Overview
- Description
- This collection contains the papers of György Bakách-Bessenyey (1892‒1959), Hungarian envoy to Switzerland who resigned upon the German occupation of Hungary on March 19, 1944, and who played an instrumental role drawing the attention of the West to the deportation of Hungary's Jews. His correspondence, reports, speeches, articles constitute the collection.
- Date
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inclusive:
1943-1956
- 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
- György Bakách-Bessenyey
- Reference
- USHMM Archives, RG-52.000, Randolph Braham Collection
USHMM Archives, RG-39.013, Records Related to the Hungarian Jewish Communities.
USHMM Archives, RG-10.436, Aladár Szegedy-Maszák papers.
G. Vass, István. Bakách-Bessenyey György Tárgyalásai Az Egyesült Államok Megbízottaival Bernben, 1943. Augusztus 28. és 1944. Március 19. Között: A Källay-Kormány Béketapogatózásainak újabb Dokumentumai. Budapest: [Levéltari közlemények], 1994.
“The Jews in Hungary,” Washington, 19 October 1944, Office of Strategic Services; Research and Analysis Branch, R&A No. 2027, OSS/State Department Intelligence and Research Reports, Part IV.Germany and its Occupied Territories During World War II.
Bán, András. Hungarian-British Diplomacy, 1938-1941: The Attempt to Maintain Relations.London: F. Cass, 2004.
Physical Details
- Language
- Hungarian
- Genre/Form
- Speeches, addresses, etc. Reports. Articles.
- Extent
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40,497 digital images : JPEG ; 67.7 GB.
6 microfilm reels (digitized) ; 16 mm.
- System of Arrangement
- The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in the microfilmed reels.
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to the terms of the United States-Hungary Agreement, personal data of an individual mentioned in the records must not be published sooner than 30 years following the death of the person concerned, or if the year of death is unknown, for 90 years following the birth of the person concerned,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--Diplomatic history--Hungary. World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Hungary. Jews--Persecutions--Hungary. Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Hungary--20th century--Registers. Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Hungary--History.
- Geographic Name
- Hungary--Politics and government--1945-1949. Hungary--Foreign relations--Europe. Hungary--Ethnic relations.
- Personal Name
- Bakách-Bessenyey, György,1892-1959.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Magyar Országos Levéltár
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Magyar Országos Levéltár, MOL (National Archives of Hungary), Record Group MOL P 2066. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 2008.
- Special Collection
-
Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:51:25
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