Latviesu Centrala Komiteja

Identifier
48017
Language of Description
English
Dates
1919 - 1949
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • Latvian
Source
EHRI

Biographical History

Latvian emigre organization.

Scope and Content

Memoranda, reports, correspondence, registration forms, printed matter, and motion picture film, relating to conditions in Latvia under Soviet and German occupation, and to Latvian displaced persons during and after World War II. Includes a reference to the boy who is the subject of The Mascot: Unraveling the Mystery of My Jewish Father’s Nazi Boyhood by Mark Kurem. Refers to the 18th Kurzeme Battalion.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

145 ms. boxes, 4 card file boxes, 4 motion picture film reels, 4 microfilm reels; also available on microfilm (199 reels)

Finding Aids

Archivist Note

Status: October 1980, revised most recently August 2016 by Agnes F. Peterson

Sources

  • The Hoover Institution Archives: Annotated list of archival materials relating to the Holocaust (Inclued materials relating to Jews, Jewish communities in various countries, Zionism, and antisemitism)

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0