Overview
- Description
- Contains an alphabetical list of records of German, Austrian, and Italian nationals and their spouses who were interned or considered for internment in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia during World War II. Each record contains personal details of the individual and some information about their case. A digital copy of this collection is available via Ancestry.com.
- Date
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1939-1947
- Collection Creator
- Great Britain
- Biography
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The Home Office (HO) is the ministerial department of the British Government responsible for immigration, security, and law and order.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Extent
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245 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
- System of Arrangement
- This collection is arranged in various groups, according to nationality and location of internment (United Kingdom, Canada, or Australia), and other characteristics, and then largely in alphabetic order by case file names within those groups.
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
- Applications for permission to use copies for publication (including web-site publication), exhibition or broadcast or any other purpose must be addressed to TNA Image Library, the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU (image-library@nationalarchives.gov.uk).
- Copyright Holder
- National Archives (Great Britain)
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Great Britain--Registers. Immigrants--Great Britain--Registers. Immigrants--Canada--Registers. Immigrants--Australia--Registers. Refugees, Jewish--Great Britain--Registers. Refugees, Jewish--Canada--Registers. Refugees, Jewish--Australia--Registers. Emigration and immigration--Germany--Registers. Emigration and immigration--Austria--Registers. Emigration and immigration--Italy--Registers. Executive departments.
- Geographic Name
- Great Britain--History--20th century--Sources. Great Britain
- Corporate Name
- Arandora Star (Ship) Dunera (Ship) Ettrick (Ship) Duchess of York (Ship)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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National Archives (Great Britain)
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- From the British Public Record Office (National Archives of Great Britain).The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Program Division in July 2001.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-22 11:04:04
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn509111
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
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Request in Shapell Center Reading Room
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