Selected records from the State Historical archives of the Chuvash Republic related to evacuation of civilians during WWII

Identifier
irn37319
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.94
  • RG-22.020
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Russian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn37319

Extent and Medium

81,323 digital images, JPEG

Archival History

Gosudarstvennyĭ istoricheskiĭ arkhiv Chuvashskoĭ Respubliki

Acquisition

Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Source of acquisition is the State Historical Archives of the Chuvash Republic (Gosudarstvennyĭ istoricheskiĭ arkhiv Chuvashskoĭ Respubliki). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the State Historical Archives via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in June 2009.

Scope and Content

Contains records of evacuations to Chuvashia during World War II, including information on resettlement, employment, food supply, and medical assistance provided by the local authorities. The collection also includes various lists of evacuees and members of their families.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Gosudarstvennyĭ istoricheskiĭ arkhiv Chuvashskoĭ Respubliki

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Refugees.
  • Chuvashia (Russia)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Chuvashia (Russia)
  • Jews--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Registers.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians--Russia (Federation)

Genre

  • Document
  • Registers.
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.