Metadata: Older municipal archive (1671-1825) - Mairie
Collection
- Country:
- Germany
- Holding institution:
- Municipal Archive of Braunschweig
- Holding institution (official language):
- Stadtarchiv Braunschweig
- Postal address:
- Schlossplatz 1, 38100 Braunschweig
- Phone number:
- +49 531 4704719
- Email:
- stadtarchiv@braunschweig.de
- Reference number:
- C IV
- Title:
- Older municipal archive (1671-1825) - Mairie
- Title (official language):
- Älteres Magistratsarchiv (1671-1825) - Mairie
- Creator/accumulator:
- City of Braunschweig - municipal authorities
- Date(s):
- 1780/1823
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 7 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The files are divided in 10 thematic groups such as police, justice, military and guilds. They contain information about Jews, such as No. 5: 12: Jews (civil rights application of Elias Meyer, decree that Jews living in Braunschweig should adopt a surname, list of Jews) (1805-1808).
- Administrative/biographical history:
- With the introduction of the Napoleonic administrative order in 1808, the local administration of the cities in the newly created kingdom of Westphalia was assigned to a mairie (city authority) appointed by the king and a city authority. The municipal administration was completely separated from the jurisdiction. The Ducal Regulation of 1813 revoked the French administrative model.
- Access points: locations:
- Braunschweig
- Access points: persons/families:
- Meyer, Elias
- Subject terms:
- Civil rights
- Legal matters
- Legal status of Jews
- Vital records
- System of arrangement:
- There is no system or arrangement. The material is kept in order of accession.
- Finding aids:
- A finding aid and database are available.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://www.stadtarchiv-braunschweig.findbuch.net/php/main.php?ar_id=3697
- Yerusha Network member:
- Institute for the History of German Jews
- Author of the description:
- Meike Buck
