Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv
- Hesse Main State Archives
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History
After the establishment of the Federal State of Hesse the Archives held responsibility for its state ministries and the central public authorities in 1945. Prior to this, the Archives originated from the Ducal Nassau Central Archive. The Archives were officially named "Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv" in 1963. In 1985 the Archives were relocated to a new, modern archive building on Mosbacher Straße.
Archival and Other Holdings
The Hesse Main State Archives are a central archive for the records of Hessian ministries and public and governmental institutions. The Archives hold roughly 50,000 meters of material, which is organized into 2,000 inventories. The inventories include records of the The Holy Roman Empire (until 1806), The Duchy of Nassau (1806 to 1866), Prussia (1866 to 1945), The Federal State of Hesse (since 1945), non-governmental documents, and special inventories (audio-visual material, maps, posters, etc.). Among others contains restitution- and/or compensation-related materials: 1. Hessisches Sozialministerium, Wiedergutmachungsakten (in Abt. 508), 2. Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt in Wiesbaden Dezernat II 25–Entschädigungsbehörde (Abt.518) [BErG bzw. BEG], 3. Landgericht Wiesbaden, Prozessakten der Entschädigungskammer (in Abt. 467) [includes appeals]; closed files; "ca. 6.000 documents still at the office"
Finding Aids, Guides, and Publication
Research data bank "HADIS" available online: http://www.hadis.hessen.de/scripts/HADIS.DLL/home?SID=FF15-2E64B18-B6896&PID=8D9A.
Opening Times
Monday to Friday: 09:00am to 05:30pm
Conditions of Access
Use of the Archives for research purposes is open to the public. Prior inquiries are recommended.
Sources
Claims Conference Yad Vashemonline search/ http://www.hauptstaatsarchiv.hessen.de/irj/HHStAW_Internet?cid=6770315134afaafa9ed1dd8305aca17f
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Hess Hauptstaatsarchiv, Wiesbaden