Current Activities

In accordance with our mission statement, we deal with the following areas:

Preservation and restoration:
Following its dispatch to Jerusalem in 1982, the original material in the Einstein Archives was transferred to acid-free boxes and folders and placed in a climate-controlled strongroom to preserve them for posterity. A large proportion of the materials arrived in a brittle condition. Thousands of archival items in need of treatment have been restored by the Jewish National & University Library's preservation laboratory. Preservation and, when called for, restauration will stay on our agenda.

Service to users:
As the central repository of Einstein's papers, we provide service to on-site users of our archival material. We also receive written requests over thousand users every year. We answer Einstein related questions and research at the behest of our users. We identify, locate, send or point to materials for users from all around the world.

Copyright responsibilities:
As holders of the copyright to Einstein's literary estate, we receive hundreds of requests for permission to publish from Einstein's writings every year. We also maintain contact with all the publishers who are currently publishing works by Einstein.

Acquisition of additional material:
As it is our aim to accumulate as complete a collection of Einstein material as possible, we seek to supplement our existing holdings with additional Einsteiniana. Any information sent to us on the whereabouts of such material is greatly appreciated.

Cooperation with the edition of Einstein's Collected Papers:
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein is a scholarly edition of Einstein's papers, jointly sponsored by The Hebrew University and the Princeton University Press. As holders of the majority of material published in the edition, we supply the editorial staff with crucial information on the original items, thereby guaranteeing an authentic and accurate edition.

New biographies, television, film and multimedia productions:
Many new biographies of Einstein as well as new television, film and multimedia productions utilize the materials of the Albert Einstein Archives for their research.