Statens utlänningskommission Sociala byrån
- Sociala Byrån
- Social Office
Extent and Medium
14,5 linear meters of textual records and photographs in archive boxes.
Biographical History
The Social Office succeeded the National Board of Welfare's Department for Foreigners Accommodations (Socialstyrelsens avdelning för utlänningsförläggningar). It was tasked with managing relief efforts for refugees, including the organization of refugee camps, as well as managing so-called internment camps for certain groups of foreigners. The bureau was dissolved on July 1, 1947, as the accommodation activities ceased and relief efforts were transferred to other agencies.
Scope and Content
This archive comprises directories and documents detailing refugee camps and other accommodation and care facilities where survivors of the Holocaust were placed upon their arrival in Sweden.
The sub-series F3 Documents regarding children (Handlingar rörande barn) contains records concerning children among the survivors transported to Sweden in 1945, of whom many were afflicted with tuberculosis.
Conditions Governing Access
The National Archive considers confidentiality issues before giving access to documents from the archive. Some documents in the archive may still be classified to protect the personal integrity of individuals.
Finding Aids
The archive has been indexed by the Swedish National Archives. The index can be found in a binder at the archive and in the archive’s on-line database, NAD (Nationell Arkivdatabas): https://sok.riksarkivet.se/arkiv/y27Bq5lDQeZJW0018W43t3
Rules and Conventions
EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0