City archive of Cuxhaven
The Cuxhaven City Archives in Cuxhaven , Kapitän-Alexander-Strasse 1 on Schleusenpriel, formerly Altenwalder Chaussee 2b, was mentioned as an archive in 1734.
history
In 1734, on the occasion of a visit by Hamburg Senator Barthold Heinrich Brockes, an archive in Ritzebüttel was first reported that had already existed. The oldest pieces in the archive are from the 15th century, the oldest from 1455. The archive was located in 1734 on the upper floor of the Alte Wache at the entrance to the palace gardens. Only a few people had access to the archive and a. the bailiff and the clerk as head of the archive. It initially comprised legally relevant official documents and files. In 1744 the instruction concerning the aldasige archive was issued. In the 18th century, a focus of the work was the production of so-called repertories (found books). The "... archive was for the most part completely disordered by the terrible Brandt who was here in 1775 ..." However, no major damage to the archive material appears to have occurred.
From around 1811 to around 1915 - during the French era - the archive material at the church in Groden was outsourced. Reforms from this period envisaged that archives should also be freely accessible to all interested citizens and that not only purely legal files should be kept, but also historical, scientific or artistic documents. Societies and homeland associations were founded, the archival material of which was later included in the archive's collections.
The associations urged the city of Cuxhaven to hire archivists to look after the archive. The archive was given rooms in the town hall in 1935 . According to the Greater Hamburg Law , the files of the Ritzebüttels Office came to Hamburg, which were handed over to the City Archives by the Hamburg State Archives in the 1990s .
After the Second World War , the city archive was housed in the Bleickenschule, then in the Gorch-Fock-Schule and from the 1980s until 2016 in the building on Altenwalder Chaussee 2b. In 2016 the archive moved to the former LZB building on Kapitän-Alexander-Strasse; also the location of the Cuxhaven City Library .
tasks
"The city archive has the task of storing all documents of the city administration that are of legal importance or because of their historical value." In addition, the archive has a number of historically relevant (including private) collections of documents, photos, newspapers and estates . All citizens are entitled to use the archive material in the reading room with 10 seats free of charge; they will be advised. Commissioned research by the archive is chargeable. The archive is actively involved in historical research. It provides information through publications, exhibitions or lectures.
The archive material with over 260,000 holdings (2020) is stored on more than two kilometers of shelves. The stock structured u. a. according to the city, the Ritzebüttel office , some older districts, the genealogy , maps and plans, newspapers, books and periodicals, pictures and photos as well as private collections and estates.
The head of the city archive is currently (2020) Friedhelm Gleiß.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ City Archives: Archive History
- ^ Cuxhavener Nachrichten of March 28, 2016: Library and Archive Cuxhaven .
Coordinates: 53 ° 51 '46.9 " N , 8 ° 42' 3.9" E