Collection of Jewish pamphlets of contemporary relevance and rare periodicals from the collections of the Library of the Vilnius University, Lithuania

Identifier
irn518022
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.404
  • RG-26.009
Dates
1 Jan 1919 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Yiddish
  • Hebrew
  • Lithuanian
  • English
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

1500 pages of photocopies,

42 microfiche,

Archival History

Vilniaus Universitetas. Biblioteka

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 Vilniaus Universitetas Bibilioteka (Vilnius University Library). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the paper copies of the collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project in June 2005.

Scope and Content

The collection contains copies of Jewish pamphlets of contemporary relevance and rare periodicals from the collections of the Library of the Vilnius University, Lithuania related to the life, culture, political and educational activities of the Jewish communities of Lithuania before WWII.

System of Arrangement

Organized into 35 series Arranged by title of the pamphlets and periodicals

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Vilniaus Universitetas. Biblioteka

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.