Central Office for Austrian Emigrants, Paris Zentrale Vereinigung österreichischer Emigranten, Paris (Fond 542)

Identifier
irn615082
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2006.515.7
  • RG-11.001M.89
Dates
1 Jan 1936 - 31 Dec 1940
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn615082

Extent and Medium

2 microfilm reels (partial), 16 mm

1,714 digital images, JPEG

Creator(s)

  • Zentrale Vereinigung österreichischer Emigranten, Paris

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 542. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 2006. Note: Original records transferred to Austrian Archives in 2009.

Scope and Content

This collection contains various documents about the terms of reference of the Central Office, which functioned as a clearinghouse of information for emigrants. Topics include the activities of Austrian expatriates, events in Austria, and the experience of Austrian prisoners in camps such as Buchenwald and Dachau. Types of documents include press clippings, letters, reports, manuscripts, periodical articles and bulletins of the Central Office. Note: USHMM Archives holds only selected records.

System of Arrangement

Fond 542 (1936-1940). Opis 1-2; Dela 15. Arranged in two series: 1. Letters, clippings and bulletins relating to Austrian emigrants in Paris, 1921-1940 [Opis 1]; 2. Articles and manuscripts related to Austrian emigrants in Paris, and a list of Austrian citizens in the Camp de Catus-Cavalier [Opis 2]. Note: Location of digital images; Partial microfilm reel #454-455; Reel 454: Image #734-Reel end; Reel 455: Reel start-Image #287.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv

People

  • Zentrale Vereinigung österreichischer Emigranten, Paris

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Jews refugees--Europe--History--20th century.
  • National socialism--Austria--History.
  • Emigration & immigration--Austria--20th century.
  • Prisoners and prisons--Europe--History--20th century.
  • Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Austria--History.
  • Austira--Emigration and immigration.
  • France--Emigration and immigration--20th century.
  • Jews--Austria--History--20th century.

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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