Overview
- Description
- Primarily correspondence of the Reich Justice Ministry concerning the administration of the Dachau concentration camp. Of particular interest are correspondence dated 1933, which details the transfer of power from the Bavarian State Police to the SS; and the earliest politically motivated murders carried out at Dachau. Also includes important correspondence dated 1938-1942 from the Reich Justice Ministry relating to Rassenschande (racial shame), and Mischlinge (persons of mixed race) serving in the Wehrmacht. Also contains the criminal indictment of Marinus Van der Lubbe, charged by the Nazis for the Reichstag fire of 1933.
- Date
-
inclusive:
1933-1945
- Collection Creator
- Jonathan Kempner
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Extent
-
1 box
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is thematic
Organized into the following series: Series 1: Reich Justice Ministry (Reichsjustizministerium) correspondence, Sept. 1942-Oct. 1943. Series 2: Criminal indictment of Marinus Van der Lubbe in the Reichstag fire. Series 3: German reports of monitoring of British radio broadcasts, 1945. Series 4: Reich Justice Ministry memo regarding Mischlingen. Series 5: Reich Justice Ministry correspondence regarding Rassenschande, 1938-1942. Series 6: Reich Justice Ministry correspondence regarding Mischlingen. Series 7: Bulletin establishing Wehrmacht chain of command, 1 Aug. 1943. Series 8: Essay, Zur Frage des unehelichen kindes als problem der Deutschen bevoelkerungspolitik ("The question of illegitimate children in the German body-politic"). Series 9: Reich Propaganda Office circular number II/5/43, 1 March 1943. Series 10: Miscellaneous correspondence, 1933-1943. Series 11: Legal documents regarding administrative control of Dachau CC, 1934. Series 12: Correspondence and legal documents regarding administrative control of Dachau CC, 1933-1934
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945. Jews--Germany--History--1933-1945. Children of interfaith marriage--Germany--Legal status, laws, etc. Concentration camps--Germany. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany.
- Geographic Name
- Germany--History--1933-1945. Germany--Ethnic relations. Germany--Armed Forces--History--20th century. Dachau (Concentration camp)
- Personal Name
- Heydrich, Reinhard, 1904-1942. Lubbe, Marinus van der, 1909-1934. Himmler, Heinrich, 1900-1945.
- Corporate Name
- Nazi Party
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Jonathan L. Kempner, Harold’s son, donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-01 09:38:57
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500623
Additional Resources
Download & Licensing
- In Copyright - Use Permitted
- Terms of Use
- This record is not digitized and cannot be downloaded online.
In-Person Research
- Request 7 Days in Advance of Visit
- Plan a Research Visit
-
Request in Shapell Center Reading Room
Bowie, MD
