Staatsarchiv Hamburg
- Hamburg State Archives
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History
The Hamburg State Archives (Staatsarchiv Hamburg) was founded 300 years ago. Its historic collection goes back to the Middle Ages. The archive contains more than 40,000 meters of documents of the Hamburg public administration, legislative branch and courts as well as major private institutions and individuals in the city.
Archival and Other Holdings
Hamburg State Archives has archival materials on the history of the city and state (Bundesland) of Hamburg. Its collections include administrative documents, court records, military records, collections of private institutions and religious community records through the centuries. It contains as well Holocaust restitution- and compensation-related materials: Best. 213-12 Staatsanwaltschaft Landgericht - Nationalsozialistische Gewaltverbrechen (https://recherche.staatsarchiv.hamburg.de/ScopeQuery5.2/detail.aspx?id=833), Best. 213-13 Landgericht Hamburg–Wiedergutmachung (https://recherche.staatsarchiv.hamburg.de/ScopeQuery5.2/detail.aspx?id=891315), Best. 314-15 Oberfinanzpräsident (Devisenstelle und Vermögensverwertungsstelle) (https://recherche.staatsarchiv.hamburg.de/ScopeQuery5.2/detail.aspx?id=1146), Best. 351-11 Amt für Wiedergutmachung (https://recherche.staatsarchiv.hamburg.de/ScopeQuery5.2/detail.aspx?id=1466), Best. 522-1 Jüdische Gemeinde (https://recherche.staatsarchiv.hamburg.de/ScopeQuery5.2/detail.aspx?id=3716). Much more can be found in the online database: https://recherche.staatsarchiv.hamburg.de.
The access to some of the records might be restricted due to the retention periods (Schutzfristen) of the Hamburg Archivs Law (Hamburgisches Archivgesetz).
Finding Aids, Guides, and Publication
Holdings with nearly 1,000,000 archival units can be searched in the online database: https://recherche.staatsarchiv.hamburg.de. An introduction to researching and accessing archival records at the Hamburg State Archive is given here: https://www.hamburg.de/bkm/benutzung/5017640/englisch-benutzung/ as well as a short video-tutorial for archival research: http://www.hamburg.de/bkm/benutzung/nofl/16443254/tutorial-erstnutzer-english/.
An online catalogue of the library is additionally available: https://kataloge.uni-hamburg.de/DB=7/LNG=DU/.
Opening Times
Monday to Thursday: 10:00am to 06:00pm, Friday: 10:00am to 04:00pm. The advisory service (Beratungsdienst) is available Monday to Wednesday: 10:00am to 12:00 noon & 02:00pm to 05:00pm, Thursday and Friday: 10:00am to 12:00 noon & 02:00pm to 04:00pm.
Conditions of Access
There are about 30 workplaces for the use of archival materials, digitized archival units, microfilms and large scale maps.
Sources
Claims Conference Yad Vashemonline search
http://www.hamburg.de/staatsarchiv/kontakt/180364/kontakt-start.html
Copies
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The collection "222-10 Erbhofgericht" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Alexander Bachur law office 621-1/82 Alexander Bachur" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Architect Gutschow (Architect for the redesign of the Hanseatic city of Hamburg and the office of important mission) 322-3 Architekt Gutschow (Architekt für die Neugestaltung der Hansestadt Hamburg und Amt für kriegswichtigen Einsatz)" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Authority for Folklore, Church and Art 363-5 Behörde für Volkstum, Kirche und Kunst" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Cemetery Administration 325-1 Friedhofsverwaltung" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Central Postal Directoriate II 374-6 II Oberpostdirektion II" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Chamber of Commerce 376-15 Gewerbekammer" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Court appointed receivership matters 214-1 Gerichtsvollzieherwesen" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Delegation for Commerce, Shipping and Trade II 371-8 II Deputation für Handel, Schiffahrt und Gewerbe II" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "District Court Hamburg-Supervisory Authority 223-9 Amtsgericht Hamburg-Stiftungsaufsicht" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Edgar Haas law office 621-1/83 Edgar Haas" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Ernst Kaufmann law office 621-1/84 Ernst Kaufmann" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "General Hospital Bermbek 352-8/5 Allgemeines Krankenhaus Barmbek" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Health Insurance Agencies 355-4 Versicherungsbehörden" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Health Insurance Authority 355-5 Aufsicht über Versicherungen" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Housing Care 353-2 II Wohnungsamt" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Housing and Settlement Office 353-3 Wohnwirtschafts- und Siedlungsamt" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Jewish Communities in Hamburg Jüdische Gemeinden Hamburg (522-1)" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Landherrenschaften-Main Registry 416-1/5 Landherrenschaften-Hauptregistratu" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Landherrenschaften-National Committee Affairs 416-1/5 Landherrenschaften-Landesausschussangelegenheiten" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Magistrate Bergedorf 415-12/1 Magistrat Bergedorf" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Medical Council 352-3 Medizinalkollegium" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Municipal Construction Department 321-2 Baudeputation" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Municipality of Farms 412-4/3 Gemeinde Farmsen" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Office of Welfare Institutions I 351-12 I Amt für Wohlfahrtsanstalten I" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Police Disciplinary Chamber 221-9 Polizeidisziplinarkammer" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Reich Trustee of Labor 356-4 Reichstreuhänder der Arbeit" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Staatsarchiv Hamburg (Germany)
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The collection "Senate Commission for the Affairs of Religious Associations 363-3 Senatskommission für die Angelegenheiten der Religionsverbände" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Senate Commission for the Fine Arts 363-2 Senatskommission für die Kunstpflege" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Siegfried Urias law office 621-1/86 Siegfried Urias" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Slaughterhouse and Livestock Market Administration 377-11 Schlachthof- und Viehmarktverwaltung" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Social Welfare Authority I 351-10 I Sozialbehörde I" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "State Attorney Hamburg Staatsanwaltschaft Landgericht (213-12)" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Walter Schüler law office 621-1/85 Walter Schüler" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg
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The collection "Walter Wulff law office 621-1/87 Walter Wulff" was copied from Staatsarchiv Hamburg