hiː ðˈɛn lˈɛft ðɪ ɪntˈɪɹiɚ mˈɪnɪstɹi tə bɪkˌʌm dᵻɹˈɛktɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ʌvðə bɐvˈɛɹiən stˈeɪt lˈaɪbɹɛɹi, ɐ pˈoʊst wˌɪtʃ hiː hˈɛld fɹʌm wˈʌn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv tə ðə fˈɔːl ʌvðə nˈɑːtsi ɹeɪʒˈiːm ɪn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv.
He then left the Interior Ministry to become Director General of the Bavarian State Library, a post which he held from 1 October 1935 to the fall of the Nazi regime in May 1945.