Archives of the service for war victims Archives du service des victims de la guerre : Series P

Identifier
irn510881
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.116
  • RG-65.003M
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1950
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn510881

Extent and Medium

554 microfilm reels, 35 mm

Creator(s)

  • Rudi van Doorslaer

Archival History

Le Centre d'Etudes et de Documentation Guerre et Sociétés contemporaines

Acquisition

The Belgian government collected records during the post-World War Ii period from wide variety of sources including concentration and prisoner of war camps, relief and charity organizations, hospitals and prisons. Records were originally with the Belgian Ministry of Health then transferred to the Centre d'Etudes et de Documentation Guerre et Sociétés contemporaines (CEGES). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in 2002.

Scope and Content

Contains records relating to the fate of Jewish and non-Jewish Belgians throughout Europe during the period of 1939 to1950. Includes name lists from a wide variety of sources such as concentration and prisoner of war camps, relief and charity organizations, hospitals, prisons, and similar institutions. See also Parts Mi, A, and R (Rg- Rg-65.001M; Rg-65.002M; Rg-65.004M).

Subjects

  • Refugees, Jewish--History--20th century.
  • Brussels (Belgium)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Belgium--Registers.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Belgium--Registers.
  • Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • Research institutes

Genre

  • Document
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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