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history in London, and to introduce postgraduates to the facilities it
offers as well as to the Institute’s Research �ellows.
In selecting students to give a presentation, preference was given
to those in their second or third year who had possibly already spent
a period of research in Germany. Students in their first year were
invited to attend as discussants. Twelve projects in all were introduced
in plenary sessions held over two days. Sessions were devoted
to the seventeenth century, the �irst World War, the inter-war
period, the Third Reich, and the post-1945 period in both East and
West Germany.
As well as discussing their subjects and methodologies, the participants
exchanged information about practical difficulties such as
language and transcription problems, how to locate sources, and
finding one’s way around German archives. Many comments came
from the floor, including information about language courses and
intensive courses for the reading of German manuscripts, references
to literature already published on the topic, and suggestions about
additional sources. Information about institutions that give grants for
research in Germany was also exchanged. The German Historical
Institute can offer support here by facilitating contact with German
archives and providing letters of introduction which may be necessary
for students to gain access to archives or specific source collections.
In certain cases it may help students to make contact with particular
German universities and professors. The German Historical
Institute also provides scholarships for research in Germany (see
above).
The GHIL is planning to hold the next postgraduate students’
conference early in 2003. �or further information, including how to
apply, please contact the Secretary, German Historical Institute, 17
Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2NJ.
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