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  1. Staatliche Kriminalpolizei, Kriminalpolizeistelle Litzmannstadt Państwowa Policja Kryminalna Posterunek Policji Kryminalnej w Łodzi (Sygn. 203)

    Contains records relating to organization of the Staatliche Kriminalpolizei (Kripo), Kriminalpolizeistelle Litzmannstadt. Includes personnel files of officers, reports of crimes in Łódź and the surrounding district, materials concerning police activity in the ghetto, such as: crossing boundaries, confiscation of property, reports concerning murders and suicides in the ghetto, records and statistics concerning the migration of people, daily reports of der Aelteste der Juden Litzmannstadt, the records of arrested/detained Jews and books of record and inspection, as well as ordinances and anno...

  2. Polizeipräsident in Stettin Prezydium Policji w Szczecinie (Sygn. 93)

    Records created by the General Department and Department on Foreigners of the Police President in the province of Pomerania (Stettin), which supervised lower level entities: including regencies and counties. This collection contains orders and correspondence of the Gestapo related to foreigners, and records of the Department on Foreigners with the card files of foreigners, mainly Polish and Jewish people. Includes regulation for Germans how to behave towards Polish workers, name lists of Polish workers, indexes of private firms employed Polish workers, a list of foreigners sought by the Ges...

  3. Geheime Staatspolizei Staatspolizeistelle in Litzmannstadt. Aussendienststelle in Schieratz Tajna Policja Państwowa w Łodzi. Ekspozytura w Sieradzu (Sygn. 202)

    Contains records of Gestapo in Sieradz, an agency of Gestapo in Łódź Records relate to investigations of Polish resistance movement, actions against anti-German steps, participation in displacements and expropriation, interventions in the prohibited contacts between the German and Polish people (so-called "blood relations" between Germans and Poles), interference in the German national list. The Geheime Staatspolizei performed these tasks in the co-operation with the Kriminalpolizei (Kripo) and Schutzpolizei (Schupo) as well as security services.

  4. Geheime Staatspolizei Staatspolizeistelle in Litzmannstadt Tajna Policja Państwowa w Łodzi. Oddział w Łodzi (Sygn. 201)

    Contains mainly Gestapo investigations relating to violation of discipline of labor and prohibited blood relations between Polish and German people, as well as statistical reports of Gestapo office, a list of the staff, information about the political status and attitude of Polish population during 1942-1944, investigations concerning the illegal trespassing of the ghetto Litzmannstadt (Łódź), information about deportations of Poles to concentration camps and the labor camp at Sikawa, as well as official journals of Kripo in Łódź.

  5. Margot Schlesinger papers

    The collection includes documents, correspondence, and photographs related to Margot and Chaskiel Schlesinger, who were married in the Tarnow ghetto and survived together on Schindler's list. Includes correspondence between Margot and various members of her family, 1939-1946; a letter from the State Department sent to Edward Wind, of Chicago, dated 1940, regarding his efforts to assist with immigration of relatives from Europe; and photographs of the family in Europe and arriving in Chicago.

  6. Eva Weinberger Cohen collection

    Consists of photographs, postcards, a photograph album, photographic negatives, documents, and postcards from the collection of Eva Weinberger Cohen, originally of Kusnice, Czechoslovakia [now Ukraine]. Though her family remained in Kusnice and was deported to Auschwitz, where only two sisters survived, Eva obtained false papers and posed as a Catholic in Budapest. She was able to obtain a spot on the Kastzner train and was deported to Bergen-Belsen in July 1944; she was released in December 1944 and sent to Switzerland. Includes pre-war family photographs; post-war photographs of Eva's sur...

  7. The Crematorium Print 15 from a set of reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Print reproduction of a sketch, from a set of fifteen, depicting a truckload of dead prisoners being carried in to the crematorium in September 1944 at Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, and published in 1946. The sketches were originally created in secret in the camp by Henri Gayot and the published set includes an introduction by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. Both men were marked “Nacht and Nebel”, individuals presenting a threat to German security that had been abducted in the middle of the night and were meant to be “van...

  8. Gymnastics Print 9 from a set of reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Print reproduction of a sketch, from a set of fifteen, depicting guards watching a group of prisoners, during an abusive exercise period, on their hands and knees being attacked and punished by Kapos and dogs at Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, and published in 1946. A few of the prisoners are identified with NN (Nacht und Nebel [night and fog]) on their uniforms. The sketches were originally created in secret in the camp by Henri Gayot and the published set includes an introduction by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. Both me...

  9. Introductory text for a portfolio of 15 reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Introductory insert, in French, for a portfolio of secretly created prisoner sketches from Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, which were reproduced, engraved, and published in 1946. The originals were created by Henri Gayot and the introduction was written by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. The sketches depict daily camp life and prisoner abuse, particularly for prisoners like Gayot and LaPorte, who were marked as Nacht und Nebel (NN) [night and fog], and were meant to “vanish” in the camp. LaPorte was arrested by the German S...

