Collection of acts from the time of the Helvetic Republic

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The collection of acts from the time of the Helvetic Republic (ASHR, also official collection of acts from the time of the Helvetic Republic (1798–1803) following the collection of the older federal farewells ) is a 1876 commissioned by the Swiss Federal Council and by Johannes Strickler and Alfred Rufer developed an edition of files about the time of the Helvetic Republic (1798–1803). After Strickler's death in 1910, the work was completed by Alfred Rufer from 1921 to 1966.

history

Flag of the Helvetic Republic

After the founding of the Swiss federal state, its exponents became increasingly interested in historical sources . The Official Collection of the Older Federal Farewells was published as early as 1856 , from 1886 the collection of files from the time of the Helvetic Republic was devoted to evidence from the Helvetic Republic, followed by the sources on Swiss history in 1877 and the collection of Swiss legal sources from 1898 .

The central archive of the Helvetic Republic in the Swiss Federal Archives formed the basis of the copies for the ASHR . The ASHR, in turn, subsequently made it easier for researchers to access the files of an epoch which, in the opinion of the editors, was “by far one of the most important periods in our history, whose political ideas, moreover, have come very much closer to our present day it has been the case at some time before and since 1803 ».

In 1876, the Federal Council commissioned the former Zurich state archivist Johannes Strickler (1835–1910) to edit the ASHR. Between 1883 and 1903 he put together volumes 1 to 10 - the "political series"; it appeared between 1886 and 1905. In 1911, one year after Strickler's death, the first volume of the “cultural-historical series” was published posthumously. Alfred Rufer (1885–1970) took over Strickler's work in 1921 and brought it to a conclusion (volumes 12 to 16, the “cultural-historical series”). The last volume was published in 1966.

The collection was published by the Swiss Federal Archives and financed by the federal government . Due to a lack of funds, however, the publication of the last volumes was delayed until it could be completed thanks to financial support from the Swiss National Fund for the Promotion of Scientific Research . The "editor" of the ASHR worked in an "employment relationship" in the Federal Archives, but he was appointed by the Federal Council.

The editors decided to publish introductions, overviews and context information in German, but to print the source extracts in the respective original language.

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The ASHR is divided into two series: The "constitutional (political) series", which was published between 1886 and 1905 and reproduced and contextualized the sources in chronological order . The focus of this series is on sources on Swiss legislation, «whereby the laws, resolutions and proclamations contained in the official [...] official gazettes have to form the text instead of the farewells with the elimination of the very insignificant [...] Introductions, notes and intermediate clauses of a historical nature are to be accompanied ».

The subsequent "cultural-historical series" from 1911 to 1966, in accordance with the original proposal, constitutes a "cultural historical work on the uniform administration of Helveticia, containing the [...] essential documents relating to the administration and especially the cultural-historical ideas of the Swiss era, Projects and publications of all kinds ». and thus offers a thematic overview of topics such as poor relief, sanitation, economy, infrastructure, education or religion.

Constitutional (political) series (1886–1905)

  • Vol. 1 (1886): October 1797 to the end of May 1798.
  • Vol. 2 (1887): June to September 1798.
  • Vol. 3 (1889): October 1798 to March 1799.
  • Vol. 4 (1892): April to September 1799.
  • Vol. 5 (1895): October 1799 to August 8, 1800.
  • Vol. 6 (1897): August 9, 1800 to May 1801.
  • Vol. 7 (1899): June 1801 to May 1802.
  • Vol. 8 (1902): June to September 1802.
  • Vol. 9 (1903): October 1802 to early July 1803.
  • Vol. 10 (1905): Register and appendices to Volumes 1–10.

All volumes in this series were edited by Johannes Strickler and printed by the Stämpfli'schen Buchdruckerei and the Buchdruckerei Stämpfli & Cie. printed in Bern .

Cultural history series (1911–1966)

  • Vol. 11 (1911): The cultural-historical series I. Volume (I: The country; II: state organs and their auxiliary means, III: the people and the population classes; IV: community services; V: poor relief; VI: support system).
  • Vol. 12 (1940): The culture-historical series II. Volume (I: Fundamentals of the new state budget; II: Provisioning).
  • Vol. 13 (1947): The cultural-historical series III. Volume (I: Die Medicinalpolizei; II: Die Veterinärpolizei).
  • Vol. 14 (1957): The cultural and historical series IV. Volume (I: Agriculture; II: Forestry; III: Hunting and Fishing; IV: Mines; V: Crafts and Crafts).
  • Vol. 15 (1964): The culture-historical series Volume V (I: textile industry; II: brick and glass manufacturing; III: inventions; IV: trade; V: customs; VI: measures and weights; VII: coinage, VIII: construction ; IX: Transport agencies; X: Roads, XI: Mountain roads; XII: Bridge construction; XIII: Hydraulic structures).
  • Vol. 16 (1966): The cultural-historical series VI. Volume (I: Public Education; II: Literature and Art; III: Church Affairs; IV: Enquêten).

Volume 11 was still produced by the Stämpfli & Cie. made in Bern, Johannes Strickler is listed as the editor. The other volumes in Alfred Rufer's cultural history series were produced by the Fragnière Frères book printing company in Freiburg .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ François Walter: History, chap. 2.2 - The Achievements of Critical History. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  2. ↑ Swiss Federal Archives (ed.): The Central Archives of the Helvetic Republic 1798–1803. Edited by Guido Hunziker, Andreas Fankhauser and Niklaus Bartlome. Bern 1990 (vol. 1).
  3. ↑ ASHR, Vol. 1, p. VIII.
  4. ^ Federal Council minutes of December 26, 1876 ( digitized version of the Swiss Federal Archives).
  5. ^ Federal Council decision of March 6, 1935 ( digitized version of the Swiss Federal Archives).
  6. ↑ E85 # 1000/1164 # 40 * , compilation of the official Helvetian file collection by Joh [ann] Strickler, archivist, 1876–1905.
  7. ↑ ASHR, Vol. 1, p. XI.
  8. ↑ ASHR, Vol. 1, p. XI.
  9. ↑ ASHR, Vol. 1, p. XI.