Researchers and historians navigating Hamburg’s extensive administrative history can now access up to ten archival units per calendar year from the city’s remote depot in Stade as free digital reproductions. The new scan-on-demand service streamlines remote access to regional governance and judicial records.
Targeted Holdings Available for Digital Reproduction
The free digital reproduction quota applies exclusively to designated archival fonds stored at the Stade facility. Eligible records span municipal administration, judicial proceedings, and social welfare management. Among the included collections are the Senat-Kriegsakten (111-2), the Bürgerschaft II papers (121-3), and comprehensive registries from the Personnel Office (131-11) and the Organization Office (131-13). Researchers can also access files from the State Planning Staff (131-21) and the Senate Commissions for Imperial and Foreign Affairs (132-1I and 132-1II).
Judicial and legal history forms a portion of the available Stade repository. The catalog features shipping registers from the Hamburg District Court (231-5), extensive association registers (231-10), and various administration files from the justice sector, including personnel records spanning specific signature ranges (241-2). Furthermore, records concerning former municipalities and regional administration—such as the Altona building administration (424-15), the Harburg district office (446-1), and the Eimsbüttel district office (442-3)—are integrated into the scanning program.
Ordering Guidelines and Service Limitations
To request a digital copy, users must complete a designated order form and transmit it electronically to [email protected]. The archive notes that processing times fluctuate depending on current workloads, meaning turnaround is not always immediate. For urgent inquiries, authorities recommend an in-person visit to the Stade depot.
The complimentary scan-on-demand procedure carries strict structural limitations. Reproductions are restricted to archival units rather than individual pages, parts, or excerpts. Users requiring isolated fragments must utilize the separate, fee-based reproduction service. Detailed guidelines regarding physical access to the Stade facility remain available through the website.