  10. Night and Fog Print 1 from a set of reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Print reproduction of a sketch, from a set of fifteen, depicting prisoners during a roll call between 3 am and 4 am at Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, and published in 1946. Many of the prisoners are identified with NN (Nacht und Nebel [night and fog]) on their uniforms. The sketches were originally created in secret in the camp by Henri Gayot and the published set includes an introduction by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. Both men were marked “Nacht and Nebel”, individuals presenting a threat to German security that had b...

  11. Transport Print 3 from a set of reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Print reproduction of a sketch, from a set of fifteen, depicting teams of prisoners hauling construction materials uphill, while guards and dogs attack them, for use at Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, and published in 1946. A few of the prisoners are identified with NN (Nacht und Nebel [night and fog]) on their uniforms. The sketches were originally created in secret in the camp by Henri Gayot and the published set includes an introduction by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. Both men were marked “Nacht and Nebel”, individual...

  12. “Selection” Print 11 from a set of reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Print reproduction of a sketch, from a set of fifteen, depicting prisoners wrapped in blankets in a barrack being selected for an unknown labor detail by a Kapo and ghetto police officers at Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, and published in 1946. The sketches were originally created in secret in the camp by Henri Gayot and the published set includes an introduction by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. Both men were marked “Nacht and Nebel”, individuals presenting a threat to German security that had been abducted in the middle...

  13. The stake Print 10 from a set of reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Print reproduction of a sketch, from a set of fifteen, depicting a guard watching six individual prisoners being punished by standing outside in the snow and cold until they collapse at Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, and published in 1946. A few of the prisoners are identified with NN (Nacht und Nebel [night and fog]) on their uniforms. The sketches were originally created in secret in the camp by Henri Gayot and the published set includes an introduction by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. Both men were marked “Nacht and N...

  14. Back to work Print 7 from a set of reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Print reproduction of a sketch, from a set of fifteen, depicting prisoners carrying exhausted, injured, or dead prisoners so that the same number of men are present at the end of the day as at the beginning at Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, and published in 1946. A few of the prisoners are identified with NN (Nacht und Nebel [night and fog]) on their uniforms. The sketches were originally created in secret in the camp by Henri Gayot and the published set includes an introduction by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. Both men ...

  15. Cover for a portfolio of 15 reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Portfolio cover for a set of secretly created prisoner sketches from Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, which were reproduced, engraved, and published in 1946. The originals were created by Henri Gayot and the introduction was written by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. The sketches depict daily camp life and prisoner abuse, particularly for prisoners like Gayot and LaPorte, who were marked as Nacht und Nebel (NN) [night and fog], and were meant to “vanish” in the camp. LaPorte was arrested by the German Sipo in February 1943 a...

  16. Hangings Print 14 from a set of reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Print reproduction of a sketch, from a set of fifteen, depicting two prisoners being hanged from scaffolds in front of the entire camp under the direction of the commander and SS doctor at Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, and published in 1946. A few of the prisoners are identified with NN (Nacht und Nebel [night and fog]) on their uniforms. The sketches were originally created in secret in the camp by Henri Gayot and the published set includes an introduction by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. Both men were marked “Nacht an...

  17. Soup drudgery Print 8 from a set of reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Print reproduction of a sketch, from a set of fifteen, depicting desperate prisoners struggling to scoop and eat soup that has been spilled on the ground at Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, and published in 1946. The sketches were originally created in secret in the camp by Henri Gayot and the published set includes an introduction by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. Both men were marked “Nacht and Nebel”, individuals presenting a threat to German security that had been abducted in the middle of the night and were meant to be...

  18. The Call Print 2 from a set of reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Print reproduction of a sketch, from a set of fifteen, depicting prisoners, including those that had died, being accounted for during roll call at Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, and published in 1946. A few of the prisoners are identified with NN (Nacht und Nebel [night and fog]) on their uniforms. The sketches were originally created in secret in the camp by Henri Gayot and the published set includes an introduction by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. Both men were marked “Nacht and Nebel”, individuals presenting a threat ...

  19. Drudgery Print 4 from a set of reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Print reproduction of a sketch, from a set of fifteen, depicting a line of prisoners pushing full wheelbarrows uphill while guards and dogs attach them at Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, and published in 1946. A few of the prisoners are identified with NN (Nacht und Nebel [night and fog]) on their uniforms. The sketches were originally created in secret in the camp by Henri Gayot and the published set includes an introduction by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. Both men were marked “Nacht and Nebel”, individuals presenting a...

  20. Back to camp Print 12 from a set of reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Print reproduction of a sketch, from a set of fifteen, depicting exhausted prisoners being marched uphill while guards hit or shoot them as they return to Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, and published in 1946. The sketches were originally created in secret in the camp by Henri Gayot and the published set includes an introduction by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. Both men were marked “Nacht and Nebel”, individuals presenting a threat to German security that had been abducted in the middle of the night and were meant to be “...