Hans Schwarz papers

Identifier
WL1555
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70060
Dates
1 Jan 1947 - 31 Jan 1970
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Komitee ehemaliger politischer Gefangener
  • VVN

Biographical History

Hans Schwarz was born in Vienna in 1904. He had already been imprisoned well before 1933 along with Bruno Kreisky and other Austrian Marxists. He was a political prisoner in Dachau from 1934-1944 and from October 1944 to April 1945 in Neuengamme. A committed opponent of the Nazis, he was a member of illegal prisoner organisations in both concentration camps. He died in 1970.

Archival History

The archive of Hans Schwarz was deposited with the Forschungsstelle fuer Zeitgeschichte in Hamburg after his death.

Acquisition

Donated June 2000

Donor: Forschungsstelle fuer Zeitgeschichte in Hamburg

Scope and Content

This collection contains papers relating to Hans Schwarz, founder of the organisation Komitee Ehemaliger Politischer Gefangener, and general secretary of its successor, Vereinigung der Verfolgten des Naziregimes.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Related Units of Description

  • See also WL Doc 612 for original material of the Komitee Ehemaliger Politischer Gefangener.

People

  • Schwarz, Hans
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