Town Hall of Gura Humorului

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:: This collection contains various civic records including correspondence, ordinances, city council meeting minutes and other documents. A significant proportion of the documents may relate in some way to the Jewish population, due to the relatively high involvement of Jews in the city government as council members and representatives of commercial and trade groups. Examples of contents are material related to town council elections, lists with addresses and names of merchants and shopkeepers, files dealing with expropriated or seized Jewish property (access may be restricted), files concerning Jewish schools and public health measures or ordinances applicable to religious facilities. For details on such items, see the entry for this collection at http://jbat.lbi.org/, subfield ‘contains’, and click on any link.

Archival history:: The collection was maintained by the town hall until the communist period, during which it was acquired and processed by the Suceava branch of the National Archives.

Subject terms:: Education; Education--Schools and universities; Health and medical matters; Plunder; Real estate; Trade and commerce