Documents related to the history of the so-called Hungarian Jewish Gold Train

Identifier
irn47087
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.242
  • RG-39.014M
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1978
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hungarian
  • German
  • English
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn47087

Extent and Medium

4,674 digital images, JPEG

2 microfilm reels (digitized), 16 mm

Archival History

Magyar Országos Levéltár

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 Magyar Országos Levéltár (MOL) (National Archives of Hungary). The documents were collected by Hungarian historians Gábor Kádár and Zoltán Vági between 1999 and 2004 from the following archives: the National Archives of Hungary (MOL), Historical Archives of Hungarian State Security (ABTL), Budapest Municipal Archives (BFL), United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and the Archives of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, New York (AJJDC). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 2007.

Scope and Content

Records generated by the Hungarian, German, Austrian, USA, and French individuals and authorities. Contains memorandums, telegrams, inventories and reports related to the stolen valuables from Hungarian Jews during the WWII, and transported out from Hungary in 1944 by the so-called Hungarian Gold Train.

System of Arrangement

The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in the microfilmed reels. Arranged by the holders of originals.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Magyar Országos Levéltár

People

  • Toldi, Árpád.
  • Mingovits, István.
  • Avar, István.
  • Alford, Kenneth D.

Subjects

  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Hungary.
  • World War,1939 -1945--Confiscations and contributions--Hungary.
  • Hungary--Politics and government--1933-1945.
  • Hungary--Ethnic relations.
  • Holocaust victims--Hungary--Claims.
  • Jewish property--Hungary--History--20th century.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Hungary.
  • Banks and banking--Hungary
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Hungary.

Genre

  • Memorandums.
  • Document
  • Telegrams.
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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