uni freiburg thesis template

Forms & Downloads

Forms according to the doctoral regulations 2016 (new).

Upon Application for Acceptance

• Doctoral Supervision Agreement
• Application for Acceptance as a Doctoral Candidate (in HISinOne)
• Declaration of Previous Convictions

Upon Writing a Cumulative Thesis

• Application for a cumulative thesis

Upon Submission of the Thesis

• Application to Open the Doctoral Examination Procedure
• Affimation in Lieu of Oath
• Instruction on the Significance and the Criminal Consequences of an Affirmation in Lieu of Oath

   A Police record does not need to be presented any more.

Upon Publication of the Thesis

• Publication acknowledgment
• Title page of the thesis (sample)
• Confirmation Receipt of the Published Thesis (Laufzettel)

Forms According to the Doctoral Regulations 2000 (old)

• Application for Admission to the PhD Examination
• Plagiarism Declaration
• Publication Acknowledgment
• Confirmation receipt of the published thesis (Laufzettel)

Teaching-Templates

• For presentations in seminars and master/bachelor theses/projects, please use this PPT template .
• For the master/bachelor theses, please use this LaTeX template .

Writing your dissertation with LaTeX

Target group.

Doctoral candidates who want to learn how to use LaTeX for writing academic texts, including but not limited to their dissertation.

Course Description

We‘ve all been there....you are working late into the night trying to finish a paper, but the figures won‘t go where you want them to and the references for your bibliography are getting mixed up....and the footnotes...don‘t even get me started! Thanks, Microsoft Word!

But what if there was another way? Maybe there is: LaTeX .

So what is LaTeX and why should you use it to write your dissertation?

LaTeX is document preparation typesetting system that uses plain text input in order to create an attractive end product. This software has been in use in academia for decades and improvements are continuously made. It is especially useful for formatting large documents such as books, scientific articles or an academic thesis. LaTeX makes it easy to include references, figures with captions, nice looking tables and equations, and can save you some stress when writing your dissertation in addition to making your thesis stand out for its fabulous formatting!

By the end of the workshop, you will:

• Have a clearer sense of how to use LaTeX and for what purposes
• Get comfortable with the LaTeX programming environment
• Learn how to include figures, references, equations, cross-references, table of contents, title pages, etc.
• Have a clearer sense of the advantages and disadvantages of LaTeX
• Create a plan of action to organize your written dissertation with LaTeX

In this course, we will be using Overleaf, a free web-based LaTeX editor to demonstrate the functionality of LaTeX and in the end we will create a personalized template that you can use for your thesis! The course wil be taught in English, but if you are writing in German, this is not a problem. The same principles apply and questions can be asked in German or English.

Prerequisites

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University of Freiburg Computer Science Thesis template

Bachelors and Masters thesis template for computer science students of University of Freiburg.

Source and information: https://fachschaft.tf.uni-freiburg.de/informationen/dokumentvorlagen .

This template was originally published on ShareLaTeX and subsequently moved to Overleaf in November 2019.

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Topics for B.Sc. and M.Sc. theses

Please contact Prof. Andreas Christen , Prof. Dr. Dirk Schindler , or Prof. Dr. Andreas Matzarakis to inquire about current topics for B.Sc and M.Sc theses.

At the Chair of Environmental Meteorology, you can write your thesis in either German or English ( here are the German thesis project titles ). Selected topics are available in English only.

The following topics are currently offered at the Chair of Environmental Meteorology (selected topics in collaboration with research, government and industry partners):

Bioclimatology

• Assessment of indoor heat hot spots in Freiburg's University Hospital based on indoor measurements at 60 locations during summer 2023  (Analysis of existing datasets). B.Sc. Thesis / supervision:  Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen  and/or  Prof. Dr. Andreas Matzarakis , Technical supervision: Markus Sulzer and in collaboration with the Uniklinikum Freiburg.
• Summertime heat stress on farm animals - comparison of 17 different farms in different altitudes in the Upper Rhine Valley  (Analysis of existing datasets). B.Sc. Thesis / supervision:  Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen  and/or  Prof. Dr. Andreas Matzarakis , Technical supervision: Markus Sulzer.

Forest meteorology and hydrology

• Carbon balance and water use efficieny of a pine forest  during the drought summer 2022.  (Analysis of existing datasets)   B.Sc. Thesis / supervision:  Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen  in colllaboration with Simon Haberstroh .

