Stadtarchiv der Ortsbürgergemeinde St. Gallen

The city archive of the Ortsbürgergemeinde preserves the historical estate of the city of St Gallen from the 13th to the 19th century, as well as the current archives of the local civil administration. Most of the property consists of documents, files and books from the old city archives up to 1798, the Ämterarchiv, the Bürgler archives, the hospital archives, the church and school archives and the archives of the commercial management. Also preserved are the administrative archives of the Ortsbürgergemeinde from 1831 to the present and the archives of the St Gallen Bürgergemeinden Straubenzell, Tablat and Rotmonten. There are also numerous private and company archives, plans, photos and charts. Attached to the city archive is the Vadish collection of the Ortsbürgergemeinde. At its core is the library and handwritten estate of the Humanist, reformer, mayor and chronicler Joachim von Watt from St Gallen, known as Vadian. The City Archive and the Vadian Collection jointly maintain the historical heritage of the Ortsbürgergemeinde St Gallen.