Library and Archives

New Concordia University Library - the home of the CVGS - completion in 2009

The CVGS actively collects the folklore, songs, literature, objects of art and craft which illustrate and document the style and mode of life, conditions, events and activities, forms and style of worship and government of the Volga Germans while living in Russia as well as after emigrating to the Western hemisphere and the cultural, material, and aesthetic contributions of Germans from Russia or their descendants to the culture and social order of the Western Hemisphere.  These materials are acquired by bequest, purchase, gift, or accepted on loan.

The Center will preserve and exhibit these collections as far as it is practicable.  The Center operates and maintains a central archive of these materials.  The Collections of the CVGS are open to the public, but will not circulate.

Resources

Current and historical reference materials

Books by and about Volga-German authors, researchers, and scholars

Objects of art, science, industry, and skill

Papers and manuscripts

Journals

Tapes and DVDs (audio and video)

Photographs

Microforms