August Schröder (archivist)

August Schröder (born May 8, 1908 in Hollenstede (now the city of Fürstenau ), † June 19, 1993 in Münster ) was the state archivist and holder of the Federal Cross of Merit.

Vocational training

After attending the humanistic grammar school in Meppen , he studied theology and Romance philology (Latin, French) at the University of Innsbruck , at the Sorbonne in Paris and at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster.

Commitment to research and archives

From 1938 to 1977 he held positions as managing director, as well as the editing of the contributions for Westphalian family research , he was also chairman of the Westphalian society for genealogy and family research.

From 1946 to 1975 he was archivist at the archives advice center (today LWL archives office for Westphalia ) in Münster. He campaigned intensively for the rescue of the Rheine City Archives, which flooded in 1946 . Numerous aristocratic archives benefited from his work.

From 1976 he was a corresponding member of the Historical Commission for Westphalia .

Honors

• Lower Saxony Cross of Merit on ribbon for his efforts in the history of the north of Osnabrück
• Federal Cross of Merit First Class for his commitment to the local history
• Honorary member of the Westphalian Society for Genealogy and Family Research
• Honorary citizen of the city of Fürstenau
• Name of a street in Hollenstede as August-Schröder-Straße

Essays and writings from 1976

• In "Contributions to Westphalian Family Research" Volume 30–32 there is a detailed bibliography for writings by Dr. August Schröder published until 1974.

The following bibliography only gives a small overview of some of his essays and writings.

• Quakenbrücker Trade and Change. From the founding of the city around 1240 to the opening of the Quakenbrück-Osnabrück railway connection in 1876. From the riflemen of the old Osnabrück fortress town of Fürstenau. In: Heimat-Jahrbuch für Osnabrück - City and Country. 1976. (1975). Pp. 57-59, 72-73.
• 100 years ago. Planning of the Rheine-Fürstenau-Quakenbrück railway. Representative of the city of Fürstenau in Berlin in 1876. Home industry and moving to Holland around 1850. From a report by the Fürstenau bailiff about the economic situation in the parishes of the Berge and Bippen parishes. In: Osnabrücker Land. 1976. pp. 82-85, 93-95.
• The birthday of the poet Annette Droste zu Hülshoff . Previous investigations. New written sources for dating. In: Contributions to Westphalian family research. 33-35. 1975-1 977. pp. 4-14.
• 800 years of Roxel 1177–1977. (City of Münster. Documentation. 3177.) Münster: City Administration / Press Office 1977. 40 p. With ill.
• 75 years of Westphalian genealogical journal. 40 years of "Contributions to Westphalian Family Research". Role about Herr Rittmeister Sprengepiel's company from 1640. In: Contributions to Westphalian family research. 33-35. 1975-1977. (1978) pp. 1-3, 153-159.
• Personal and family history. In: Methods and goals of local history. Contributions from seminars and working groups. Münster 1978. Self-published by the Westphalian Heimatbund. Pp. 28-42.
• In the interest of supplying their territory, promoting trade and the associated income, lords of the country and market lords grant escort to the traders and merchants who move to the markets. 1322. In order to supply and promote their land, the sovereigns temporarily lift customs duties, which stimulates trade very much. 1652. Commercial monopolies such as the Osnabrück Legge secure sales of goods and thus the country's prosperity through quality control and the exclusion of foreign competition. 1580. The structure of the house and the household items characterize the social and economic situation of the citizen. 1493. In: "Osnabrück - 1200 years of progress and preservation". Nuremberg 1980. pp. 163-166, 181/182, 244/245.
• Fürstenau at the time of the German Hanseatic League. In: Handbook of the Lower Saxony Hanseatic Cities. Arranged by Jürgen Bohmbach . Stade 1983. pp. 55/56.
• Fürstenau - then and now. With a historical timetable, 6 images (colored images and 2 colored map images - Fürstenau 1863, Fürstenau 1945 and today). In: "Sachunterricht", 4th grade volume. North edition (revision). 1983. pp. 20-22. Westermann-Verlag GmbH, Braunschweig.
• Friedrich Adolf Sauer (1765–1839). A contribution to the Westphalian educational history of the 18th century. In: The Reformer of the Sauerland School System (series of publications by the Menden City Archives. Issue 2). Menden 1990. pp. 183-198. (First published in: From Westphalian history. Contribution to the Westphalian educational history of the 18th century. Münster 1947).

Web links

• Biographical information on the website of the Historical Commission for Westphalia