German High School ”Franz Josef” of Siret

Collection description

Holding institution (official language):: Arhivele Naționale ale României, Direcţia Judeţeană Suceava

Postal address:: Arhivele Naționale ale României, Direcţia Judeţeană Suceava, Strada Ştefan cel Mare nr. 33, cod 720003, jud. Suceava Romania

Scope and content:: As the main German school in Siret, this school had many Jewish students and teachers. Most of the items in this large collection are student registry books containing the customary information for Habsburg schools: student name, birth date and place, religion, mother tongue, father’s name, residence and occupation, grades and other comments. There are also registers containing exam and staff information. The staff registers contain information including the teacher's name, birth date and place, religion (and whether secular or not), studies, languages, previous experience and other comments.

Archival history:: The records were maintained by the school and collected by the Suceava branch of the National Archives after World War II and the restructuring of the school system by the communist regime.