Metadata: Archives of Arenberg in Meppen
Collection
- Country:
- Germany
- Holding institution:
- State Archives of Lower Saxony - Osnabrück Branch
- Holding institution (official language):
- Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv - Standort Osnabrück
- Postal address:
- Schlossstraße 29, 49074 Osnabrück
- Phone number:
- +49 531 33162 0
- Reference number:
- Dep. 62 b
- Title:
- Archives of Arenberg in Meppen
- Title (official language):
- Arenbergisches Archiv zu Meppen
- Creator/accumulator:
- Archives of Arenberg in Meppen
- Date(s):
- 1303/1961
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 7,820 files
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The collection covers various subjects. The following items are relevant to Jewish history, amongst others: No. 7290 Jewish tribute in Meppen district, 1810-1846; No. 6152 Jewish escort and Jewish tribute in Meppen district, 1825-1843; No. 1681 Jewish escorts requested and granted by the state sovereign in the Duchy of Arenberg-Meppen, 1805-1810; No. 1679 Printed regulations for Jews, 1720-1768; No. 1680 escort, trade, equality of Jews with other subjects in the Duchy of Arenberg-Meppen, 1683-1810; No. 666 Escort of Benjamin Salomon in Aschendorf, 1756-1798; No. 1686 Jewish affairs in general 1791-1806; No. 2505 Marriage certificate for Samson Heller at Meppen, circumstances of the Jews in the Duchy of Arenberg-Meppen, Jewish tribute, land purchase, synagogue at Sögel, civil status register, synagogue districts and foundation for the poor, 1837-1844; No. 1816 Individual criminal cases and instructions in the Meppen district, contains: Ordinance concerning the band of robbers consisting of 36 Jews and 19 Christians with profiles of the wanted persons, 1752, 1712-1783; No. 2503 Denunciation issues, concerning the merchant Koppel Sternberg in Meppen for desecration of the Sabbath order in 1832; No. 1684 Disputes between Jews in the Duchy of Arenberg-Meppen, 1740-1805; No. 1683 Jews of the Meppen district, their debts, overseers, as well as annual tribute to the revenue office (Rentei) and restriction of the trade of foreign Jews, 1775-1806; No. 662 case of the Jewish congregation of Meppen against the Magistrate there, 1705-1784; No. 665 Jews at Haselünne against the Magistrate there, 1734-1784; No. 3625 Letter from Privy Councilor (Hofrat) Stock in Brussels to Gov. Councilor Heyl in Meppen concerning the election of the pastor in Meppen and concerning the taxes of the Jews in the Duchy of Meppen in 1830; No. 2504 Jews settling in Varloh, 1837; No. 2059 Gambling and lotteries in the Duchy of Arenberg-Meppen, 1764-1789; No. 1674 leasing of rag picking in Meppen district, 1804-1809; No. 3181 Granting of concessions in the Duchy of Arenberg-Meppen, 1843-1856; No. 3182 Granting of concessions in the Duchy of Arenberg-Meppen, 1843-1863; No. 3190 Concessions for domestic animals in the Duchy of Arenberg-Meppen, 1844-1856; No. 3196 Denunciation of Levi Meyer in Sögel for peddling with yard goods in 1847; No. 3192 Concessions for domestic animals in the Duchy of Arenberg-Meppen, 1847-1849; No. 1682 Jewish rent subsidy in the Duchy of Arenberg-Meppen, 1774-1789; II No. 3001 Investigation case against the Israelite Joseph Meyer in Sögel for unauthorised collection of lottery tickets, 1840-1841.
- Archival history:
- In 1803, the administrative district of Meppen fell to the sovereignty of the Duke of Arenberg. Thus the respective documentation was also handed over to the court chamber and the Lehnkammer (feudal chamber).
- Access points: persons/families:
- Heller, Samson
- Meyer, Levi
- Salomon, Benjamin
- Sternberg, Koppel
- System of arrangement:
- There is no system or arrangement. The material is kept in order of accession.
- Finding aids:
- A database is available.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/start.action?oldNodeid=
- Yerusha Network member:
- Institute for the History of German Jews
- Author of the description:
- Meike Buck
