Overview
- Description
- This collection contains files on thousands of investigations and court cases from 1933 to 1945. Among the charges were Rassenschande (“race shame”), treason, arson on synagogues, and attacks on German Jews. The accused included communists, social democrats, and members of the clergy. Defendants included both Jews and Gentiles.
- Date
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inclusive:
1933-1945
- Credit Line
- Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Collection Creator
- Bundesarchiv (Germany)
Physical Details
- Extent
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81,285 digital images : JPEG ; 71.4 GB.
262 microfilm reels (partially digitized) ; 35 mm.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. To access Bundesarchiv collections researchers must fill out a "Request for Access to Bundesarchiv Documents." German and English-language copies of the "Law on the Preservation and Use of Federal Archival Documents" are available at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives reference desk. The requirement was stipulated by the Bundesarchiv in the cooperative agreement signed with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
- Conditions on Use
- Requests for reproduction must be directed to the Bundesarchiv. A copy of all publications based on its material must be provided to the Bundesarchiv. Researchers may not publish any Bundesarchiv material on the Internet, the World Wide Web, or any other publicly accessible on-line network without permission from the Bundesarchiv.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Bundesarchiv (Germany)
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Bundesarchiv, Germany; Record Group R 3001. Records originated from more than fifteen offices responsible for criminal proceedings. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archival Programs acquired and transferred microfilms to the Museum Archives in April 2006. The second shipment of microfilm reels was received in November 2008.
- Special Collection
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Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:11:22
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn518553
Additional Resources
Download & Licensing
- See Rights and Restrictions
- Terms of Use
- This record is digitized but cannot be downloaded online.
In-Person Research
- Requires Research Visit
- Plan a Research Visit
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Request in Shapell Center Reading Room
Bowie, MD