Urban climatology 

• Effects of the urban area on regional wind speed and direction changes  based from ground.based doppler wind LIDAR measurements.  B.Sc. Thesis / supervision:  Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen  (in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Sue Grimmond from the University of Reading, UK).
• A climatology of regional cloud cover in and around Berlin, Germany and its relation to urban boundary layer effects. B.Sc. Thesis / supervision:  Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen  and Dr. Nektarios Chrysoulakis (FORTH). Requires familiarity with Google Earth Engine. This thesis is offered in English language only.
• Urban plume effects on satellite-based aerosol content in and around Berlin, Germany.  B.Sc. Thesis / supervision:  Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen  and Dr. Nektarios Chrysoulakis (FORTH). Requires familiarity with Google Earth Engine. This thesis is offered in English language only.
• Analysis of Nocturnal Ventilation using measured data from Stuttgart.  B.Sc. Thesis / supervision: Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen  (in cooperation with the German Weather Service in Offenbach).
• Assessment of ventilation in a valley by simulations with the cold air drainage model KLAM_21 B.Sc. Thesis / supervision: Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen  (in cooperation with the German Weather Service in Offenbach)
• Determination of trajectories and cold air currents in Stuttgart using computer simulations of the 3-dimensional urban climate model MUKLIMO_3 B.Sc. Thesis / supervision: Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen  (in cooperation with the German Weather Service in Offenbach)
• Cold air drainage maps for urban planning based on existing model simulations with MUKLIMO_3 M.Sc. Thesis / supervision: Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen  (in cooperation with the German Weather Service in Offenbach)
• Determination of the urban heat island intensity in orographically structured terrain using a non-representational station location.  B.Sc. Thesis / supervision:  Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen  (in cooperation with the German Weather Service in Offenbach)
• Changes in heat island intensities in German cities due to changes in land use and cover.  M.Sc. Arbeit / Betreuung:  Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen  und/oder  Prof. Dr. Andreas Matzarakis  (in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Deutschen Wetterdienst in Offenbach).

Greenhouse gas emissions

• Direct emission measurements of methane and nitrous oxide emissions on a tall tower in the city centre of Zurich  (Analysis of existing Data). B.Sc. Thesis / supervision:  Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen , Technical supervision: Rainer Hilland

Weather forecasting / climate modelling

• Global verification of convective precipitation representation in weather models.  B.Sc. Thesis / supervision:  Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen  and/or Prof. Dr. D. Schindler  (in  collaboration with  meteoblue AG  in Basel, Switzerland).
• Forecasting high-resolution wind in complex orography using the model WiCoMo.  B.Sc. Thesis / supervision:  Prof. Dr. D. Schindler  (in  collaboration with  meteoblue AG  in Basel, Switzerland).
• Evaluation of historical climate model simulations with the reanalysis model ERA5 for the period 2006 - 2022.   B.Sc. Thesis / supervision:  Prof. Dr. D. Schindler  (in  collaboration with  meteoblue AG  in Basel, Switzerland).
• Influence of atmospheric parameters on astronomical seeing data at 20 astronomical telescope locations.  B.Sc. Thesis / supervision:  Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen  (in  collaboration with  meteoblue AG  in Basel, Switzerland).

To receive announcements on actual topics in a timely manner, please register on the mailing list of the NF ‘Meteorologie und Klimatologie' under  [email protected] (in German only)

Thesis and Dissertation Toolkits

For your convenience, the CCE has compiled toolkits for seven distinct thesis/dissertation scenarios. The toolkits contain templates, planning tools, the ProQuest publishing agreement that binds all completed Iowa State University theses and dissertations, as well as shared consent agreements for co-authored journal article chapters.

Review the scenarios below to determine which best fits your thesis or dissertation project, and then navigate to the custom toolkit to download all the resources you'll need to produce a high-quality manuscript! Additional support is available for the toolkits! See below.

Master's - Traditional

Best for master's students completing a traditional, research-based thesis with no chapters formatted as journal articles. This toolkit contains:

• Traditional Thesis/Dissertation Template
• Thesis Planning Tool
• ProQuest Publishing Agreement

Master's - Traditional Toolkit

Master's - Journal Articles

Best for master's students completing a research-based thesis with two or more chapters, with at least one chapter formatted as a journal article. This toolkit contains:

• Journal Article Thesis/Dissertation Template
• Shared Consent Forms (2 options)

Master's - Journal Articles Toolkit

Master's - Single Journal Article

Best for master's students completing a research-based thesis with only one chapter, formatted as a journal article. This toolkit contains:

• Single Journal Article Thesis Template

Master's - Single Journal Article Toolkit

Master of Fine Arts - Nontraditional

Best for master's students completing a creative thesis with nontraditional formatting, such as short story collections, poetry collections, scripts and screenplays, and more. This toolkit contains:

• Nontraditional Thesis Template

MFA - Nontraditional Toolkit

Ph.D. - Traditional

Best for doctoral students completing a traditional, research-based dissertation with no chapters formatted as journal articles. This toolkit contains:

• Dissertation Planning Tool

Ph.D. - Traditional Toolkit

Ph.D. - Journal Articles

Best for doctoral students completing a research-based dissertation with at least one chapter formatted as a journal article. This toolkit contains:

Ph.D. - Journal Articles Toolkit

How to Write a Research Proposal: (with Examples & Templates)

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Before conducting a study, a research proposal should be created that outlines researchers’ plans and methodology and is submitted to the concerned evaluating organization or person. Creating a research proposal is an important step to ensure that researchers are on track and are moving forward as intended. A research proposal can be defined as a detailed plan or blueprint for the proposed research that you intend to undertake. It provides readers with a snapshot of your project by describing what you will investigate, why it is needed, and how you will conduct the research.  

