Overview
- Description
- Contains Häftlingspersonalbogen (prisoner registration forms), numbered 1 through 331, for female prisoners at the women's camp at Auschwitz (reel 1) and Häftlingspersonalbogen, numbered 1 through 4,50,0 for male prisoners at the Auschwitz main camp (reels 2-9). Each of the Häftlingspersonalbogen contains personal information such as date and place of birth, marital status, date of arrest, date of entry into the camp, nationality, occupation, religion, race, and physical appearance. Registration forms relate to prisoners, mainly Jews, from different European countries. Also included is information about the use of prisoners for labor, prisoners transferred from Majdanek, and divisions of the Reichssicherheitshauptamt arresting Jews to be sent to Auschwitz.
- Date
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inclusive:
1942-1944
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Registers. Registration forms.
- Extent
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9 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged in two series: 1. Registration forms for female prisoners at the women's camp at Auschwitz, # 1-331 (Reel 1); 2. Registration forms for male prisoners at the Auschwitz main camp, # 1-4,500 (Reel 2-9). Organized chronologically by date of registration. Some forms dated 1943 are found out of sequence at the end of reel 9; otherwise the forms are organized chronologically.
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
- Any use of archival materials for purposes other than research projects required prior permission from the Museum and/or the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. Users shall not to publish personal information from the archival materials including names, addresses, and other information identifying specific individuals, unless the information has been deceased for more than 30 years or is related to an historical figure or a current public figure. Otherwise users will publish the information only in anonymous form, except as permitted in writing by the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.
- Copyright Holder
- Państwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Europe. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Poland. Concentration camp inmates--Poland--Oświęcim--Registers. Concentration camp inmates--Poland--Majdanek. Concentration camps--Health aspects---Poland--History--20th century. Jews--Persecutions--Europe--History--20th century. Forced labor--Poland--Registers. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Europe.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Państwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Państwowe Muzeum Oświęcim-Brzezinka (State Museum of Auschwitz-Birkenau). The Häftlingspersonalbogen (prisoner's registration forms) were created by officials at Auschwitz concentration camp from May 1942 to Oct. 1944. Microfilm copies of the records were created in 1992 and 1993. The film was delivered to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives on 23 Apr. 1993.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-01 07:38:39
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