Legation of the Republic of Poland in Cairo Poselstwo Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Kairze (A.50)

Identifier
irn44198
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.179
  • RG-59.078
Dates
1 Jan 1937 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn44198

Extent and Medium

109 digital files, PDF

1 DVD-ROM, 4 3/4 in.

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, Record Group: A.50. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received these records from the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in September 2011.

Scope and Content

Contains personal files of Polish citizens of Jewish origin residing in Egypt, as well as records relating to the emigration of Jews to Palestine (report from 1938), and a newspaper, “La Tribune Juive,” of September 22 1937 (an issue about ethnic minorities).

System of Arrangement

Name list is in alphabetical order.

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--Government in exile--History.
  • Diplomatic and consular service, Polish--Egypt--Cairo--Registers.
  • Poland--Emigration and immigration.
  • Cairo (Egypt)--Foreign relations--Poland--History.
  • Egypt
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland.
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
  • Poland
  • Jews, Polish--Egypt--Cairo--History--Registers.
  • Diplomatic and consular service
  • Emigration and immigration--Poland.
  • Emigration and immigration--Jewish--Palestine.

Genre

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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