Your research proposal should aim to explain to the readers why your research is relevant and original, that you understand the context and current scenario in the field, have the appropriate resources to conduct the research, and that the research is feasible given the usual constraints.  

This article will describe in detail the purpose and typical structure of a research proposal , along with examples and templates to help you ace this step in your research journey.  

What is a Research Proposal ?  

A research proposal¹ ,²  can be defined as a formal report that describes your proposed research, its objectives, methodology, implications, and other important details. Research proposals are the framework of your research and are used to obtain approvals or grants to conduct the study from various committees or organizations. Consequently, research proposals should convince readers of your study’s credibility, accuracy, achievability, practicality, and reproducibility.   

With research proposals , researchers usually aim to persuade the readers, funding agencies, educational institutions, and supervisors to approve the proposal. To achieve this, the report should be well structured with the objectives written in clear, understandable language devoid of jargon. A well-organized research proposal conveys to the readers or evaluators that the writer has thought out the research plan meticulously and has the resources to ensure timely completion.  

Purpose of Research Proposals  

A research proposal is a sales pitch and therefore should be detailed enough to convince your readers, who could be supervisors, ethics committees, universities, etc., that what you’re proposing has merit and is feasible . Research proposals can help students discuss their dissertation with their faculty or fulfill course requirements and also help researchers obtain funding. A well-structured proposal instills confidence among readers about your ability to conduct and complete the study as proposed.  

Research proposals can be written for several reasons:³  

• To describe the importance of research in the specific topic  
• Address any potential challenges you may encounter  
• Showcase knowledge in the field and your ability to conduct a study  
• Apply for a role at a research institute  
• Convince a research supervisor or university that your research can satisfy the requirements of a degree program  
• Highlight the importance of your research to organizations that may sponsor your project  
• Identify implications of your project and how it can benefit the audience  

What Goes in a Research Proposal?    

Research proposals should aim to answer the three basic questions—what, why, and how.  

The What question should be answered by describing the specific subject being researched. It should typically include the objectives, the cohort details, and the location or setting.  

The Why question should be answered by describing the existing scenario of the subject, listing unanswered questions, identifying gaps in the existing research, and describing how your study can address these gaps, along with the implications and significance.  

The How question should be answered by describing the proposed research methodology, data analysis tools expected to be used, and other details to describe your proposed methodology.   

Research Proposal Example  

Here is a research proposal sample template (with examples) from the University of Rochester Medical Center. 4 The sections in all research proposals are essentially the same although different terminology and other specific sections may be used depending on the subject.  

Structure of a Research Proposal  

If you want to know how to make a research proposal impactful, include the following components:¹  

1. Introduction  

This section provides a background of the study, including the research topic, what is already known about it and the gaps, and the significance of the proposed research.  

2. Literature review  

This section contains descriptions of all the previous relevant studies pertaining to the research topic. Every study cited should be described in a few sentences, starting with the general studies to the more specific ones. This section builds on the understanding gained by readers in the Introduction section and supports it by citing relevant prior literature, indicating to readers that you have thoroughly researched your subject.  

3. Objectives  

Once the background and gaps in the research topic have been established, authors must now state the aims of the research clearly. Hypotheses should be mentioned here. This section further helps readers understand what your study’s specific goals are.  

4. Research design and methodology  

Here, authors should clearly describe the methods they intend to use to achieve their proposed objectives. Important components of this section include the population and sample size, data collection and analysis methods and duration, statistical analysis software, measures to avoid bias (randomization, blinding), etc.  

5. Ethical considerations  

This refers to the protection of participants’ rights, such as the right to privacy, right to confidentiality, etc. Researchers need to obtain informed consent and institutional review approval by the required authorities and mention this clearly for transparency.  

6. Budget/funding  

Researchers should prepare their budget and include all expected expenditures. An additional allowance for contingencies such as delays should also be factored in.  

7. Appendices  

This section typically includes information that supports the research proposal and may include informed consent forms, questionnaires, participant information, measurement tools, etc.  

