Konsulat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Chicago (A.59)
Extent and Medium
2,246 digital images, PDF (Single)
Archival History
Instytut Polski i Muzeum im. Gen. Sikorskiego w Londynie
Acquisition
Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Source of acquisition is the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum, London, England, records created by the Polish Government in Exile. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the digitized collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Programs in Sep. 2011.
Scope and Content
Contains documents related to emigration of Jews, anti-Jewish speeches of students in Poland, newspaper clippings, memos, studies, reports, lectures, correspondence, translations, maps, and the like. Also included is a report from the review of the Jewish press in the USA, as well as publications in English, including: "The Jews in Poland: Their History, Their Tragedy, Their Future" published by The American Committee for the Relief of Jews in Poland, NY, 1936; and twenty four annual reports of the Federation of Polish Jews in America, 1932.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Instytut Polski i Muzeum im. Gen. Sikorskiego w Londynie
Corporate Bodies
- Rzeczpospolita Polska (Government-in-exile)
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Governments in exile--Sources.
- Emigration and immigration--Poland.
- Diplomatic and consular service, Polish--United States--Chicago.
Genre
- Reports.
- Document
- Maps.
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Instytut Polski i Muzeum im. Gen. Sikorskiego