Collection of materials received from the Pushkin State Museum Materialien, die aus dem Puschkin-Museum übergeben wurden (Fond 1524)

Identifier
irn615075
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.756.11
  • RG-11.001M.82
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn615075

Extent and Medium

2 microfilm reels (partial), 16 mm

1,623 digital images, JPEG

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), Osobyi Archive, Fond 1524. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 2004.

Scope and Content

Entire collection at the source archive consists of the list of materials from a Wittenberg archive and catalogs of the Dresden museums as well as documents on the confiscation of art works during WWII; files on the "Führermuseum Linz"; correspondence with the Reich Governor in Vienna (1941-1943); correspondence of Hans Posse with Reich Chancellery (1941-1942) and the Foreign Office (1941-1943). Note: USHMM Archives holds only selected records.

System of Arrangement

Fond 1524 (1941-1944). Opis 1-2; Dela 202. Arranged in two series: 1. List and catalog of archival materials (Wittenberg archive and the Dresden museums), documents on confiscated art works [Opis 1]; 2. Correspondence and records on "Führermuseum" [Opis 2]. Note: Location of digital images; Partial microfilm reels #427-428; Reel 427: Image #1728-Reel end; Reel 428: Reel start-Reel end.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv

People

  • Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.
  • Posse, Hans, 1879-1942.

Subjects

  • Art thefts--Europe--History--20th century.
  • Europe--History--German occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Europe.

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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