8. Citations  

Important Tips for Writing a Research Proposal  

Writing a research proposal begins much before the actual task of writing. Planning the research proposal structure and content is an important stage, which if done efficiently, can help you seamlessly transition into the writing stage. 3,5  

The Planning Stage  

• Manage your time efficiently. Plan to have the draft version ready at least two weeks before your deadline and the final version at least two to three days before the deadline.
• What is the primary objective of your research?  
• Will your research address any existing gap?  
• What is the impact of your proposed research?  
• Do people outside your field find your research applicable in other areas?  
• If your research is unsuccessful, would there still be other useful research outcomes?  

  The Writing Stage  

• Create an outline with main section headings that are typically used.  
• Focus only on writing and getting your points across without worrying about the format of the research proposal , grammar, punctuation, etc. These can be fixed during the subsequent passes. Add details to each section heading you created in the beginning.   
• Ensure your sentences are concise and use plain language. A research proposal usually contains about 2,000 to 4,000 words or four to seven pages.  
• Don’t use too many technical terms and abbreviations assuming that the readers would know them. Define the abbreviations and technical terms.  
• Ensure that the entire content is readable. Avoid using long paragraphs because they affect the continuity in reading. Break them into shorter paragraphs and introduce some white space for readability.  
• Focus on only the major research issues and cite sources accordingly. Don’t include generic information or their sources in the literature review.  
• Proofread your final document to ensure there are no grammatical errors so readers can enjoy a seamless, uninterrupted read.  
• Use academic, scholarly language because it brings formality into a document.  
• Ensure that your title is created using the keywords in the document and is neither too long and specific nor too short and general.  
• Cite all sources appropriately to avoid plagiarism.  
• Make sure that you follow guidelines, if provided. This includes rules as simple as using a specific font or a hyphen or en dash between numerical ranges.  
• Ensure that you’ve answered all questions requested by the evaluating authority.  

Key Takeaways   

Here’s a summary of the main points about research proposals discussed in the previous sections:  

• A research proposal is a document that outlines the details of a proposed study and is created by researchers to submit to evaluators who could be research institutions, universities, faculty, etc.  
• Research proposals are usually about 2,000-4,000 words long, but this depends on the evaluating authority’s guidelines.  
• A good research proposal ensures that you’ve done your background research and assessed the feasibility of the research.  
• Research proposals have the following main sections—introduction, literature review, objectives, methodology, ethical considerations, and budget.  

Frequently Asked Questions  

Q1. How is a research proposal evaluated?  

A1. In general, most evaluators, including universities, broadly use the following criteria to evaluate research proposals . 6  

• Significance —Does the research address any important subject or issue, which may or may not be specific to the evaluator or university?  
• Content and design —Is the proposed methodology appropriate to answer the research question? Are the objectives clear and well aligned with the proposed methodology?  
• Sample size and selection —Is the target population or cohort size clearly mentioned? Is the sampling process used to select participants randomized, appropriate, and free of bias?  
• Timing —Are the proposed data collection dates mentioned clearly? Is the project feasible given the specified resources and timeline?  
• Data management and dissemination —Who will have access to the data? What is the plan for data analysis?  

Q2. What is the difference between the Introduction and Literature Review sections in a research proposal ?  

A2. The Introduction or Background section in a research proposal sets the context of the study by describing the current scenario of the subject and identifying the gaps and need for the research. A Literature Review, on the other hand, provides references to all prior relevant literature to help corroborate the gaps identified and the research need.  

Q3. How long should a research proposal be?  

A3. Research proposal lengths vary with the evaluating authority like universities or committees and also the subject. Here’s a table that lists the typical research proposal lengths for a few universities.  

Q4. What are the common mistakes to avoid in a research proposal ?  

A4. Here are a few common mistakes that you must avoid while writing a research proposal . 7  

• No clear objectives: Objectives should be clear, specific, and measurable for the easy understanding among readers.  
• Incomplete or unconvincing background research: Background research usually includes a review of the current scenario of the particular industry and also a review of the previous literature on the subject. This helps readers understand your reasons for undertaking this research because you identified gaps in the existing research.  
• Overlooking project feasibility: The project scope and estimates should be realistic considering the resources and time available.   
• Neglecting the impact and significance of the study: In a research proposal , readers and evaluators look for the implications or significance of your research and how it contributes to the existing research. This information should always be included.  
• Unstructured format of a research proposal : A well-structured document gives confidence to evaluators that you have read the guidelines carefully and are well organized in your approach, consequently affirming that you will be able to undertake the research as mentioned in your proposal.  
• Ineffective writing style: The language used should be formal and grammatically correct. If required, editors could be consulted, including AI-based tools such as Paperpal , to refine the research proposal structure and language.  

Thus, a research proposal is an essential document that can help you promote your research and secure funds and grants for conducting your research. Consequently, it should be well written in clear language and include all essential details to convince the evaluators of your ability to conduct the research as proposed.  

This article has described all the important components of a research proposal and has also provided tips to improve your writing style. We hope all these tips will help you write a well-structured research proposal to ensure receipt of grants or any other purpose.  

