Selected records from the Departmental Archives of the Deux-Sèvres
Extent and Medium
7,565 digital images, JPEG
16 microfilm reels, 16 mm
2 DVD-ROMs, 4 3/4 in.
Archival History
Archives départementales des Deux-Sèvres
Acquisition
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the Archives départementales des Deux-Sèvres via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s International Archives Project in September 2010.
Scope and Content
Contains records relating to refugees, including Italians; instructions concerning lists of Jews, their professions, and the confiscation of their property; the appointment of Aryan administrators; the confiscation of radios belonging to Jews; the distribution of Jewish stars; medical examinations of the Jewish population; and documents concerning Roma.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is thematic.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Archives départementales des Deux-Sèvres
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--France.
- World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--France.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--France--History--20th century.
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
Genre
- Document
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Archives départementales des Deux-Sèvres
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USHMM holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from the Archives départementales des Deux-Sèvres grouped under "Selected records from the Departmental Archives of the Deux-Sèvres". Detailed finding aids of the copies made by USHMM are available via the USHMM collection description.