State Archive North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW Landesarchiv Duisburg) (Germany)

The Rhineland Department in Duisburg is responsible for the documents and records of the former territories, dominions, monasteries and convents from the northern part of the Prussian Rhineland Province. Since its foundation as the Royal Provincial Archives in 1832, it has been collecting documents from the lower and medium-level authorities of this district. In addition, since the foundation of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in 1946, it has been responsible for documents from ministries and higher-ranking authorities and has been active in documenting the history of North Rhine-Westphalia.