Records of the Chief Constable of the Eger District, 1895-1955
- Egri járás főszolgabírájának iratai, 1895-1955
Extent and Medium
4,37 linear metres, paper
Creator(s)
- Chief Constable of the Eger District
Biographical History
Headed by chief constables (főszolgabírók), districts were the basic administrative bodies of the counties in Hungary and the authority of first instance in the provinces. Districts already existed in medieval Hungary, but as modern-era administrative units they were created by Act XXI of 1886 (modified by Act XXX of 1929). Each district engulfed several villages (municipalities), the administration of which was subordinated to the chief constable. Besides, chief constables also supervised gendarmerie, the law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining order and persecuting crime in the districts. After World War II, chief constables’ offices were renamed chief notaries' offices, and in 1950 they were replaced by district councils.
Archival History
The records of the Chief Constables’ offices in Heves County were handed over by the County Council to the Heves County State Archives and its successors during the late1950s.
Scope and Content
The majority of the records of the Eger administrative district from the period 1938-1945 were lost or destroyed. The relevant parts that remained include mobilization records of 1939-1944, holding documents on Jewish military labour service, registration and internment of Jews, utilization of Jewish apartments for military purposes (1939-1944), records on the social support and aid of returning deportees (1947), records of military care (post-1945) as well as registries and lists of permits of tradesmen and merchants in alphabetical order of localities and persons between 1895-1955.
Appraisal
No data available
Accruals
No accruals expected
System of Arrangement
The archival material of the Eger district is arranged into the following subgroups: 409.a. Presidential Records (1945-1949), 409.b. Administrative Records (1945-1949), 409.c. Records of Trade and Lists of Trade Licenses (1895-1955), 409.d. Conscription Lists, and 409.e. Records of Petty Offences. Within these subgroups, the material is arranged chronologically and by basic numbers of the files.
Conditions Governing Access
Letter of support from an academic institution is required Hungarian data protection laws apply
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Letter of support from an academic institution is required Hungarian data protection laws apply
Finding Aids
Indexes and registry books are available for the collection http://lnyr.eleveltar.hu/MNLQuery/detail.aspx?ID=638920
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals are stored in the National Archives of Hungary Heves County Archives main building in Eger
Archivist Note
The collection was described by László Csősz and Gábor Kádár
Sources
Nemes, Lajos-P. Kovács, Melinda-Bán, Péter. Heves vármegye iratai 1304-1944(-1963). Eger, 2000.
Rules and Conventions
EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0