Metadata: E-archive
Collection
- Country:
- Liechtenstein
- Holding institution:
- National Archive of Liechtenstein
- Holding institution (official language):
- Liechtensteinisches Landesarchiv
- Postal address:
- Peter-Kaiser-Platz 2; 9490 Vaduz
- Phone number:
- +423 236 6341
- Web address:
- http://www.jm-hohenems.at/
- Email:
- landesarchiv@llv.li
- Title:
- E-archive
- Title (official language):
- E-archiv
- Date(s):
- 1306/1952
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- scans of 277 documents
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
-
The e-archiv holds PDFs of various documents and archival records. The “Liechtensteiner Urkundenbuch” (record book of Liechtenstein), for example, contains PDFs of transcriptions of letters and records produced during the 14th century, some of which concern Jewish individuals. Most of these Jewish men were in the moneylending business and sometimes struggled to collect the money from their debtors. For example, an unnamed Jew was taken captive by Marquard von Schellenberg, because Marquard could not pay his debts. In response to this abduction Marquard’s castle was destroyed by citizens of Lindau and other free imperial cities (LUB I, Bd. 5, Nr. 445).
The “Quellenedition 1900-1930” (Sources 1900-1930) includes newspaper articles of Liechtenstein-based newspapers published during World War I or shortly thereafter. Most of these articles are more or less antisemitic, as they spread theories about the “Verjudung” (“Judaisation”) of socialist parties, the financial sector and unlawful naturalisations of Jews, which would lead to the “Judaisation” of Liechtenstein (LI LA SF 01/1920/160).
The “Quellenedition 1928-1950” (Sources 1928-1950) contains letters and protocols of authorities in Switzerland and Liechtenstein authorities which were produced mainly between 1933 and 1947. Most of them document the rise of antisemitism and the intensification of migration law. Some politicians and newspapers warned of a “Jewish invasion” of Liechtenstein, especially after the implementation of the Nuremberg Law and the start of the Second World War (e.g. LI LA RF 155/391/001/002).
Signatures: Liechtensteinisches Urkundenbuch (record book of Liechtenstein) vol. 5 (nr. 80, 199, 445, 472, 524) and vol. 6 (nr. 48); Hausarchiv Liechtenstein Wien (Archive of the House of Liechtenstein) AT SL-HA, H 2609, unfol.; Österreichisches Staatsarchiv (National Archive of Austria) AT ÖStA, HHStA, RK, Zeremonialakten 28b, unfol.; Historische Rechtsquellen (historical source of law) JBL 1942; JBL 1947(nr. 15); JGS 1819 (nr. 1595); LI LA SgRV 1843; Liechtensteinisches Landesarchiv (National Archive of Liechtenstein) LI LA 16/006; J.G. Rheinberger-Archiv (J.G. Rheinberger-Archive) vol. 2-6 and 8; Quellenedition 1900-1930 (source edition 1900-1930); Quellenedition 1928-1950 (source edition 1928-1950); Auswandererbriefe 1843-1935 (letters of emigrants 1843-1935) (LI LA PA 016/3/11/03 and LI LA PA 016/3/11/13); Landtagsprotokolle 1863-1949 (protocolls of the state diet 1863-1949) (LTP 1938/092-096)
- Archival history:
- The e-archiv was established in 2012.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The e-archive is a website hosted by the Liechtensteinisches Landesarchiv (National Archive of Liechtenstein) where one can search for a great number of files that are located in different archives in Liechtenstein, Austria, Switzerland and Germany. They are made freely available as PDFs.
- Access points: locations:
- Feldkirch
- Lindau
- Wasserburg
- Access, restrictions:
- No restrictions on access.
- Finding aids:
- There is an online finding aid. It can be consulted at http://www.e-archiv.li/.
- Links to finding aids:
- http://www.e-archiv.li/
- Yerusha Network member:
- Jewish Museum Hohenems
- Author of the description:
- Severin Holzknecht, Jewish Museum of Hohenems, 2017
