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Thanks to http://board-js.blogspot.com/2009/03/cologne-historical-archive.html for the following translation of http://archiv.twoday.net/stories/5566219In respect to the human and cultural catastrophe, relating to the Cologne Historical Archive's building collapse on March 3rd 2009 (Multilingual information available on International Council on Archives), Salon Jewish Studies extends its usual information supply to help persons affected and to rescue as much as archival material as possible. The text below is based on the reporting by Klaus Graf in Archivalia.Possbilities of aid (The system for effective rescue of material is in a developing state: This means ‘patience’ for all the supporters) German version on ArchivaliaI. Aid in person, logistics, materialArchivists and Archives please contact:Archival consultations of LVR RheinlandPhone 0049-(0)2234-9854-255Email: rwwa@koeln.ihk.de [Rheinisch-Westfaelisches Wirtschaftsarchiv Koeln]This is the place where the aid is developed and coordinated and forwarded to the local crisis team in Cologne. (Contact to the LVR in English is possible.)Alternatively, you can email the crisis team in Cologne: rwwa@koeln.ihk.deConservators please contact (Updated):Bert Jacek (University of applied siences Cologne)Email: bert.jacek@fh-koeln.de (details needed see above)Information for both archivists and conservators (UPDATED)Personal Data needed in Email-requests: name, agency, possible dates and working hours as well as your contact information)Min. duration of work assignment is 3 days. Work will be done all week long (7 days). There are shifts of 6 hours starting at 8:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Accommodation and board will be taken care of.Tasks at the scene in Cologne for Archivists and conservators:Fellows who want to join the team in Cologne are going to1) record rescued material in lists2) develop the future working process (restauration, professional storage solutions)3) provisionally box the material(For general requests, please contact the archival information service of the LVR Rheinlandunder +49 (0)2234 9854-225)stack-rooms holders (UPDATED)The material that is capable to be stored, will be taken to a new building of the Cologne Historical Archive. For this purpose shelves are needed.Please contact: afz.archivberatung@lvr.deYou are ask for the following data:1) Archive's name2) Shelf surface in meters (please tell the shelf measurements: lenght, width, distance between shelf surfaces)3) location and facilities of the stack-room (air-conditioning, cooling or the like4) duration of storage possibilities (in months)Owners of cold-storage rooms (in Cologne area):Some of the documents were wet when rescued, they were frozen. The crisis team is now looking for cold-storage rooms around Cologne. Available companies please contact:kuehlraeume@wir-retten-unser-stadtarchiv.de (Archivalia 05.03.2009 22:51)Citizens can register for three possible dates to help, on:http://www.koelner-stadtarchiv.de/melden.htmlII. Financial SupportDonations for the families of the victims:Recipient: Stadt KölnAccount Number: 190 319 0419Heading: SeverinBank Name: Stadtsparkasse Köln-BonnBank Code: 370 501 98Donations for the Historical Archive to rescue the archival inventory:Recipient: Freunde des historischen Archivs der Stadt Köln e.V. [Society of friends of the Historical Archive City Cologne e.V.]Account Number: 1900458959Heading: Rettung ArchivBank Name: Sparkasse Köln BonnBank Code: 370 501 98(The society issues receipts for the donations.)OR:Recipient: Verein der Freunde des Stadtarchivs Mannheim e.V. [Society of friends oft he City Archive Mannheim e.V.]Account Number: 663 636 600Heading: Spende für KölnBank Name: Dresdner Bank AG MannheimBank Code: BLZ 670 800 50(The society issues receipts for the donations.)Via Mail (UPDATED): Historische Gesellschaft Köln, Mailbox 10 22 51, 50462 Cologne,Contact-Information: phone +49 (0) 221 5102604, fax +49 (0) 0221 5736-203 E-Mail: sekretariat@koelnerhausundgrund.deIII. Virtual Reconstruction of the Archival MaterialThe Digitized Historical Archive Cologne is collecting any kind of scans that have ever made of the inventory. If you hold any of this, please contact: http://www.historischesarchivkoeln.de/index.php?lang=en