Selected records from the Departmental Archives of the Lozère
Extent and Medium
28,864 digital images, JPEG
6 microfilm reels, 16 mm
5 DVD-ROMs, 4 3/4 in.
Archival History
Archives départementales de la Lozère
Acquisition
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the Departmental Archives of the Lozère, via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s International Archives Project in August 2008.
Scope and Content
Contains documents pertaining to the Rieucros camp and other camps in the Lozère used to house persons including foreigners, Jews, prostitutes, refugees, and Communists. Includes internee files and information pertaining to the operation of the camps.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is thematic. DVDs contain the same records as the microfilms but not arranged exactly in the same order
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Archives départementales de la Lozère
Subjects
- Concentration camp inmates--France--Registers.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France.
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, French.
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- Freemasons--Legal status, laws, etc.--France.
- Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--France.
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Registers.
Genre
- Document
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Archives départementales de la Lozère
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USHMM holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from the Archives départementales de la Lozère grouped under "Selected records of the Departmental Archives of the Lozère". Detailed finding aids of the copies made by USHMM are available via the USHMM collection description.