Code: 6.02.0 Inventory profile: Inventory name: Estate of the von Buchka family Content: Files, photos, documents, letters, Bible, war diary Duration: 1801-1935 Scope: 4 linear metres, approx. 160 units of description Cataloguing: database, find book, FINDBUCH.Net Citation method: Universitätsarchiv Rostock, 6.02.0, Signatur Vorwort: The estate of the von Buchka family contains mainly private and professional personal documents, letters and memoirs: the pastor Gottlieb Buchka (1788-1863), his son, the State Councillor Hermann von Buchka (1821-1896) and his son Gerhard von Buchka (1851-1935), Director of the Colonial Department of the Foreign Office and later Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rostock. The estate of the von Buchka family was handed over to the Rostock University Archive on 21.02.2005 by Hans-Joachim von Buchka, great-great grandson of Hermann von Buchkas, then Chancellor of the University of Wuppertal. Nine other pieces of the estate were taken over in 2017, including an anniversary bible from 1850, two letters from Fritz Reuter to Hermann Buchka from 1863, the nobility diploma from 1891 and a war diary from 1812. In the history of the von Buchka family there were many points of contact with the University of Rostock, so that the estate and the holdings of the university archive complement each other in their tradition. The surviving family archive mainly contains private and professional personal documents, letters and memoirs: of the pastor Gottlieb Buchka (1788-1863), his son of the State Councillor Hermann von Buchka (1821-1896) and his son Gerhard von Buchka (1851-1935) Director of the Colonial Department of the Foreign Office and later Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rostock. A list of the estate from 1955, which was probably made after the death of Else von Buchkas (14.02.1955), served as the transfer list. This list formed the basis for the order and recording of the estate in the university archives from February to April 2005. The comparison revealed that some items from the list were missing, that the titles only partly corresponded with the contents and that some documents were not listed. In order to understand earlier connections, the list numbers have been included in the database as "old archive signatures". According to the order and distortion of the inventory, 147 file units were created from the 47 items. The concordance was filed under the signature 136. Of great use for the identification of the documents was the genealogical table of 29.09.2004, filed under the signature 135. All information only suspected at the time of the recording was marked by a question mark. The estate mainly contains private and professional personal documents, letters and memoirs of the pastor Gottlieb Buchka (1788-1863), his youngest son, the State Councillor Hermann von Buchka (1821-1896) and his eldest son, Gerhard von Buchka (1851-1935), director of the Colonial Department of the Foreign Office. In the history of the von Buchka family there were many points of contact with the University of Rostock, so that the estate and the holdings of the university archive complement each other. Hermann von Buchka was habilitated in 1843 by the Faculty of Law of the University of Rostock. His brother Carl Friedrich had already studied law here in 1838. From 1843 to 1847, Hermann von Buchka worked as a private lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Rostock and in the Spruchkollegium. He received his honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Medicine in 1890 and from the Faculty of Theology in 1891. His sons Gerhard, Johannes and Heinrich Buchka studied law at the University of Rostock. Gerhard von Buchka was enrolled from 1871 to 1873 as a student at the Faculty of Law of the University of Rostock. He received his doctorate from the Faculty of Law in 1873 and was later Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rostock from 1902 to 1929. His son Gerhard received his doctorate from the Faculty of Law of the University of Rostock in 1903. The corresponding student, doctoral and personnel files are preserved in the university archives. The estate of the family registered here is a great enrichment for the University Archive Rostock and will hopefully attract many more generations of archive users. We thank Mr. Hans-Joachim von Buchka for his generous contribution.

