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.
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.