Records of the Associations for the Care of Orphans CENTOS Zespół Zwiazek Towarzystw Opieki nad Sierotami, CENTOS (Sygn. 200)

Identifier
irn507433
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1997.A.0126
  • RG-15.077M
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1942
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

28 digital files, PDF

1 microfilm reel, 35 mm

1 DVD-ROM, 4 3/4 in.

Creator(s)

Archival History

Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma

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 Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma (ŻIH), Sygn. 200. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the digitized collection from the Żydowski Instytut Historyczny via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in 1997.

Scope and Content

Contains reports, minutes, remarks to reports, inspection reports, kitchen inventory, kitchen menu, financial statements, correspondence, and a variety of documents relating to the work of the CENTOS kitchens and boarding houses between 1941-1942, in the ghetto in Warsaw, Poland. Records document virtually all aspects of CENTOS kitchens activities, including organizational structure, kitchen expenses, staffing, kitchen menu, food supplies, falsification of food supplies, unfair accusation of shortages, disinfection of the kitchens, coal supplies, and all elements of inspection tasks.

System of Arrangement

The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in the microfilmed reels. Arranged thematically and chronologically, in four series: Series 1, Organizational structure and reports; Series 2, Financial statements; Series 3, CENTOS correspondence; Series 4, Kitchen’s menu.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma

Subjects

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.