Records of the Chief Constable of the Tiszafüred District, 1893-1944

  • Tiszafüredi járás főszolgabírájának iratai, 1893-1944
Identifier
IV. 411
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Fonds
Languages
  • Hungarian
Scripts
  • Latin
Source
EHRI

Extent and Medium

1,11 linear metres, paper

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Headed by chief constables (főszolgabírók), districts were the basic administrative bodies of the counties in Hungary and the authority of first instance in the provinces. Districts already existed in medieval Hungary, but as modern-era administrative units they were created by Act XXI of 1886 (modified by Act XXX of 1929). Each district engulfed several villages (municipalities), the administration of which was subordinated to the chief constable. Besides, chief constables also supervised gendarmerie, the law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining order and persecuting crime in the districts. After World War II, chief constables’ offices were renamed chief notaries' offices, and in 1950 they were replaced by district councils.

Archival History

The records of the Chief Constables’ offices in Heves County were handed over by the County Council to the Heves County State Archives and its successors during the late1950s.

Scope and Content

The majority of the records of the Tiszafüred administrative district from the period 1938-1945 were lost or destroyed. The relevant parts that remained include the fragments of presidential and mobilization records that hold information on administrative measures against non-resident aliens and foreigners, internment and custody, registration, expulsion of Jews, supervision of Jewish organizations and institutions, military labour service, citizenship cases, implementation of anti-Jewish laws and decrees, the supervision and activities of extreme right-wing political parties and organizations in the localities of the district.

Appraisal

No data available

Accruals

No accruals expected

System of Arrangement

The archival material of the Tiszafüred district is arranged into the following subgroups: 411.a. and 411. c. Conscription lists (1893-1924), 411.b. Presidential and Mobilization Records (1927-1944). Within these subgroups, the material is arranged chronologically and by basic numbers of the files.

Conditions Governing Access

Letter of support from an academic institution is required Hungarian data protection laws apply

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Letter of support from an academic institution is required Hungarian data protection laws apply

Finding Aids

Existence and Location of Originals

  • Originals are stored in the National Archives of Hungary Heves County Archives main building in Eger

Archivist Note

The collection was described by László Csősz and Gábor Kádár

Sources

  • Nemes, Lajos-P. Kovács, Melinda-Bán, Péter. Heves vármegye iratai 1304-1944(-1963). Eger, 2000.

Rules and Conventions

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