Reich Chancellery Reichskanzlei (Fond 1235)

Identifier
irn615062
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.553.5
  • RG-11.001M.69
Dates
1 Jan 1914 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn615062

Extent and Medium

2 microfilm reels (partial), 16 mm

2,429 digital images, JPEG

Creator(s)

  • Germany. Reichskanzlei

Biographical History

The Reich Chancellery (German: Reichskanzlei) was the traditional name of the office of the Chancellor of Germany (then called Reichskanzler) in the period of the German Reich from 1878 to 1945. The Chancellery's seat, selected and prepared since 1875, was the former city palace of Prince Antoni Radziwiłł (1775–1833) on Wilhelmstraße in Berlin. Both the palace and a new Reich Chancellery building (completed in early 1939) were seriously damaged during World War II and subsequently demolished.

Archival History

Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv

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 Russian State Military Archive (Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv), Fond 1235. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 2002.

Scope and Content

Reports of the German occupation authorities, clippings from newspapers, etc. about the political situation in Latvia and Estonia; notes, orders and correspondence of political and military figures, personal files of the employees (Curriculum Vitae, salary), a letter from Dr. Femi [?], a staff member of the German Embassy in Bangkok to the Chancellor Georg von Hertling about the case of Willi Fritz, accused of treason; international agreements and correspondence; plans to rebuild the building of the Reich Chancellery; daily plans; list of officials sending Birthday wishes to Hitler, and financing records relating to the purchase of the art works; leaflets, brochures, essays, letter-in and outgoing books, telephone books, etc. Note: USHMM Archives holds only selected records.

System of Arrangement

Fond 1235 (1914-1945). Opis 1-4: Delo 8 (Opis 1); Dela 4 (Opis 2); Dela 17 (Opis 3); Dela 72 (Opis 4). Arranged in four series: 1. Opis 1 (1914-1936, 3 AE): Reports of the German authorities, newspaper clippings, and remarks; 2. Opis 2 (1932-1945, 28 AE): Instructions, orders and correspondence; 3. Opis 3 (1933-1945, 18 AE): Personal files of the employees of the Reich Ministry, and a letter from German Embassy in Bangkok, orders of NSDAP in the occupied territories; 4. Opis 4 (1928-1945, 73 AE): International agreements, correspondence on laws, and various office records. Note: USHMM Archives holds only selected records. Note: Location of digital images; Partial microfilm reels #394-395; Reel 394: Image #1185-2247; Reel 395: Reel start-Image #1367.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv

People

  • Germany. Reichskanzlei
  • Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.

Corporate Bodies

  • Nazi Party
  • Germany. Reichskanzlei

Subjects

  • Latvia--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.
  • Diplomatic and consular service, German--Thailand--History--20th century.
  • Estonia--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.
  • National socialism--Sources.
  • Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Germany.

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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