Polish Information Center (New York, N.Y.)

Identifier
48018
Language of Description
English
Dates
1940 - 1945
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • English
  • Polish
Source
EHRI

Biographical History

Polish government information and propaganda agency

Scope and Content

Clippings (primarily from American sources), correspondence, administrative files, press reviews and summaries, bulletins, printed matter, sound recordings, and photographs, relating to World War II, the German and Soviet occupations of Poland, the persecution of Jews in Poland, and the spread of communism in Eastern Europe. This vast clipping collection contains, spread through the majority of boxes, clippings of Forward and Morning Freiheit (New York), in Yiddish, dealing with the persecution of Jews in Europe for the years 1940-1945.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

82 ms. boxes, 2 envelopes

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0