Fonds Staatsarchiv Nürnberg, StAN, Herrschaft Schwarzenberg, Registratur - Dominion of Schwarzenberg, Registry

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Foreword: In 2011, the archives of the Schwarzenberg dominion were returned to Franconia and newly indexed in the Nuremberg State Archives (for the family, administrative and archival history, see the foreword to the "Schwarzenberg dominion, documents" collection in general). Among them were also 1,694 bundles that had been packed at the beginning of the war in 1939 under the designation "Registratur". Bundles 588-1675 contained the so-called "Joint Registry". This is the more recent central file archive of the Schwarzenberg possessions in Franconia. It essentially comprises the records of the central authorities based at Schwarzenberg Castle, which were created in the 18th-20th centuries and consisted of the so-called (government) chancellery until 1737, then the government and chamber (until 1809) and then the domanial chancellery and rent office.<br /><br /><br />History of the Registry<br /><br />The foundation stone for the establishment of the "Common Registry" - the term comes from the packing list of 1939 - was laid by an archive instruction from 1783. Up to this point, there had been two central records complexes in Schwarzenberg Castle, the so-called Schwarzenberg and Seinsheim archives (see the corresponding finding aid prefaces). In 1783, a new registry plan consisting of 14 classes was drawn up based on the file plan of the Vienna court registry. The previously practiced basic distinction between Schwarzenberg and Seinsheim matters was thus abandoned for the more recent files. The most important shortcoming was the lack of a registry index. As a preliminary step, the new files were to be entered in the registry and expedition log and all files in the box were to be given file numbers and file conspectuses and filed properly. The "originals, and all more important documents and older file items", on the other hand, belonged in the archive, according to the archive instructions of May 8, 1783 (Herrschaft Schwarzenberg, Registratur 918/7; see also Berger, Archive, pp. 47-50).<br /><br />Over the following decades, however, the volume of files had grown to such an extent that in 1831 the decision was made to consolidate the repositioned files of the registry, which were now scattered across six rooms of the castle, including the attic, in two adjoining rooms of the castle and to separate them spatially from the Kurrent registry, thus creating an independent repositioned registry. This decision was implemented in 1832 after extensive cassation (Schwarzenberg manor, registry no. 2040 and 2019). From this point onwards, there were two younger registries, which followed the same file plan, but took different paths in terms of personnel and space.<br /><br />The repositioned or "main registry" was moved to two unheated rooms on the second floor on the north side of the palace in 1832; around 1857, it moved to the first floor, also in the north wing of the palace. A repertory of the contents of the main registry was compiled in the 1830s under the Domanialkanzleirat and later Domanialkanzleidirektor Christian Alois Burckhardt (d. 1857) and finalized by the registrar Sebastian von Grandjean (Herrschaft Schwarzenberg, Archivverwaltung 32-36; cf. Registratur 2040). Two new repertory volumes covering classes XI-XIV were prepared in 1859/60 by Joseph Schwarz, the Domanialkanzleiassessor responsible for the main registry since 1853 (later Domanialkanzleidirektor and author of the document repertory) (cf. Herrschaft Schwarzenberg, Archivverwaltung 37 f.). When the archive was handed over to Anton Mörath in 1872, the main registry was formally transferred to the archive, and at the end of 1877 it was also physically transferred there (Registratur 2019 and 2000). Presumably around this time, additions from the Kurrentregistratur were added to the collection, which were filed in the appropriate place in the registry plan, provided with neatly labeled inserts ("rubricated"), but were no longer transferred to the main repertory. In June/July 1934, the finding aids for Ferdinand Andraschko's registry underwent a final revision on the shelf and were marked with erroneous notes before being tied up in bundles in 1939 - for the next 70 years, as it turned out.