Dittmann, Alden (1930 - )

Collection - Estate

Alden Dittmann is a Chilean agronomist, who obtained his doctorate from the University of Göttingen in 1963. In 1964 Dittmann started working at the Ibero-American Institute (IAI) of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation in Berlin, where he was responsible for the special collections. He founded the IAI’s audio library. His work focused on politics and German emigration to Chile.

Material:

5 cases and 5 folders (large format).
documents on Germans in Chile (Deutsche Schule Santiago – Santiago German School; Verein Deutscher Lehrer – The Association of German Teachers; Deutsch-Chilenischer Bund – The German-Chilean Association; Deutsch-Chilenisches Sozialwerk – The German-Chilean Charitable Foundation) and German emigration to Chile
collection of pamphlets (Chile, 1972-1973)
material on the IAI’s folklore collection and audio library
1 literature card index
newspaper clippings
48 pennants
105 slides

Keywords: Chile, Germans abroad, history of the IAI

Links

Online-Catalogue (external link, opens in a new window)