Metadata: Older municipal archive (1671-1825) - police department
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 VII
- Title:
- Older municipal archive (1671-1825) - police department
- Title (official language):
- Älteres Magistratsarchiv (1671-1825) - Polizeidepartement
- Creator/accumulator:
- City of Braunschweig - municipal authorities - police department
- Date(s):
- 1564/1843
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 78 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The files of the police department include material relevant to Jews as both perpetrators and victims. This includes: No. 669: The Protection Most Graciously Granted to the Jews (1737, 1755-1807); No. 670: The concessions to trade and the like granted at the same time as the protection given to the Jews (1754-1807); No. 671: The forthcoming events held by Jews during and between local fairs, their registration, and entrance fees to pay (1754-1808); No. 672: The removal of foreign, unprivileged Jews and their forbidden residence there (1754-1806); No. 673 : The begging Jews, also the lodging concessions to be issued to them for free (1766-1806); No. 674: The Concessions (1756-1782) granted to the Jews for the purchase of real estate; No. 675: The Regulations of the Local Jews (1749-1791 ); No. 676: The Budget of the Local Jews (1762-1781); No. 677: The Instruction Requested by the Jews of a Hostel for Traveling Jews (1774-1778); No. 678: The Protection and Restoration of the Jews' dowry money (1763-1807), No. 679: The offering of goods for sale by Jews at the local fairs and fairs (1751-1786); No. 680: The Abolition of Disorder and Abuses in the Jews’ Ceremonial Laws (1753-1793); No. 681: The Early Funeral of the Deceased Jews, including their Cemetery (1783 -1801); No. 682: Correspondence concerning the search for Jews put in prison and the imprisonment of Jews (inter alia: Conversions to the Christian faith (1772-1773); Request of a Jew for admission as a button maker's apprentice (1798); Quartering of Jews during the Easter holidays (1808) (1747-1808); No. 956: The Silver to be provided by each of the Local Protected Jews to the mint every year (1763-1772); No. 1079: The Proselytes.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The police department was established in 1756 as one of the four departments of the city magistrate. With the introduction of the Napoleonic administration in 1808 it ceased to exist.
- Access points: locations:
- Braunschweig
- System of arrangement:
- The files of the police department are arranged in alphabetical order of subject matter
- 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