Administrative district of Burgdorf

Collection

Holding institution (official language):: Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv - Standort Hannover

Scope and content:: Of special interest within this collection are records relating to: collection of the contributions of the "protected Jews" ("Schutzjuden") to the remuneration of the state rabbi and to the support of the Jewish poor in the “lunatic asylum”; proof of the tax payable by the Jews (Israelites) for the assessment of the contribution of the state rabbinate fund; customs duty raised from the Jews; general and mixed matters (Generalia et Miscellanea) from the synagogue association of Bolzum, including: integrating the village of Haimar into the synagogue association of Bolzum; directories of direct taxes for Jews (Israelites); civil registry of the Israelite congregation in Burgdorf from 1812.

Archival history:: The following older administrative units were established in the Burgdorf administrative district, which was enlarged in 1852 and 1859: the original Burgdorf administrative district, part of Meinersen administrative district (bailiwick of Uetze) and the Ilten administrative district. It should be kept in mind that the larger and older part of the files of the bailiwick and the administrative district of Ilten were drawn up separately and developed their own finding aids. Both collections, Hann. 74 Burgdorf-Ilten and Hann. 74 Burgdorf, are to be used for the Ilten area.

Subject terms:: Aid and relief; Health and medical matters; Health and medical matters--Hospitals; Jewish community records; Poverty; Rabbis; Synagogues

System of arrangement:: The collection is ordered according to a thematic index. Keyword search is possible via the database.

Links to finding aids:: https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/start.action?oldNodeid=