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Heinemann Family Collection, Lüneburg

 Collection
Identifier: AR 2973

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

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

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

Contact:
15 West 16th Street
New York NY 10011 United States