Archivio notarile distrettuale di Ancona
Item
Country
IT
Name of institution (English)
State Archives of Ancona
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
ita
Contact information: postal address
Via Alessandro Maggini 80, 60127 Ancona
Contact information: phone number
0039 0712800356
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
as-an@beniculturali.it
Reference number
Archivio notarile distrettuale di Ancona
Title (English)
Ancona District Notarial Archive
Title (official language of the state)
Archivio notarile distrettuale di Ancona
Language of title
ita
Creator / accumulator
Archivio notarile distrettuale di Ancona
Date(s)
1391/1929
Language(s)
ita
lat
Extent
4786 storage units (4691 volumes, 85 files and 10 folders)
Type of material
Textual Material
Physical condition
Good
Scope and content
This fonds comprises records produced by notaries operating in the district of Ancona. It also preserves some volumes of notaries from the municipalities of Agugliano, Camerano, Chiaravalle, Cingoli, Maiolati, Massignano, Monte San Vito, Offagna, Polverigi, San Marcello and Sirolo.
The oldest part of this fonds comprises protocols of 461 notaries active in Ancona since the late 14th century. Among these records, there is abundant information on the Jewish community of Ancona — one of the oldest and most important Italian Jewish communities — and, in particular, on Iberian Jews and New Christians who settled in the city. These Iberian exiles significantly contributed to the Ancona port's commercial development in the first half of the 16th century, until the persecution undertaken by Pope Paul IV in the 1550s. Their economic and social dynamism is reported in numerous deeds, contracts, and wills preserved in this fonds. A convenient way to start to investigate this fonds, seeking for information on the "nação portuguesa" (Portuguese nation) of Ancona, is by referring to the above mentioned Leoni's works (in particular 2011) and following the records that he identifies as related to the community of Ancona. Another tip is to explore the deeds produced by notaries active in the city of Ancona in the decades of the 1540s and 1550s. The chronological index of notaries available on the archive website (see above, Links to Finding Aids) could be very helpful to guide this research.
The oldest part of this fonds comprises protocols of 461 notaries active in Ancona since the late 14th century. Among these records, there is abundant information on the Jewish community of Ancona — one of the oldest and most important Italian Jewish communities — and, in particular, on Iberian Jews and New Christians who settled in the city. These Iberian exiles significantly contributed to the Ancona port's commercial development in the first half of the 16th century, until the persecution undertaken by Pope Paul IV in the 1550s. Their economic and social dynamism is reported in numerous deeds, contracts, and wills preserved in this fonds. A convenient way to start to investigate this fonds, seeking for information on the "nação portuguesa" (Portuguese nation) of Ancona, is by referring to the above mentioned Leoni's works (in particular 2011) and following the records that he identifies as related to the community of Ancona. Another tip is to explore the deeds produced by notaries active in the city of Ancona in the decades of the 1540s and 1550s. The chronological index of notaries available on the archive website (see above, Links to Finding Aids) could be very helpful to guide this research.
Archival history
During the Napoleonic period, the notarial archives of the Dipartimento del Metauro (administrative district created during the French domination whose capital was Ancona) were concentrated in the Archivio notarile generale di Ancona. After the Restoration, the archives returned to their places of origin. Following the motu proprio on May 31, 1822, the Archivio notarile di Ancona became a central archive. A royal decree on June 26, 1879, classified it as a district archive. After their suppression, the notarial archives of Staffolo (1923), Morro d'Alba and Filotranno (1929) and Genga (undetermined date) were incorporated into the Archivio notarile distrettuale di Ancona.
During the Second World War, the oldest part of the documentary material was stored in Cupramontana. In 1950, this documentation was transferred to the Archivio di Stato di Ancona. The fonds was disordered. Then, Carlo Accattatis carried out its sorting and organisation. At the end of this work, he counted 4,709 volumes comprising records from 1321 to 1899. The documentation of the various notarial archives was merged, divided by century and, for each century, arranged in alphabetical order by notary name.
In 2006, the volumes pertaining to the notarial archives of Filottrano, Genga, Morro d'Alba and Staffolo were extrapolated. A total of 321 units containing records from 1855 to 1929 were incorporated into the fonds in 2008. In 2010, a new reorganisation was carried out, followed by the composition of new finding aids, namely an analytical inventory of the records up to the end of the 18th century.
During the Second World War, the oldest part of the documentary material was stored in Cupramontana. In 1950, this documentation was transferred to the Archivio di Stato di Ancona. The fonds was disordered. Then, Carlo Accattatis carried out its sorting and organisation. At the end of this work, he counted 4,709 volumes comprising records from 1321 to 1899. The documentation of the various notarial archives was merged, divided by century and, for each century, arranged in alphabetical order by notary name.
In 2006, the volumes pertaining to the notarial archives of Filottrano, Genga, Morro d'Alba and Staffolo were extrapolated. A total of 321 units containing records from 1855 to 1929 were incorporated into the fonds in 2008. In 2010, a new reorganisation was carried out, followed by the composition of new finding aids, namely an analytical inventory of the records up to the end of the 18th century.
Administrative / Biographical history
Only in the second half of the 16th century, there is evidence of the existence of a college of notaries in Ancona. Still, very little is known about its activity, regulations and practices followed for the conservation of its documents. The first municipal statutes of Ancona did not included rules to regulate the notarial activity. In 1558, the community of Ancona addressed a petition to Pope Sixtus V to allow the creation of a college of notaries. Only four years later, by a brief of Pope Pius IV in 1562, the creation of the college was approved. In 1585, Pope Pius V confirmed to the Comune of Ancona the faculty to appoint notaries and supervise the exercise of their profession. Three years later, it was made the first registration of the notaries of Ancona.
See Archival history for more information on the later history of the notarial archives of Ancona.
See Archival history for more information on the later history of the notarial archives of Ancona.
Access points: locations
Access points: persons, families
Access points: subject terms
Access points: document types
System of arrangement
Records are organised by notary and following a chronological order.
Finding aids
Forani, Jessica and Pamela Galeazzi. 2010. "Archivio notarile distrettuale di Ancona. Inventario analitico". Analytical inventory. Typewritten, available in the archive.
Links to finding aids
Author of the description
Carla Vieira, 2022
Bibliography
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