<br /><br />The Kurrent registry, on the other hand, had remained in the registry room of the chancellery in 1832, which was located on the first floor of the castle (Herrschaft Schwarzenberg, Amtsbücher 2041). It was supposed to contain only the last 10 volumes and be supervised by a registrar or expeditor. From 1860 this was the registrar Grandjean, who compiled a repertory of classes I, II, IV, V and X, but without signatures (cf. Herrschaft Schwarzenberg, Archivverwaltung 15; Herrschaft Schwarzenberg, Registratur 2040). He was followed by the expeditor Matthias Schwingenstein (cf. Schwarzenberg manor, Registry 2019). In 1872, the Kurrentregistratur and the main registry were transferred to the archive. Presumably after the above-mentioned transfer to the main registry, the archivist Anton Mörath compiled a new list of the Kurrentregistratur in 1872/73, in which the entries are also not numbered (Herrschaft Schwarzenberg, Archivverwaltung 39). Unlike the main registry, the Kurrent registry remained physically separate from the archive even after 1877. At the last documented archive transfer in 1907, the Kurrentregistratur was not mentioned at all; the files in question, which were last located in the forestry office (cf. Herrschaft Schwarzenberg, Archivverwaltung 41), were instead placed in the so-called "Perlustranda" (i.e. "Perlustranda to look through") when they were packed up in 1939 according to file plan classes.<br /><br /><br />Processing notes<br /><br />After being handed over to the Nuremberg State Archives, the archive bundles of the "Registratur" were first unpacked by vacation workers (bundles no. 1-1000) from 2012, and then by Christine Magerla and Klemens Schlindwein. The archive records were given the respective bundle number and a sub-number counted for each indexing unit in the bundle, also to document the state of order found in 2011. Both numbers together result in the current order signatures, which were also entered in pencil in the old repertory. The other sub-fonds initially packaged under the keyword "Registratur" (Schwarzenberg Archive = bundles 1-343, Seinsheim Archive = bundles 344-488, Geiselwinder Amtsregistratur = bundles 489-530, Scheinfeld Amtsregistratur = bundles 531-387, Registratur der Bauverwaltung = bundles 1674-1688, Schwarzenberg Archive Supplements = bundles 1690-1694) have since been separated from the "Registratur" fonds as clearly definable provenances in terms of transmission history and internal organization. The "Registry" fonds therefore begins with the number 588/1.<br /><br />The seven-volume old repertory of the main registry mentioned above served as the basis for the indexing in FAUST. The registration of the files on construction and the retroconversion of the seventh and last volume of the old repertory (class XIV Fürstensachen) was carried out between 2012 and 2013 by Dr. Daniel Burger, the retroconversion of repertory volumes I, III, IV, V and VI by Emma Langolf (December 2014 to November 2016) and of repertory volume II by Gerlinde Maushammer (May to October 2015).<br /><br />The principle of retroconversion was to retain the diction and information content of the original as far as possible, but to increase the comprehensibility of the repertory entries created in the 19th century. For this reason, the spellings (except for surnames) were adapted to modern grammar and orthography, the numerous Latinisms in the original were largely translated into German and word order and sentence structure were carefully corrected. Special material contained in the files (prints, sketches, plans) was recorded as far as possible - but certainly not completely - in the "Enthält-/Darin-Vermerk". In some cases, subjects were specified more precisely on the basis of file autopsies, and durations were added. All indexing units were provided with entries in the index of place and personal names. The indexing data of the archival units that no longer exist were taken from the old repertory - clearly marked with the keyword "Missing" in the "Type" field and, of course, without a current order signature - as were the withdrawals for the document selection noted there in red ink in a few cases in the 19th century, which were also marked accordingly in the "Schwarzenberg dominion, documents" fonds. The other withdrawals from the document selection could be reconstructed using the old document envelopes and are marked accordingly in the fonds "Herrschaft Schwarzenberg, Urkunden" (519 items in total). As the archival documents listed in the old repertory have not yet been checked for their provenance, the "Provenance" field is generally left blank. The damage register was only kept individually in the case of conspicuous damage patterns and otherwise filled in across the board by group correction.<br /><br />The supplements to the main registry not recorded in the old repertory (which were located in the "Registry" holdings following the recorded archival records of a specific subject group) were checked in the years 2014 to 2016 by Dr. Nicola Humphreys, Christine Magerla and Gerlinde Maushammer.<br /><br />Since the Kurrentregistratur followed the same classification scheme as the main registry and was intended for "gradual merging with the main registry" (Berger, Archive, p. 50), the relevant files were removed from the Perlustranda, indexed in FAUST and added to the "Registratur" fonds as supplements with consecutive numbers from no. 2000 onwards. Dr. Nicola Humphreys, Gerlinde Maushammer and Dr. Johannes Staudenmaier were involved in this work. Further additions came from the Rechnungsselekt and the Schwarzenberg and Seinsheim archives.