The Archivportal-D is a sub-portal of Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek and offers you a comprehensive search for archives and archival records in Germany.

With us you will find:

• A comprehensive directory of German archival institutions
• Descriptive information on the records of our data partner archives
• Digitized copies of records of individual data partner archives
• Online Collections on the topics of the "Weimar Republic" and "Wiedergutmachung for National Socialist Injustice"

Use Archives to search for individual archives from different sectors in the various federal states. Find archival records from our data partner archives via Search. Search for archival material on specific topics, such as the "Weimar Republic", using the tab Online collections in the header menu. You can find more information on the functions of the Archivportal-D on our help page.

The project funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft was implemented as a sub-project of the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek from October 2012 to April 2017. Since May 2017, Archivportal-D has been in regular operation and enables a Germany-wide, cross-archival and professional search for archival records.

The development of Archivportal-D was realised by:

• Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (project management)
• FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz-Institut für Informationsinfrastruktur
• Archivschule Marburg – Hochschule für Archivwissenschaft
• Landesarchiv Nordrhein-Westfalen
• Sächsisches Staatsarchiv
• Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (since 2015)

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The online collection "Urkunden der Pfalzgrafen" contains documents with their regesta (summaries of content) from the reigns of Electors Frederick I (1425-1476) and Philip (1448-1508). The indexing and digitization of the records and their joint presentation as an online collection within Archivportal-D was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) from 2022 to 2025 and forms the starting point for future expansions by other archives.

Project partners of the DFG project were:

• Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (project management)
• Generaldirektion der Staatlichen Archive Bayerns
• Hessisches Landesarchiv
• Landesarchivverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz
• FIZ Karlsruhe - Leibniz-Institut für Informationsinfrastruktur

Information on how to search in the online collection can be accessed here (only available in German).

In the online collection "Weimar Republic", you will find archival material from the period of the Weimar Republic from various archives in Germany in one place. The development of the Weimar Republic thematic portal was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) from 2018 to 2022 and is the prelude to further online collections in Archivportal-D.

Project partners of the DFG project were:

• Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (project management)
• Bundesarchiv
• Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
• FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz-Institut für Informationsinfrastruktur

The Online Collection „Wiedergutmachung for National Socialist Injustice” as part of the DDB’s sub-collection Archivportal-D offers a centralized access to millions of records created in the context of the German Wiedergutmachung policy. In the years and decades to come, it will expand its content and provide comprehensive access to this documentary legacy for an international public. The online collection will allow families and descendants to research information on the fate of people persecuted by the National Socialist regime and on their own family history. International academic research and educational projects of all kinds will have access to suitable research options, digital copies and a broad range of educational material.

The collection already includes the most important archival holdings from German federal and Land archives, and from multiple municipal and independent archives. Moreover, users can find the majority of relevant records already available in the Archivportal-D via a search bar (‚Archivgut‘) on the collection’s landing page. A demo version of the person search offers a low-threshold access point to search for individual persons. This will make it much easier to find records and documents relating to a particular person.

The Federal Ministry of Finance initiated and finances the thematic portal as a follow-up task of the Wiedergutmachung. The Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, FIZ Karlsruhe and the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek are responsible for implementation within the framework of Archivportal-D, while the Federal Archives is responsible for archival support and coordination.

The online collection “Rechte Gewalt” visualizes and contextualizes archival sources on violence motivated by misanthropic ideologies such as racism, antisemitism, or misogyny. It brings together scattered collections from government and civil society archives and makes them available in a shared research and presentation space.

The goal is to provide a comprehensive understanding of this violence in terms of its scope, historical depth, and social context. The portal is not intended to be a definitive record, but rather a gateway to various accounts and perspectives. It enables users to research cases, developments, and continuities of right-wing violence after 1945 and to connect them with one another.

By combining archival data, editorial analysis, and search functions, the thematic portal creates a central infrastructure that brings together scattered collections online. It is precisely the combination of government and civil society sources that enables a more complete and nuanced picture. In this way, the online collection provides a foundation for research, political education, and public discourse. In particular, it also takes into account the perspectives of those affected, to the extent that they are reflected in historical sources or freely available knowledge.

The online collection “Rechte Gewalt” is overseen by the Federal Archives and supported by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of a project running through the end of 2026. The Baden-Württemberg State Archives, through its Documentation Center on Right-Wing Extremism, is involved in developing the portal’s content. FIZ Karlsruhe is assisting with the technical implementation and further development.