Overview
- Description
- Instructions, circulars, correspondence, reports, forms related to emigration policy, organization of transporting emigrants by the shipping companies to Palestine and US, emigration of Polish refugees to Canada and Jamaica, migration of Polish expatriates by Great Britain, migration of the English population, and Jewish minorities in Poland. Includes a letter requesting a return of the Baron Günzburg's book collection to Jewish representatives in Vilnius.
- Alternate Title
- Selected records of the Embassies, Consulates and Diplomatic Legations of the Polish Republic : Consulate General in London
- Date
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inclusive:
1919-1944
- 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
- Poland. Konsulat Generalny (London, England)
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Bulletins. Circulars. Correspondence. Publications. Reports.
- Extent
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5 digital files : PDF ; 387 MB .
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged in four series: 1. Emigration policy: The Immigration Act and Regulations, 1919-1944; 2. Emigration policy: „Biuletyn Urzędu Emigracyjnego” (Emigration Office Bulletin"), (1921), 1924-1926, (1937); 3. Emigration reports and correspondence (Great Britain), 1921-1930; 4.The request of the Jewish community to Polish Ministry of External Affairs regarding a return of Baron Günzburg's book collection, 1920.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. No other access restrictions apply to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Reproduction of more than 100 pages of copies of documents for researchers or other institutions requires a written permission of the General Director of the State Archives of the Republic of Poland. Publication of more than 10 complete documents in an individual work requires the written authorization of the General Director. The Museum may not publish any archival material obtained from the General Director, including specific archives under his control, on the Internet, the World Wide Web, or any other publicly accessible on-line network without the written permission of the General Director. Citation of the materials in any publication must refer to the Museum and the Polish State Archives and must include the name of the archival group and catalogue number of the originals.
- Copyright Holder
- Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland. Diplomatic and consular service, Polish--Great Britain. Refugees--Europe--History--20th century. Shipping companies (Marine transportation)--Poland--History--20th century. Emigration & immigration--Europe--20th century. Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Europe--History--20th century. Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Europe. Executive departments. Diplomatic and consular service
- Geographic Name
- Europe--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Great Britain--Emigration and immigration. Poland--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Poland--Foreign relations--Great Britain. Canada. Poland London (England)
- Personal Name
- Günzburg, David, Baron, 1857-1910.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
Archiwum Akt Nowych
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Archiwum Akt Nowych w Warszawie, Poland, Sygn.504. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in March 2017. This is a cooperative project based on the agreement between USHMM and Yad Vashem, Israel.
- Special Collection
-
Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 12:45:39
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