University Archives Hamburg and Strasbourg – Examples of Holdings and Strategies in Germany and France in 2026

7 Oct 2026, 08:00 → 8 Oct 2026, 20:30 Europe/Berlin

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The two-day workshop aims to foster exchange on archival holdings, strategic approaches, and current challenges in university archives in Germany and France. It will provide a platform for professional dialogue and comparative perspectives between institutions. 
The working language of the workshop will be English.

The Programme Committee Chairs 
Dr. Dennis Hormuth (University of Hamburg Archives)
Lucile Schirr (University of Strasbourg Archives)
and
Further Programme Committee Members
Kristina Rothaug and Francesco Gelati (University of Hamburg Archives)
look forward to welcoming you to Hamburg!
Please find below some practical info attached.

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Wednesday 7 October

09:30 → 10:00 Arrival and Coffee

10:00 → 10:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speakers: Dennis Hormuth (Universitätsarchiv Hamburg), Lucile Schirr (Université de Strasbourg - Service des Archives)

10:15 → 14:45 Session One: Overview / Basics: Overview / Basics

10:15 Basic organisational structure of national archival systems with a focus on university archives in general and UniStra/UHH in particular

Speakers: Dennis Hormuth (Universitätsarchiv Hamburg), Lucile Schirr (Université de Strasbourg - Service des Archives), Nina Knieling (Universitätsarchiv Wien)

11:00 Coffee Break

11:30 Legal status of (university) archives in France and Germany

Archival laws, GDPR, privacy and intellectual property protection.

Speakers: Charles Dandine (Archives d'Alsace), Isabel Taylor (Universitätsarchiv Hamburg)

12:15 Lunch Break

13:15 Strategies for Building Tradition

Speakers: Christine Axer (Staatsarchiv Hamburg), Nicolas Di Méo (Bibliothèques universitaires de Strasbourg - Pôle collections)

14:00 Recordkeeping Between Paper and Electronic Support

Speakers: Kristina Rothaug (Universitätsarchiv Hamburg), Lucile Schirr (Université de Strasbourg - Service des Archives), Nina Knieling (Universitätsarchiv Wien)

15:00 → 17:00 Visit of the State and University Library Hamburg "Carl von Ossietzky"

Presentation on web-archiving and visit to the special collections.

18:00 → 20:00 Conference Dinner

Thursday 8 October

09:00 → 09:30 Arrival and Coffee

09:30 → 12:15 Session Two: Groups of People: Groups of People

09:30 Students

Speakers: Damien Guinebert (Université de Strasbourg - Service des Archives), Laura Gronius (Universitätsarchiv Hamburg)

10:15 Doctoral Students

Speaker: Camille Schorn (Université de Strasbourg - Service des Archives)

11:00 Coffee Break

11:30 Professors

Speakers: Laure Bézard (Association des Archivistes Français / Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée Jean Pouilloux (Lyon)), Tanja Wolf (Archiv der Technischen Universität Braunschweig)

12:15 → 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30 → 15:00 Session Three: Research, Teaching and Studying: Research, Teaching and Studying

13:30 Research Data and Archives

Speakers: Francesco Gelati (Universitätsarchiv Hamburg), Stéphanie Cheviron (Bibliothèques universitaires de Strasbourg - Atelier de la donnée Alsace)

14:15 Records on Students and Lecturers

E.g. on archives pédagogiques et de la scolarité / Studierenden-Akten, AStA-Bestände und Vorlesungsverzeichnisse

Speakers: Dennis Hormuth (Universitätsarchiv Hamburg), Marie Boissière-Vasseur (Bibliothèques universitaires de Strasbourg - Service politique documentaire, conservation et numérisation)

15:00 → 15:30 Coffee Break

15:30 → 16:30 Conclusions and Discussion on Future Cooperation

e.g. BIP and other joint initiatives.

Speakers: Dennis Hormuth (Universitätsarchiv Hamburg), Lucile Schirr (Université de Strasbourg - Service des Archives)

17:30 → 18:30 Guided Tour of MARKK - Museum am Rothenbaum World Cultures and Arts

Website: https://markk-hamburg.de/.

19:00 → 20:30 Conference Dinner

Website: https://www.yugarden.hamburg/.