Rīgas apriņķa policijas iestādes

  • Riga District Police Institutions
  • Polizeibehörden Kreis Riga
Identifier
1391
Language of Description
English
Dates
1919 - 1940, 1941 - 1944
Level of Description
Fonds
Languages
  • Latvian
Scripts
  • Latin
Source
EHRI

Extent and Medium

4,830 files

Scope and Content

The fonds contains information about the activities of the police administration in the district since 1919. The wartime files contain Drechsler’s orders (August 1941) regarding restrictions for Jews (wearing of Star of David, occupations, use of transport, etc.).

Accruals

No other records expected.

System of Arrangement

Files are arranged according to the inventories.

Conditions Governing Access

Free access.

Finding Aids

  • Two printed finding aids are available at the reading room.

Existence and Location of Copies

  • USHMM RG-18.002M (Latvian Central State Historical Archive (Riga) records)

Archivist Note

Entry added on August 12, 2014 by Rita Bogdanova based on finding aids available at the repository.

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0