Archive of A.A. Pit

Brief overview

Name of the archive: Archive Arnoldus Adriaan Pit

Provenance: donation?

Dated: 1898

Size: 1 archive box

Language of the materials: Dutch

Summary:

Archive of Arnoldus Adriaan Pit (1853-1925), attorney.

Collectionnumber: UBG056

Institute: University of Groningen

Retainer: University Library Groningen

Provenance and acquisition

Biography

Arnoldus Adriaan Pit (1853-1925) was an attorney, and served as legal council for Antonia Hensen, widow of train conductor Hendrik Willem van der Linde. Hensen sued the Dutch national railway company after her husband died as a result of two trains colliding. This archive contains the verdict that was handed over 23 November 1898, regarding the train disaster that happened at Ruinerwold.

Acquisition

The archive was a donation (?)

Future additions

No future additions to this archive are expected.

Contents and collation

The archive contains legal motions and appeals, text copied from newspapers, legal documents from Hensen and Pit, notes regarding the inspection’s report on the accident, a manuscript account of the disaster, financial documents and a telegram. It also contains some documents that cannot be linked to these legal proceedings.

Instructions for users of the archive

• Accessibility

The archive is accessible for research purposes. To look at the archive, a University Library Access Pass is required.

• Limitations to use

The materials in this archive are available for viewing only. They cannot be borrowed. When consulting these materials, the rules set out in the Reglement voor de gebruikers van de Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit Groningen apply. Reproductions, insofar as they are allowed, are to be made in line with the rules set out in the Tarieven en diensten Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

• Accessing the archive

     An inventory of the archive is available.

• Citations

When referencing (materials from) this archive, the following information must be provided in full at least once. After this, an abbreviated citation suffices

- Archive: University Library Groningen, Archive Arnoldus Adriaan Pit.

- Individual items: Groningen, UB, Pit [UBG056]

Requests

The materials in this archive can be requested by sending a mail to the Special Collections department.

Description of the archive made by:

Frida van Til, 2022