Overview
- Description
- Contains the diary (day book) of Hans Frank, governor of occupied Poland during World War II. The journal is in typed format, in chronological order, covering all aspect of Generalgouvernment (GG) administration from its seat in the royal Wawel castle in Krakau (Kraków). The entries reflect careful, thoughtful consideration of administrative matters, rather than the spontaneous thoughts or feelings usually found in a diary.
- Date
-
undated:
1939 October-1945
- Credit Line
- Cite National Archives and Records Administration as custodian of the original records
Physical Details
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
- To the best of the Museum's knowledge, there are no known copyright restrictions on the material(s) in this collection, or the material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material.
- Copyright Holder
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland. War criminals--Germany--Biography. Nazis--Biography. Holocaust, Jewish--1939-1945.
- Geographic Name
- Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
- Personal Name
- Frank, Hans, 1900-1946.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States. National Archives and Records Administration
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), RG-238, National Archives Collection of World War II War Crimes Records : Other World War II Crimes Records. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received copied of the microfilm (NARA microfilm publication T992) via the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies in 1999.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:06:14
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502261
Additional Resources
Download & Licensing
- See Rights and Restrictions
- 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