internet Public Library)
List of links to associations.

Resources of Scholarly Societies - Literature
This is part of an extensive website devoted
to scholarly communication. Maintained by the
University of Waterloo Library, it tracks and
lists the online resources of scholarly societies.

Vademecum deutscher Lehr- und Forschungsstätten.
7. Aufl. Essen: Stifterverband fur Deutsche Wissenschaft, 1953-78.
SML Stacks AS178 V34 (LC)
A classified list of German research institutes and learned societies. Entries give address, the name of the chief officer, and subject area. There are indexes by place and subject.

Die wissenschaftlichen Vereine und Gesellschaften Deutschlands im neunzehnten Jahrhundert.
Müller, Johannes. 2 vol. Berlin: Asher, 1883-87; Behrend, 1917.
SML Stacks Xa65 883 (Yale)
A directory of 19th-century German learned societies particularly useful for its lists of publications of those societies. It states what constitutes a complete set of each publication for the period covered, and notes indexes, names of editors, and in the case of monographic series gives contents by author and title. The directory is arranged alphabetically by place and then by society.