Metadata: State constitution, laws and edicts
Collection
- Country:
- Germany
- Holding institution:
- State Archives of Lower Saxony – Hannover branch
- Holding institution (official language):
- Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv - Standort Hannover
- Postal address:
- Am Archiv 1, 30169 Hannover
- Phone number:
- + 49 511 1206601
- Reference number:
- Cal. Br. 23b
- Title:
- State constitution, laws and edicts
- Title (official language):
- Innere Landesverfassung, Gesetze und Verordnungen
- Creator/accumulator:
- Registry of the Principality of Calenberg
- Date(s):
- 1513/1866
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 42.9 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The collection contains material regarding laws and regulations of the principality of Calenberg-Göttingen or the principality of the kingdom of Hannover as well as other states, state authorities and cities. Of special interest are the files relating to beggars (including Jews and “rabble” [Gesindel]); duke Heinrich the Younger’s cancellation of the protection given to the Jews; Jews (as well as beggars, “rabble”, epidemics).
- Archival history:
- The collection was almost completely destroyed in a fire and then reconstructed in 1943.
- Access points: locations:
- Hannover
- Subject terms:
- Legal matters
- Legal status of Jews
- Poverty
- System of arrangement:
- The collection is ordered according to a thematic index. Keyword search is possible via the database.
- Finding aids:
- An online catalogue (Arcinsys) 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
