Thomas Mann manuscripts online

Thomas Mann Archives Online allow access to further original documents in digital form.

Thomas-Mann-Handschriften online
Sketch of Gdansk from the materials for “Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man”, A-I-Mat. 3/622

In consultation with the community of heirs and their representative, Professor Frido Mann, the Thomas Mann Archives and external pageS. Fischer Verlag are publishing Thomas Mann’s original documents online via Thomas Mann Archives Online before the copyright expires. The online resources now contain documents relating to Mann’s novels “Doctor Faustus” (1947) and “Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man” as well as to the essays from the years 1945–1949.

Indexing and publication

An overview of the currently available documents can be found on the website of the Thomas Mann Archives. In the upcoming years, more digitised resources from the personal papers of Thomas Mann will be uploaded alongside the metadata for all of the personal papers, which are already available online.

Thomas Mann Archives

The Thomas Mann Archives at ETH Zurich preserve the literary works, personal papers and furniture from Thomas Mann’s last study. The archive is run by the ETH Library and serves as a research centre for the author’s life, work and legacy.

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