References  

• Sudheesh K, Duggappa DR, Nethra SS. How to write a research proposal? Indian J Anaesth. 2016;60(9):631-634. Accessed July 15, 2024. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5037942/  
• Writing research proposals. Harvard College Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships. Harvard University. Accessed July 14, 2024. https://uraf.harvard.edu/apply-opportunities/app-components/essays/research-proposals  
• What is a research proposal? Plus how to write one. Indeed website. Accessed July 17, 2024. https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/research-proposal  
• Research proposal template. University of Rochester Medical Center. Accessed July 16, 2024. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/MediaLibraries/URMCMedia/pediatrics/research/documents/Research-proposal-Template.pdf  
• Tips for successful proposal writing. Johns Hopkins University. Accessed July 17, 2024. https://research.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Tips-for-Successful-Proposal-Writing.pdf  
• Formal review of research proposals. Cornell University. Accessed July 18, 2024. https://irp.dpb.cornell.edu/surveys/survey-assessment-review-group/research-proposals  
• 7 Mistakes you must avoid in your research proposal. Aveksana (via LinkedIn). Accessed July 17, 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/7-mistakes-you-must-avoid-your-research-proposal-aveksana-cmtwf/  

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German Stammbücher or Libri amicorum at Stanford Libraries : Primary sources and manuscripts

16th and 17th-century manuscripts.

