Metadata: Collections - city history collection 16th-20th century
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:
- H III
- Title:
- Collections - city history collection 16th-20th century
- Title (official language):
- Sammlungen - Stadtgeschichtliche Sammlung 16.-20. Jahrhundert
- Creator/accumulator:
- Municipal archives of Braunschweig
- Date(s):
- 1500/2017
- Date note:
- 16th century/2017
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 8 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
-
This collection comprises writings and documents relating to the history of the city of Braunschweig. The following items are relevant to Jewish history:
1 Topography, Architectural and Art Monuments, No. 22: Records of the History and Antiquities of the City of Braunschweig by Carl Schiller, Vol. 1: Ecclesiastical Antiquities, for example synagogue (c. 1850);
2 Chronicles, individual historical events – several files: No. 146: Photo album on the occasion of the visit of a delegation of the city of Braunschweig to Kiryat-Tivon (Israel) (1975), No. 28: Letter from the Council of Braunschweig to the princely councils concerning Wolfenbüttel with respect to the removal of the Jews, No. 85: Adler, teacher at the Samson School Letter to Ludwig Hänselmann, 2 chronicles, individual historical events, No. 318: Heidi Gehle: Max Jüdel. A portrait of an entrepreneur (specialist work for history 1967), No. 21: Paul Märtens: News of the history of the special shop in carpets, upholstery fabrics, curtains and decorations (1932);
3 family and personal history No. 69: Hänselmann’s collection of manuscripts, including from his university studies, which contain "colleague books" - General lectures on theology: Theology of Judaism; Theology of Christianity, Nr. Carl Schiller, including Dr Herzfeld, chief rabbi of Braunschweig (1860);
7 Church, Foundations, Jews: Meier, Heinrich: Materials on the History of the Jews in Braunschweig, collected in 1921;
10 estate of Wilhelm Raabe No. 6: Letters to Wilhelm Raabe. A-Z, arranged in alphabetical order, graduated from the Jewish trade academy "Fraternitas", 1903.
- Archival history:
- The city historical collection was created between 1949 and 1952, consisting of parts of the extensive collection of post-medieval manuscripts from the municipal archive, which have a particularly narrow focus on the city's history. It is divided into twelve subject groups.
- Access points: locations:
- Braunschweig
- Herzberg
- Kiryat Tivon
- Wolfenbüttel
- Access points: persons/families:
- Adler
- Gehle, Heidi
- Hänselmann, Ludwig
- Jüdel, Max
- Märtens, Paul
- Raabe, Wilhelm
- Schiller, Carl
- 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
