Diary of Hans Frank

Identifier
irn502261
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.A.0194
  • RG-67.038M
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502261

Extent and Medium

12 microfilm reels, 16 mm

Archival History

United States. National Archives and Records Administration

Acquisition

Cite National Archives and Records Administration as custodian of the original records

Source of acquisition is the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), RG-238, National Archives Collection of World War II War Crimes Records : Other World War II Crimes Records. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received copied of the microfilm (NARA microfilm publication T992) via the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies in 1999.

Scope and Content

Contains the diary (day book) of Hans Frank, governor of occupied Poland during World War II. The journal is in typed format, in chronological order, covering all aspect of Generalgouvernment (GG) administration from its seat in the royal Wawel castle in Krakau (Kraków). The entries reflect careful, thoughtful consideration of administrative matters, rather than the spontaneous thoughts or feelings usually found in a diary.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is chronological, divided into 38 volumes.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: United States. National Archives and Records Administration

People

  • Frank, Hans, 1900-1946.

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland.
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • War criminals--Germany--Biography.
  • Nazis--Biography.
  • Holocaust, Jewish--1939-1945.

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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