Office of Reichsführer SS: Correspondence and papers

Identifier
WL1144
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70259
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Jan 1944
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Archival History

Nothing is known about the custody of these documents prior to deposit.

Acquisition

Donor: George Clare

Scope and Content

This collection of correspondence mostly emanating from the office of Reichsführer SS deals in the main with administrative matters. It includes 2 original letters from Reichsführer SS, Himmler (1144/1/14; -/23). It also includes an incomplete set of an in-house information sheet providing instructions to SS members on a variety of matters such as dress protocol for visits to concentration camps by SS members (1144/2/4); qualification for wearing the 'Death's Head' ring of the SS (1144/2/2); and orders forbidding membership of clubs deemed inappropriate.

System of Arrangement

The material has been arranged chronologically into correspondence (1144/1) and issues of the information sheet Befehle und Mitteilungen (1144/2).

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Use folder marked 1144

People

  • Hinkel, Hans
  • Himmler, Heinrich

Subjects

  • SS
  • Documents
  • Administration
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