Archives of the service for war victims Archives du service des victimes de la guerre : Mi
Extent and Medium
13,134 digital images, JPEG
2,089 microfilm reels, 35 mm
7 microfilm reels, 16 mm
Creator(s)
- Rudi van Doorslaer
Archival History
Le Centre d'Etudes et de Documentation Guerre et Sociétés contemporaines
Acquisition
The Belgian government collected records during the post-World War II period from a wide variety of sources including concentration and prisoner of war camps, relief and charity organizations, hospitals, and prisons. Records were originally with the Belgium Ministry of Health then transferred to the Centre d'Etudes et de Documentation Guerre et Sociétés contemporaines (CEGES). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in 2002.
Scope and Content
Part Mi, contains records relating to the fate of Jewish and non-Jewish Belgians throughout Europe during the period of 1939 to 1950. Includes name lists from a wide variety of sources such as concentration and prisoner of war camps, relief and charity organizations, hospitals, prisons, and similar institutions. See also Parts A, P, and R (RG-65.002M; RG-65.003M; RG-65.004M).
System of Arrangement
Contains Part Mi, Reel numbers:1-2089 ( Reel 337 divided by four numbers : 337a, 337b, 337c, 337d )
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Le Centre d'Etudes et de Documentation Guerre et Sociétés contemporaines
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Belgium--Registers.
- Refugees, Jewish--Belgium.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Registers.
- Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Belgium.
Genre
- Document
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Le Centre d'Etudes et de Documentation Guerre et Sociétés contemporaines