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Estelle Bechoefer collection

Document | Accession Number: 1992.77

The collection consists of an album containing photographs of Nazi Party meetings and training camps which was given as a Christmas present from Heinrich Himmler to Franz Xaver Schwarz in 1935 and a newspaper article from the "Washington Evening Star" of August 30, 1945, titled "D.C. Attorney Gathers Records on Nazi Seizures from Jews." Dedication in photograph album reads: "Reichsschatzmeister, SS Obergruppenführer / Franz X. Schwarz / userem treuesten Freund / von der SS zu Weinachten 1935 / H. Himmler."

Date
inclusive:  1935-1945
Language
English
Genre/Form
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Photographs.
Photograph albums.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Estelle Bechhoefer

About This Document

Document Creator
Franz X. Schwarz
Biography
Franz X. Schwarz (1847-1947) was an early member of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei (NSDAP) (1922) and served as "Erster Schatzmeister" (First Treasurer) for the Party from 1923. Schwarz was known within the NSDAP as "Reichsschatzmeister." Eventually, Schwarz came to oversee the finances of all Party organizations and its affiliates. Schwarz died in the Regensburg internment camp in 1947.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Estelle Bechoefer in 1992.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2021-05-25 14:55:50
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