Collection of posters Zbiór afiszów (Sygn. 204)

Identifier
irn98232
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.75.1
  • RG-15.348M
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Polish
  • Russian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn98232

Extent and Medium

1 microfilm reel, 35 mm

204 digital images, PDF

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. 204. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 2015, and accretion in May 2018.

Scope and Content

This collection contains German propaganda posters distributed in Poland during World War II (including those of antisemitic and anti-communist character), as well as announcements of the orders of the occupation authorities and of executions of death penalties.

System of Arrangement

The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved on the microfilm reel.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych

Subjects

  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939--1945.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda--Poland--Posters.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Poland.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland--History--20th century.
  • Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--History.

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.

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