Overview
- Description
- Contains diaries, chronicles, and memoirs pertaining to World War II and the Holocaust. Includes a diary written by Ludwik Landau, distinguished economist and social researcher. His manuscript contains notes written over approximately 1600 days from 1939 to 1944. The notes relate to the political and economic situation of Poles and Jews in Poland under Nazi occupation as well as comments about the German press.
- Alternate Title
- Diaries, chronicles, memoirs
- Date
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inclusive:
1939-1945
- 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.
- Collection Creator
- Ludwik Landau
Physical Details
- Language
- Polish
- Extent
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3 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
- System of Arrangement
- The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in the microfilmed reels. This collection is arranged by author's of diaries.
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
- Reproduction of more than 100 pages of copies of documents for researchers or other institutions requires a written permission of the General Director of the State Archives of the Republic of Poland. Publication of more than 10 complete documents in an individual work requires the written authorization of the General Director. The Museum may not publish any archival material obtained from the General Director, including specific archives under his control, on the Internet, the World Wide Web, or any other publicly accessible on-line network without the written permission of the General Director. Citation of the materials in any publication must refer to the Museum and the Polish State Archives and must include the name of the archival group and catalogue number of the originals.
- Copyright Holder
- Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Archiwum Akt Nowych
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Archiwum Akt Nowych, Warsaw, Sygn. 231 (old); Sygn. 1349 (new).The first part of Landau's manuscript (from Sept. 1939 to Dec. 1942) was held by Mr. and Mrs. Hessen. It was put in a metal box and buried on the grounds of the Free Polish University in Warsaw, Poland, at Opczewska Street. The rest of the manuscript and a typewritten copy were stored in the cellar of Landau's apartment. Soon after World War II ended, these papers were retrieved and handed over to Landau's relatives. Part of the diary buried on the grounds of the Free University in Warsaw has never been recovered. The records of Syg. 231 were kept until 1990 in the Central Archives of the Komitet Centralny Polskiej Zjednoczonej Partii Robotniczej - KC PZPR (Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party) and subsequently in the Archiwum Akt Nowych in Warsaw (Central Archives of Modern Records). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in Jan. 2002.
- Special Collection
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Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2022-12-09 09:51:20
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