Selected records from collections of the National Archives, Hague
Extent and Medium
154,421 digital images, JPEG
78 microfilm reels (digitized), 16 mm
Archival History
Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the National Archives of Netherlands [Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)]. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project Division in June 2002.
Scope and Content
Contains selections of records from a great variety of collections, and concerns topics such as: Jews within the diamond trade in Amsterdam, Jewish education, deportation of Jews, refugee camps in Rotterdam, Jewish orphans, camp Westerbork, records from the consulates in New York and Geneva, economic measures against Jews, looted Jewish property, looting of Jewish farm land, a large number of records from the "Rijksvreemdelingendienst" (the Dutch police for foreigners), the latter for the most part concerning Jewish refugees from Germany.
System of Arrangement
Selections of material from the following collections are included: Algemene Zaken, BiZaArmwezen, BiZa Binn. Bestuur, Zorg Vluchtelingen D'land, BuZa A-dossiers, I.R.O. Nederland, BuZa Gezantschappen, BuZa Cie Cleveringa, Consulaat Brussel, Consulaat New York, Gezantschap Zwitserland, Dir. Handel&Nijverheid, RB Huiden&Leder, RBDiamant, RB v Aadolie. RB v Pharmacie, RB v Textiel, Rijksvreemdedlingendienst (Dutch Police for Foreigners), Min v Lb: G&Pzaken, DC Voedselvoorziening. Dep. V. Onderwijs (Kabinet), KvK otterdam, and KvK Den Haag. Arrangement is thematic
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- Jews--Education--Netherlands--Amsterdam.
- Jewish property--Netherlands--Amsterdam.
- Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Netherlands--Amsterdam.
- Netherlands--Politics and government--1940-1945.
- Refugees, Jewish--Netherlands--Amsterdam.
- World War, 1939-1945--Netherlands--Amsterdam.
- Jews, German--Netherlands--Amsterdam.
- Netherlands--Economic conditions--1918-1945.
- Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Amsterdam.
Genre
- Document
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Nationaal Archief