Metadata : Pertinence Archive, Q Military and Armoury, Q I Military Affairs
Collection
- Country:
- Switzerland
- Holding institution:
- State Archive of Zurich
- Holding institution (official language):
- Staatsarchiv Zürich
- Postal address:
- Winterthurerstrasse 170, CH-8057 Zürich
- Phone number:
- +41 43 258 50 00
- Email:
- staatsarchivzh@ji.zh.ch
- Country:
- Switzerland
- Holding institution:
- State Archive of Zurich
- Holding institution (official language):
- Staatsarchiv Zürich
- Postal address:
- Winterthurerstrasse 170, CH-8057 Zürich
- Phone number:
- +41 43 258 50 00
- Email:
- staatsarchivzh@ji.zh.ch
- Reference number:
- Q I
- Title:
- Pertinence Archive, Q Military and Armoury, Q I Military Affairs
- Title (official language):
- Pertinenzarchiv, Q Militär und Zeughaus, Q I Militärwesen
- Date(s):
- 1832/1890
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 2,327 files
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- In the Pertinence Archive, which contains the Cantonal Administration since 1803, there are three files in the sub-division Military Affairs (section Military and Armoury) that are of interest from a Jewish point of view. One file dating from 1832 deals with the admission of Jews to the Swiss military, another from 1855 deals with the compulsory service of Jews, and a third file, covering the period from 1832 to 1890 deals with conscientious objection to service by, among others, individual Jews. [Q I 8.2.7; Q I 50.1.3; Q I 86]
- Archival history:
- The collection was probably gradually transferred to the State Archive.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The State Archive of Zurich is the archive of the Swiss Canton of Zurich and its legal predecessors, in particular the City State of Zurich. The historical holdings of the State Archive date back to the year 853 - the founding charter of the Fraumünster is the oldest surviving document - and have a significance that extends far beyond the canton. The continuity of tradition is considered remarkable, thanks to the absence of major catastrophes and wars. For example, the series of governmental minutes (Small Council and Grand Council), with few gaps, dates back to the early 14th century. The more recent holdings of the Canton of Zurich (since 1831) form the bulk of the archive holdings in terms of quantity, comprising some 30 kilometres of files and documents, to which a few terabytes of electronic data material are added.
- Access points: locations:
- Switzerland
- Subject terms:
- Military
- Finding aids:
- An online finding aid is available, although the information is often rudimentary.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://suche.staatsarchiv.djiktzh.ch/volltextsuche.aspx
- Yerusha Network member:
- Jewish Museum Hohenems
- Author of the description:
- Severin Holzknecht; Jewish Museum of Hohenems; 2020
- Reference number:
- Q I
- Title:
- Pertinence Archive, Q Military and Armoury, Q I Military Affairs
- Title (official language):
- Pertinenzarchiv, Q Militär und Zeughaus, Q I Militärwesen
- Date(s):
- 1832/1890
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 2,327 files
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- In the Pertinence Archive, which contains the Cantonal Administration since 1803, there are three files in the sub-division Military Affairs (section Military and Armoury) that are of interest from a Jewish point of view. One file dating from 1832 deals with the admission of Jews to the Swiss military, another from 1855 deals with the compulsory service of Jews, and a third file, covering the period from 1832 to 1890 deals with conscientious objection to service by, among others, individual Jews. [Q I 8.2.7; Q I 50.1.3; Q I 86]
- Archival history:
- The collection was probably gradually transferred to the State Archive.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The State Archive of Zurich is the archive of the Swiss Canton of Zurich and its legal predecessors, in particular the City State of Zurich. The historical holdings of the State Archive date back to the year 853 - the founding charter of the Fraumünster is the oldest surviving document - and have a significance that extends far beyond the canton. The continuity of tradition is considered remarkable, thanks to the absence of major catastrophes and wars. For example, the series of governmental minutes (Small Council and Grand Council), with few gaps, dates back to the early 14th century. The more recent holdings of the Canton of Zurich (since 1831) form the bulk of the archive holdings in terms of quantity, comprising some 30 kilometres of files and documents, to which a few terabytes of electronic data material are added.
- Access points: locations:
- Switzerland
- Subject terms:
- Military
- Finding aids:
- An online finding aid is available, although the information is often rudimentary.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://suche.staatsarchiv.djiktzh.ch/volltextsuche.aspx
- Yerusha Network member:
- Jewish Museum Hohenems
- Author of the description:
- Severin Holzknecht; Jewish Museum of Hohenems; 2020
