Metadata: Ministry of Justice of Lower Saxony
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:
- Nds. 700
- Title:
- Ministry of Justice of Lower Saxony
- Title (official language):
- Nds. Justizministerium
- Creator/accumulator:
- Ministry of Justice of Lower Saxony
- Date(s):
- 1882/2005
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 44.5 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The collection contains: administrative and personnel records; criminal cases (crimes against humanity); requests for criminal restitution; treatment of prisoners; fiscal litigation; building matters; admission to the legal profession; legal assistance to foreign countries in criminal cases. Various criminal cases touch on antisemitic measures.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The Lower Saxony Ministry of Justice was established as the concept of the first Minister of Justice, Wilhelm Ellinghaus, who was appointed on 23 November 1946 and based in Hannover. Since then, it has been responsible for assisting the minister of justice in carrying out his duties and ensuring an independent and effective judiciary.
- 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
