Metadata: Archives of the Town of Havlíčkův Brod
Collection
- Country:
- Czechia
- Holding institution:
- Havlíčkův Brod State District Archives
- Holding institution (official language):
- Státní okresní archiv Havlíčkův Brod
- Postal address:
- Kyjovská 1125, 580 01 Havlíčkův Brod
- Phone number:
- +420 569 429 742
- Web address:
- http://havlickuv-brod.mza.cz
- Email:
- soka_havlickuvbrod@mza.cz
- Reference number:
- 1142
- Title:
- Archives of the Town of Havlíčkův Brod
- Title (official language):
- Archiv města Havlíčkův Brod
- Creator/accumulator:
- Town of Havlíčkův Brod [Deutschbrod, Německý Brod]
- Date(s):
- 1269/1945
- Language:
- German
- Czech
- Latin
- Extent:
- 121.79 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- poor
- Scope and content:
- The fonds contains deeds, law books, official books and documents from the fields of economics, culture, church, politics, construction, etc. It contains the following materials on the history of Jews: after 1848 - buildings, expansion land operation of Jewish enterprises: textile factories of the Mahler, Bauer, Stiassny, A. B. Musil, and Löwy & Drucker families, the Roth steam mill. First World War - constructing a refugee colony for Jews from Galicia and Bukovina, Jewish refugees. The first Czechoslovak Republic - self-government, minutes of the council board and council meetings, elections - mayor of Jewish origin Robert Neuern. World War II - decrees against Jews.
- Archival history:
- The town archives were taken over by the district archives in Havlíčkův Brod. The archive materials were kept at the town hall and some documents were stored in the town museum. The older part of the archives from 1784-1850 is organised and the archival materials after 1850 are arranged according to the agenda of the town hall.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The first record of the town of Havlíčkův Brod dates from 1256. From the Middle Ages until 1945 the town was called Německý Brod. Since 1637 it had been a royal town. Jews are documented to have been living there in the Middle Ages, then they were forbidden to stay there. They were not allowed to come to the town again until 1848. From 1784, it was the seat of the municipality office, in 1850-1945 of the town hall, and in 1945-1990 of the Municipal National Committee of Havlíčkův Brod, the district town, the seat of the judicial district and the political district.
- Access points: locations:
- Havlíčkův Brod
- Německý Brod
- Access points: persons/families:
- Neuern, Robert
- System of arrangement:
- The fonds is divided as follows: Period until 1850: I. Books, II. Files. Period after 1850: I. Books (Books of minutes of meetings, Books of records, Books of the police office), II. Files (Auxiliary books, Files), III. Town finances.
- Access, restrictions:
- The collection is partly accessible.
- Finding aids:
-
Nováková, D, Pospíchalová, H, Sochr, J.: ARCHIV MĚSTA HAVLÍČKŮV BROD - LISTINY, 1269 - 1949, SV.1.. Inventář, 1982, 123 pp., ev.č. [call number] 18.
Macek, L, Pospíchalová, H, Sochr, J.: ARCHIV MĚSTA HAVLÍČKŮV BROD - SV. 2, 1415-1945 (1952), SV. 3, 1755-1945 (1952) - MĚSTSKÝ DŮCHOD. Inventář, 1994, 307 pp., ev.č. [call number] 196.
- Yerusha Network member:
- Jewish Museum Prague
- Author of the description:
- JMP Survey