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Virtual library of Swiss manuscripts, comprising hundreds of holdings from 13 Swiss institutions.
Most numerous by far are the St. Gallen holdings, also found below.
(Medieval through Early Modern; facsimiles and descriptions)
Digital Abbey Library of medieval codices at St. Gallen
(8th - 15th centuries; facsimiles)
Texts and Archives
(Transcriptions)
18th-century French map of the Austrian Circle, which included parts of present-day Germany, Italy, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
(1792; zoomable map)
  • Quellen zur mittelalterlichen Reichsgeschichte   -   temporarily offline...
Sources for the History of the Medieval [Germanic] Empire -- Early, High and Late Middle Ages.
Includes the Hanseatic League.
(800 - 1503; Latin and contemporary German transcriptions with critical apparatus)
Facsimiles of German-language medieval manuscripts.
Organized by location of manuscripts.
(Transcriptions and translations)
(August 1291; transcription of Latin original)
(August 1291; modern German translation of Latin original)
(August 1291; English translation of Latin original)

NOTE: Further translations of the Foedus Pactum are also available as a synoptic bilingual index or in
Romansh, French, Italian or Early Modern German.
Complete facsimile of the Codex Palatinus Germanicus 848 in the Heidelberg university library, a famous and well-preserved collection of medieval German literature.
(1305-1340; German facsimiles)
Documentary excerpts of the 1315 pact of Brunnen in French.
The term "Eidgenossen" (French: "Confédérés") first appears in this pact.
(1315; French transcriptions, maps, and translations)
The Zurich roll of arms depicting coats of arms from around Lake Constance.
(ca. 1340; facsimiles)
This webpage depicts the individual coats of arms and their meaning.
Documentary French excerpts of the pacts with Lucerne, Zurich, and Glarus.
(1332-1353; French translation and maps)
Documentary French excerpts of the so-called "Priests' Charter" ("Charte des prêtres," "Pfaffenbrief)."
This charter in Sempach solidified the idea of a true confederation of cantons.
(1332-1353; French translation and maps)
Source materials about the war between Swabia and Switzerland in 1499
From the University of Freiburg
(1499-1550: German and Latin transcriptions)
Documentary French excerpts of the Covenant of Stans
and Treaty of Compatriotism between Berne, Fribourg, and Lausanne.
This followed Confederation victories over the Duke of Bourgogne (France).
(1420-1513; French translations and maps)
Documentary French excerpts of Zwingli and the Swiss Reformation.
(1519-1531; French transcriptions, translations and maps)
Documentary excerpts of Reform movements in Geneva.
(1515-1685; French transcriptions, translations and maps)
Manuscripts, books and images on the Swiss Peasant Revolt of 1653.
(1653; facsimiles)
Documentary excerpts of Geneva's relations and annexation with France during the time of the Revolution.
(1758-1798; French transcriptions)
Documentary excerpts of Switzerland's relations with France during the time of the Revolution.
(12 Apri1 1798; French transcriptions and maps)
Documentary excerpt of the mediation pact with Napoleonic France.
(19 February 1803; French transcription)
Documenting the nineteen cantons during the Napoleonic years.
(1803-1815; French transcription)
Documentary excerpts on twenty-two cantons rejoining after Napoleon.
(1815; French transcriptions and maps)
Documentary excerpt from the Congress of Vienna, guaranteeing Swiss neutrality.
(20 November 1815; French transcription)
Documentary excerpts from the first half of the 19th century.
Including sources on the Sonderbund alliance and war.
(1815-1848; French transcription)
Documentary excerpts regarding the Industrial Revolution in Switzerland.
Including sources on social conditions.
(1783-1877; French transcription)
A major book digitization project of the Max-Planck-Institut für europäische Rechtsgeschichte .
-- For an overview of subjects, click on "Systematik" --
(19th century; facsimiles)
Search newspaper archive online for the history of Geneva.
Half a million pages and over two millions articles.
(1826-1998; facsimile pages)
Documentary excerpts from the 1848 Revolution to the First World War.
(1848-1914; French transcriptions)
Documentary excerpts from Switzerland during the First World War, including sources on the General Strike of 1918.
(1914-1918; French transcriptions)
Documentary excerpts from Switzerland between the two world wars.
(1918-1939; French transcriptions)
Digitized manuscripts: scientific, non-scientific, and travel writings.
(mostly 1901-1955; mostly German & English facsimiles)

Independent Commission of Experts Switzerland - Second World War

Final report of the "Bergier Commission"
Also available in German, French and Italian.
(2002; English translation)
From the U.S. State Department.
(1939-present; transcriptions)
Forward and Executive Summary to the Preliminary Study, from the U.S. State Department.
(1939-present; transcriptions)
From the U.S. State Department: Supplement to Preliminary Study on U.S. and Allied Efforts To Recover and Restore Gold and other Assets Stolen or Hidden by Germany During World War II
(1939-present; transcriptions)
Searchable database with links to facsimile documents from post-war years
(1945 - 1950; PDF facsimiles).
(PROJECT IN PROCESS: some PDF files likely to be inaccessible)
Digitized from the Swiss National Library, the Bibliothèque de Genève, the Bibliothèque publique et universitaire de Neuchâtel, the Médiathèque Valais and the Verkehrshaus der Schweiz.
Source materials for documenting modern Swiss political, commercial and cultural thought.
From Carnegie Mellon University.
(1971 - present; facsimiles)
Swiss Constitution
(29 May 1874, newly amended 18 April 1999; German transcription)
Swiss Constitution
(29 May 1874, newly amended 18 April 1999; French transcription)
Swiss Constitution
(29 May 1874, newly amended 18 April 1999; Italian transcription)
Prepared by Prof. Clive Church, University of Kent (UK)
(18 April 1999 with updates through February 2003; English translation)

Systematic Collection of Swiss Federal Laws:

(German and French transcriptions)
A collection of excerpts from various epochs of history.
Especially strong in French and Swiss history sources.
(French transcriptions and translations)
Includes text archive of Swiss authors in additional to historic documents
(Latin, Romansh, French, Italian and German transcriptions).
Library of Congress guide to constitutional, legal and government documents.
Mostly History of German-Speaking Countries (P = Primary, S = Secondary, M = [Instructional] Materials)
Click on "P" within a given chronology for primary source documents.
(German transcriptions and German translations)
Digital publications on history and culture of Berne -- newspapers, documents, arts, maps, etc.
(Facsimiles, searchable databases, transcriptions, maps)
Historical documents and commentary on the region -- former duchy -- of Savoy.
(1100 - present; French & Latin transcriptions, facsimiles and commentaries)
(Facsimiles).

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