Justice Ministry : Files of the Chief State Public Prosecutor's Office Vienna-until 1938 ; 1938-1945. Justizministerium : Akten der Oberstaatsanwaltschaft Wien-bis 1938; 1938-1945

Identifier
irn46423
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2012.40
  • RG-17.040M
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn46423

Extent and Medium

80,950 digital images, JPEG

79 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm

Creator(s)

  • Austria. Justizministerium

Archival History

Österreichisches Staatsarchiv

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Österreichisches Staatsarchiv (Austrian State Archives), a sub-collection of a larger group of records of the Ministry of Justice, Signatur: AT-OeStA/AVA Justiz. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project in April 2012.

Scope and Content

Administrative files of the Chief State Public Prosecutor's Office Vienna, such as personnel matters, arrest reports, and miscellaneous criminal cases for Vienna, Lower Austria and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Also features administrative records pertaining to the attempted Nazi putsch of July 1934.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is chronological. Records selected from the cartons: # 5037 to 5089.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Österreichisches Staatsarchiv

Corporate Bodies

  • Nazi Party
  • Ministry of Justice (Austria)

Subjects

  • Austria--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • National socialism--Austria--History.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Austria.
  • Nazis--Legal status, laws, etc.
  • Criminal justice, Administration of--Austria.
  • Austria
  • Austria--Politics and government--1918-1938.
  • Antisemitism--Austria--History--20th century.
  • Austria--History--Nazi Putsch, 1934.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Austria.

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.