Ministry of Foreign and Religious Affairs (Fond 176)
Extent and Medium
159 microfilm reels, 35 mm
Archival History
T︠S︡entralen dŭrzhaven arkhiv (Bulgaria)
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.
From the T︠S︡entralen dŭrzhaven arkhiv (Central State Archives), Bulgaria, Fond 176, Opis 1. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project in July 2003.
Scope and Content
Contains selected records from Fond 176, including correspondence with Bulgarian legations/consulates abroad in many countries on topics including trade relations, reports to Sofia, Bulgaria, on economic and political conditions, Bulgarian agrarian workers abroad, Bulgarian-German relations; regulations for visas of various types, including transit visas, for non-citizens including Jews. Also includes material regarding the property of Bulgarian Jews; the location of Bulgarian citizens abroad including Jews; requests from relatives of victims of the "Sṭrumah" sinking; and the situation of foreign Jews in Bulgaria.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is thematic. Materials filmed partially
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: T︠S︡entralen dŭrzhaven arkhiv (Bulgaria)
Corporate Bodies
- Sṭrumah (Ship)
Subjects
- Bulgaria--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
- World War, 1939-1945--Bulgaria.
- Jews--Bulgaria--History.
- Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Bulgaria--History.
- Jewish property--Bulgaria.
- Bulgaria.
- Diplomatic and consular service, Bulgarian.
- Executive departments.
Genre
- Correspondence.
- Document
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from T︠S︡entralen dŭrzhaven arkhiv (Bulgaria)