Reichskunstwart (R 32)

Identifier
irn508836
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2001.125
  • RG-14.032M
Dates
1 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 1933
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn508836

Extent and Medium

2,426 microfiche,

Creator(s)

  • Germany. Reichskunstwart

Archival History

Bundesarchiv (Germany)

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 Bundesarchiv, Germany, Fond R-32. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Programs Divisions acquired the microfiche from the Bundesarchiv in Berlin, Germany, in Apr. 2001. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfiche in July 2001.

Scope and Content

This collection contains material relating to the office of the Reichskunstwart, which was created in 1920 and was dissolved by the Nazis in favor of the Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda. The purpose of the office was to ensure a consistent treatment of laws and administrative measures regarding the arts. The collection provides information about state festivals, graphics, stamps, coins, architecture, painting, literature, theater, music, dance, film, the press, memorials, and Volkskunst.

System of Arrangement

Organized by record group in the following order: Record Group R 32, File 1-14 Files 150-156 do not exist, 157-439, 441-548

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Bundesarchiv (Germany)

Corporate Bodies

  • Germany. Reichskunstwart

Subjects

  • Art and state--Germany.
  • Propaganda, German.
  • Germany--Politics and government--20th century.

Genre

  • Document
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.

Copies

  • Bundesarchiv, Koblenz

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Bundesarchiv (Germany)