House of City History - Ulm City Archives
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 Schwörhaus in Ulm. Seat of the House of City History - Ulm City Archives |
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| Archive type | Municipal Archives |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 23 '46.7 " N , 9 ° 59' 25.8" E |
| place | Ulm |
| Visitor address | Weinhof 12 |
| founding | 1515 |
| ISIL | DE-U13 |
| carrier | City of Ulm |
| Website | http://www.stadtarchiv.ulm.de/ |
The Haus der Stadtgeschichte - Stadtarchiv Ulm is the archive of the Baden-Württemberg city of Ulm .
history
The history of the Ulm Archives is closely linked to the formation of the township in the 12th and 13th centuries. The documents and imperial city privileges were looked after by the town clerks in the town hall since the late Middle Ages . With the emergence of a city administration in the late 15th century, extensive records and archives grew in Ulm, which required order. A new inventory to be created should allow an overview of the total inventory . The council of the imperial city of Ulm therefore hired the registrar Peter Mann on July 18, 1515 for the organization and indexing of the imperial city archives. He was the first archivist in Ulm who, just three years later , was able to present the first finding aid for the documents kept in the wheelhouse. Since 1609, the archivists were also charged with indexing the Ulm council minutes. Responsible for the entire city archives with a main archive in the wheelhouse, a chancellery archive in the town hall and the archives of the individual offices were since the 17th century the top city lawyers, the so-called councilors. In the course of the mediatization of Ulm and its incorporation into Bavaria (1802) and finally to Württemberg (1810), numerous archives from the imperial city were lost. An archivist was not hired again until 1837.
On October 1, 1908, the city archive, which was headed from 1898 to 1968 in personal union with the city library, moved into the Schwörhaus . A timely relocation of archive materials during the Second World War prevented major losses. The growing number of files soon created space problems. In 1989, the new branch of the city archives in the pioneer barracks could be moved into.
After most of the city library moved out of the Schwörhaus in 2004, the building was converted. The reopening took place on July 14, 2007, and the city archive was renamed “House of City History - City Archive Ulm”.
Michael Wettengel has been head of the city archives since 2002 and, as chief city archives director, head of the Haus der Stadtgeschichte - Stadtarchiv Ulm since 2007.
tasks
The statutory tasks include the evaluation and acceptance of documents with permanent value (including electronic documents), their permanent and safe custody, conservation treatment, development, making accessible and provision, providing information, researching the history of the city and advising municipal authorities managing your records. Its tasks include, among other things, the written and visual documentation of urban development and the cityscape, the promotion of research on the history of Ulm, as well as historical education and public relations work. The tasks are set out in the archive regulations of the city of Ulm on the basis of the law on the maintenance and use of archive material (State Archives Act) Baden-Württemberg. The Haus der Stadtgeschichte is also a cultural institution that aims to awaken awareness of urban history and convey a culture of remembrance.
offer
The Haus der Stadtgeschichte - Stadtarchiv Ulm is the “memory of the city” and the central point of contact for research on urban history. It preserves the tradition of Ulm's history from the very beginning of the city, including 6,000 running meters of files, around 10,000 imperial city documents since the 12th century, a complete series of council minutes since 1501, a collection of Gothic cathedral views that is unique in the world and around 150,000 photographs and approx. 450,000 negatives.
It provides information about the history of the city of Ulm through its permanent exhibition as well as through temporary exhibitions and other historical events. It publishes publications on the history of the city and region, provides archival educational offers for schoolchildren, and organizes events and projects on historical public relations and the history of the city of Ulm.
building
The main office of the Haus der Stadtgeschichte is in the Schwörhaus (Weinhof 12), a representative building for the imperial city built in 1613, which is also the site of the annual Oath Monday celebration . Since 2007, there has also been a permanent exhibition on the ground floor of the building on the most important events and themes in Ulm's city history from the beginning to the present.
In the Pionierkaserne branch (Basteistraße 46) you can find the more recent records, including the building records (since approx. 1850), the residents' registration archive (1945–1981) and the locality archives. The branch has its own reading room.
Publications
The Haus der Stadtgeschichte - Stadtarchiv Ulm publishes individual publications as well as three series:
- Research on the history of the city of Ulm (since 1955)
- Research on the history of the city of Ulm: Documentation series (since 1979)
- Small series of the Ulm City Archives (since 2003)
literature
- Michael Wettengel (Hrsg.): Treasures of the city history. The archive of the city of Ulm . Ulm 2015, ISBN 978-3-88294-468-6
