Sammlung Schumacher collection on the History of National Socialism Sammlung Schumacher zur Geschichte des Nationalsozialismus

Identifier
irn524075
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.15
  • RG-68.072M
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

15,117 digital images, JPEG

37 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm

Archival History

Bundesarchiv (Germany)

Acquisition

The original files are in the German Federal Archives (Bundesarchiv), Collection “Slg. Sch.” Source of acquisition is Yad Vashem.This collection was compiled after the war by Bruno Schumacher, a German employee of the U.S. Document Center in Berlin; Schumacher focused on material that might be useful for war crimes trials.The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archives Project received the microfilm from Yad Vashem in Feb. 2007 through its mutual microfilm exchange program with Yad Vashem.

Scope and Content

The Schumacher collection contains very diverse files of German government and NSDAP offices between 1933 and 1945, including documents of NSDAP branches abroad, the Office of Racial Policy, the SA, the SS, Hitlerjugend, and other agencies. It includes examples of Nazi propaganda, orders by Heydrich and other officials, documents on the Freemasons and similar associations, and documents relating to Austria, Italy, and other countries.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Bundesarchiv (Germany)

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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.