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- 1939-1940 (Creation)
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c 155 frames
Context area
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Biographical history
Unknown
Repository
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GB 1556 WL 557 1939-1940 Collection level (fonds) c 155 frames Various
Unknown
Jewish Central Information Office
Papers documenting the experiences of Jews in Poland, 1939-1940, comprising reports, 1939-1940; copies of articles and extracts from European newspapers, [1939-1940] and copies of letters and extracts from letters from Jews deported to Poland describing their suffering and hardships, mainly from Stettin, Krakau, Warschau, Piaski and Lublin.
Arranged in sections as follows: reports; transcript newspaper articles and extracts; transcripts and extracts of letters from Poland.
Open
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
German, French and English
Microfilm
Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Wars (events) Eastern Europe Genocide Holocaust Humanitarian law Human rights violations International conflicts Jews Nazism Poland Political doctrines Religious groups Third Reich Totalitarianism War War crimes War victims World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945)
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Jewish Central Information Office
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers documenting the experiences of Jews in Poland, 1939-1940, comprising reports, 1939-1940; copies of articles and extracts from European newspapers, [1939-1940] and copies of letters and extracts from letters from Jews deported to Poland describing their suffering and hardships, mainly from Stettin, Krakau, Warschau, Piaski and Lublin.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged in sections as follows: reports; transcript newspaper articles and extracts; transcripts and extracts of letters from Poland.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
German, French and English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
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- Humanitarian law » War crimes » Genocide
- Humanitarian law
- Human rights violations
- International conflicts
- Religious groups » Jews
- Political doctrines » Totalitarianism » Nazism
- Political doctrines
- Religious groups
- Political doctrines » Totalitarianism
- International conflicts » War
- Humanitarian law » War crimes
- International conflicts » War victims
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Language(s)
- English