Overview
- Description
- Contains photocopies of art collections dating from the period 1940-1945 concerning transactions in the Netherlands and other European countries; some concern the collection J. Goudstikker. Reichsfeldmarshall Göring (1893-1946) bought art in large quantities in occupied Europe. These transactions were partially organized by his private assistant, Gisela Limberger, Dr. K. Mühlmann and the director of the art collections of Goering, Walter Andreas Hofer.
- Date
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inclusive:
1940-1945
- Reference
- De Jaeger, Charles. The Linz File: Hitler’s plunder of Europe’s art. Exeter, England: Webb & Bower, 1981.
Nicholas, Lynn H. The Rape of Europa: the fate of Europe’s treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War. New York: Vintage, 1994.
Petropoulos, Jonathan. Art as politics in the Third Rich. Chapel Hill; London: University of North Carolina Press, 1996.
Bewley, Charles. Hermann Göring and the Third Reich: a biography based on family and official records. Toronto: Devin-Adair, 1962.
Physical Details
- Language
- Dutch
- Extent
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407 digital images : JPEG ; 109 MB.
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is thematic.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. Museum staff and researchers are required to complete a User Declaration in order to gain access to the collection.
- Conditions on Use
- Fair use only. Copies of records will not be made available for any further publication to third parties without the written consent of the Institute.
- Copyright Holder
- NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- National socialism and art. Nazis--Europe--Art collections. Painting--Private collections--Netherlands. Confiscations--Netherlands--History--20th century. Confiscations--Europe--History--20th century. Jewish property--Netherlands--History--20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Netherlands. World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Europe.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the the Archives of the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation (NIOD) via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in Jan. 201.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:50:53
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