The Iron Library (German Eisenbibliothek) is a special, scientific and technical library in Schlatt, Thurgau in Switzerland. Its main focuses are manuscripts, books and journals on iron, metallurgy and plastics.

Iron Library
Eisenbibliothek
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LocationAltparadies, Schlatt, Thurgau, Switzerland
TypeSpecial, scientific and technical library
Established1948
Collection
Size48,000 titles
Other information
DirectorFranziska Eggimann
Website
Iron Library, monastery of Paradies

History

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The Iron Library Foundation was established on 31 December 1948, at the initiative of Ernst Müller (1885–1957). He had been director of Georg Fischer AG (GF). The Iron Library itself was opened in 1952 in the west wing of the Klostergut Paradies in Schlatt, Thurgau. In this year the company Georg Fischer celebrated the 150th anniversary. The Klostergut Paradies is the former Poor Clares convent of Paradies, which had been purchased by Georg Fischer in 1918.

In 2014 the Iron Library became member of the Plastics Historical Society in London and the German Plastics Historical Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kunststoffgeschichte) in Bayreuth.

Collection focuses

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Iron Library collects media from the following fields:

Manuscripts and rare books

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The Iron Library's collections contain valuable original holdings of scientific and cultural-historical relevance. The collections include:

Georg Fischer Corporate Archives

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The Iron Library forms a unitary institution together with the Corporate Archives of Georg Fischer Ltd. The older holdings of the archives are also to be found on the premises of the Paradies convent.

Cultural property and heritage site of significance

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The Iron Library is listed as Swiss cultural property of regional significance.

The archives of Georg Fischer and the former Poor Clares convent of Paradies in Altparadies are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance. The entire Paradies monastery is included in the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[2]

Literature

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  • Annual Report 2019. Iron Library Foundation and Corporate Archives of Georg Fischer Ltd. Romanshorn 2020. ISSN 2297-8496.

References

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  1. ^ "Aristoteles-Albertus-Magnus-Handschrift". e-codices. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  2. ^ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte: Thurgau" (PDF). KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
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