History of the Inventory Designer: After the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had awarded the 1936 Summer Olympics to Berlin, the mayors of Garmisch and Partenkirchen tried to reach the IV Olympic Games in their communities in that year. Olympic Winter Games. In June 1933 the time had come: the two communities prevailed within Germany against the competing cities Braunlage and Schreiberhau. Foreign competitors Montreal in Canada and St. Moritz in Switzerland were also left behind. In the run-up to the Winter Olympics, the two communities were united on 1 January 1935 to form a market community (Garmisch-Partenkirchen) against their resistance. In a short time, the preparatory organisation of the Winter Games had to take place from 1933 onwards, which was to be secured financially not only by support payments from other towns and municipalities, but also by an additional citizen's tax for the inhabitants of Garmisch and Partenkirchen. In total, costs of 2.6 million Reichsmarks had to be shouldered. On August 23, 1933, the Organizing Committee was founded in Garmisch-Partenkirchen to organize the Winter Games. The President of the Organizing Committee was Dr. Karl Ritter von Halt (1891-1964), Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors of Munich-based Bankhaus Auffhäuser. His deputy and treasurer was the director of the Bayerische Gemeindebank Friedrich Döhlemann, general secretary was Baron Peter Le Fort. Dr. Hermann Harster was responsible as press officer. The committee was particularly responsible for organising the construction and repair work. In record time, the Olympic Ski Stadium with the Great Olympic Hill, in which the opening and closing ceremonies were also to take place, and the Olympic Art Stadium were built. At the Riessersee the sports facilities for speed skating, ice shooting and bobsleigh races were extended or newly built. The course of the skialpine competitions, which took place for the first time as part of the Olympic Games, also had to be determined. In addition, logistical planning had to be carried out, for which the 1935 German Winter Sports Championships had to be regarded as a test run. Traditionally, the significance of the Winter Olympics was still lagging behind that of the Summer Games. The IV. The Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen were a first step out of the shadow of the Summer Games. From 6 to 16 February 1936, 646 athletes from 28 nations took part in 17 competitions in bobsleigh, ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, alpine skiing and Nordic skiing. Ice-shooting and military patrol were conducted as demonstration competitions. In the course of the ski alpine competitions, which took place for the first time, there had previously been disputes with the International Ski Federation because the IOC refused to let ski instructors take part in the competitions as professionals. The ski associations of Austria and Switzerland then boycotted the Winter Games. The logistical effort as well as the organisation of the competitions and the accommodation of the athletes were accompanied by a high number of visitors. Only with the efficient use of public transport was it possible to ensure that around 500,000 people could attend the games as spectators. The final event alone with the awarding of all medals was attended by approx. 150,000 people. Cooperation with the Reichsbahn was therefore necessary, and the Reichspost was also an important partner for radio broadcasting. The media marketing and broadcasting of the games was a prelude to the Summer Games. This shows that above all public relations work was an essential part of the work of the organising committee. At home and abroad, advertising was done for the Olympic Winter Games in order to present the Reich as a supposedly civilized and peaceful country. After it had been prevented that the USA boycotted the games because of the racist politics of Germany, the organizing committee did everything to use the Olympiad for propagandistic purposes. Karl Ritter von Halt had all signs with anti-Semitic inscriptions removed and banned anti-Jewish smear campaigns in order not to endanger the prestige object "Olympic Games". The Winter Games were a test run for the Summer Games, which is why the IOC and NOK (then the German Olympic Committee), as well as the government of the Reich, attached particular importance to them. In the presence of Adolf Hitler and numerous leading members of the NSDAP, they were opened in the ski stadium on 6 February 1936. Outstanding athletes were the Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie, the Norwegian speed skater Ivar Ballangrud and the German skier Christl Cranz. The staff