Metadata: District directorate of Gandersheim
Collection
- Country:
- Germany
- Holding institution:
- State Archives of Lower Saxony – Wolfenbüttel branch
- Holding institution (official language):
- Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv - Standort Wolfenbüttel
- Postal address:
- Forstweg 2, 38302 Wolfenbüttel
- Phone number:
- +49 5331 935 0
- Reference number:
- 129 Neu
- Title:
- District directorate of Gandersheim
- Title (official language):
- Kreisdirektion Gandersheim
- Creator/accumulator:
- District directorate of Gandersheim
- Date(s):
- 1064/1966
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 42.1 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The collection contains records relating to municipal, customs, border and economic affairs; poor relief; insurance; taxation; monasteries and school matters; general records of the district directorate, for example: service instructions, business management, budget and registry, court matters and acts of the district municipal association. Of special interest is the notification of a list of all Jews in the district of Gandersheim to the chief rabbi and the enlargement of the synagogue in Gandersheim.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The new state constitution (Landschaftsordnung) of 1832 led to a radical reform in the intermediate administrative division. District councils were newly established, directly subordinated to the state ministry.
- Access points: locations:
- Gandersheim
- System of arrangement:
- There is no system of arrangement. The material is in order of accession.
- 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
