Housing and Settlement Office 353-3 Wohnwirtschafts- und Siedlungsamt

Identifier
irn671059
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.166.1
  • RG-14.139
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1940
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

10 digital images, JPEG

Creator(s)

Biographical History

In 1937, the Baubehörde das Wohnwirtschafts- und Siedlungsamt (Housing and Settlement Office), WWSA was established as a separate department within the building authority. As of January 1938, it was responsible for the small housing and folk housing matters as well as the renovation of the building. With effect from 01.04.1938 the WWSA became an independent part of the municipal administration. In 1940, the Gauleiter were appointed Gauwohnungskommissaren. The managing director of the Gauwohnungskommissar was in Hamburg the head of the Gauheimstättenwerk, which was connected in personal union with the WWSA. This office was entrusted with tasks of the state administration as the office of the Gauwohnungskommissar. In the promotion of measures to steer and control housing construction, the WWSA was objectively subordinate to the Hamburg state administration. In 1943, the WWSA was incorporated as part of the reorganization of the construction management together with the Amt für kriegswichtigen Einsatz (Office for mission critical), AKE as Amt 5 in the construction management. The most urgent task was now the construction of makeshift shelters (quick-flats, factory housing). In 1947, the WWSA was combined with the Housing Office to the Housing Office, a precursor of the Office of Housing. In 1943, the WWSA was incorporated as part of the reorganization of the construction management together with the Office for mission critical (AKE) as Amt 5 in the construction management. The most urgent task was now the construction of makeshift shelters (quick-flats, factory housing). In 1947, the WWSA was combined with the Housing Office to the Housing Office, a precursor of the Office of Housing. In 1943, the WWSA was incorporated as part of the reorganization of the construction management together with the Office for mission critical (AKE) as Amt 5 in the construction management. The most urgent task was now the construction of makeshift shelters (quick-flats, factory housing). In 1947, the WWSA was combined with the Housing Office to the Housing Office, a precursor of the Office of Housing.

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

Selected records relating to residential housing estates and construction projects for individual settlers in Hamburg, 1940. The entire collection contains general files on organizational and personnel matters, and on the overall planning and on individual projects. The largest part of the records are the settlement files to small, outskirts, group, unemployed, SA, state, factory and residential housing estates and construction projects of individual settlers in Hamburg (before and after the Greater Hamburg Act) and for places outside of Hamburg: Ahrensburg, Buchholz/Kreis Harburg, Bünningstedt, Egenbüttel, Friedrichsgabe, Garstedt, Glinde, Harksheide, Henstedt, Hoisbüttel, Husum, Malchow/Mecklenburg, Pinneberg, Quickborn, Schenefeld, Steinbek / Kreis Harburg, Süder- and Westerwisch, 1931-1965.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Staatsarchiv Hamburg (Germany)

Subjects

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.