Rīgas apriņķa vecākais
- Kreisleiter Riga
- Riga County Leader
Extent and Medium
2,231 files
Creator(s)
Scope and Content
The fonds contains information about the activities of district administration since 1919. The wartime documents include a list of Jews living in the district and information about people sent to the Riga ghetto, mixed marriages, and the fates of children from mixed marriages (1941).
Appraisal
Records of permanent keeping.
Accruals
No other records expected.
System of Arrangement
Files are arranged according to the inventories.
Conditions Governing Access
Free access.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The physical condition of documents is satisfactory.
Finding Aids
Three printed and handwritten finding aids are available at the reading room.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original documents are in the custody of The National Archives of Latvia State Historical Archives of Latvia
Existence and Location of Copies
USHMM RG-18.002M (Latvian Central State Historical Archive (Rīga) records)
Publication Note
Katrin Reichelt. Lettland unter deutscher Besatzung 1941–1944. Der lettische Anteil am Holocaust. Metropol-Verlag Verlag, Berlin, 2011. 428 Seiten.
Archivist Note
Entry added on June 10, 2014 by Rita Bogdanova based on finding aids available at the repository.
Rules and Conventions
EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0
Dates of Descriptions
February-June of 2014
Corporate Bodies
Places
- Riga district
- Riga