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The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Linz was built at the instigation of Bishop Rudigier in 1862 to 1935 during a period of intense controversy between the Catholic Church and the Liberal and the Social Democrat Parties, in which the bishop vigorously participated, as proved by various sources. This paper draws on the minutes of the Upper Austrian provincial assembly and of the town council of Linz as its sources, but also on local newspaper reports. The reports show a gradual shift in focus from the building process towards the cathedral’s function as a memorial building for Bishop Rudigier. After 1918, May Day celebrations were held at the same time as the anniversary celebration of the church’s dedication, leading to tensions between the political camps. After the assassination of Federal Chancellor Dollfuß, a memorial inscription was placed on a cathedral door, causing controversies until today. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Jazz has been an integral part of the Austrian music scene since the postwar era and has found wide acceptance in the Austrian cultural landscape over time. This paper presents an overview of the most important developments and personalities in Austrian jazz history. The sources for this information include musicological texts on jazz in Austria as well as interviews with observers and active members of the jazz scene; online research is also of particular relevance, especially concerning more recent history. The first section, »From the beginnings to the end of World War II«, deals mainly with the early development of jazz until the Nazi era. The second, »Postwar and the 1960s« traces the beginnings of an independent scene and important Austrian expatriate musicians as well as discussing Graz as a stimulating force and academic institutionalization. The section »The late 1960s to the generational change of the late 1970s« deals with the Vienna scene as well as the influence of the »Vienna Art Orchestra« and its leading soloists from that period. The final section, »Stylistic pluralism - the 1980s to the present« examines various trends and musicians from the 1980s and 1990s as well as introducing the first generation of the new millennium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article provides an overview of personal and family archives available in Vorarlberg, Austria, in particular those of the Barons of Sternbach, the erstwhile rulers of the Bludenz, Austria, district, and of the counts of Hohenems and Waldburg-Zeil. In addition, the author discusses acquisitions such as the archives of the Berlinger family, which document both the business activities of the family and the history of Egg, Austria. A list of personal and family archives held at the Vorarlberger Landesarchiv (State Archives of Vorarlberg), which include the papers of teacher Franz Bachmann, politician and Catholic priest Barnabas Fink, and architect Johann Anton Tscharner.

Social network analysis is a useful tool for historical research on social networks. But the process of generating data for a social network analysis has hardly been discussed yet: How should qualitative, process-generated data be coded to be suitable for social network analysis? For historical research on eugenic networks in Austria from 1900 to 1980 sociological methods such as the content analysis and the social network analysis will be used. This contribution discusses the method of content analysis by focusing on the question how to narrow down networks and process-generated data and on the process of coding. The example used is the depiction of eugenic sterilization in scientific and non-scientific papers in Austria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the importance of the term of office of the Count of Daun as an interim governor-general in 1725 in the Austrian Netherlands. According to the author the reforms he implemented were essential for the maintenance of authority of the Austrian central government in Brussels in present-day Belgium. That authority was undercut by various events such as the conspiracy against the Marquis de Prie, the Austrian minister plenipotentiary and the failure of the Council of State, a governing organization.

The article discusses the history of the private archives of primarily noble families in Austria since the thirteenth century. The author focuses on efforts by the Austrian state to protect, preserve, and manage these archives since the 19th century. Aspects considered in detail include the establishment of the Archivrat, an official advisory council of archivists and other professionals, the importance of a law concerning the protection of cultural heritage passed in 1923, and archival administration in Austrian government archives under the directorship of archivist Ludwig Bittner.

A reprint of the article "Wechselseitigkeit, Solidarität, Föderalismus als Gestaltungsprinzip bei den Slaven" by Horst Haselsteiner, first published in the book "The Prague Slav Congress 1848: Slavic Identities," is presented. The author discusses the relationship between the capital of the Austrian Empire, Vienna, Austria, and the capital of the formerly independent Kingdom of Bohemia, Prague, Czech Republic, in the 1840s. He focuses on revolutionary activities of Slavs among the population in both cities as well as the military responses by the German-speaking authorities.