Metadata: Barons of Hammerstein (-Equord): charters and documents
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:
- Dep. 52
- Title:
- Barons of Hammerstein (-Equord): charters and documents
- Title (official language):
- Freiherren von Hammerstein (-Equord): Urkunden und Akten
- Creator/accumulator:
- Barons of Hammerstein
- Date(s):
- 1209/1959
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 40.8 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The collection documents the history of the Hammerstein family, including genealogical tables, materials on family history, correspondence, embassy matters, marriages, wills, inheritance matters, estate affairs, military matters, documents from ministry activities, trials, redemption matters, etc. Of special interest are files (probably from the estate of grand duke Georg Christoph von Hammerstein) concerning Hesse-Darmstadt, including: Jewish matters (1641), acts of the Hannover Ministry of the Interior on the performance of general employment of Jews and the oaths to be sworn by Jewish subjects.
- Access points: locations:
- Hannover
- Access points: persons/families:
- Hammerstein, Georg Christoph von 1624-1687
- Subject terms:
- Genealogy
- Jewish oath
- Legal matters
- Military
- Wills
- 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