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YiVO Institute in Wilno (Fond 287)

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2015.67 | RG Number: RG-26.056

Overview

Description: Various records related to the activities of the Yivo Institute for Jewish Research (YiVO) in Wilno (Vilnius), including correspondence with Jewish organizations and private individuals in Poland, Germany, United States, Austria, Latvia and other countries; records related to the activities of various Jewish organizations and political parties (Zukunft, Bund, Po'alei Zion, Keren Kayemet, Keren Hayesod, etc.); copies of Jewish newspapers published in Poland; financial records, and registry for incoming and outgoing correspondence etc.
Alternate Title: Yidisher ṿisnshafṭlekher insṭiṭuṭ
Date: inclusive: 1925-1939
Credit Line: Ed Zucker Fund for Archival Acquisitions in Lithuania
Collection Creator: Yivo Institute for Jewish Research

Physical Details

Language: Yiddish Lithuanian Polish German Russian English
Genre/Form: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Correspondence. Registers. Reports. Financial records.
Extent: 6,025 digital images : JPEG ; 8.28 GB .
System of Arrangement: The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in the digital files. Arranged in three series: 1. Correspondence with Jewish organizations; 2. Jewish newspapers; 3.Miscellaneous records.

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 and publication of documents require permission of the Lithuanian Central State Archives.
Copyright Holder: Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Jewish organizations--Lithuania--History--20th century--Registers. Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Lithuania--History--20th century. Jews--Lithuania--Societies, etc.
Geographic Name: Vilnius (Lithuania) Lithuania--Politics and government--1918-1945. Lithuania--Social conditions--1918-1945. Poland
Corporate Name: International Jewish Labor Bund Jewish National Fund Keren Hayesod International Jewish Labor Bund World Socialist Union of Jewish Workers--Po'alei Zion Yivo

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Source of acquisition is the Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas (Lithuanian Central State Archives), Fond 287. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in March 2015.

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