Selected records of the Investigation Office of the Capital City of Warsaw Urząd Śledczy M. St. Warszawy (Sygn.1642)
Extent and Medium
80,292 digital images, PDF
Creator(s)
- Urz?d ?ledczy Miasta Stolecznego Warszawy.
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. 1642. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 2015.
Scope and Content
The collection contains approximately two thousand personal files of Jews suspected or accused of various crimes (e.g. thieves, crooks, forgers, etc.) listed by the Investigation Office in Warsaw. Files contain the dossier of a person, information sheet, which includes the following data: name, alias, date and place of birth, place of residence, marital status, parents' names, personal data spouse, names of children, information about the lovers, people with whom a person maintains contact or collaborate in criminal activities, occupation, religion, military service, description, additional information and attention. In addition, Files, very often, contains such documents as police photos of a person's, fingerprint card, the sample handwriting, information about the arrests, court judgments, official correspondence and various documents, e.g. Birth certificates.
System of Arrangement
Arranged in two series: 1. Personal files of Jews accused of various crimes; 2. Applications for admission to the service at the National Security Corps. The list of officers of the Office of Investigation Capital City Warsaw.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych
Subjects
- Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
- World War 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland--Warsaw.
- Criminal law--Political aspects--Poland--History--20th century.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--Poland--Warsaw--History--20th century.
- Municipal government
- Jews--Poland--Warsaw--History--20th century--Registers.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland.
- Warsaw (Poland)
- Criminal investigation--Poland--Warsaw--History--20th century.
Genre
- Applications.
- Document
- Registers.
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Archiwum Państwowe w Warszawie