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  1. Birkenau: copy report re poison trace

    This collection comprises documents concerning the existence of poison traces in the debris taken from the crematorium at the death camp of Birkenau. It includes a request (887/1) from the Committee Investigating German War Crimes in Poland to the Institute of Toxicological Experts in Krakau to investigate and report on the extent to which various items salvaged from Birkenau contain traces of poison. the items include 25.5 kg of human hair; zinc metal sheets which covered the vent openings of the crematoria; mortar from the walls; and various metal objects. The report (887/2) concludes tha...

  2. Copy Correspondence re news of the Holocaust

    This collection of copy correspondence is concerned with the question of the first dissemination of information about the Holocaust. In particular the correspondence between historians and protagonists addresses Martin Gilbert's assertion that the first news of the Final Solution came via Chaim Pazner, worker in the Palestine Office in Geneva during the war. Correspondence from Dr S. Scheps, former director of the Palestine Office, Walter Laqueur, historian and co-author of Breaking the Silence, Gerhart M. Riegner, head of the World Jewish Congress, amongst others.Also included are some cop...

  3. Documentation re the publication of Auschwitz in England

    This collection consists of correspondence and contracts regarding the publication of Auschwitz in England , by Mavis M. Hill and L. Norman Williams. The collection consists primarily of correspondence and contracts re the publication of the book and issues relating toa BBC broadcast of a dramatisation of the book. In addition there is a copy transcript of the testimony of Dering during the trial (1418/146).

  5. Various copy papers re 'The Dunera' refugee transport ship to Australia

    These various copy papers document the experiences of the German and Austrian internees transported to Australia on the 'Dunera' in 1940 and their subsequent detention in camps in Australia. The collection consists of copy personal and official papers relating to time spent at the camp; copy official papers relating to the passage of the 'Dunera' and the allegations of ill treatment on board and copy newspaper cuttings reporting the same. In addition there is contemporary copy correpondence of Herbert Goldsmith relating to the 'Dunera' affair.

  6. Wilhelm Keitel: Letter re promotion of Pinckvoss

    Original letter from Wilhelm Keitel, chief of staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, to General Dollmann regarding the promotion of ‘Pinckvoss'.

  10. Directions on the disposal of Jewish property prior to evacuation to Litzmannstadt, nd

    Document entitled ‘guidelines for the handling of the property of Jews sent to Litzmannstadt', containing specific instructions on how the property of Jews must be handled, quoting the authority of several laws and ordinances 

  11. Miscellaneous collections

    This is an artificial collection of 3 unrelated deposits

  12. Hannah Callman collection

  13. Ilse Hyman collection

    The collection primarily consists of Ilse Hyman’s correspondence after she arrived in the UK.

  14. Appraisal of Paul Ehrlich by Dr Richard Spitzer

    This appraisal of Paul Ehrlich was written on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birthday by Dr Richard Spitzer.

  17. Letter re Karl Pudor's convictions for publishing antisemitic materials

    Karl Heinrich Adolf Pudor was the publisher of an antisemitic paper called Hakenkreuz. This letter documents the convictions he received for publishing antisemitic material in 1926 and 1933.

  18. Dann family papers and the records of Bulldogs Bank

    This collection comprises two separate, though linked, archival fonds. The papers at 1070/1-4 record the lives of the Dann family, a renowned Augsburg Jewish family. Documents relating to Sophie and Gertrud Dann, the depositors of this collection, feature most prominently.At 1070/5 are papers which document the history and activities of the Hamstead Nursery and Bulldog Bank. For an account of the sisters' work there see some of the autobiographical accounts in the personal papers of Sophie Dann at 1070/3.

  20. Breendonk Camp, Belgium: Copy report by Headquarters 21 Army

    Report on Breendonk concentration camp containing the following sub-headings: atrocities committed against the civilian population of Breendonk; details of life and conditions within the camp; particulars of Germans and collaborators mentioned in the report; appendices including statements and summaries of statements made by former inmates.English 79 pagesThe front page of the report describes the author as 'Headquarters 21 Army Group' and bears the date, 1944. It has been annotated 'secret' and there appears to be an archival reference number. A note accompanying the report has the followi...