Overview
- Description
- 381 individual case files from the psychiatric hospital in Kaufbeuren from the time period of Operation T4.
- 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.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Extent
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1,491 microfiche.
- System of Arrangement
- Organized alphabetically by patient's last name
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. Access to the Museum's microfilmed copies of the personal files of the patients from Klinik of Kaufbeuren will be restricted to scholars and bona fide researchers only
- Conditions on Use
- Restrictions on reproduction and use. Any party interested in publishing or using the case histories for publication or related purposes may do so only by omitting the personal names contained in this material. Permission to use personal names may be granted by the Kaufbeuren Klinik, upon individual request by third parties to the Kaufbeuren Klinik. Decisions concerning such use will depend entirely upon the Klinik's permission.
- Copyright Holder
- Kaufbeuren Bezirkskrankenhaus
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Registers. War criminals--Germany. War crimes--History--20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Germany. World War, 1939-1945--Medical care--Germany--Kaufbeuren. Medical personnel--Malpractice. Medical ethics--Germany--Kaufbeuren--Case studies. World War, 1939-1945--Hospitals--Germany--Kaufbeuren. Mental health facilities--Germany--Kaufbeuren. Mental health personnel--Malpractice--Germany. Mental health policy--Germany--History. Mental illness--Treatment--Germany. Mental retardation facilities patients--Germany. Mentally ill--Abuse of--Germany. Mentally ill--Abuse of--Germany--History--20th century. Euthanasia--Germany. Starvation. Hospitals
- Geographic Name
- Kaufbeuren (Germany)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
Kaufbeuren Bezirkskrankenhaus
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Kaufbeuren Bezirkskrankenhaus in Kaufbeuren, Germany. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this partial shipment of microfiche in Mar. 2001.
- Special Collection
-
Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-16 10:52:21
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn508303
Download & Licensing
- See Rights and Restrictions
- Terms of Use
- This record is not digitized and cannot be downloaded online.
In-Person Research
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- Plan a Research Visit
-
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