Cultural Authority
Use of archive material
In the reading room of the Hamburg State Archives you can view documents from ten centuries that provide information about the history of Hamburg, your own family history or legal matters.
Important notes
Prerequisites
Documents required
Order form for archive material and library material
You can download the required documents here: https://www.hamburg.de/bkm/befertigung/4299604/archivgutbestellung/
Please note
Deadlines
no
Procedure & Fees
Procedure
Processing time
no
Fees
No
Legal notes
Legal remedies
omitted
Legal basis
Hamburg Archives Act (HmbArchG) of January 21, 1991
https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/jportal/portal/page/bshaprod.psml?showdoccase=1&doc.id=jlr-ArchivGHArahmen&st=lr
Service description
The Hamburg State Archive primarily stores documents from the Hamburg administration, but you can also find documents from religious communities, associations, companies and personal estates here.
In order to maintain the context, the documents in the State Archives are sorted according to the authority, office or court where they were created. In order to determine archival material, you should therefore always clarify who was responsible at the time you are looking for, ie where the archival material came from.
You can find the archival material that is of interest to you using our online finding aids as well as printed finding aids and card indexes in the reading room, then order them and view them in the reading room of the State Archives.
It is also possible to order reproductions of archival material for a fee.
Address and contact information
Address
Cultural Authority
State Archives
Kattunbleiche 19 22041 Hamburg
Room: VE09
Phone
Opening hours
Mon-Wed 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Thu-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Facility info
Accessible |
Public transport
U1 / Busse Wandsbek market
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Last updated: 28.11.2023