• Album amicorum made from Alciati's Emblemata, 1551?-1560 Call Number: MSS CODEX 1123 Publication Date: 1551-1560 A printed edition of Andrea Alciati's "Emblemata" that has been made into an album amicorum [autograph book] by a German student of Ingolstadt University. 220 woodcut emblems in borders from the original text (published in Lyon, France) are interleaved with approximately 75 autograph entries, some on both sides of a leaf, almost all with large coats-of-arms, dated between 1558-1560. Many of the emblems and nearly all of the autograph entries have been hand-colored.
• (NEW ACQUISITION--CATALOGING IN PROCESS) Liber amicorum. Manuscript on paper in Latin, German and Italian. Siena, 1569-1570, owned by Wolfgang Albrecht von Würzburg (d. 1610) The liber amicorum of Wolfgang Albrecht von Würzburg. A native of Kleingeschwenda near Saalfeld, he was since 1592 provost in Bamberg, Würzburg and Comburg, and died on 24 March 1610 (cf. Grosses vollständiges Universal Lexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste, Leipzig-Halle, 1749, vol. 59, col. 1308; and Regeste einer werthvollen, reichhaltigen Sammlung von Originalurkunden […], Nürnberg, 1850, p. 58). As the present album amicorum proves it, he studied in Siena in the years 1569-1570. The volume opens with a pretty costume picture of a “Gentildonna Senna” (‘Sienese noblewoman') and an entry of the owner (“In Catalogum amicorum”) facing his coat of arms. Further entries, partly with fully painted or simply sketched coats-of-arms, are by Johann Gottfried von Seckendorff, Bartholomäus von Romrod, Johann Gottfried von Berlichingen, Hannibal von Bocksberg, Hildebrand von Stain, Adrian von der Linde, Johann Georg von Fraunberg, Karl Ehinger, Virgilius Fröschlmoser, Jacob Mackl, Octavianus Schrenck, Nikolaus Hoier, and many others. Some of the contributors indicates their country of origin, namely Austria, Silesia, Pomerania, Swabia, etc. The only non-German entry is by the Bolognese student Galeazzo Balboni. All entries are dated 1569-1570 but one dated 1580, and all entries are signed from “Senis Hetruriae”. At the end is a partial register arranged in alphabetical order by first name probably written by the owner and, after that, a two-line saying (repeated twice), possibly as a counterpart to the beautiful Sienese woman depicted at the beginning, which goes: “Amor di putana é vin di Fiasco / la sera é bono, ela mattina eguasta” (‘Whore's love is like flask wine, good in the evening, rotten in the morning').
• Flores Hesperidum: pulcherrimae plerorumque Graeciae comicorum sententiae, 1574 Call Number: PN6279 .A3 1574 Publication Date: 1574 Anthology of epigrams and heraldic woodcuts forming a template for an album amicorum, edited by Christian Egenolff, not to be confused with the Frankfurt printer.
• Flores Hesperidvm, 1574 Extracts from Henri Estienne's Comicorum graecorum sententiae, with translations into Latin by Estienne and Egenolff, and into German. Each group is followed by blank pages containing ms. sentiments, usually signed and dated.
• Album amicorum of Matthias Olhan, 1588–1618 Call Number: MSS CODEX 1474 Publication Date: 1588–1618 Viennese and Southern German friendship album from the late 16th and early 17th century. German manuscript on paper. 40 ff. (1 folding) with 46 coats of arms in colours and gilt, mostly full page. Most of the entries are from Vienna, and a few others from Augsburg, Komorn (Komárom), Raab (Györ), and Regensburg. The names of the contributors and their arms are almost exclusively those of commoners, many of which were probably colleagues of Ölhans, including Ahaim, Dietl, Mardl, Perleb, Perschaw, Rittersdorffer, Schoenberg, and Zaiminger, but also the Barons Bartholomaeus and Paul zu Egkh und Hungersbach as well as the noble family of Wolzogen. Near the end the album contains a curious allegorical drawing captioned in Italian.
• (NEW ACQUISITION--CATALOGING IN PROCESS) Album amicorum of the physician Benedikt Geiger. Freiburg im Breisgau, Munich, Florence, and Groningen 1592-1617. An early album amicorum containing mainly contributions by students and scholars of the university of Freiburg im Breisgau, including: Georg Bernhard Burger from Biberach, matriculated in 1579, doctor of law in 1592; Abraham Bellini from Florence 1593; Theodor Hepperger, Petrimontanus (South Tyrol), matriculated 1589, doctor of law 1596; Georg Linggahöl from Tyrol; Christoph von Brandis from Innsbruck, matriculated 1591, thesis in law 1594; Wolfgang Graf von Öttingen (1573-1598), canon of the cathedral of Eichstädt, rector in 1592; Johannes Maximus Steiner from Pleinfeld, doctor of law in 1594; Zacharias Loss from Wurzach, matriculated 1590; Johann Eberhard Lauentinus von Landshut, matriculated 1588; Georg Pölsterl (+1604), Austrian jurist and magistrate, dated from Florence 1593; Nicolaus (Miklos) Thurzó of Bethlenfalva and Bajmócz (1578-1609), dated from Florence 27 June 1593; Georg Meyer (1530-1609) from Strasbourg, professor of medicine, rector of the University of Freiburg several times from 1577 to 1606 (printed coat of arms); Ulrich Gayler, former secretary to the counts of Hohenzollern, dated from Munich 2 Jan. 1593; Carl Scheurl a member of the Nuremberg patrician family, dated from Florence 1593; Peter Schleher from Villingen, matriculated 1585; Johann Jacob Radt, court clerk in Freiburg, dated from from Florence 1593; Johannes Weigel from Florence 1593; Stanislaus Thurzó of Bethlenfalva and Bajmócz (Hungary), dated from Florence 27 June 1593; Jakob Mock (1540-1616) medical doctor, rector 1603 and 1613; Gallus Streytstaimer (1524-1595), medical doctor, rector 1571, 1574, 1579, 1585, and 1588; Joannes Joansonius Boltes (?), Groninganus, 1617; Walter Rettich, son of an episcopal official from Strasbourg, born in Dachstein in Alsace and raised as a Catholic, initially a mercenary in the service of Spain, then a law student in Freiburg i. Br. (1589) before becoming a councillor there. Rettich converted to Calvinism in 1619 and a year later back to Catholicism under the guidance of the Jesuits in Schlettstadt and probably died soon afterwards. Benedikt Geiger from Munich, matriculated at the university of Freiburg on the 22 October 1591 and graduated with a doctorate in medicine on 23 November 1592. According to the Freiburg university register he had previously received a master's degree at the universty of Ingolstadt. A few years later he became the private physician of the bishop of Passau Urban von Trennbach who recommends him as the successor of the famous botanist, physician and explorere Leonhard Rauwolf in Linz (cf. OÖLA Linz, Landschaftsakten, Schachtel 462, Nr. E III 49).
• Album of Wolfgang Kress von Kressenstein, 1597-1601 Call Number: MSS CODEX M0442 Publication Date: 1597-1601 Painted coats of arms together with inscriptions to the owner in various hands. Many are written at Jena or Altdorf and dated 1597-1601. Leaves 242-245 contain miniatures of the four seasons.
• Album amicorum of Hermann Werner, 1598-1608 Call Number: MSS CODEX 1157 Publication Date: 1598-1608 Student's album amicorum, kept over the period of a decade by Hermann Werner. Contents include 9 colored coats of arms, half-page colored scene of puttos, and a small sketch. The earliest entries appear to be from Stadthagen, including those of the 13-year-old Count Julius zu Holstein-Schaumburg (d. 1601) and of the Klencke family, whose members Ludolf, Wilken, and Theodor sign with Latin quotations and a full-page coat of arms. Late-Renaissance humanist friendship album from Northern Germany, including several noted representatives of local scholarship, politics and nobility.

