Swiss Literary Archives
The Swiss Literary Archives (SLA ) of the Swiss National Library in Bern collects literary advantages and discounts in the four Swiss national languages German, French, Italian and Romansh.
The archive was opened in 1991 and is housed in the building of the Swiss National Library (NL). The foundation dates back to the testament of who died in 1990 writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt, wherein said his estate in Switzerland had bequeathed under the condition that a national literature archive is created.
The Swiss Literary Archives today some 100 post- and Vorlässe and over 120 sub- fonds and collections (in addition to the estate of Dürrenmatt's ), such as by:
- Étienne Barilier
- Peter Bichsel
- Cla Biert
- S. Corinna Bille
- Georges Borgeaud
- Erika Burkart
- Blaise Cendrars
- Alice Ceresa
- Maurice Chappaz
- Jacques Chessex
- Roger Dragonetti
- Gion Deplazes
- Albert Einstein
- Heinrich Federer
- Jean Gebser
- Friedrich Glauser
- Eveline Hasler
- Hermann Hesse
- Patricia Highsmith
- Rolf Hochhuth
- Ludwig Hohl
- Urs Jaeggi
- Walther Kauer
- Agota Kristof
- Peider Lansel
- Edvige Livello
- Hugo Loetscher
- Lorenz Lotmar
- Golo Mann
- Mani Matter
- Mariella More
- Niklaus Meienberg
- Adolf Muschg
- Otto Nebel
- Alberto Nessi
- Paul Nixon
- Giovanni Orelli
- Andri peer
- Georges Poulet
- Joseph Reinhart
- Gonzague de Reynold
- Rainer Maria Rilke
- Alice Rivaz
- Isolde Schaad
- Annemarie Schwarzenbach
- Hendri Spescha
- Carl Spitteler
- Jean Starobinski
- Verena Stefan
- Beat Sterchi
- Walter Vogt
- Otto F. Walter
- Silja Walter
- Hans Zbinden