Overview
- Description
- Contains documents related to the history of Œuvre de secours aux enfants (OSE) and the different homes it operated around France. Some of the personal archives and general correspondence of key figures of OSE such as Georges Garel, the founder of the "reseau Garel," a resistance network that ferried children over the French border into Switzerland, and Vivette Samuel are included. Personal files of individuals who were raised by OSE as their legal guardian are not included.
- Date
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inclusive:
1912-1984
bulk: 1939-1953
Physical Details
- Language
- French
- Extent
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20,470 digital images : JPEG ; 71.3 GB .
25 microfilm reels (digitized) ; 35 mm.
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is thematic
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. Access to these records and use of documents are subject to OSE's written authorization. Researchers must submit written requests to OSE, which must give its express consent. Contact: Œuvre de secours aux enfants,117, rue du Faubourg du Temple, 75010 Paris, Tel. 011 33 1 53 38 20 20 and fax 011 33 1 53 38 20 10
- Conditions on Use
- Permission from the OSE Archivist in Paris is required for even small numbers of photocopies. Publication of documents for any reason must receive written authorization from OSE. Dissemination of copies of the archival materials by electronic or computer communication is prohibited. See "Cooperative Agreement" for other restrictions.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Economic aspects--France. Jewish children in the Holocaust--France. World Union OSE--History. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--France. Jewish orphans--France. Orphanages--France. Hidden children (Holocaust)--France. Escapes--France.
- Geographic Name
- France--Ethnic relations. France
- Personal Name
- Garel, George. Samuel, Vivette, 1919-
- Corporate Name
- World Union OSE
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
Œuvre de secours aux enfants (France)
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilmed collection from the Œuvre de secours aux enfants (OSE) Archives located at the Alliance Israélite Universelle in Paris via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archives Project in Aug. 2004.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-28 09:14:57
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515791
Download & Licensing
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- Terms of Use
- This record is digitized but cannot be downloaded online.
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