18th-century manuscripts

• German autograph albums, 1733-1835 Call Number: MSS CODEX 1324 T Two apparently unrelated volumes, however they are similar and probably representative of the time and place. One belonging to G.C.W. Poemer von Dippoltsdorf of Nuremberg, the other also with Nuremberg entries as well as from Fürth and Augsburg. Both are beautifully illustrated and calligraphed. The album belonging to Dippoltsdorf has many entries by military people
• Liber amicorum of a Westphalian physician named Brüning, 1770-1799 Call Number: MSS CODEX 1170 Publication Date: 1770-1799 Liber amicorum of a Westphalian physician named Brüning, containing 198 dedicatories by friends, mainly medicine students among whom is listed the famous German anthropologist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840). His text in praise of Brüning is dated 1770 and was redacted in Iena where he was studying medicine.
• Autograph album of Johann Christian Fischer, 1774-1784 Call Number: MSS CODEX 0045 Publication Date: 1774-1784 Consists of a dedication leaf, 305 numbered p., and an unnumbered index of 23 p., bound in an 18th cent. leather binding. Each p. consists of a ms. inscription, most signed and dated, with the dates ranging from 1774 to 1784. Inscriptions are in Greek, Latin, German, French, Dutch, Italian and English. A 20th century person writing in German has annotated some of the entries in pencil. He notes on the upper fly-leaf that there are 242 entries, of which 38 are by noteworthy persons. The 1st p. of the index has: "Register ergänzt 2/8 Jan. 1923 G. Meyer." The bookplate of the Janus Foundation San Francisco is mounted on the upper pastedown.
• Extensive album with 46 inked portrait silhouettes, 1775-1784 Publication Date: 1775-1784 Extensive album with 46 inked portrait silhouettes, one of them with a small watercolour and one small pencil drawing. Altogether the album contains 99 handwritten entries from the years 1775 to 1780 (mostly Bremen) and 1780 to 1784 (mostly Göttingen)
• Autograph album belonging to Catharina Heydin, Nuremberg, 1783-1787 Call Number: MSS CODEX 0078
• Commonplace book of Caroline Meyer, 1786-1823 Call Number: MSS CODEX 1322 Publication Date: 1786-1823 Commonplace book filled with handwritten transcripts from books, newspapers and magazines. Included are letters (probably mostly parts of epistolary novels), poems and prose passages. A multi-page text "From Faramonds family history. Daily rules of conduct given by a Catholic pastor" is followed by excerpts from Blum's New Walks, an Intelligence Sheet (a letter from a mother to her daughter a few days before her marriage), some from Sophie de la Roche, transcripts from women's magazines (Frauenzimmermagazin, Neue Magazin für Frauenzimmer), several paragraphs of Knigge, two poems on the death of Clemens Maria Joseph Duke of Saxony, as well as several other poems, spells and prose texts. Most entries seem to come from the same hand, only a few from others.

