American Relief for Poland organization records

Identifier
irn505511
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1996.A.0076
  • RG-19.046M
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1952
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
  • English
  • German
  • Portuguese
  • Hungarian
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

5 microfilm reels (digitized),

digital images,

Archival History

Polish Museum of America

Acquisition

Acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 from the Polish Museum of America

Scope and Content

Contains reports, bulletins, general correspondence, name lists, "welfare messages," financial records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and various other records relating to the work of the American Relief for Poland from 1939 to 1952. The files of the American Relief for Poland, Lisbon office, contain reports and general correspondence from Florian Piskorski, American Relief for Poland delegate to Europe, general financial records of the Lisbon office, name lists of Polish and Jewish refugees, Polish prisoners of war, and Roman Catholic priests, in concentration camps receiving aid, and general records relating to the American Relief for Poland's work with various branches of the Red Cross throughout Europe.

System of Arrangement

Organized in the following order: American Relief for Poland general records and bulletins, Reel 1, files 1 - 134, and Reel 1, file 285 - Reel 5, file 342, American Relief for Poland, Lisbon office records Arrangement within the files is generally chronological

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Polish Museum of America

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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.