Walter Wulff law office 621-1/87 Walter Wulff

Identifier
irn671047
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.90.1
  • RG-14.126
Dates
1 Jan 1928 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn671047

Extent and Medium

6,105 digital images, JPEG

Creator(s)

  • Walter L. Wulff

Biographical History

Dr. Walter Ludwig Ferdinand Wulff, a German Jewish lawyer, was born on October 17, 1899 in Hamburg. Dr. Albert Wulff und Dr. Friedrich Ruppel togheter had a law office (1920's and 1930's) at Rathausmarkt 5 street. Like all Jewish lawyers, Dr. Wulff lost his law credentials in November 1938. He successfully applied for permission to practice as a so-called legal adviser ("Rechtskonsulent"). His office was situated at Schauenburgerstraße 14 street. After Dr. Wulff's emigration to Montevideo/Uruguay in September 1939, Dr. Alexander Bachur took over the law office.

Archival History

Staatsarchiv Hamburg (Germany)

Acquisition

Records originate from the Hamburg State Archive (Staatsarchiv Hamburg). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archival Programs Division received the digitized microfilms in February 2019 from Yad Vashem, Israel, via exchange.

Scope and Content

Records of the law office of Dr. Walter Wulff, a German, Jewish lawyer in Hamburg. Contains only client files. After Dr. Wulff's emigration to Montevideo/Uruguay in September 1939, Dr. Alexander Bachur took over the law office. Dr. Bachur continued to work on many of Dr. Wulff's cases and represented his former clients. It is important that researchers consult both collections.

System of Arrangement

Archival History Note. The Higher Regional Court confiscated the files of the deported or emigrated Jewish legal advisers. The files, which were handed over to the State Archives in 1986, were badly affected by improper storage; some of the files were removed because of mixed contents or severely damaged (e.g. by tearing out the stamps). The order of the records was based on the filing system of the archivist of the Staatsarchiv Hamburg, e.g., the files were recorded chronologically in the order of their opening, and alphabetically by names of clients.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Staatsarchiv Hamburg (Germany)

People

  • Wulff, Walter, Ludwig, Ferdinand, 1899-1939.

Subjects

  • Germany--Politics and government--20th century.
  • Antisemitism--Germany--History--20th century.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Germany--History--20th century.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Germany.
  • Hamburg (Germany)--Ethnic relations.
  • Jewish lawyers--Germany--Hamburg--History--20th century.
  • Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany.
  • Germany--Emigration and immigration--History--1933-1945.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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