Papers of Karl Schlyter, Swedish Minister of Justice

Identifier
irn514251
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2003.97
  • RG-66.003M
Dates
1 Jan 1935 - 31 Dec 1935
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • Swedish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn514251

Extent and Medium

1 microfilm reel, 35 mm

Creator(s)

  • Sweden. Utrikesdepartementet

Archival History

Sweden. Riksarkivet

Acquisition

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archives Project acquired the microfilm from the Riksarkivet (Swedish National Archives) in 2003. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilm in May 2003.

Scope and Content

Contains papers of a former Swedish Minister of Justice and well-known jurist, Karl Schlyter (1879-1959), including documents from the "XI: e Congres Pénal et Pénitentiaire International" in Berlin, Germany, from August 18 to 24, 1935; invitations to visit concentration camps in Germany; and some reports from those visits. Also contains the letter of resignation from James G. McDonald, High Commissioner for Refugees (Jewish and Other) coming from Germany, addressed to the Secretary General of the League of Nations, on December 27, 1935, and several newspaper clippings related to the McDonald resignation.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Sweden. Riksarkivet

People

  • McDonald, James G. (James Grover), 1886-1964.

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany.
  • International Penal and Prison Congress.
  • Refugees--Germany.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
  • Sweden--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Genre

  • Document
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Copies

  • Riksarkivet

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Riksarkivet