Overview
- Description
- This collection contains records concerning anti-Jewish legislation in Hungary, the legal foundation for the activities of German agencies there, the exemption of some individuals from anti-Jewish measures, instructions to various levels of public administration regarding Jewish matters, the processing of passports, repatriation, disciplinary actions, and grievances. It also includes records of steps taken to protect Hungarian citizens living abroad.
- Date
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inclusive:
1939-1944
- 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
- Hungary. Belu?gyminiszte?rium.
- Reference
- USHMM Archives: RG-39.008M, Personal Records of the Hungarian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOL K 150 P).
USHMM Archives: RG-52.000, Randolph Braham Collection.
USHMM, RG-39.013M, Selected Records Related to the Hungarian Jewish Communities.
Physical Details
- Language
- Hungarian
- Genre/Form
- Reports. Registers.
- Extent
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9,010 digital images : JPEG ; 14.8 GB.
3 microfilm reels (digitized) ; 16 mm.
- System of Arrangement
- The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in the microfilmed reels. The system of arrangement follows the organizational chart of the Hungrain Ministry of Internal Affairs. Arranged in 7 series: Series 1. Preparation of law. Jewish matters (Törvényelőkészités. Zsidóügyek.), Files 1-39; Series 2: Recaptured territories (Visszacsatolt területek), File 40-42; Series 3: General law, registries, citizenship (Közjog, anyakönyvezés, állampolgárság. Zsidótörvény alóli mentesítések), File 43-110; Series 4: Administration of counties and townships (Vármegyei és községi igazgatás), Files 113-154; Series 4: Administration of cities (Városi igazgatás), Files 155-195; Series 5: Law Enforcement Administration (Rendészeti igazgatás), Files196-264; Series 6: Police. Police complaints and disciplinary matters (Rendőrség. Rendőrségi fegyelmi és panasz ügyek), Files 265-274; Series 7: Public security. Association affairs. (Közbiztonság. Egyesületi ügyek.), Files 275-360. Records are arranged chronologically within departments.
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
- Fair use only. According to the terms of the United States-Hungary Agreement, personal data of an individual mentioned in the records must not be published sooner than 30 years following the death of the person concerned, or if the year of death is unknown, for 90 years following the birth of the person concerned, or if both dates are unknown, for 60 years following the date of issue of the archival material concerned. "Personal data" is defined as any data that can be related to a certain natural person ("person concerned"), and any conclusion that can be drawn from such data about the person concerned. The full text of the Agreement is available at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives Reference Desk.
- Copyright Holder
- Magyar Országos Levéltár
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Hungary. Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Hungary--20th century. Jews--Persecutions--Hungary--History. Antisemitism--History--20th century. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Hungary.
- Geographic Name
- Hungary--Politics and government--1918-1945.
- Corporate Name
- Hungary. Belügyminisztérium
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
Magyar Országos Levéltár
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Magyar Országos Levéltár, MOL (Hungarian National Archives), Record Group MOL K 150. Records created by the Magyar királyi Belügyminisztérium (Hungraian Ministry of Internal Affairs). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in June 2006.
- Special Collection
-
Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 09:44:16
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