of the organizing committee of the IV Olympic Winter Games included: President: Dr Karl Ritter von Halt Secretary General: Baron Peter le Fort Adjudant to the President: F. von Podewils, Raymund Nölke, Ilse Damköhler Sports organization: Hans Nölke, Renate Fischer Registration office: Anastasia Hartmann, Josephine Dangl, Toni Jeggs, Elisabeth Zehner Registration: Anni Schwab, Hans Karg, Adolf Wiedemann Head of deployment: Major Feuchtinger Traffic and Order: Captain Walter Titel, Mrs. Michael Olympic Construction Office: Joseph Dürr, Josef Hartl, Ludwig Gareis, (Arthur Vollstedt) Programme: Dr. Fritz Wasner, Ms Rönnebeck Olympic Traffic Office: Max Werneck, Max Urban, Anton Wiedemann, Heinrich Witztum, Erich Junker, Heinrich Wegener, Lina Rühling, Eva Ackert Bobsleigh top management: Alex Gruber, Hans Edgar Endres, Ms Dangl Treasurer: Friedrich Döhlemann Inventory description: Inventory history The records of the organizing committee of the IV. After the end of the Winter Games, the 1936 Winter Olympics went to the Reichsarchiv, where it remained for the time being - apart from a loan of the holdings to the Organising Committee, probably on the occasion of the 1940 Olympic Games. From 1946 the collection was in the Central State Archives of the GDR, from where it was borrowed again from 1953 to 1964, this time to the National Olympic Committee of the GDR. Copies were also made in this context. In 1964, with the exception of a few files, the holdings were returned to the Central State Archives. Since 1990 it has belonged to the holdings of the Federal Archives. The remaining 0.2 running meters, which remained with the National Olympic Committee of the GDR after 1964, were transferred from the DR 510 stock to the R 8076 stock in December 2004. A further nine archive units were subsequently transferred to R 8076 in January 2007, in the course of orderly work on various holdings, including R 8077. Archive evaluation and processing No information can be given on war-related file losses. In 1964, G. Oehmigen and W. Thilo of the Department of Contemporary History of the Research Centre at the Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur Leipzig drew up a list of the files on loan to the NOK of the GDR based on a file plan available in the former Reichsarchiv. In the Central State Archives of the GDR, only the first half of the stock was recorded on index cards. A new indexing took place in 2005/2006 in the Federal Archives. Since the original file titles did not appear meaningful, new titles were created and supplemented by content notes. In addition, a new classification was developed, which is oriented to the tasks of the organizing committee. In connection with the redrawing by Mathis Leibetseder, Rouven Pons and Stefan Selbmann, a post-cassation was also carried out. Due to their low information value, order slips for admission tickets, invoices for telephone calls by individual employees, receipts for Olympic badges, health stamps and documents for the payment of citizen's tax for the employees of the organising committee were collected. The photographs of the Olympic Winter Games, the German Winter Sports Championships and other sports competitions found in the collection were removed and transferred to the picture archive of the Koblenz Office of the Federal Archives. Characterisation of content: General administration: personnel 1933-1937 (44), finances 1933-1939 (84), liquidation of the committee 1935-1937 (7); preparation of the winter games: Correspondence 1932-1936 (25), meetings 1932-1937 (35), reporting 1933-1937 (23), cooperation 1927-1936 (19), awards 1933-1937 (7), sports facilities 1932-1936 (54), notifications 1934-1936 (54), tickets 1933-1936 (35), foreign exchange, transport, logistics, accommodation 1934-1936 (17), tradesmen 1934-1936 (3); organization of competitions: Public and press work 1933-1936 (112), planning and execution 1921-1936 (5), festival and supporting programme 1933-1939 (6), ice, bobsleigh and skiing 1933-1936 (54), other competitions 1933-1935 (15) State of development: online find book (2006, 2007) Citation: BArch, R 8076/...

