Helmut Schmolz

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Helmut Schmolz (born December 15, 1928 in Geislingen an der Steige ; † January 8, 2006 ) was the city archivist and local researcher in Heilbronn .

Life

Schmolz was the son of Geislinger chaser master Hugo Paul Schmolz and his wife Babette. After graduating from high school in 1948, he began studying German and history , among other things, in Tübingen , which he completed with a doctorate. phil. completed. He then passed the state examination for the higher archive service at the State Archives in Ludwigsburg .

From 1954 Schmolz was head of the city archive in Geislingen, from 1956 of the district archive in Göppingen. In 1960 he became City Archives Councilor in Geislingen, and in 1963 Heilbronn city archivist. The Stadtarchiv Heilbronn was at that time still in the Heilbronner meat house , then moved to an intermediate station from 1966 in the Klarastraße in 1976 in the Deutschhof . The archive rooms in the Deutschhof are essentially based on his plans. Under the direction of Schmolz, the city's collection of contemporary history and the photo site were established and all other collections, including the scientific library, were extensively expanded.

Schmolz was one of the first archivists to undertake extensive exhibition activities and is therefore considered one of the pioneers of modern archiving in Baden-Württemberg. From 1966 he was the City Archives Councilor and from 1971 until his retirement in 1991 City Archives Director.

He was a member of the federal-state-municipal commission for professional and tariff issues of archivists, librarians and documentaries as well as an extraordinary member of the commission for historical regional studies of Baden-Württemberg. In 1971 he organized the Southwest German Archive Day and in 1981 the German Archive Day in Heilbronn. From 1971 until his death in 2006, Schmolz was also chairman of the Heilbronn Historical Society .

Schmolz was the author and editor of numerous works, particularly on the history of Heilbronn , often in collaboration with his long-time colleague Hubert Weckbach . His last works include contributions for the annual reports of the Kreissparkasse Heilbronn , which had regional examples of the architectural styles to be seen on the euro notes.

Works (selection)

  • Festival book for the centenary connected with the state assembly of the fire brigade association of Württemberg and Hohenzollern on 16./17. July 1960 (1960)
  • Dominion and village in the area of ​​the imperial city of Ulm. Observations on the recent history of the villages Nellingen, Gingen a. F., Türkheim, Überkingen, Unterböhringen and Steinenkirch . In: Ulm and Oberschwaben 36, 1962
  • History of the city of Geislingen an der Steige (1963)
  • Stauferland Göppingen, Geislingen and the Filstal with Manfred Akermann
  • The history of Volksbank Geislingen eGmbH, Geislingen an der Steige 1863–1963 (1963)
  • Footsteps of history in the district of Göppingen. Fates from eleven centuries (1964) with Manfred Akermann
  • Robert Mayer. His life and work in documents (1964) with Hubert Weckbach
  • Heilbronn with Böckingen, Neckargartach, Sontheim. Vol. 1. Photos from 1860–1944 (1966)
  • Heilbronn with Böckingen, Neckargartach, Sontheim. Vol. 2. Photos from 1858–1944 (1967)
  • Johann Jakob Widmann, a pioneer of the industrial revolution of the 19th century from Heilbronn (1968)
  • Obereisesheim and Lorsch Abbey (1969)
  • The riddle of a machine in the estate of Robert Mayer . In: Yearbook for Swabian-Franconian History 26, 1969
  • Prof. Dr. med. Hermann Strauss 1868–1944. On his 100th birthday and the 25th anniversary of his death . In: Yearbook for Swabian-Franconian History 26, 1969
  • Heilbronn - History and Life of a City (1973) with Hubert Weckbach
  • Basic problems of the early history of the city of Heilbronn . In: Yearbook for Swabian-Franconian History 27, 1973
  • My Heilbronn. Postcard album (1976) with Hubert Weckbach
  • Down in the Unterland (1976) with Rudolf Gabel
  • Does the story have any meaning? . In: Yearbook for Swabian-Franconian History 28, 1976
  • 450 years of the Reformation in Heilbronn: causes, beginnings, course (until 1555) (1980) with Hubert Weckbach, Karin Peters and Jörg Baur
  • Reformation in Heilbronn. Causes, beginnings, course . In: Yearbook for Swabian-Franconian History 29, 1981
  • Theodor Heuss's apartments in Heilbronn. For the 100th birthday of the Heilbronn honorary citizen on January 31, 1984 . In: Yearbook for Swabian-Franconian History 30, 1983
  • "Everything you overlook is fertile." Viticulture and agriculture in old Heilbronn . In: Yearbook for Swabian-Franconian History 31, 1986
  • Biberach - as it used to be: The old townscape in photographs 1890-1945 (1987) with Hubert Weckbach
  • Sontheim - as it once was: the old townscape in photographs 1858-1945 (1988) with Hubert Weckbach
  • Neckargartach - as it used to be: The old townscape in photographs 1880-1945 (1988) with Hubert Weckbach
  • Cities in the Unterland: Picturesque Views from the 19th Century (1989) with Christhard Schrenk and Hubert Weckbach
  • Heilbronn locations. Human living spaces in the old town (1991) with Christhard Schrenk and Hubert Weckbach
  • A bird's eye view of Heilbronn: aerial photos from the years 1906 to 1991 (1991) with Christhard Schrenk, Hubert Weckbach and Emil Beutinger
  • Alexander Baumann. A pioneer in aircraft construction (1875-1928). Origin, life, work . In: Yearbook for Swabian-Franconian History 32, 1992
  • Heilbronners who are history. A journey through time with our clever minds (2000)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual report 2005 for the 149th financial year of the Kreissparkasse Heilbronn (2006)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF, 4.69 MB; accessed July 27, 2008)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.sparkasse-heilbronn.de  

literature

  • Christhard Schrenk : Dr. Helmut Schmolz in memory . In: Christhard Schrenk (Hrsg.): Heilbronnica 3. Contributions to town and regional history . Stadtarchiv Heilbronn, Heilbronn 2006, ISBN 3-928990-95-0 , pp. 11-17 ( sources and research on the history of the city of Heilbronn 17), ( yearbook for Swabian-Franconian history 35).

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personal data
SURNAME Schmolz, Helmut
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German city archivist in Heilbronn and local history researcher
DATE OF BIRTH December 15, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Geislingen an der Steige
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 2006