Yidisher ṿisnshafṭlekher insṭiṭuṭ YiVO Institute in Wilno (Fond 287)

Identifier
irn105764
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.67
  • RG-26.056
Dates
1 Jan 1925 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Yiddish
  • Lithuanian
  • Polish
  • German
  • Russian
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn105764

Extent and Medium

6,025 digital images, JPEG

Creator(s)

  • Fruma Mohrer

Archival History

Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas

Acquisition

Ed Zucker Fund for Archival Acquisitions in Lithuania

Source of acquisition is the Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas (Lithuanian Central State Archives), Fond 287. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in March 2015.

Scope and Content

Various records related to the activities of the Yivo Institute for Jewish Research (YiVO) in Wilno (Vilnius), including correspondence with Jewish organizations and private individuals in Poland, Germany, United States, Austria, Latvia and other countries; records related to the activities of various Jewish organizations and political parties (Zukunft, Bund, Po'alei Zion, Keren Kayemet, Keren Hayesod, etc.); copies of Jewish newspapers published in Poland; financial records, and registry for incoming and outgoing correspondence etc.

System of Arrangement

The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in the digital files. Arranged in three series: 1. Correspondence with Jewish organizations; 2. Jewish newspapers; 3.Miscellaneous records.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas

Corporate Bodies

  • Keren Hayesod
  • International Jewish Labor Bund
  • Yivo
  • International Jewish Labor Bund
  • Jewish National Fund
  • World Socialist Union of Jewish Workers--Po'alei Zion

Subjects

  • Jewish organizations--Lithuania--History--20th century--Registers.
  • Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Lithuania--History--20th century.
  • Lithuania--Politics and government--1918-1945.
  • Vilnius (Lithuania)
  • Lithuania--Social conditions--1918-1945.
  • Poland
  • Jews--Lithuania--Societies, etc.

Genre

  • Financial records.
  • Document
  • Correspondence.
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Registers.
  • Reports.
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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