Selected records of the Investigation Office of the Capital City of Warsaw Urząd Śledczy M. St. Warszawy (Sygn.1642)

Identifier
irn607808
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.153.1
  • RG-15.378
Dates
1 Jan 1927 - 31 Dec 1948
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

80,292 digital images, PDF

Creator(s)

Archival History

Archiwum Państwowe w Warszawie

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 Archiwum Państwowe w Warszawie, Poland, Sygn. 1642. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 2015.

Scope and Content

The collection contains approximately two thousand personal files of Jews suspected or accused of various crimes (e.g. thieves, crooks, forgers, etc.) listed by the Investigation Office in Warsaw. Files contain the dossier of a person, information sheet, which includes the following data: name, alias, date and place of birth, place of residence, marital status, parents' names, personal data spouse, names of children, information about the lovers, people with whom a person maintains contact or collaborate in criminal activities, occupation, religion, military service, description, additional information and attention. In addition, Files, very often, contains such documents as police photos of a person's, fingerprint card, the sample handwriting, information about the arrests, court judgments, official correspondence and various documents, e.g. Birth certificates.

System of Arrangement

Arranged in two series: 1. Personal files of Jews accused of various crimes; 2. Applications for admission to the service at the National Security Corps. The list of officers of the Office of Investigation Capital City Warsaw.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych

Subjects

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.