Van Pelt Library, and the Van Pelt Reference Stacks in particular, are home to many classic German-language reference works that are not available online. These are just a few selected reference works. Please ask a librarian for additional recommendations.
Kunisch, Hermann ... [et al.]. Lexikon der deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur seit 1945 / neu herausgegeben von Thomas Kraft. München : Nymphenburger, 2003. Location: Van Pelt Library Reference - Stacks PT401 .L49 2003
Schmidt, Heiner. ... [et al.] Quellenlexikon zur deutschen Literaturgeschichte = Bibliography of studies on German literary history [...] 1945-1990. Duisburg : Verlag für Pädagogische Dokumentation, 1994. Location: Van Pelt Reference - Stacks PT53 .S35 1994.
Dahlmann-Waitz Quellenkunde der deutschen Geschichte. Stuttgart, A. Hiersemann, 1965. Issued in parts. Location: Van Pelt Reference - Stacks DD89 .D342.
Taddey, Gerhard. Lexikon der deutschen Geschichte. Stuttgart : Kröner, c1998. Location: Van Pelt Reference - Stacks DD84 .L48 1998.
Stoob, Heinz & Johanek, Peter. Deutsches Städtebuch : Handbuch städtischer Geschichte. Stuttgart : Kohlhammer, 1995. Location: Van Pelt Library Reference - Stacks DD91 .D48 1995
Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm. München : Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1999. Location: Van Pelt Library Reference - Stacks PF3625 .G73 1999 (Also online at Wörterbuchnetz)
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