Association of Catholic religious education teachers at the institutions of higher education in Bavaria

On 27 September 2017, the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek handed back 67 titles formerly owned by the "Association of Catholic religious education teachers at the institutions of higher education in Bavaria" to its successor organisation, the "Association of Catholic religious education teachers at the grammar schools in Bavaria" (Verband der katholischen Religionslehrer und Religionslehrerinnen an den Gymnasien in Bayern e. V., KRGB). The association handed the books on to the Archbishopric of Munich and Freising, where they will be preserved in the diocese's library in the future.

In the course of the enforcement of conformity of laymen's organisations of both churches, the Reich's Ministry of Education ordered the dissolution of numerous denominational organisations at the end of 1937. Among them was also the Association of Catholic religious education teachers at the institutions of higher education in Bavaria. The association's possessions were liquidated, its assets and the library encompassing 200 titles being transferred to the Bavarian Ministry of Education. The ministry offered the library of the association to the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in 1938. The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek selected a total of 110 titles, which were incorporated into its collections. The preserved list of acquisitions served as basis for locating 67 titles listed there, contained in 61 volumes.

The volumes restituted on 27 September 2017 have been digitized and continue to be searchable in BSB DISCOVER!.