Polish Committee for Assistance to War Victims in Bern (Switzerland) Polski Komitet Pomocy Ofiarom Wojny w Bernie (Szwajcaria) (Sygn. 138)
Extent and Medium
5,446 digital images, PDF
Creator(s)
- Polski Komitet Pomocy Ofiarom Wojny.
Archival History
Archiwum Akt Nowych
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Archiwum Akt Nowych, Poland, Sygn.138. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in Jan. 2020. This is a cooperative project based on the agreement between USHMM and Yad Vashem, Israel.
Scope and Content
Files related to the assistance of Polish citizens in Switzerland, Romania and Italy, provided by the Swiss Legation in Bern, Swiss Legation in Bucharest, and the Swiss Legation in Florence, Milano,Trieste, Turin, Venice, and Rome. Includes correspondence, list of benefits payments, reports, notes, and other documents.
System of Arrangement
Arranged in two groups: 1. Correspondence, notes and other documents; 2. Bills and statements of Consulates' expenses for the care of Poles. Organized in 26 digital files.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych
Subjects
- Venice (Italy)
- Diplomatic and consular service, Polish--Switzerland.
- Polish people--Legal status, laws, etc.--Europe--History--20th century.
- Refugee -- Humanitarian assistance -- Associations, institutions, etc.
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees.
- Zurich (Switzerland)
- Trieste (Italy)
- Poland
- Bucharest (Romania)
- Rome (Italy)
- Emigration & immigration--Europe--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland--History--20th century.
- Milan (Italy)
- Bern (Switzerland)
- Turin (Italy)
- Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Europe--History--20th century.
- Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Europe--History.
- World War, 1939-1945--Governments in exile--Sources.
Genre
- Registers.
- Notes.
- Correspondence.
- Document
- Reports.