Konsulat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Chicago (A.59)

Identifier
irn44129
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.178
  • RG-59.077
Dates
1 Jan 1925 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn44129

Extent and Medium

2,246 digital images, PDF (Single)

Archival History

Instytut Polski i Muzeum im. Gen. Sikorskiego w Londynie

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 Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum, London, England, records created by the Polish Government in Exile. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the digitized collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Programs in Sep. 2011.

Scope and Content

Contains documents related to emigration of Jews, anti-Jewish speeches of students in Poland, newspaper clippings, memos, studies, reports, lectures, correspondence, translations, maps, and the like. Also included is a report from the review of the Jewish press in the USA, as well as publications in English, including: "The Jews in Poland: Their History, Their Tragedy, Their Future" published by The American Committee for the Relief of Jews in Poland, NY, 1936; and twenty four annual reports of the Federation of Polish Jews in America, 1932.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Instytut Polski i Muzeum im. Gen. Sikorskiego w Londynie

Corporate Bodies

  • Rzeczpospolita Polska (Government-in-exile)

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Governments in exile--Sources.
  • Diplomatic and consular service, Polish--United States--Chicago.
  • Emigration and immigration--Poland.

Genre

  • Maps.
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Document
  • 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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