Metadata: Memorabilia and Sources in D Special Archives
Collection
- Country:
- Switzerland
- Holding institution:
- State Archive of Bern
- Holding institution (official language):
- Staatsarchiv Bern
- Postal address:
- Falkenplatz 4, CH-3001 Bern
- Phone number:
- +41 31 633 51 01
- Email:
- info.stab@sta.be.ch
- Reference number:
- DQ
- Title:
- Memorabilia and Sources in D Special Archives
- Title (official language):
- Denkwürdigkeiten und Quellen in D Spezialarchive
- Creator/accumulator:
- Schmid-Klockes, Heinrich
- Date(s):
- 1943/1944
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 64 shelf metres
- Type of material:
- Photographic images
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The collection contains press cuttings on the foundation of the Swiss Photographic Centre, a wedding photo of Heinrich Schmid and Elisabeth Klockes from 1909, documentation on the work of Heinrich Schmid-Klockes, documentation on the German-Swiss meeting in the church of St-Légier, 1944 (with photos) and material on the refugee children's home Les Chevalleyres sur Blonay: photos of Polish Jewish refugee children, 1943/1944. This collection contains a collection of photographs by Heinrich Schmid-Klockes, the founder of the Schweizerische Lichtbildzentrale. [DQ 1341]
- Archival history:
- This collection came into the possession of the State Archive during the second half of the 20th century.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The State Archive of Bern is the repository of all state archival holdings worthy of preservation. Since the 15th century, the Bernese archives have been housed in the vaults of the town hall. In 1713 a permanent archive commission was set up. The archives of the perished city and Republic of Bern went to the newly created Canton of Bern in 1803, and partly to the Cantons of Aargau and Vaud. Until 1891, the administration of the National Archive was the responsibility of the respective state scribe.
- Access points: locations:
- Switzerland
- Subject terms:
- Refugees
- Finding aids:
- An online finding aid is available, although the information is often rudimentary.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://www.query.sta.be.ch/suchinfo.aspx
- Yerusha Network member:
- Jewish Museum Hohenems
- Author of the description:
- Severin Holzknecht; Jewish Museum of Hohenems; 2020
