Telephone Operators, Architects, and Feminists: Donations to the City Archives

Photo albums and individual photographs, chronicles and notebooks, architectural plans and drawings, films and audio recordings—all of these can be found among the numerous donations that the Rapperswil-Jona City Archives has received in recent years. The images and documents bear witness to a variety of people and their life stories, as well as to organizations, companies, and events. In its new temporary exhibition, the City Museum presents nine selected donations. It organizes them thematically and explores their origins and relevance. In doing so, it becomes clear that items from private collections serve as essential supplements to the official collections in archives and libraries, enabling a comprehensive picture of everyday life in times past to emerge.


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