Selected records from the Departmental Archives of the Cantal

Identifier
irn38215
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.215
  • RG-43.116M
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1947
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn38215

Extent and Medium

6,204 digital images, JPEG

13 microfilm reels, 35 mm

3 DVD-ROMs, 4 3/4 in.

Archival History

Archives départementales du Cantal

Acquisition

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the Archives départementales du Cantal via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s International Archives Project in November 2009.

Scope and Content

This collection contains records from the Prefect’s Office, under headings “Foreigners”, “Jews”, “War Damages” and “Internment and Shelter”. It includes local objections to use of the thermal bath resort of Chaudes-Aigues as an internment site for Jews (under house arrest), correspondence concerning foreign Jewish refugees, Jews’ response to a call to work at Organisation Todt construction sites, and reports on war crimes committed during the war, including those concerning Jews.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Archives départementales du Cantal

Subjects

  • France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--France.
  • Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--France--History--20th century.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--France.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France.
  • World War, 1939-1945--France.

Genre

  • Document
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

Copies

  • Archives Départementales du Cantal

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Archives départementales du Cantal

  • Archives Départementales du Cantal

    USHMM holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from the Archives départementales du Cantal grouped under "Selected records of the Departmental Archives of the Cantal". Detailed finding aids of the copies made by USHMM are available via the USHMM collection description.