District Office of Rokycany I

Collection

Creator/accumulator:: District Governor's Office Rokycany; District Office of Rokycany; District National Committee Rokycany; District Political Administration Rokycany

Scope and content:: The fonds comprises documents created by the district office, namely official books and files. Information on Jews can be found in census records from the beginning of the 20th century. In general, relevant information can also be expected in the trade agenda and in association affairs, then in inv. no. 102 Religious affairs in general 1889-1926 and in inv. no. 104 Conversions (A-Z) 1896-1929. Jews are explicitly mentioned in inv. no. 83 Religious affairs in general 1855-1867; inv. no. 106/804 8-5/329 Jewish Women's Support Society 1899; inv. no. 106/805 8-5/94 Jewish Support and Funeral Association Chevra Kadisha 1896-1936; inv. no. 106/1034 8-5/339 Jewish Women's Charity 1899-1910; inv. no. 106/1035 8-5/113 Jewish charity Chevra Kadisha (1883)-933.

Archival history:: The older part of the registry from 1850-1868 was transferred from the Central Archives of the Ministry of Interior in Prague to the former Regional Archives in Plasy in 1952. Another part of the file material from 1850-1942 was stored in the registry of the District National Committee in Rokycany. In 1942, many of these files were destroyed. In the 1950s, the material was gradually transferred to the State Archives in Plzeň. All the preserved material from the Rokycany District Office was merged there and the fonds was organised in 1960.

Administrative/biographical history:: The name Rokycany District Office included the political authorities of the first instance from the period of 1850-1942, namely Rokycany District Governor's Office (sub-regional authority), operating from the takeover of the political agenda of the patrimonial authorities from 1 February 1850 until 26 May 1855 and the Rokycany Mixed District Office for the area of the Rokycany District Court operating from 26 May 1855 to 31 August 1868. It had judicial and political powers. Between 1896 and 1918, the District Governor's Office was renewed again, changing its name, between 1918-1928, to the District Political Administration in Rokycany, and subsequently to the Rokycany District Office from 1 July 1928 to May 1942.

Subject terms:: Aid and relief; Aid and relief--Philanthropy and charity; Census records; Conversion to Christianity; Hevrah kadisha; Trade and commerce

System of arrangement:: The fonds includes: Books (records); Files; Registry plan - divided into 4 handling periods.

Finding aids:: Pelant J.: Okresní úřad Rokycany, 1850-1942. Inventory, 33p., Inv. No. 1.;

Cironis, Petros: Okresní úřad Rokycany, (1770) 1896-1942 (1953). Inventory, 21p., Inv. No. 55.;

Cironis, Petros: presidiální spisy OkresníHO úřadu v Rokycanech, 1850-1941. Catalogue, 127p., Inv. No. 65.;

Hrachová H.: Okresní úřad Rokycany I-spolková agenda, (1869) 1896-1942. Register, 2010, 207p., Inv. No. 243.

Links to finding aids:: http://www.inventare.cz/pdf/soap-ro/soap-ro_ap0001_00002_oku-rokycany.pdf; http://www.inventare.cz/pdf/soap-ro/soap-ro_ap0243_00002_oku-rokycany-1-spolkova-agenda.pdf