Jews in Poland

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 1556 WL 557
Held at	: Wiener Library   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.wienerlibrary.co.uk/ ›
Full title	: Jews in Poland
Date(s)	: 1939-1940
Level of description	: Collection level (fonds)
Extent	: c 155 frames
Name of creator(s)	: Various

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Unknown

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers documenting the experiences of Jews in Poland, 1939-1940, comprising reports, 1939-1940; copies of articles and extracts from European newspapers, [1939-1940] and copies of letters and extracts from letters from Jews deported to Poland describing their suffering and hardships, mainly from Stettin, Krakau, Warschau, Piaski and Lublin.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
German, French and English

System of arrangement:

Arranged in sections as follows: reports; transcript newspaper articles and extracts; transcripts and extracts of letters from Poland.

Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

Finding aids:

Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Jewish Central Information Office

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: