Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of an album containing photographs of Nazi Party meetings and training camps which was given as a Christmas present from Heinrich Himmler to Franz Xaver Schwarz in 1935 and a newspaper article from the "Washington Evening Star" of August 30, 1945, titled "D.C. Attorney Gathers Records on Nazi Seizures from Jews." Dedication in photograph album reads: "Reichsschatzmeister, SS Obergruppenführer / Franz X. Schwarz / userem treuesten Freund / von der SS zu Weinachten 1935 / H. Himmler."
- Date
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inclusive:
1935-1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Estelle Bechhoefer
- Collection Creator
- Franz X. Schwarz
- Biography
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Franz X. Schwarz (1847-1947) was an early member of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei (NSDAP) (1922) and served as "Erster Schatzmeister" (First Treasurer) for the Party from 1923. Schwarz was known within the NSDAP as "Reichsschatzmeister." Eventually, Schwarz came to oversee the finances of all Party organizations and its affiliates. Schwarz died in the Regensburg internment camp in 1947.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jewish property--Germany. World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Germany. Political parades & rallies--Germany--1930-1940. Military training--Germany--1930-1940. Military personnel--Germany--1930-1940.
- Personal Name
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945. Schwarz, Franz Xaver, 1875- Himmler, Heinrich, 1900-1945. Scharfeld, Arthur William, 1903-
- Corporate Name
- Nazi Party
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Estelle Bechoefer in 1992.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-01 09:22:54
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