The N11 collection of Mintman's estate comprises 169 units of indexation with a total duration from 1863 to 1975. It probably reached the Kleve district archives shortly after the death of the estate of Ludwig Mintman (1884-1975) and was incorporated into the old collection E here. Groups were formed and provided with the signatures E6 to E34. An exact list of the old index can be found in the registry of the district archives under the file number 41 22 14 02. Since this first indexing was only a rough sorting with however very exact single sheet indexing, the present reorganization and new indexing was carried out, which permits a systematic access to the stock with the help of a classification. In addition, a search via keywords is possible. During the reorganization, cash was also collected, especially newspapers and newspaper cuttings. In addition some photos and death slips were taken and arranged with origin note into the appropriate collections, namely into F3 photo collection of the circle archives Kleve, S6 death slips collection and S16 prayer mission Primiz pictures. The estate consists or consisted mainly of books. Those with historical or local references were incorporated into the library of the district archives immediately after the inheritance was taken over at the end of the 1970s. A list of these books unfortunately does not exist. However, all volumes were marked with a stamp "Nachlass Mintmans". The largest part of the estate consists of textbooks or books related to pedagogy and didactics. These were grouped together, e.g. according to subjects. In addition, the estate also contains personal papers and private items, as well as extensive notes on the genealogy of various Aldekerk families, elaborations for teaching and drafts for the chronicle of Aldekerk as well as articles for the Aldekerk Heimatblatt and the Geldrische Heimatkalen-der. Ludwig Mintmans was born on 17 March 1884 at the Vennekels- and Mintmanshof in Kengen, Rheurdt municipality, Moers district as the only son of the married couple Jakob Mintmans and Anna Petronella née Jörris. After his discharge from primary school, he first attended the Präparandenanstalt in Krefeld, then the Lehrerseminar in Kempen from 1903 to 1906. After passing the 1st apprenticeship examination in July 1906, he became a teacher at the elementary school in Aldekerk. At first he received only a temporary employment, but after passing the 2nd apprenticeship examination in October 1909 he was permanently employed. At the same time he headed the vocational school in Aldekerk. After the end of the Second World War, Mr. Mintmans was reinstated into the school service in December 1945, from which he retired on 23 March 1948. The personal file of Ludwig Mintman is in inventory A under the signature KA Kle A 24. Further information about him and his teaching activities can be found in the following files: KA Kle A 106, KA Kle A 267, KA Kle B 417. On 13 June 1911 Ludwig Mintmans married Katharina Dese-laers, born on the Bermeshof in Vernum. The two had four children: Ludwig (7.7.1912), Adele (24.4.1914), Jakob (4.3.1917) and Heinrich (4.5.1921). Mrs. Mintmans died in May 1967. Ludwig Mintmans devoted his entire life to the history of his homeland, especially to researching the history of his hometown Aldekerk. So he wrote a chronicle for the parish Aldekerk, designed the coat of arms for the parish Aldekerk, took care of the dialect care and was co-founder of the Heimatverein, in which he received the honorary membership for his 80th birthday. Ludwig Mintmans published the following articles in the Geldrisches Heimatkalender: GHK 1953, p. 69ff: Das Rittergut Palings GHK 1955, p. 27ff: Haus- und Hofmarken GHK 1956, p. 110ff: Buttermilch und Flötekäs. The court of the Lower Rhine in ancient times GHK 1957, p. 79f: Ritter Deric van Eyll GHK 1957, p. 126f: Dä Kretbom. En Vertellsel ut de fruggeren Tid in Vogdeier Platt GHK 1958, p. 150f: The New Coat of Arms of the Office Aldekerk GHK 1959, p. 125f: Eduard Poell a Domestic Dialect Poet GHK 1960, p. 117f: A Court with a Past. From the history of the Lindemanshof in Aldekerk GHK 1961, p. 126: Alte Schöpfbrunnen. The excavations at Haus Titz in Rahm GHK 1962, p. 168f: Der Rittersitz "et Gut ter Stade" GHK 1963, p. 139ff: First German pastor in Bulgaria. The memory of ater Laurentius Dericks GHK 1965, p. 175ff: Der alte Doktor GHK 1965, p. 183ff: Das Herren- und Rittergut Gastendonk GHK 1967, p. 107ff: 500 Jahre Kloster in Aldekerk. On 11 July 1967 the monastery and its church celebrate 500 years of existence Ludwig Mintman died on 22 October 1975 at the age of 92. An obituary can be found in the Heimat-blatt of the municipality of Aldekerk, Volume 6, No. 21 of 8 November 1975. The estate was rearranged and recorded by Claudia Kurfürst from October to December 2008.