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Archive materials<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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At the core of HSB is a large body of material from the resistance movement from all corners of occupied Denmark. At HSB you can find Kaj Munk\u2019s poems published by the resistance movement, proclamations from the Danish Freedom Council, thousands of underground newspapers, accounts by resistance members, letters from concentration camp prisoners \u2013 and much more.<\/p>\n

However, HSB also holds personal archives, letters from ordinary Danes, research archives from renowned historians, and material from and about the post-war legal purge after the Occupation. In addition, there is German and Nazi material as well as Allied propaganda, including an almost complete collection of the British leaflets that were dropped over Denmark. Finally, HSB has a large collection of books about the Occupation and World War II.<\/p>\n

By prior arrangement, interested visitors may consult archival material and books in HSB\u2019s reading room. You are welcome to photograph archival records for your own use.<\/p>\n

HSB continues to collect archival material related to the Occupation period, the 1930s, and the post-war legal purge, and is pleased to receive new material.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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How do I find material? <\/h2>

Large parts of the HSB archive can be searched on www.arkiv.dk<\/a><\/p>\n

You can also search for material in two catalogues:<\/p>\n

Download HSB\u2019s archive catalogue (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n

Download HSB\u2019s ephemera catalogue (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Application for archive access<\/h4>\n

For some of HSB\u2019s archival material, you must apply for archive access.<\/p>\n

Download the application form here<\/a><\/strong> and send the completed form to HSB.<\/p>\n

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Digital material<\/h4>\n

You can find important underground newspapers such as Frit Danmark<\/em> and De frie Danske<\/em>, as well as the illegal news agency Information<\/em>, in full on illegalpresse.dk<\/a><\/strong>. The site also includes suggestions for how the illegal newspapers and drawings can be used in teaching.<\/p>\n<\/p> \n

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