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Country: Bosnia & Herzegovina

  1. Komisija za ratnu štetu Narodnog odbora sreza Sarajevo

    • The Committee for war damages of Sarajevo County

    Contains details about damages/losses committed by occupying Axis forces and their local collaborators in Sarajevo region. The information presented mostly gathered with the aim of seeking war reparations.

  2. Kotarsko nadzorništvo narodne zaštite Sarajevo

    • District's Office for national protection Sarajevo

    Records that are part of the fond contain important information regarding the situation in Sarajevo and its immediate area during World War II (air raids and bombing of the city, lists of deceased people, information about property, etc.)

  3. Matična knjiga rođenih Sarajevo

    • Parish registry Sarajevo

    Contains information about Jewish community members (births, deaths, etc.). Can be used to track Jewish heritage or family members, Holocaust victims or survivors..

  4. Narodni odbor Grada Sarajeva

    • City Committee of Sarajevo

    Sarajevo, as a city and separate political and territorial unit became a separate government unit in 1945. City's People Liberation Committee was formed on 19th of April 1945 and operated until 21st of July 1945, shortly after the end of World War II in Europe (May 1945), when it was reformed and renamed to City's People Committee. The documentation deals with Sarajevo's five districts and has information about last stages of World War II and its aftermath and consequences.

  5. Narodnooslobodilački odbor za Hercegovinu

    • People's Liberation Commitee for Herzegovina

    Contains records of reorganisation of Regional committee, invites for members to Third ZAVNOBiH conference, monetary changes, population supply issues, personnel files, etc. Part of the fond is the material of "Okružna uprava narodnih dobara" (The Office for Regional Management of public property), which contains information about confiscated property.

  6. Nezavisna država Hrvatska-NDH

    • The Independent State of Croatia - NDH

    Savez Napretkovih zadruga u Sarajevu; Ured za podržavljeni imetak - Riznično upraviteljstvo /sa podružnicama u svim većim gradovima BiH, Državno ravnateljstvo za gospodarstvenu ponovu/podružnice u svim većim gradovima BiH, Ured za upravu židovskim nekretninama, Poglavnikovo povjerenstvo-PP, Ustaška nadzorna služba-UNS-a. The association of the Napredak cultural society cooperatives in Sarajevo; The office for nationalized property - treasury administration / with branches in all major cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the State Directorate for commerce / branches in all major cities of Bosn...

  7. Objedinjeni fond Komisija za utvrđivanje zločina okupatora i njihovih pomagača u Banja Luci

    • Combined fond of the Committee for crimes of occupation forces and collaborators in Banja Luka

    Just after the war Committee's were organized with the goal to research and document all war crimes committed by the Axis powers and their local collaborators. The documentation contains information about victims, war damages, etc.

  8. Oblasni Narodni oslobodilački odbor za Bosansku krajinu

    • Regional People's Liberation Committee for Bosanska Krajina

    Regional People's Liberation committees were formed during World War 2 to ensure organizational and political activity in liberated territories of Yugoslavia. They were formed by the Communist Partisans, and their goal and task was to regulate everyday life in free, liberated territories; it participated in resolving sensitive issues and problems, thus earning good reputation among the population. The material contains data produced by Regional People's Liberation Committee for Bosanska Krajina (northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina).

  9. Okružna uprava narodnih dobara Banjaluka

    • The Office for Regional Management of public property Banjaluka

    The fond contains records about property and goods, land, buildings, companies, etc that were nationalized and became the state property under Communist Yugoslavia, right after World War 2. In some cases, not only property of Germans and their collaborators became state property, but also the state managed properties of those who were killed during the war (in concentration camps, etc.) or their whereabouts were unknown. In case of Jewish people, the state introduced state-management of their properties either until legal inheritors claimed the property in question, or permanently in cases ...

  10. Okružna uprava narodnih dobara Tuzla

    • The Office for Regional Management of public property Tuzla

    The fond contains dossiers with information about property of all types (mostly movable goods) that was either confiscated from enemies (German nationals and other enemies of the state after World War 2) or restored to their original owners that lost it during Ustasha regime of the Independent State of Croatia (Serbs and Jews in most cases). Each dossier carries a name of individual (or several of them) whose property was confiscated, restored, or was involved in the work of the Office in some way. Often included are documents noting public auctions of goods (clothes, furniture, etc.) that ...

  11. Okružni narodni odbor Tuzla

    • County People's Committee Tuzla

    Records contain details from local (county) administration right after the Second World War and the Holocaust. Contains different types of documentation about formation of special committees for assessing of war damages and losses, seizure of illicit war gains (some obtained at the expense of Jewish community), dossiers, minutes and reports from conferences, etc.

  12. Papo Laura - Bohoreta

    The fond contains original manuscripts and related documents of Laura Papo - Bohoreta. The Archive of Sarajevo considers this fond one of its most important and relevant collections among those of families/public figures, since Laura Papo was one of key figures in Sephardic community of Bosnia and Herzegovina. She died in 1942, and lost members of her family due to Holocaust.

  13. Photo and document collection

    The Jewish Community in Mostar possesses a collection of photographs, memoirs, diaries, data about weddings of members of the community, personal documentation, etc.

  14. Photo and document collection

    The Jewish Community in Doboj possesses a collection of photographs, memoirs, family and personal documentation, etc.

  15. Poglavnikovo povjereništvo Sarajevo

    • The Office of President's (Poglavnik) representatives Sarajevo

  16. Povjereništvo za radnje Sarajevo

    • The Office for Stores Sarajevo

    Documentation about Jewish and Serbian seized shops in Sarajevo during 1941.

  17. Radnički pokret i narodnooslobodilačka borba u sjeveroistočnoj Bosni

    • Worker's Movement and People's Struggle for Liberation in Northeastern Bosnia

    Contains records about regional activities of Communist party, Youth Communist Movement, formation of People' Committees in liberated territories, reports of Ustasha intelligence service (arrests and locations where Jewish are hiding, among other things), reports of the Independent State of Croatia's municipal authorities and military forces, battle reports from eastern Bosnia, information regarding seized property of Serbs and Jews, etc.

  18. Radnički pokret: zbirka fotografija

    • Worker's movement: photo collection

    Systematic gathering of photos for the Museum collection as primary museum documents began with the foundation of the Museum in 1947. The collection of photographs has been created by systematic gathering: Gifts, purchase, storage, exchange with other institutions and collectors (such as the EU Commission on War Crimes, individuals, associations of veterans of World War II, military organizations and some brigades, participants in the National Struggle for Liberation and their descendants , as well as gifts and exchanges with museum institutions in Zagreb, Belgrade, and Novi Sad. The Museum...

  19. Ravnateljstvo za ponovu Banjaluka

    • The Directorate for Renewal Banjaluka

    Another local government branch, it was in charge of economical issues for Banjaluka, as part of the Independent State of Croatia. Only one box of material is available.

  20. Razglednice, fotografije i foto-kopije

    • Collection of postcards, photographs and photocopies

    Collection of postcards, photographs and photocopies was created by selecting these type of items from different fonds during their processing. Also, significant number of items in the collection was obtained via purchases or as gifts from individuals, organizations or institutions. Collection includes 22 series. The series from no. 10 to 18 contain photos and copies of records about war crimes committed by German, Italian and Hungarian occupation forces 1941-1945, and crimes of collaborators (Chetniks, Ustashas). Also, series no 16 to 18 contain propaganda materials (posters, cards, leafle...