Metadata: Rawicz County Office
Collection
- Country:
- Poland
- Holding institution:
- State Archives in Poznan
- Holding institution (official language):
- Archiwum Państwowe w Poznaniu
- Postal address:
- ul. 23 Lutego 41/43, 60-967 Poznań
- Phone number:
- +48 61 852 46 01
- Email:
- archiwum@poznan.ap.gov.pl
- Reference number:
- 53/331/0
- Title:
- Rawicz County Office
- Title (official language):
- Starostwo powiatowe w Rawiczu
- Creator/accumulator:
- Rawicz County Office
- Date(s):
- 1802/1924
- Date note:
- [1802/1815] 1816/1918 [1919/1924]
- Language:
- German
- Polish
- Extent:
- 31.1 metres, 1185 folders
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
-
The collection contains documents on the elections to the Reichstag, with voter numbers and election results, also the number of votes cast for the candidates of individual political, economic and social parties (correspondence, land regulation and separation documents with attached land measurement registers, survey markers, and soil categorisation and valuation registers), regarding the construction roads and bridges, draining of river beds and regulation of rivers, as well as records showing the development of industry in the county and the situation of the working class, sanitary matters, schools and churches (the events of the school strike in 1906-1907), burdens borne by the county’s inhabitants due to the war and agricultural and industrial product supplies provided to the local population, transport of food outside the county, etc. The collection also contains maps. The Jewish-related records in this collection are extensive and provide valuable information on the Jewish communities of Bojanów, Rawicz, Jutrosin and Sarnów:
1. General Records Section, 1814-1923 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 1.1 / 1–53 / 331/0 / 1.16 / 301 and 53/331/0 / 1.16 / 1138–53 / 331/0 / 1.16 / 1184 and 53/331/0 / 1.17 / 302–53 / 331/0 / 1.17 / 305):
A. gen. Betr. Judenwesen, 1852-1913 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 1.1 / 47) - general matters of Jewish communities, including their functioning and matters of religious worship.
A. gen. Betr. die Regulierung des Judenwesens im Grossherzogtum Posen und die Organization der Corporationen, Verwaltungsbeamten, 1833-1847 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 1.13 / 137) - Regulations concerning Jewish matters, including the organisation and operation of Jewish communities in the Grand Duchy of Poznań and administrative officials.
A. gen. Betr. Judenwesen / Allgemeine Vorschriften, 1834-1882 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 1.13 / 138) - issues relating to Jewish matters, primarily general legal provisions.
A. betr. das Judenwesen, 1872-1917 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 1.13.139) - issues relating to the affairs of Jewish communities, including elections of internal representatives and issues related to the functioning of communities.
A. betr. Jüdische Gemeinde Bojanowo, 1897-1917 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 1.13 / 140) - material relating to the Jewish community in Bojanowo, including internal organisation of the community, community treasury, legal regulations and matters of religious worship, etc.
A. spec. betr. die Wahl der jüdischen Repräsentanten in Bojanowo, 1856-1894 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 1.13 / 141) - election of representatives of the Jewish community in Bojanów to the town council.
A. betr. Jüdische Gemeinde Jutroschin, 1897-1917 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 1.13 / 142) - material relating to the Jewish community in Jutrosin, including internal organisation of the community, community treasury, legal regulations and matters of religious worship, etc.
A. spec. betr. die Wahl der jüdischen Repräentanten in Jutroschin, 1860-1897 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 1.13 / 143) - election of representatives of the Jewish community in Jutrosin to the town council.
A. spec. betr. die Allgemeinen Verwaltungs-Sachen der izraelitischen Korporation zu Rawicz, 1839-1898 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 1.13 / 144) - general administrative issues of a Jewish community in Rawicz, including organisation of the Jewish community, election and functions of community officials, etc.
A. spec. betr. die Anstellung der Vorsteher bei der israelitischen Korporation in Rawitsch, 1875-1900 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 1.13 / 145) - organisation and administrative affairs of the Jewish community in Rawicz, mainly employment of officials and the community chairman.
A. betr. die Jüdische Gemeinde zu Rawitsch, 1902-1914 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 1.13 / 146) - records of the Jewish community in Rawicz, including matters relating to the organisation and election of officials.
Verzeichnis der Repräsentanten uns Stellvertreter sowie Verstandsmitglieder und Stellverteter der Synagogengemeinden des Kreises Rawitsch, 1916 (ref. no. 53/331 / 1.13 / 147) - appointment of representatives and delegates of Jewish communities in Rawicz county.
A. betr. Jüdische Gemeinde in Sarne, 1858-1910 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 1.13 / 148) - material of the Jewish community in Sarnów, including its internal organisation, treasury, legal regulations and matters of religious worship, etc.
