Yearbook for mining and metallurgy in Saxony

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Yearbook for mining and metallurgy in Saxony
JB Berg- und Huettenwesen 1913.jpg
description Illustration: Yearbook for the mining and metallurgy industry 1913
Area of ​​Expertise Mining
language German
publishing company Craz & Gerlach, Ernst Mauckisch, Freiberg
Headquarters Freiberg
First edition 1827
attitude 1942
Frequency of publication yearly
editor Bergakademie Freiberg (1827–1872), Carl Gottlieb Gottschalk (1873–1886), Carl Menzel (1887–1916), Christian Otto Hirsch (1917–1920), Sächsisches Bergamt (1921–1922), Sächsisches Oberbergamt (1923–1942)
Web link digital.ub.tu-freiberg.de
ZDB 2169929-X

The yearbook for mining and metallurgy in Saxony (initially calendar for the Saxon miner and metallurgical man ) was an annual publication with mining statistics and scientific-technical contributions on mining in Saxony . It appeared under changing titles between 1827 and 1942.

history

Already from 1773 to 1783 there were attempts by Alexander Wilhelm Köhler to establish a yearbook for the Saxon mining industry with the Chursächsischer Bergwerks-Kalender (since 1774 the Churfürstlich-Sächsischer, most graciously privileged mountain calendar ) and in 1790 and 1791 with the Miner's Calendar . However, these private initiatives did not last long.

It was not until 1827 that the mining authorities made a renewed attempt to publish a mountain calendar that provided the mountain areas, especially in the Saxon Ore Mountains , with information on mining. Although it was conceived as a calendar, the information on "course of the planets, the position of the sky, the weather prophecies and the like" that was customary at the time was largely omitted.

Instead, the focus was on announcing dates, dimensions and weights, naming the mining officials and statistical overview information on the output etc. of the mining companies existing in the respective reporting year. Almost from the beginning, short scientific articles by the Freiberg Bergakademie were published in the yearbook , which appeared as editor and publisher for the first 45 years. In addition to smaller information about inventions and experience with technical innovations, more and more original publications were added later. These included, for example, descriptions of mining history , but also the first publication of five new uranium minerals from the “ find of the century” in the Weißer Hirsch mine in Schneeberg .

In 1870 a start was made not only to provide statistical overviews, but also to list the condition of each individual mine with owner, object of extraction, amount and monetary value of the extraction as well as additional fees or yield . Even in 1875 there were B. 334 ore mines , 93 hard and 184 lignite mines . The editions also contain detailed information about employees, their income situation and insurance and health issues, some with statistical lists.

The yearbook underwent a typographical redesign with the year 1875 under Carl Gottlieb Gottschalk , who published it between 1873 and 1886. A more modern serif font was introduced instead of the Fraktur font . Although the mountain statistical reports and the treatises were separated from the beginning, separate page numbering was only made now. In 1883 an appendix was added in which laws and publications were printed.

Between 1887 and 1916 the yearbook was published by the secret mountain Carl Menzel . He was followed by the Oberbergrat and later mining captain Christian Otto Hirsch, who was in charge of the yearbook between 1917 and 1920. Subsequently, the Saxon Mining Office and the Saxon Upper Mining Office reappeared as publishers without personalization.

With the law on the transfer of mining to the Reich of February 28, 1935, mining was concentrated in the Reich Ministry of Economics . Statistical and scientific reports with the exception of the mines were from now on published in the journal for the mining, metallurgy and saltworks in the German Reich . The yearbook was continued by the Saxon Mining Authority in a reduced number of pages with statistics and mine and business registers from 1935 (109th year) to 1938.

Since there was still a need to publish the mines, in 1939/1940 and 1941/1942 two double issues with a mine directory were published by the Freiberg Mining Authority. These were subject to the confidentiality level for official use only and included Saxony as well as the Reichsgau Sudetenland annexed in 1938 .

History of publication

  • 1827–1851: Calendar for the Saxon miner and smelter for the year ...
  • 1852–1872: Yearbook for the miner and smelter for the year ...
  • 1873–1917: Yearbook for mining and metallurgy in the Kingdom of Saxony for the year ...
  • 92.1918–112.1938: Yearbook for mining and metallurgy in Saxony. Vintage ...
  • 1939 / 1940–1941 / 1942: Mining directory of the Freiberg Mining Authority

digitalization

In the years 2004/2005 the yearbook was completely digitized by the university library "Georgius Agricola" of the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg as part of its responsibility for the special geology collection. This was done both for reasons of inventory protection of the older booklets made from ground wood and to enable parallel use of the frequently requested booklets. An OCR recognition was made possible in 1874 to Frakturschrift printed books in Times New Roman were transferred.

literature

  • Preface . In: Calendar for the Saxon miner and smelter to the year 1827. pp. 1–3.
  • Albert Borchers : The 100th year as an escort. In: Yearbook for mining and metallurgy in Saxony. Volume 100, 1926, pp. 3–7 ( digitized version ).
  • Introduction. In: Mining directory of the Freiberg Mining Authority 1939/1940, p. 3 f. ( Digitized version )

Web links

Commons : Yearbook for Mining and Metallurgy  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Preface . In: Calendar for the Saxon miner and smelter to the year 1827. P. 1 f.
  2. ↑ Preface . In: Calendar for the Saxon miner and smelter to the year 1827. P. 3.
  3. ^ Albin Weisbach : New uranium ores from Neustädtel near Schneeberg. In: Yearbook for the miner and smelter in the Kingdom of Saxony to the year 1873. P. 119–121 ( digitized version )
  4. ↑ Introduction. In: Mining Directory of the Freiberg Higher Mining Authority 1939/1940, p. 3 ( digitized version )
  5. ↑ Jeanette Derdau: digitization in academic libraries. Supplement to the information supply for natural scientists . VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008, ISBN 978-3-8364-3889-6 , pp. 72–76 ( rclis.org [PDF; 2.9 MB ]).