Heinemann Family Collection, Lüneburg
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains documents of the Heinemann family of Lüneburg, including official and legal documents, business documents, and correspondence.
Folder 1 contains official and legal documents of Salomon Heinemann, his son Simon Heinemann, and his son-in-law Joseph Salomon.
Folder 2 contains documents pertaining to Simon Heinemann's textile business, the bulk of which are petitions for a license to trade textiles, with related responses, correspondence, and documents. In 1847, the magistrate of Lüneburg rejected Simon Heinemann's original petition for a license, on the grounds that he was not Christian. The license was granted to Sally Heinemann in 1856.
Folder 3 contains the will of banker Marcus Heinemann.
Folder 4 contains documents pertaining to the lawyer Robert Heinemann, the bulk of which is personal correspondence. Also included is his petition for admittance to the bar.
Folder 5 contains correspondence with the Museumsverein für das Fürstentum Lüneburg pertaining to the family's donation to the museum.
Folder 6 contains documents from the files of Justizrat Heinemann, including legal documents, marriage contracts, military certificate, and newspapers.
Dates
- 1736-1918
Creator
- Heinemann family (Family)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Extent
6 Folders
Abstract
The collection contains documents of the Heinemann family of Lüneburg, including official and legal documents, business documents, and correspondence.
Other Finding Aid
The original German-language inventory is available in the first folder
- Correspondence
- Germany -- Ethnic relations
- Heinemann family
- Heinemann, Marcus
- Heinemann, Robert
- Heinemann, Sally, 1818-1901
- Heinemann, Salomon
- Heinemann, Simon
- Jewish bankers
- Jewish lawyers
- Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1800-1933
- Jews -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Jews -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Germany
- Lüneburg (Germany)
- Museumsverein für das Fürstentum Lüneburg
- Salomon, Joseph
- Textile industry -- Germany (West)
- Title
- Guide to the Heinemann Family Collection, Lüneburg, 1736-1918 AR 2973
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Sarah Glover
- Date
- © 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- February 11, 2015 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
