Selected records of the Prison in Sieradz Więzienie w Sieradzu (Sygn.199) : Wybrane materialy
Extent and Medium
874 digital images, JPEG
Creator(s)
- Wi?zienie w Sieradzu
Archival History
Archiwum Państwowe w Łodzi
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Archiwum Państwowe w Łodzi, Poland, Sygn. 199. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in June 2018. This is a cooperative project based on the agreement between USHMM and Yad Vashem, Israel.
Scope and Content
A daily calendar from January 17, 1923 to November 7, 1928 with the names and surnames of prisoners admitted and released, a list of prisoners (prisoner category and penalties); personal files with information related to an admission order, a prisoner's description, a visit permit, an exemption order, petitions and complaints, reasons for conviction, like as: propagating communism, pedophilia, pimping, theft.
System of Arrangement
Arranged in two series: 1. Registers of prisoners; 2. Personal files of prisoners.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych
Subjects
- Sieradz (Poland)--Politics and government--1939-1945.
- Police administration--Poland--History--German occupation, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Jewish.
- Crime and criminals--Poland--Sieradz--History--20th century.
- Prisoners--Poland--Sieradz--History--20th century.
- Communism--Poland--Sieradz--History--20th century.
- Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
- World War 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland--Sieradz.
Genre
- Document
- Registers.