Selected records from the Legation of the Dominican Republic in Washington

Identifier
irn502292
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.A.0251
  • RG-63.001M
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1940
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502292

Extent and Medium

1 microfilm reel (digitized), 16 mm

digital images,

Archival History

Archivo General de La Nacion

Acquisition

Records created by the Legacion de la Republica Dominicana in Washington, D.C. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilm from Archivo General de la Nacion Santo Domingo via the Museum's International Programs Division on Nov. 15, 1999.

Scope and Content

Contains letters, telegrams, clippings, and various other documents compiled by the Legacion de la República Dominicana in Washington, D.C., in 1940. The letters, addressed to Andres Pastoriza, Dominican Minister Plenipotentiary, are from various sources and written on behalf of Jewish refugees, requesting permission to emigrate to the Dominican Republic from various European countries.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is chronological.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Archivo General de La Nacion

People

  • Pastoriza, Andres.

Corporate Bodies

  • United States. Department of State

Subjects

  • Jews--Dominican Republic--History.
  • Dominican Republic--Emigration and immigration.
  • Jewish refugees--Europe--History--20thy century.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Dominican Republic.

Genre

  • Document
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