Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen-Archiv
- Memorial and Museum Sachsenhausen Archive
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History
In 1976 the archive at the Memorial and Museum Sachsenhausen first opened, though not open to the public until 1993. The archive became a public archive in 2000.
Archival and Other Holdings
The archive holds documents pertaining to the history of concentration camps Oranienburg (1933-1934), Sachsenhausen (1936-1945) and the Soviet special camp Nr.1 / Nr.7 (1945-1950), as well as administrative documents of the memorial and museum.
Finding Aids, Guides, and Publication
The archive holds documents pertaining to the history of concentration camps Oranienburg (1933-1934), Sachsenhausen (1936-1945) and the Soviet special camp Nr.1 / Nr.7 (1945-1950), as well as administrative documents of the memorial and museum.
An inventory summary is available online: https://www.sachsenhausen-sbg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Gedenkstaetten/Sachsenhausen/Archiv/Bestandsuebersicht_fuer_Webseite_logo_01.pdf (in German) An electronic database (EFB) (under construction) also exists: https://www.sachsenhausen-sbg.de/en/collection-and-research/archive/
Use of the archive for research purposes is possible with submission of an application form: https://www.sachsenhausen-sbg.de/sammlung-forschung/archiv/anmeldung-zur-benutzung-des-archivs/
Opening Times
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 09:00 am to 04:30 pm Registration required
Sources
Claims Conference Mémorial de la Shoah
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Nationale Mahn- und Gedenkstäte Ravensbrück and Sachsenhausen