Okresní úřad Příbram

  • District Office of Příbram / NAD 38
Identifier
38
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1854 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • Czech
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

Textual material

126,31 linear meters

Creator(s)

Biographical History

The district governor's office in Příbram was established in 1850 for the judicial districts of Příbram and Dobříš. In 1855 it was changed into the district office with mixed political and judicial powers for the judicial district of Příbram. Dobříš was an independent district in 1855-1868. By order of the Ministry of the Interior, in 1868 the district office was again changed into the district governor's office with only political authority for the districts of Příbram and Dobříš. After the establishment of Czechoslovakia, the office was renamed the District Political Administration in 1919, and the District Office in 1928-1945. By a decree of the Minister of the Interior of 1937, a branch office of the district office with its seat in Dobříš was established for the Dobříš judicial district and part of the competence of the district office was transferred to it. In 1942, it was abolished again, and its agenda was taken over again by the district office. In May 1945, a national committee was established, later transformed into the Příbram District National Committee which became the successor of the abolished district office.

Archival History

The older part of the materials of the district office in Příbram, namely books, general registry until 1874 and presidium files until 1918, was taken over by the Archives of the Ministry of the Interior after the establishment of Czechoslovakia and was organized there. The newer part remained in the registry office of the district office and was taken over by its successor, the district national committee. In 1960, the fonds was taken over by the State District Archives in Příbram. In 1962-1963, the fonds was organized and inventoried.

Scope and Content

The fonds contains official books and files. The following documents are relevant: Records of changes in religion 1882-1948 with registers; Lists of trades 1856-1949; Citizenship and emigration 1920-1940; Citizenship A-Ž 1937-1948; Lists of Jews who emigrated to Příbram in 1940; Seizure of Jews' bicycles 1941-1942; A list of Jewish trades 1942, Census sheets from 1921, Police population register approx. 1939-1945. Presidium files: Filling the post of the temporary rabbi for the former Beroun region. Supporting the candidacy of Moses Schiffmann of Votice for the district of Příbram 1866; A proposal of an imperial decoration for the head of the Jewish religious community in Příbram, Samuel Beständig, 1875; An anonymous letter sent to the chairman of the Support Association of Craftsmen in Příbram calling for violent acts against Jews from 1881; Finding explosives at the gates of the Jewish prayer house in Příbram and seditious anti-Jewish letters - a report of the town council and a report of the police station 1883; Anti-Jewish riots in the town of Příbram on the night of March 24, 1885; A report of the police station in Březové Hory on anti-Jewish demonstrations and damage caused to Jewish property in connection with the death of Crown Prince Rudolf in 1889; Suspension of the activities of the local department of the Czech-Jewish National Unity in Příbram for illegal political activities 1894; Serious anti-Jewish riots in Příbram, Nový Knín and Dobříš with damaged property in 1897; A declaration of the Příbram Town Council addressing the population, the local department of the Czech-Jewish National Unity in Příbram, and Jewish parents, to stop sending their children to the German school in 1898; A report against the perpetrator of derogatory inscriptions on Jewish shops in Dobříš 1899; Putting on an anti-Jewish poster in Příbram 1900; Finding a dynamite cartridge with a fuse and a capsule at the door of the synagogue in Příbram 1900; Dissemination of false reports of the murder of an 18-year-old Jewish girl in Příbram in 1904; Reports of the German press on the attacks of the Department of Czech-Jewish National Unity in Příbram against the public general German school in Příbram - a report of the district school committee on the situation of the school 1904; Sedition and attacks against Jewish refugees from Galicia located in Příbram in 1915; A report of the district governor's office that there are 161 Polish Jews from the war-infested and occupied eastern areas in the district 1916; A report of the police station about an anti-Jewish demonstration in Příbram and extraordinary measures as a result of this event 1919; A report of the police station in Příbram on an anti-Jewish riot 1919; A report of the police station in Bohutín about Alexander Frankel, a candidate for the United Jewish Party 1924; A report of the police station in Příbram on disseminating leaflets with anti-Jewish content 1938; Prohibiting Jews from staying in the main square and in Pražská Street - A decree of the District Office 1941; Decrees and circulars governing the Aryan population's contact with the Jewish population.

System of Arrangement

The fonds is divided into official administrative and registration books. The file material is divided into groups of the registry finding aids and files. The files are divided into the presidium registry, the general registry, and files stored outside the registry plan. The general registry is further divided into individual handling periods: 1855-1868, 1868-1905, 1906-1936, 1937-1948.

Conditions Governing Access

partly accessible

Finding Aids

  • Polák S.: Okresní úřad Příbram 1850-1948. Inventář, 1963, 93 s., ev. č. 3.

    Hlinecký O.: Presidiální spisy Okresního úřadu v Příbrami I 1850-1918. Katalog, 1973, 270 s., ev. č. 25.

    Polák S. – Kulíková J.: Presidiální spisy Okresního úřadu v Příbrami 1918-1939. Katalog, 1969, 156 s., ev. č. 11.

    Polák S.: Presidiální spisy Okresního úřadu v Příbrami 1939-1945. Katalog, 1967, 69 s., ev. č. 7.

    Doležal D.: Sčítání obyvatelstva roku 1921 (současný okres Příbram). Inventář, 2005, 22 s., ev. č. 95.

Process Info

  • This archival description was created by the Jewish Museum in Prague in the framework of the cooperation between EHRI and the Yerusha project.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

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