Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation
Krupp Historical Archive - Overview of stocks

Hügel Family Archive

Family archive, 1720-1967, approx. 350 m
Personal effects and administrative records of family members relating to the Krupp family, company affairs, membership of clubs, associations and boards, journeys, genealogy (also relating to the von Ende - Margarethe von Ende married Friedrich Alfred Krupp - and von Bohlen und Halbach family trees), including company records for the period up to 1848. Krupp grocery and hardware stores, 1732 - 1811, including Gutehoffnungshütte, Oberhausen-Sterkrade, 1797 - 1808. Documents from the estate of Hermann Krupp, Berndorf near Vienna, relating to Berndorfer Metallwarenfabrik, 1844 - 1879. Hügel administration, documents on the administration of the private assets of the Krupp/von Bohlen und Halbach family, 1873 - 1965.
Resources: computer resources, card indexes

Works Archive / Company Archive

Cast steel factory/Group headquarters,
1842-1999, approx. 5,000 m
Documents of the company management as well as operations and departments of the cast steel factory/Group headquarters relating to all areas of the company, documents of foreign representatives and company welfare facilities, collections of contracts, land purchase deeds and licenses, collections of circulars and press releases, newspaper clippings relating to Krupp and annual reports on th eentire Krupp Group
Resources: resource books, computer resources, card indexes
Mining company Krupp Bergwerke,
1853-1980, 2 m
Krupp Bergwerke Essen, especially the Helene-Amalie colliery: fragmented records of ownership structures, technical equipment, production, sales and personnel matters.
Resources: card index
Other records are kept in the mining archive (Bergbau-Archiv), Bochum.
Silesian nickel works, Frankenstein,
1890-1943, 0.4 m
Fragmented records of the history of the Silesian nickel works Gewerkschaft Schlesische Nickelwerke, established in 1894, which was acquired by Fried. Krupp AG in 1915.
Resources: card index
Hüttenwerk Rheinhausen /Friedrich-Alfred-Hütte iron works, Rheinhausen,
1897-1989, approx. 400 m
Old archive of the Friedrich-Alfred-Hütte iron works which was established in 1897 as Hüttenwerk Rheinhausen, in order of pertinence, with documents on all areas, 1897-1960. Management records and records from various offices relating to commercial and technical matters, production, association activities.
Resources: card indexes, archive plan
Archive of Bochumer Verein für Gussstahlfabrikation AG / Krupp Stahl AG Bochum,
1854 - 1993, approx. 420 m
Old archive of Bochumer Verein für Gussstahlfabrikation AG, merged in 1965 with Fried. Krupp Hüttenwerke AG, renamed Krupp Stahl AG, Bochum in 1980, in order of pertinence with documents on all areas, 1854 - 1965. Management records and records from various offices of Fried. Krupp Hüttenwerke AG and Krupp Stahl AG, 1965 - 1993.
Resources: card indexes, archive plan, computer resources
Stahlwerke Südwestfalen AG,
1947 - 1991, approx. 60 m
Documents of Stahlwerke Südwestfalen AG, merged in 1984 with Krupp Stahl AG, and some subsidiaries.
Resources: Resource book
Records of previous periods are kept by the Westphalian economic archive foundation (Stiftung Westfälisches Wirtschaftsarchiv).
Sayner Hütte with Mülhofener Hütte iron works near Bendorf/Rhein,
1816-1887, approx. 150 archive units
Documents from the Sayner Hütte iron works which was established in 1769/70 by the Elector and Arch Bishop of Trier, and subsequently belonged to the State of Prussia before being acquired by Krupp in 1865. Records, mainly from the Prussian period, on the works' general activity, costing and budget planning, technical equipment and production.
Resources: card indexes
Hermannshütte iron works near Neuwied,
1901/02-1922/23, 1 m
Ledger records of the works established by "Weilburger Bergbaugesellschaft Louis Vogts & Co.", Duisburg, in 1857 and purchased by Krupp in 1871.
Resources: card index
Annen steel mill, Annen near Witten,
1872-1925, approx. 450 archive units
Documents on the production, sales, general business development, real estate and bookkeeping of the steel mill founded in 1870 and purchased by Krupp in 1886.
Resources: card index
Gruson works, Magdeburg-Buckau,
1772-1981, 2 m
Fragmented records with collected documents relating to the history and activity of the shipyard, with engineering works and iron foundry established by Hermann Gruson in 1855, purchased by Krupp in 1893, expropriated in 1945 and continued as a nationally owned plant. Documents relating to the Gruson family history, 1772-1981, with individual references to the company, especially the takeover by Krupp
Resources: EDP resources, card index
More extensive records are kept at the main regional archive (Landeshauptarchiv) in Magdeburg.
Widia factory/Widia GmbH, Essen,
1926-1984, approx. 75 m
Documents on the history of the hardmetal operation established in 1926 from a department of the Krupp cast steel works in Essen, and on the development of Widia products.
Resources: card index
Stahlbau/Industrietechnik, Rheinhausen,
1906-1978, approx. 45 m plus 130 archive units
Documents from the structural steel works set up in 1907 in the Friedrich-Alfred-Hütte iron and steel works in Rheinhausen, known as Stahlbau Rheinhausen from 1941, relating to organization and administration, plant construction and mechanical engineering as well as industrial associations.
Resources: Computer resources, card indexes
Polysius AG Dessau and Polysius GmbH/AG, Neubeckum,
1841-1981, 4 m
Fragmented collections of individual documents on the history of the Polysius family and the firm of Polysius AG, originally based in Dessau, relocated to Neubeckum after the Second World War, and acquired by Fried. Krupp GmbH in 1970/71.
Resoures: card index
More extensive records are kept at the main regional archive (Landeshauptarchiv) in Magdeburg.
Heinrich Koppers AG/GmbH, Essen,
1891-1980, approx. 120 m
Documents on the development of the company founded by Heinrich Koppers in Essen in 1901, which was acquired by Krupp in 1974; documents relating to the management, technical matters, project engineering, patent matters and bookkeeping.
Resurces: Computer resources, card indexes
Germaniawerft shipyard, Kiel-Gaarden,
1915-1950, 45 m and 300 archive units
Documents on the general business development of the shipyard founded in 1863 by Christian Bruhn, which was acquired under the name of Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG Germania by Krupp in 1902, in particular documents on the construction of diesel engines for ships and locomotives, ships' turbines, boilers, submarines, patent and licensing matters as well as foreign connections.
Resources: Computer resources
Aktiengesellschaft "Weser", Bremen,
1850-1980, approx. 65 m
Collection of individual documents on the history of the iron foundry and machine shop Waltjen & Leonhardt, founded in 1843 and renamed AG Weser in 1872, from 1926 part of Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau-Aktiengesellschaft, and from 1941 part of Fried. Krupp AG following the acquisition of a majority shareholding, together with documents of affiliated works; documents on shipbuilding, patents, licenses, business development of the company.
Resources: Computer resources