Walter Wulff law office 621-1/87 Walter Wulff
Extent and Medium
6,105 digital images, JPEG
Creator(s)
- Walter L. Wulff
Biographical History
Dr. Walter Ludwig Ferdinand Wulff, a German Jewish lawyer, was born on October 17, 1899 in Hamburg. Dr. Albert Wulff und Dr. Friedrich Ruppel togheter had a law office (1920's and 1930's) at Rathausmarkt 5 street. Like all Jewish lawyers, Dr. Wulff lost his law credentials in November 1938. He successfully applied for permission to practice as a so-called legal adviser ("Rechtskonsulent"). His office was situated at Schauenburgerstraße 14 street. After Dr. Wulff's emigration to Montevideo/Uruguay in September 1939, Dr. Alexander Bachur took over the law office.
Archival History
Staatsarchiv Hamburg (Germany)
Acquisition
Records originate from the Hamburg State Archive (Staatsarchiv Hamburg). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archival Programs Division received the digitized microfilms in February 2019 from Yad Vashem, Israel, via exchange.
Scope and Content
Records of the law office of Dr. Walter Wulff, a German, Jewish lawyer in Hamburg. Contains only client files. After Dr. Wulff's emigration to Montevideo/Uruguay in September 1939, Dr. Alexander Bachur took over the law office. Dr. Bachur continued to work on many of Dr. Wulff's cases and represented his former clients. It is important that researchers consult both collections.
System of Arrangement
Archival History Note. The Higher Regional Court confiscated the files of the deported or emigrated Jewish legal advisers. The files, which were handed over to the State Archives in 1986, were badly affected by improper storage; some of the files were removed because of mixed contents or severely damaged (e.g. by tearing out the stamps). The order of the records was based on the filing system of the archivist of the Staatsarchiv Hamburg, e.g., the files were recorded chronologically in the order of their opening, and alphabetically by names of clients.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Staatsarchiv Hamburg (Germany)
People
- Wulff, Walter, Ludwig, Ferdinand, 1899-1939.
Subjects
- Antisemitism--Germany--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Germany.
- Jewish lawyers--Germany--Hamburg--History--20th century.
- Germany--Politics and government--20th century.
- Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany.
- Jews--Persecutions--Germany--History--20th century.
- Germany--Emigration and immigration--History--1933-1945.
- Hamburg (Germany)--Ethnic relations.
Genre
- Correspondence.
- Legal documents.
- Document