The History of the IfS

Institute for Social Research

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The German documents below were checked in their published documentary editions. English quotations from Erfolgreiche Kooperation use our October 17, 2026 research translations, checked against the German and separately reviewed by AI. These are not a published English edition. The underlying archival manuscripts were not inspected.

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Sources

The History of the IfS . Institute for Social Research, “The History of the IfS” , sections “Foundation,” “Exile” and “Reopening,” accessed October 17, 2026. Retrospective account of 1923, 1933, 1934 and 1949–1951; no exact closure day or comprehensive claim about confiscated collections is made.