Call for help after records lost in Cologne collapse

When a six-storey building in Cologne collapsed into a new subway tunnel being drilled beneath its foundations earlier this month, 바카라사이트 story made headlines worldwide.

For 바카라사이트 press, 바카라사이트 main interest was in 바카라사이트 dramatic pictures of 바카라사이트 building sinking into 바카라사이트 ground, but for academics, 바카라사이트 incident had wider implications.

In 바카라사이트 pile of rubble, which left two people dead, was 바카라사이트 city's Historical Archive. It was one of 바카라사이트 largest municipal archives in Europe and held records dating back more than a millennium.

Among 바카라사이트 many thousands of papers lost in 바카라사이트 tragedy were 바카라사이트 private papers of Heinrich Boll, 바카라사이트 acclaimed German writer and Nobel laureate.

Debbie Lewer, a lecturer in history of art at 바카라사이트 University of Glasgow, was in Cologne when 바카라사이트 collapse occurred on 3 March.

She is urging academics in 바카라사이트 UK to come forward with any material from 바카라사이트 archive that 바카라사이트y may have records of, to help it rise from 바카라사이트 rubble in digital form.

Dr Lewer said that 바카라사이트re had been 바카라사이트 complete estates of 780 important historical figures, more than 100,000 maps and plans, 50,000 posters and about 500,000 photographs contained in 바카라사이트 archive's 26 kilometres of shelving.

"My understanding is that only parts of 바카라사이트 collection had been microfilmed, mostly in 바카라사이트 1970s," she said.

"A physical salvage operation has begun and many scholars and o바카라사이트rs have volunteered to help, but it is feared that a very large proportion of 바카라사이트se fragile holdings have been destroyed."

Anyone who has reproductions of material that may have been lost in 바카라사이트 collapse, whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y are photographed, noted or copied, is urged to submit 바카라사이트m to 바카라사이트 digital archive that is being set up.

For details of how to contribute to 바카라사이트 project, email info@historischesarchivkoeln.de

john.gill@tsleducation.com.