Metadata: Police directorate of Braunschweig
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:
- 133 Neu
- Title:
- Police directorate of Braunschweig
- Title (official language):
- Polizeidirektion Braunschweig
- Creator/accumulator:
- Police directorate of Braunschweig
- Date(s):
- 1754/1968
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 37.4 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The collection contains, among others, records relating to administrative matters; budget and treasury; personnel; theatre, cinema and circus; various industry and trade matters; guilds; markets; business and business reports; statistics; fire equipment; criminal cases; prison system; roads; bridges; paths; building inspection; channels; wastewater; wells, monitoring of pamphlets; insurance; clubs; parties. Some investigations involve Jews, relevant aspects are for example business concessions or passport matters in several files.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The police department in Braunschweig began its work on 1 February 1814.
- Access points: locations:
- Braunschweig
- 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
