Collection of documents from the period of World War II Zbiór dokumentów z okresu II wojny światowej (Sygn.1978)

Identifier
irn551175
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.328.1
  • RG-15.482
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn551175

Extent and Medium

6,375 digital images, PDF

Archival History

Archiwum Państwowe w Warszawie

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 Archiwum Państwowe w Warszawie, Poland, Sygn. 1978 . The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in Nov. 2016.

Scope and Content

Selected records with a diverse provenance relating to Jewish inhabitants in various regions of Poland during World War II. The most significant records (card file No 14) are lists of inhabitants of individual towns and villages of the county of Hrubieszów, the district of Lublin, as well as applications of Jews to return to Międzyrzecz Podlaski in 1940 (some with photos), and a list of Jewish inhabitants of the town of Płock. Also included is private correspondence, in Polish and German, and orders of the occupier’s authorities.

System of Arrangement

Arranged in four series: 1. Records of Jewish inhabitants of Lublin district (Hrubieszów, Międzyrzecz Podlaski); 2. Records of Jewish inhabitants of Łódź district (Skierniewice); 3. Records of Jewish inhabitants of Białystok region (Ostrów, Sokołów-Wegrów); 4. Records of Jewish inhabitants of the city Płock and its region.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych

Subjects

  • Skierniewice (Poland)
  • Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Registers.
  • Hrubieszów (Poland)--(Poland)--Registers.
  • Ostrów (Poland)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland--History--20th century.
  • Międzyrzecz Podlaski (Poland)--Registers.
  • Sokołów-Wegrów (Poland)
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945 .
  • Płock (Poland)--Registers.
  • Jews--Poland--History--20th century--Registers.
  • Mińsk Mazowiecki (Poland)--History--Occupation, 1939--1945.

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.