Description of the holdings: Abt. 189 Heylsches Landgut Pfauenmoos Size: 77 AK and one running metre oversized formats (incl. 189_F = 307 VE) = 7.5 running metres Duration: 1857 - 2007 1st prehistory and takeover of the documents in May 2012 After the death of Ludwig C. v. Heyl zu Herrnsheim (1920-2010), who had handed over extensive private and company documents to the archive since 1997, which were intensively recorded in the city archives (Abt. 185), his two sons Dr. Ludwig v. Heyl (Landgut Nonnenhof, Bobenheim-Roxheim south of Worms) and Dr. Johannes v. Heyl (Freidorf/Kanton Thurgau, CH) approached the City Archives with the question of whether a takeover of further supplementary family documents that were already stored and indexed (cf. Dept. 186) in the archives would be possible. These were located on the castle or country estate Pfauenmoos (canton St. Gallen, municipality Berg SG, Switzerland) acquired by the family in 1848/49, since 1923 a foundation according to Swiss law. Mainly due to the close personal ties of Ludwig C. v. Heyl ('Lu') to Pfauenmoos, in which he had lived regularly and for a longer period of time almost to the end of his life together with his wife Gisela (1923-2011, née Greiser, married since 1945), there were numerous private and family papers there which would await inspection and development. The project was also agreed with Ludwig v. Heyl's younger brother Gebhard v. Heyl (born 1930, resident in Munich). A takeover of family papers was also envisaged in view of the incipient planning for renovation work on the property. In view of the expected significance of the family documents for the history of the city and its closely connected von Heyl family, and against the background of the close and trusting cooperation with their relatives over many years, the archive gladly took up this suggestion and agreed in advance with the art historian and publisher Dr. Ferdinand Werner, who in 2010 as co-editor of the extensive anthology on the family and its buildings had already dealt with Pfauenmoos as an outstanding cultural monument. After the necessary organisational clarifications in 2011/12, the archive manager Dr. Gerold Bönnen, the archive employee Margit Rinker-Olbrisch (Dipl.-Arch. FH) and the aforementioned Dr. Ferdinand Werner travelled to Switzerland from 23-25 May 2012. On-site support was provided by Dr. Johannes v. Heyl, with whom all questions that arose were discussed before and after the event. The archives were mostly located in a climatically suitable room on the 2nd floor, the condition and important working steps were documented photographically. Close cooperation with the Cantonal Archives in St. Gallen was important to the City Archives, as the archives relating to the Foundation and the site itself were of course to remain on site. Through this collegial cooperation (discussion on site with Mrs. Regula Zürcher, who is responsible for private records) and due to the willingness of the family and the family foundation, it was possible to clarify that the parts of the archive that directly concern the property and the house or the family foundation should be deposited in the cantonal archives and recorded there, an exchange of the finding aids was agreed. The portion earmarked for the cantonal archives (approx. 13 running metres) comprises correspondence from the administration of the foundation, the Pfauenmoos Castle Association, estate management (from approx. 1890) and forestry, official books (cash books, accounting, bank documents, etc.), files, contracts relating to acquisition, leasing and construction matters, inventories (also at the time of the transfer of ownership in 1848/49) as well as a measuring certificate (1849). There are also some documents from Lederhandels-AG (Switzerland). The share taken over from the municipal archives of Worms and transferred to Worms on 25.5.2012 had approximately the same extent (approx. 12-13 running metres). For some of the documents, it was agreed that they would be digitised and the originals returned to the family (Chronicle of Pfauenmoos, collection of plans, photographs). Dr. Werner's stay on site was also used by Dr. Werner for a comprehensive photographic documentation of the highly interesting art-historical property with many references to Worms. A monograph on the history of the listed building is currently being planned. Following the trip, Dr. Werner and Claus Reisinger (Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft) voluntarily documented approx. 30 family photographs from Pfauenmoos, which were hung there and have since been returned, in high quality for the photo department of the city archive (80 illustrations = 1.93 GB). 2. indexing and special features The indexing of the holdings (new archive department 189) was carried out between June 2012 and January 2013 by the archive manager with the help of a student trainee. A donation contract with the city was already concluded with Dr. Johannes v. Heyl in August 2012. A cassation took place only in very small extent; only 18 files from the very extensive correspondence series of Ludwig v. Heyl in the years 1977 to 2000 (approx. 2 running meters): Congratulations 1986-90, Christmas cards and greetings 1975-1981, 1991, 1994, 1998; General Corresp. 