Private documents belonging to the prisoners (1813-1946)

Identifier
V
Language of Description
English
Dates
1813 - 1946
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI

Extent and Medium

The materials were divided into two groups: V-1 (a collection of documents with the names of people put in alphabetical order – 1244 documents in 29 units) and V-2 (systematized by nationalities, without names – 809 documents in 28 units).

Scope and Content

After the camp was liquidated some private documents were found in the area. The materials were divided into two groups: V-1 (a collection of documents with the names of people put in alphabetical order – 1244 documents in 29 units) and V-2 (systematized by nationalities, without names – 809 documents in 28 units). Among other things, the collection includes identification cards, passports, school certificates, photographs, letters, official correspondence, acts of legal assignments, notebooks, prescriptions, etc. One of the most important documents is “Marylka’s Diary”, a diary of a young Jewish girl from the Warsaw Ghetto.

Archivist Note

Entry selected by VV