Selected papers of Marcel Henri Jaspar
Extent and Medium
448 digital images, JPEG
1 microfilm reel (digitized), 35 mm
Creator(s)
- Marcel Henri Jaspar
Biographical History
Marcel Henri Jaspar (1901-1982 ) was a doctor in law and liberal member of parliament (1932-1944) in the Brussels district, Belgian politician and minister. Jaspar was a minister of transportation (1936-1937) and health (1939-1940). Marcel-Henri Jaspar left his colleagues, who remained in Vichy France, in the summer of 1940 to go to London and form a government in exile. He declared a pro-British government on July 5, 1940. Marcel-Henri Jaspar was the youngest of the ministers of the Belgian government in exile. After the war he pursued a diplomatic career, he became Belgian ambassador in Prague, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Stockholm and Paris.
Archival History
Archives générales du Royaume (Belgium)
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Archives générales du Royaume (Belgium), records created and collected by Marcel Henri Jaspar.The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s International Archives Project in Jan. 2011.
Scope and Content
Contains selected papers of Marcel Henri Jaspar. Includes minutes of meetings of the Ministry of Public Health regarding the evacuation of the civilian population, correspondence and diplomatic notes. Includes reports on German atrocities and correspondence with Jews as well as officials from others countries during the war and after-war period.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is thematic.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Archives générales du Royaume (Belgium)
People
- Jaspar, Marcel-Henri, 1901-1982.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Belgium.
- Jews--Persecutions--Belgium.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Belgium.
- Belgium--Politics and government--1918-1945.
Genre
- Correspondence.
- Document
- Minutes.
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Archives générales du Royaume (Belgium)