District Notary Office of Trstená

Collection

Holding institution (official language):: Štátny archív v Žiline so sídlom v Bytči, pracovisko Archív Dolný Kubín

Scope and content:: Jews are mentioned in the tax registers, population registers, building permits register and register of traders (1872-1945). Relevant are the following documents: testimony of a teacher of the Jewish school (1875); taxes of individual members of the Jewish religious community (1880); a notice on the mass immigration of Jews from Russia (1882); rentals of community property and rights (1872-1938); a list of Jewish school children in Trstená (1894); the Jewish school in Trstená (1915); establishment of the Jewish Party in Trstená (1923); A theatre performance of the Jewish Women's Society in Trstená (1925); and a list of Jewish religious communities (1929).

Archival history:: The fonds was taken over in 1960, and was transferred to the State Archives in 1967.

Administrative/biographical history:: The notary office was established as the administrative body of the community, being headed by a notary. Until 1918, the status of the notary did not change. He was an elected community employee and the executive body of the state administration. The notary office had jurisdiction over several communities within the district. After the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic, the notary became a civil servant and his power was partly limited. In 1945 the community self-government merged with the state administration.

Subject terms:: Education; Education--Schools and universities; Education--Students; Education--Teachers and professors; Jewish community; Jewish political activity; Migration; Migration--Immigration; Theatre; Trade and commerce; Vital records

System of arrangement:: In the arrangement, the original chronological-numerical handling was respected.

Finding aids:: Míčeková, I.: Notárske úrady v okrese Trstená (1866) 1871 – 1845 (1955). Inventár, 2015, 229 str.