Ministerstvo hospodárstva

  • Ministry of Economy
  • MH
Identifier
3763
Language of Description
English
Dates
1938 - 1945
Level of Description
Fonds
Languages
  • German
  • Slovak
Scripts
  • Latin
Source
EHRI

Extent and Medium

141,5 linear meters, paper documents

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Ministry of Economy was created in October 1938, during the period of autonomy of Slovakia within Czecho-Slovak Republic (6 October 1938 - 14 March 1939). After the creation of Slovak State (March 1939) Ministry of Economy became one of the government bodies of the new state. Ministry of economy managed economic affairs of Slovakia in 1939-1945, especially industry, domestic and international trade affairs and policy and forestry. Ministry originally consisted of 11 sections which were divided into departments.

Archival History

Documents of the Ministry of Economy were processed and sorted in 1964 by František Bielik and Július Urbanovič.

Acquisition

Files of the Ministry of Interior were stored at various places after 1945 and were delivered to the predecessor of the Slovak National Archive in parts from 1956.

Scope and Content

The fonds contains documents of the Ministry of Economy of Slovakia (1939-1945) which managed economic affairs, including industry, domestic and international economic and trade affairs and forestry policy. Besides other things, this ministry was responsible for the preparation and execution of so-called aryanisation of the enterprise property of Jews until September 1940 when the policy was changed. Its documents are therefore crucial for the understanding of early stages of expropriation of Jewish property in Slovakia, including the preparation of legislation (Law no. 113/1940 known as the First Aryanization Law).

Appraisal

No data available.

Accruals

No accruals expected.

System of Arrangement

Files are organized chronologically and then numerically.

Conditions Governing Access

Accessible.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Not damaged.

Finding Aids

  • Printed finding aid, author: František Bielik, 1964, Researcher´s Room of the archive.

Archivist Note

Fonds was identified and described by Ján Hlavinka.

Sources

  • EHRI

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0

Subjects

Places

  • Slovakia