19th-century manuscripts

• Collection of alba amicorum, 1813-1877 Call Number: M2256 FLAT BOX 1 & 2 Publication Date: 1813-1877 Seven alba amicorum (or "stammbuchkassette") kept by seven different individuals throughout central Europe. Former owners include one Hilbert from Suessenbach, Gustav Jenke, Gertrud Jenke, Anna Heuser, an individual from Glogau, a woman named Pauline, and a woman named Bertha. Some albums include color drawings, locks of hair, or embroidery.
• Emilie Delling album amicorum, 1831-1840 Call Number: MSS CODEX 1192 Publication Date: 1831-1840 A Stammbuch (or album amicorum) belonging to Emilie Delling. Presented in an elaborate folding dark green half leather case with contemporary if not original spine and parts, giving owner (E. Delling) and titled, "Reminiscenz." Contemporary marbled slipcase. Approximately 80 individual leaves with entries, about 15 illustrations with 6 watercolors and watercolor vignettes, 3 embroidered pictures, 4 applied curly hair examples, pencil drawing, etc. Sheets measure approximately 10 x 16.5 cm. Entries range from 1831-1840. Numerous sayings and artistic expressions of friends from the town of Meerane in the northwest of the district of Zwickau in Saxony, including autographs, very pretty young ladies with a watercolor drawing of a round table under a large willow, one figure playing a mandolin while a young man hides behind a bush watching.
• Album amicorum of Lieutenant Hugo Visconti, 1836-1840 Call Number: M2449 FLAT BOX 1 Publication Date: 1836-1840 Album of a member of the military, probably of Lieutenant Hugo Visconti "in the 47th Lin (ien) Infanterie Regimente", named on the finely calligraphed sheet of paper used here as the title. The contributors are almost exclusively women, including his sister, who asks God that he should not make her brother happy in the "distance", but "soon lead back to our fatherland and into the arms" of his "sister Hermine" , dated Karlsruhe, March 13, 1836. The attached water-color plan, apparently cut from a larger sheet, shows the floor plan of the Karlsruhe Cadet Institute and its green spaces opposite the Botanical Garden. This section of the plan bears the year 1826. Visconti probably came from Karlsruhe, was trained at this institute and was transferred to Padua in 1836. In the period up to 1840 he must have done military service in Croatia. He seems to have made various female acquaintances, some of which have been immortalized in his album. Only one sheet comes from the military context, with an entry and pen drawing showing a maneuver with cavalrymen and a closed infantry line.
• Album Amicorum of Frau Hedwig, 1862-1872 Call Number: M2462 FLAT BOX 1 Publication Date: 1862-1872 Album amicorum for a woman named Hedwig consists of 21 entries, of which 5 have ink sketches on rectos. Entries signed in Graz, Linz and Salzburg. Notable entries include an ink sketch of a farmhouse in the mountains by a Josef Kogl and a small watercolor sketch of the monastery and castle of Nonnberg, near Salzburg, signed by Josef von Bechinie in Nonntal.
• Album amicorum, 1881-1884 Call Number: MSS CODEX 1201 Publication Date: 1881-1884 Album amicorum with 63 entries of poetry, mostly in German, with a few in English and French. Contains 11 pen or pencil drawings, mostly accentuated with color. Among the numerous entries are those of A. Kornhas, M. Agnes, Josepha Rauch, Th. Knöpfler, M. Angéle, Mary Agnes, Louise Vogl, F. Widmann, Hassler R., Fanny Schneider, Marthe Wicky, Noémie, Bertha Fasold, Godwin Sequin, Mizi Frohm, Louise Weber, Betty Dorner, Lina Stichel, Carla Luckmann, Amèlie Angele, Marie Schamm, Wally Zoller, Claudine Grübler, E. Kispert, Marie Pischl, Julie Kofler, Bertha Kofler, Clementine Wittmann, Marie Bodmaier, Auguste Salzmann, Vittoria Frizzi, Maria von Geismar, Lina Thomm, Alina Salzmann, Monika Forstner, Ida Haldenwang, Albertine Vogl, Emma Steidle, Emily Prunner, Elisa Beck, Lina Sitmara, Bertha Hofmann, Elise Felber, K. Sichmann, and Emma Wickel.
• Enid Lucy Pease Robinson album amicorum, 1897-1903 Call Number: M2329 FLAT BOX 1 Publication Date: 1897-1903 A late Victorian, early Edwardian England album amicorum featuring the friends and family of Enid Lucy Pease Robinson reflecting on their "favorites." Each album page features two pre-printed "My Favorite" forms, which provide a cut-out window for a photograph and a grid with 21 slots, one per topic, arranged in 7 rows, 3 across to be completed for: "My Favorite--Poet/ Poem/ Composer/ Song/ Artist/ Picture/ Author/ Book/ Hero in fiction/ Heroine in fiction/ Historical hero/ Historical heroine/ Study/ Amusement/ Flower/ Color/ Animal/ Musical Instrument/ Proverb/ Quotation/ Motto." Respondents include 31 young women born between 1876 and 1886, the majority between 1881-1883, who comprise two thirds of the subjects. Enid herself is represented in the album in three photos, taken at ages 16, 18 and 21, each time varying her answers to "My Favorites." Totals 44 records for all 42 subjects and 33 for the 31 female subjects, all but one of whom were in late adolescence or early womanhood, and whose median age was 18, at the time they dated their individual records variously between 1897 and 1903. The remaining 11 subjects comprise older men and women, among them Enid's parents and six members of the Hanbury family, including Cecil Hanbury, MP

20th-century manuscripts

• Maja Iffland album amicorum, 1905-1906 Call Number: M2140 Publication Date: 1905-1906 An album amicorum belonging to Iffland containing entries written by Iffland's classmates at the Institut Friedlander, Karlsruhe. Most entries are in German and date to 1905-1906, though there are some entries in English and French, and a few feature pen or pencil drawings. Signers include Iffland's cousin Gretel, Else Maier, Meta Altmann, Leni Bock, Dorothea Ebert, Lisl Pfeifer, Jenny Meurer, Ella Hirsch, Bella Mausbach, Ella Neu, Rosy Heinsheimer, Karola Strauss, Anna Sahm, Leontine von Beck, Eva Dahlmann, Ifflands Lehrerin Frau Obermüller, Frida von Daum, Gertrud Hornung, Bertha Neff, Johanna Rößler, H. Sickinger, Helene Theobald, Concordia Kienzler, Emilie Mennarth, Ifflands Seelsorger E. Bodenstein, Irmgard Enders, Maria Höllischer, Enid Wittington, Thilde Leuhsler, Herma Roth, Hedwig Freyheit, Helene Frey and Elisabeth Gräff.
• Edith Anna Strauss papers, 1921-1942 Call Number: M2845 Publication Date: 1920s-1940s This collection consists of correspondence, official documents, printed materials, schoolwork, ephemera, album amicorums, and other materials documenting the life of a young German Jew from the 1920s to the early 1940s.
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