<br /><br />The file plan of the Domanialkanzlei was adopted as a classification scheme with minor modifications, whereby the location keywords, which are often subordinate to the subject classification, can be found in the "Additional classification" field. The assignment of the archive units to the file plan was handled relatively freely during the new indexing, as the previous assignment did not always appear stringent. The sub-chapter "XIII.2 Mediatization matters", which reflects the administrative reforms from 1806 onwards, was the most heavily interfered with, as this chronological classification criterion represented a break with the otherwise prevailing subject classification system. Most of the indexing units were assigned to the corresponding general subject headings (e.g. ecclesiastical matters). However, the former classification context can still be traced in part by means of the old file numbers listed in the "Registry shelfmark/AZ" field. Below the subject and location classification level (additional classification!), the finding aid is printed chronologically. However, the old repertory used as a basis is often not reliable, particularly with regard to the end of the term; this is left to later detailed indexing.<br /><br /><br />Balance sheet<br /><br />At the end of the indexing work in 2017, the "Schwarzenberg dominion, registry" holdings comprised 11,851 indexing units (plus 213 missing numbers and 5 reference records) from the early 15th century to the 1930s. However, the events leading up to the expropriation of property under the National Socialists do not play a role here; only three archival records date back to the period between 1935 and 1939.<br /><br />The holdings richly document the property, administrative and everyday history of the Schwarzenberg territories located in Franconia (family estates outside Franconia are only marginally affected at best). The ecclesiastical and municipal affairs of the associated villages and the private affairs of the subjects are also extensively documented due to the manorial supervisory functions and voluntary jurisdiction (e.g. guardianship administration). Almost all of the current missing numbers were no longer in the subject when the last inventory was made at Schwarzenberg Castle in 1934, so that no major losses have occurred since then. In contrast to the Schwarzenberg and Seinsheim archives, the more recent imperial and district files have largely been preserved in their original context. However, the bound "Comitialia" that existed from 1730 onwards were placed with the official records, where they can still be found today (Schwarzenberg manor, official records 698-746), while the district record volumes that existed from 1677 onwards were transferred to the Schwarzenberg castle library for reasons of space and are still stored there today.<br /><br />The older records of the princely county of Schwarzenberg and the lordship of Seinsheim (up to approx. 1783) are located in the sub-funds "Schwarzenberg Archive" and "Seinsheim Archive", whereby the year of separation from the "Registry" was not clearly observed. The accounts for the more recent period from 1783 onwards are almost without exception in the "Rechnungsselekt". The documents of the subordinate authorities should also be noted: At Schwarzenberg Castle, these were the building administration, the foundation administration and the forestry office, which formed independent registries. At the subordinate level were the bailiff's and Bullenheim (dissolved in 1782), Burggrub (dissolved in 1782), Erlach (dissolved in 1782), Geiselwind, Gnötzheim (dissolved in 1782), Hüttenheim (dissolved in 1783), Marktbreit, Michelbach, Scheinfeld, Schnodsenbach, Seehaus, Unterlaimbach (dissolved in 1782) and Wässerndorf as well as temporarily the Illereichen office in Swabia (1788-1834 Schwarzenbergian), of which the offices of Geiselwind, Illereichen, Scheinfeld and Schnodsenbach are already developed with independent funds.<br /><br />It is to be expected that further material from the "Common Registry" will emerge during the processing of the unorganized part of the Perlustranda. It is also possible that in the future, files from sub-office provenances will be removed from the "Gemeinsame Registratur" fonds, which were sorted there after the dissolution of the offices in 1850. However, the mixing of provenances within the individual archive units is often so far advanced that this undertaking has been refrained from for the time being.<br /><br />A complete re-signing of the inventory seems sensible at best after this work has been completed. Only then will it be possible to develop a restoration concept for the entire collection in order to make the archival items damaged by mold and previously listed in the database as "not available for presentation" accessible again.<br /><br />Nuremberg, August 2016<br />Dr. Nicola Humphreys<br /><br /><br />Attention: the indexing units marked with the keyword "Missing" are not available in the Nuremberg State Archives and cannot be ordered!

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