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Papers of Karl Schlyter, Swedish Minister of Justice

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2003.97 | RG Number: RG-66.003M

Overview

Description: Contains papers of a former Swedish Minister of Justice and well-known jurist, Karl Schlyter (1879-1959), including documents from the "XI: e Congres Pénal et Pénitentiaire International" in Berlin, Germany, from August 18 to 24, 1935; invitations to visit concentration camps in Germany; and some reports from those visits. Also contains the letter of resignation from James G. McDonald, High Commissioner for Refugees (Jewish and Other) coming from Germany, addressed to the Secretary General of the League of Nations, on December 27, 1935, and several newspaper clippings related to the McDonald resignation.
Date: 1935
Collection Creator: Sweden. Utrikesdepartementet

Physical Details

Language: English Swedish
Extent: 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing station. There are no additional access restrictions to this material.
Conditions on Use: The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Copyright Holder: Sweden. Riksarkivet

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history. Refugees--Germany. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany.
Geographic Name: Sweden--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
Personal Name: McDonald, James G. (James Grover), 1886-1964.
Meeting Name: International Penal and Prison Congress.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: Sweden. Riksarkivet
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archives Project acquired the microfilm from the Riksarkivet (Swedish National Archives) in 2003. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilm in May 2003.

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