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The Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg is the central archive authority of the state of Baden-Württemberg and preserves the historical records of the entire federal state and its predecessor territories since the Middle Ages. With around 175,000 shelf meters of archival material at eight locations, the state archive ensures the permanent acquisition, indexing, preservation and accessibility of documents from authorities, courts and other state bodies that are of lasting value[1][2][6].
The main mission of the state archive is to make history tangible: It sees itself as a competent partner of administration, justice, science and research as well as an indispensable component of democratic culture. Through its extensive analog and digital offerings, it serves as an information service provider for citizens and supports the examination of history and society with a wide range of educational and information offerings[1][2][5].
As a service-oriented and innovative cultural institution, the state archive not only promotes the archiving and management of documents, but is also involved in scientific research projects and the development of modern archiving technologies. One example is the ARCHE cooperation project, which combines digital and analog long-term archiving technologies to securely and permanently preserve cultural assets[4].
The values of the state archive include transparency, accessibility, sustainability and historical awareness. The protection and preservation of cultural assets are closely linked to sustainable thinking and technological innovation in order to ensure the long-term availability of information. Through the digitization of the holdings and the development of integrated archive systems, the state archive is meeting the challenges of digital transformation without endangering the authenticity and integrity of the documents[1][4].
The Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg is part of the Ministry of Science, Research and Art Baden-Württemberg as a state supreme authority and makes a decisive contribution to the promotion of state research and to the strengthening of democratic discourse. Its activities also include archival educational work, cultural and monument protection and regional state description, which contributes not least to the creation of identity and historical enlightenment[1][3][5].
In short, the Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg is an indispensable guardian of history, which preserves the past with professional competence, modern technology and social commitment and makes it accessible for the present and future.
This description is based on current and official information from the Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg and supplementary sources.
