Selected records from the Departmental Archives of the Landes
Extent and Medium
6,076 digital images, JPEG
10 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm
Archival History
Archives départementales des Landes
Acquisition
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the Departmental Archives of the Landes, via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project in April 2007.
Scope and Content
Contains information on the systematic persecution of Jews in the Landes, France. Includes information concerning the expropriation of Jewish property, the wearing of the yellow star, police surveillance of cinemas, and name lists of Jews residing in the area.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is thematic
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Archives départementales des Landes
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France.
- World War, 1939-1945--France.
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--France--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--France.
- France--Politics and government--1914-1940.
- Confiscations--France--History--Sources.
Genre
- Document
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Archives départementales des Landes
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USHMM holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from the Archives départementales des Landes grouped under "Selected records of the Departmental Archives of the Landes". Detailed finding aids of the copies made by USHMM are available via the USHMM collection description.