Edda Tasiemka
Edda Tasiemka | |
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At home with her files in 2014 | |
| Born | Edda Hoppe 5 August 1922 |
| Died | 30 March 2019 (aged 96) |
| Occupations | Archivist and journalist |
| Known for | Hans Tasiemka Archive |
Edda Tasiemka (née Hoppe; 1922–2019) was a German archivist who, with her husband Hans, established a large library of about six million press cuttings which was used by authors and journalists in London—the Hans Tasiemka Archive. It was successful because it contained material from magazines and periodicals going back to the 19th century and these were otherwise hard to obtain. She continued to maintain and operate the archive for 39 years after her husband died, passing it into the care of the Hyman Archive when she was 95.