Masur, Norbert (1901-1971): Report regarding meeting with Himmler
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 1556 WL 1075 |
Held at | : Wiener Library Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.wienerlibrary.co.uk/ › |
Full title | : Masur, Norbert (1901-1971): Report regarding meeting with Himmler |
Date(s) | : 1945, 1993 |
Level of description | : collection |
Extent | : 1 folder |
Name of creator(s) | : Masur | Norbert | 1901-1971 |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Norbert Masur, born in Friedrichstadt, Germany in 1901, later moved to Stockholm as an exiled Jewish German. Masur aided in the rescue of Nazi concentration camp detainees during World War Two. He, in secret, met Heinrich Himmler, April 1945 and negotiated the release of over 1,000 prisoners from Ravensbrück concentration camp to Sweden. Later a further 7,000 prisoners were rescued by Swedish Red Cross. Masur was Sweden's representative to the World Jewish Congress, where he described his meeting with Himmler. Masur died in 1971.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Norbert Masur, 1945, 1993, comprise a report describing a meeting between Norbert Masur and Himmler in Berlin, 20 April 1945 concerning the release of female prisoners from Ravensbrück concentration camp, and correspondence regarding Norbert Masur's report, 1993.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
German and English
System of arrangement:
Arranged as in Scope and Content.
Conditions governing access:
Open
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
Finding aids:
A detailed description exists on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
Archival Information
Archival history:
The report had been in the possession of the nephew of Norbert Masur, the author. After his death it had been found amongst his personal papers and offered to the London Museum of Jewish Life.
Immediate source of acquisition:
Deposited by the family.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Samantha Velumyl.
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:
March 2008
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