'Archives as Places of the Future. Festschrift in Honour of Uwe Schaper': On the occasion of the retirement of the director of the Berlin State Archives, Prof. Dr. Uwe Schaper, this publication pays tribute to his great merits to the community of Berlins archivists. A biographical introduction as well as 17 selected essays by Uwe Schaper show his broad range of professional activities and his enduring impact as an archivist, historian, educator, and academic manager.