A. betr. den jüdischen Beerdigungsplatz in Sarne, 1816-1817 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 1.13 / 1137) - records concerning the plot of land intended for the Jewish cemetery in Sarnów.
4. School Records Section, 1797-1942 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 4.1 / 878-53 / 331/0 / 4.1 / 886 and 53/331/0 / 4.1 / 1166-53 / 331 / 0 / 4.1 / 1178 and 53/331/0 / 4.2 / 887–53 / 331/0 / 4.2 / 1010 and 53/331/0 / 4.2 / 1179–53 / 331/0 / 4.2 / 1181):
A. spec. betr. den Bau des jüdischen Schulhauses in Jutroschin, 1851-1854 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 4.2 / 920) - records concerning the building of the Jewish school in Jutrosin, including building plans.
A. spec. betr. die Begründung der jüdischen Schule in Jutroschin, 1834-1849 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 4.2 / 921) - functioning of the Jewish school in Jutrosin.
- Archival history:
- The documentation was stored in the office (Landratsamt) of the head of the county (landrat), which was, under the order of the Prussian king, originally located in Krobia (Kröben). As a result of the new administrative division, Rawicz became the central seat of the district authorities from 1887 to 1919. The local office produced and collected administrative documentation of Rawicz county (Kreis Rawitsch). The next stage was the establishment of the County Office in Rawicz in 1919. After the end of World War II, some of the collected materials were sent to the State Archives in Poznań (documents produced during the Prussian rule) and some were sent to the State Archives in Leszno (documents produced in the interwar period).
- Administrative/biographical history:
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The legal basis for the organization of state administration in the Grand Duchy of Poznań attached to Prussia was provided by the decree of the King of Prussia of 30 April 1815. Under this decree, the principality was divided into two districts: Poznań and Bydgoszcz. Regions, in turn, were divided into counties each under a county head (landrat). The offices subordinate to them were called county offices (Landratsamt). This system lasted until 1919.
The county heads followed the recommendations of the superior authorities. Their competences included political, social, economic and cultural matters, matters of schools and churches in their area, teachers' and clergy's salaries. Rawicz County was established in 1816 on the basis of the order of the Prussian king introducing new administrative divisions of the lands allocated to Prussia under the Treaty of Vienna. Until 1887, the seat of the county authorities was Krobia. In 1887, changes were made to the administrative division of Poznań Province. Among other things, the territory of Krobia County was considerably reduced in favour of the newly created Gostyń County. The seat of the truncated county was moved to Rawicz, which remains the seat of the county authorities.
- System of arrangement:
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The collection consists of 8 sub-series:
1. General Records, 1814-1923 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 1.1 / 1–53 / 331/0 / 1.16 / 301 and 53/331/0 / 1.16 / 1138–53 / 331/0 / 1.16 / 1184 and 53/331/0 / 1.17 / 302–53 / 331/0 / 1.17 / 305)
2. Police supervision, 1802–1924 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 2.1 / 306–53 / 331/0 / 2.12 / 766 and 53/331/0 / 2.12 / 1160–53 / 331/0 / 2.12 / 1163)
3. Military and war records, 1815–1920 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 3.13 / 767–53 / 331/0 / 3.13 / 1164 and 53/331/0 / 3.14 / 784–53 / 331/0 / 3.14 / 877 and 53/331/0 / 3.14 / 1165)
4. School records, 1797–1942 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 4.1 / 878–53 / 331/0 / 4.1 / 886 and 53/331/0 / 4.1 / 1166–53 / 331 / 0 / 4.1 / 1178 and 53/331/0 / 4.2 / 887–53 / 331/0 / 4.2 / 1010 and 53/331/0 / 4.2 / 1179–53 / 331/0 / 4.2 / 1181)
5. Church records, 1817-1924 (ref. no. 53/331/0/5 / 1182–53 / 331/0/5/1183 and 53/331/0 / 5.1 / 1011–53 / 331/0 / 5.2 / 1077)
6. Tax records, 1816-1923 (ref. no. 53/331/0 / 6.1 / 1078–53 / 331/0 / 6.2 / 1110)
7. Trade union records, 1885–1912 (ref. no. 53/331/0/7 / 1111–53 / 331/0/7/1115)
8. Fire protection, 1874–1919 (ref. no. 53/331/0/8 / 1116–53 / 331/0/8/1119).
- Finding aids:
- A printed inventory is available in the Archive. A digital catalogue entry also exists.
- Yerusha Network member:
- The Taube Department of Jewish Studies of the University of Wrocław
- Author of the description:
- Mikołaj Wojciechowski, Taube Department of Jewish Studies, University of Wrocław
