Selected papers of Marcel Henri Jaspar

Identifier
irn43026
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.36
  • RG-65.019M
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1980
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
  • Dutch
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn43026

Extent and Medium

448 digital images, JPEG

1 microfilm reel (digitized), 35 mm

Creator(s)

  • Marcel Henri Jaspar

Biographical History

Marcel Henri Jaspar (1901-1982 ) was a doctor in law and liberal member of parliament (1932-1944) in the Brussels district, Belgian politician and minister. Jaspar was a minister of transportation (1936-1937) and health (1939-1940). Marcel-Henri Jaspar left his colleagues, who remained in Vichy France, in the summer of 1940 to go to London and form a government in exile. He declared a pro-British government on July 5, 1940. Marcel-Henri Jaspar was the youngest of the ministers of the Belgian government in exile. After the war he pursued a diplomatic career, he became Belgian ambassador in Prague, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Stockholm and Paris.

Archival History

Archives générales du Royaume (Belgium)

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Archives générales du Royaume (Belgium), records created and collected by Marcel Henri Jaspar.The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s International Archives Project in Jan. 2011.

Scope and Content

Contains selected papers of Marcel Henri Jaspar. Includes minutes of meetings of the Ministry of Public Health regarding the evacuation of the civilian population, correspondence and diplomatic notes. Includes reports on German atrocities and correspondence with Jews as well as officials from others countries during the war and after-war period.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Archives générales du Royaume (Belgium)

People

  • Jaspar, Marcel-Henri, 1901-1982.

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Belgium.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Belgium.
  • Belgium--Politics and government--1918-1945.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Belgium.

Genre

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.

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