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Old 18th May 2008, 13:20
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Re: Bundesarchiv related

With the help pdfs linked to earlier in this discussion you can pre-order some documents that will be on your desk on the day of arrival. By doing so you can use your time more efficient switching between working in the findbuchs and going through the documents you've ordered.

The staff is friendly and quite helpfull, though they might point out that you're only permitted to access a limited number of folders per day (is it three or five?) but if you explain that you've travelled a long way they're usually ok with serving you with more. Depending on who's working their knowledge in english can be somewhat limited.

Unfortunately there are restrictions against using digital cameras unlike at Kew and many other archives.

If you go there, you won't be bored! :-)
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