Renovated Heritage Research Center

KU dedicated the Delight E. Breidegam Building: Headquarters of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center. This newly renovated building houses the heritage center’s world-class research collection of books, manuscripts, photographs, documents and artifacts. The state-of-the-art research library is open to students, faculty, visiting researchers and the public, allowing access to this unique collection showcasing four centuries of the Pennsylvania German cultural presence in the region surrounding Kutztown.

The center is named for DeLight E. Breidegam Jr., co-founder of East Penn Manufacturing, philanthropist and enthusiast of Pennsylvania German culture.