Selected records of the district of Częstochowa Starostwo Powiatowe Częstochowskie (Sygn. 60)

Identifier
irn86067
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.240
  • RG-15.311
Dates
1 Jan 1919 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

6,250 digital images, JPEG

Creator(s)

Archival History

Archiwum Państwowe w Częstochowie

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 Częstochowie, Poland, Sygn. 60. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 2014.

Scope and Content

This collection comprises selected records of the County Starosty in Częstochowa, 1919-1939, towns of: Częstochowa, Krzepice, Mstów, Olsztyn and Przyrów, as well as 22 rural communes. Consists mainly of monthly reports related to political and social situation, to antisemitic propaganda and activities of the National Party (Stronnictwo Narodowe) and other right-wing organization's fighting squads. There are also reports of other starosties: Piotrków, Radomsko, Wieluń, Włoszczowa, Zawiercie. The collection includes also records on Jewish associations and organizations and Jewish religious communities: correspondence with the Synagogue Districts of places located in the County of Częstochowa, the synagogue registration cards in Częstochowa, synagogue layouts, minutes of sessions of the community governments, lists of Jewish families inhabiting the Węglowice commune, and a register of Jewish community members in Krzepice. There are also files of Jewish guilds in Koziegłowy, Kłobuck and Krzepice: shoemakers and shoe top makers, tailors, cap makers, furriers, bakers, butchers and confectioners. Some of the files contain layouts of Jewish bakeries.

System of Arrangement

The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in digital images. Arranged in three series: 1. Reports; 2.Jewish associations and organization; 3. Jewish religous communities.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych

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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.