Metadata: Municipal affairs of the Principality of Calenberg-Göttingen
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. 8
- Title:
- Municipal affairs of the Principality of Calenberg-Göttingen
- Title (official language):
- Städtesachen des Fürstentums Calenberg-Göttingen
- Creator/accumulator:
- Registry of the Principality of Calenberg
- Date(s):
- 1499/1865
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 21.6 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The collection contains records dealing with, among others: tax matters, construction, fortifications, mayors, billeting, court matters, crafts, trade and commerce, Jewish matters, church and school matters, privileges, council elections, town magistrates, statutes. Of special interest are: disputes and lawsuits regarding imprisonment, complaints, correspondence, privileges, cases of fraud (also concerning Jews), permission to build synagogues.
- Access points: persons/families:
- Abraham
- Elias, Magnus
- Heilebat, Phibus
- Heileboldt
- Soestman
- Subject terms:
- Crime
- Legal matters
- Prisoners
- Privileges
- Synagogues
- 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
