during a small summer series in the history of the WAZ dedicated recently at a new location opened City Archives Bochum. The first part is reminiscent of the beginnings of the house under the direction of the school headmaster Bernard Kleff. At full bloom, and reached the great public interest City Archives Bochum but only years later, when Dr. Johannes Volker Wagner from 1974 the director of the house by his predecessor Helmut Croon took over. Exactly thirty years, he guided the fortunes of the house and formed a living from the city archives, unique hotel that is open to all citizens.
Wagner had studied in Paris and came from the Federal Archives in Koblenz to Bochum. "My job was to organize the archive to modern standards, new, it change and adapt to social changes, "says the retired to the WAZ had. At the beginning of his tenure, Wagner fight out to realize this ambition some struggle. In 1984, Wagner prevail ultimately, by the former location Arndt Road in the much larger old Hein-de- . to draw Groot-building at the Crown Street, together with his twenty employees, it interested him in particular, which parts of the extensive tradition for future generations could be important, "says Wagner
Contact:
City Archives - Bochum Center for Urban History.
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Str 47 44789 Bochum
phone: 0234/910 95 11
Fax: 0234/910 95 04
stadtarchiv@bochum.de
Source: Sven Western Ströer, WAZ (local section of Bochum), 18.7.2007
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