Kurator der wissenschaftlichen Hochschulen in Wien (AT-OeStA/AdR UWFuK Kurator)

Identifier
irn36140
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2008.129
  • RG-17.026M
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn36140

Extent and Medium

41,797 digital images, Mixed formats

38 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm

Creator(s)

  • Kurator der wissenschaftlichen Hochschulen

Biographical History

Following the “Ostmarkgesetz,” the Nazi law of April 14, 1939 governing the administration of the Ostmark after Austria’s annexation to Nazi Germany, it was decreed on January 11, 1940 that institutions of higher learning, including the University of Vienna, are to be administered by the Reichsminister für Wissenschaft, Erziehung und Volksbildung. The Reichsminister appointed administrators, so-called “Kuratoren.” As of February 1, 1940, the Kurator der wissenschaftlichen Hochschulen in Vienna was responsible for the administration of the University of Vienna and the other Viennese institutions of higher learning. After the war, in July 1945, the regional offices of Kurator der wissenschaftlichen Hochschulen were abolished. (Source: online catalog of the Austrian State Archives, http://www.archivinformationssystem.at/)

Archival History

Österreichisches Staatsarchiv

Acquisition

Records from the Österreichisches Staatsarchiv (Austrian State Archives) located in Vienna, Austria, created by the Kurator der wissenschaftlichen Hochschulen based in Vienna. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in July 2008.

Scope and Content

The collection includes records pertaining to the dismissal of Jewish professors and the hiring of replacements, confiscated literature, student matters, and other topics.

Subjects

Genre

  • Document
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