Metadata: Town 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:
- 17 N
- Title:
- Town of Gandersheim
- Title (official language):
- Stadt Gandersheim
- Creator/accumulator:
- Town of Gandersheim
- Date(s):
- 1334/1950
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 45.7 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- This collection contains administrative files regarding, among others, city council, treasury and pay office matters, church, school, construction, trade, justice, police, medical, fire and military matters. Of special interest is the material that documents the case of the Hildesheim protected Jew (Schutzjude) Zacharias Abraham from Ellensen, administrative district of Hunnesrück, against the merchant Teschenmacher from Elberfeld because of his demand for money.
- Access points: locations:
- Elberfeld
- Gandersheim
- Access points: persons/families:
- Abraham, Zacharias
- Subject terms:
- Financial matters
- Financial matters--Debt
- Legal matters
- 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
