Archive of the City of Brno-Central Registry of 1851–1896

Collection

Title (official language):: Archiv města Brna-Ústřední spisovna z let 1851-1896

Scope and content:: The fonds is an important resource for the history of Brno in the second half of the 19th century and also includes relevant sources for Jewish history, specifically: Jewish affairs-Jewish Religious Community: statutes, rabbi, religious tax, births and deaths registry precincts; requests for loans from the Land Jewish Fund, building a synagogue, cemetery and mortuary, permissions for Jews to buy real estate in the city 1850–1895; Baths and swimming baths-8th Jewish Women Baths Flora, № 19 Dornych, Jewish ritual baths in № 12 Jízdárenská Street 1870–1896; Resistance of the Jewish Religious Community against Jewish Communal School 1852–1869; Affairs of Births and Deaths and and Population Registers-keeping Jewish registers; the main binder (norms, register overviews) 1852–1882; Deaths and Births and Population Registers affaires, keeping Jewish registers; special affaires 1872–1896; Grünnová Jetty-request for permission to conduct acts at corpses of Jewish women 1850–1851; illegal running of Jewish kosher canteen 1837–1860; Jewish kosher canteens-applications to run A–W 1849–1868; Soap makers-guild affaires (inter alia complaints especially against Jewish competition) 1783–1854; Museums and galleries-Jindřich Gomperz’s Art Gallery: rooms, furnishing 1894–1896.

Archival history:: The fonds was moved to the Brno City Archives in November 1946 from the air-raid shelter in Vohančice. It was at arranged in the late 1960s/early 1970s.

Administrative/biographical history:: In 1851 the Municipal Council became the highest office of the City of Brno, while the rapidly growing agenda-among other factors caused by the merge of previously independent municipalities with Brno-enforced a change in filing documents. In the same year therefore the Old Registry was closed down and the Brno Registry was established, which functioned until 1896. On rare occasions documents were filed in the Register until 1916.

System of arrangement:: The Registry was run in accordance with instructions issued in 1852. It was divided into two sections (I-Files pertaining to a natural scope of authority, and II-Files pertaining to a delegated scope of authority) and each had a separate system of binder numbering which were formed according to material groups. This system was retained in the current arrangement.

Finding aids:: Burian V: Spisovna města Brna z let (1653) 1851-1896 (1916). Inventář, 1971, 300 s., ev. č. 67.