1975-77; 60th Birthday 1980; General Correspondence Switzerland and International 1990-99) were not accepted due to the redundancy of the documents. Special arrangements were made for the Pfauenmoos Chronicle (Hauschronik, No. 001), which was digitised in the City Archives and returned to Switzerland, the plans returning after its partial digitisation (Nov. 2012, Digitisation Centre City Archives Mannheim) and some of the older photographs. For reasons of conservation, the oldest framed photos dating back to 1845 (Daguerro type!) remain in the collection, while the archive takes care of the professional treatment and guarantees, among other things, optimal air conditioning. As mentioned, the vast majority of framed hanging older family photos have been digitized and have already returned to Pfauenmoos in their original form. To supplement the collection, Dr. Werner has made available to the archive digitally drafts of the architect Bluntschli's plans for the conversion of Pfauenmoos from the period around 1880/90, which he had obtained from the ETH Zurich archives. 3. content emphases The holdings represent such a pleasing extension of the other Heyl estates because there are many cross-references to other parts of the family records. Ludwig v. Heyl jun. (1920-2010) in particular had stored a large amount of personal papers (e.g. correspondence from the 1930s until his death, also older family photos including daguerrotypes back to 1845) at his place of residence in Switzerland, which can now be used together with the documents already recorded (Dept. 185, 186, 1801/1). The links with other family archive holdings are close. The classification tries to take into account the different components. The focus is on the correspondence between the two owners Ludwig v. Heyl (senior, 1886-1962) and above all his son Ludwig v. Heyl (jun., 'Lu') from the period between the 1920s and shortly after 2000. The content of the collection reflects numerous family and company aspects of the von Heyl family, as Pfauenmoo contained documents of great thematic diversity, an illustration of which is the classification developed. According to Ludwig v. Heyls (sen., 1886-1962), correspondence between the 1920s and his death, including correspondence with Swiss personalities such as the temporary Federal President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Thomas Holenstein, is particularly noteworthy. In addition, there are documents on the charitable-ecclesiastical Swiss aid activated for Worms after 1946 (e.g. corr. with Rev. Buff) as well as internal family and company-related correspondence. The extensive correspondence of his son Ludwig v. Heyl (jun, 1920-2010), including the correspondence from the war years, family correspondence, plant-related letters (Heyl-Liebenau company until its liquidation in 1974) and materials, documents on his strong ties with the Bayreuth Festival after 1951 and his social activities in associations such as Rotary Clubs, lobbies of the leather industry, traditional associations (Militaria), etc. In all these fields, there is close interaction with the documents already existing in Dept. 185, which is why both holdings should be used in parallel when dealing with these topics. In addition there are older documents about Pfauenmoos from the time since ca. 1880, a collection of plans, photos and mixed material as well as personal documents of Gisela von Heyl, above all family correspondence from the time between ca. 1970 and 2000 (closed for use, see below). The photographs were recorded in a separate sub-collection 189_F comprising 36 units of description. Among these, in addition to the family pictures dating back to 1845, slide series from the 1970s on the demolition of the Majorshof and the Liebenau work should also be highlighted. 4. use and legal questions Notwithstanding the fact that the documents became the property of the City of Worms after the conclusion of the donation contract, blocking periods for use were set for a good 20 units of registration, as private and personal interests of Ludwig v. Heyls and his wife Gisela are particularly affected there. Apart from this, there are no restrictions on use. 5 Literature (on the building) - Ferdinand Werner, Von Wohnhäusern, Landsitzen und Villen, in: The Worms Industrial Family from Heyl. Public and private work between the middle classes and the nobility, edited by Gerold Bönnen and Ferdinand Werner, Worms 2010, pp. 187-311 (register entries pp. 533) - History of Pfauenmoos and the municipality of Berg, the Steinerburg and the municipality of Steinach, dedicated to the guests on the 80th birthday of S. Excellency Baron v. Heyl [1923], published in 15 pp. Worms, January 2013 Dr. Gerold Bönnen, Head of the Worms City Archive