Overview
- Description
- Selected records of Polish Consulate General in New York, reports, correspondence, press clippings, notes, consular letters, and minutes related to minorities in Poland and in foreign countries, mainly Polish Jews in the US, activities of Jewish organizations and their contacts with the Polish authorities, protests in USA against the persecution of Jews in Germany and Poland, reports on persecution of Poles in Germany, a report of the Polish Consulate General in Chicago, 1940 related to cooperation between Polish and Jewish immigrants in the USA, protest of Jewish organizations against anti-Jewish excesses in Polish universities, a manifesto issued by the consulate against antisemitism, activities of Jewish organizations, creation of a branch of the Jewish Union of the Participants in the Walk for Independence of Poland in New York, the desertion of Jewish soldiers from Polish Army, reports, diplomatic correspondence, and financial support to organize rescue of Jews in Poland and other countries, 1943-1945.
- Alternate Title
- Selected records of the Embassies, Consulates and Diplomatic Legations of the Polish Republic : Consulate General in New York
- Date
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inclusive:
1931-1945
- 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
- Poland. Konsulat Generalny (New York, NY)
Physical Details
- Extent
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3,096 digital images : PDF ; 1.72 GB .
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged in five series: 1. Correspondence, 1934-1937: Minority Affairs. Czechoslovak policy towards minorities. Poland's position on Slovakia; 2. Fritz, Marburg's book: "Der Antisemitismus in Deutschen Republik", correspondence, reports, and news clippings: Minorities in foreign countries. Antisemitism in Germany. Cooperation between Polish and Jewish immigrants in the USA; 3. Consular reports, notes, and minutes, correspondence: Minorities in Poland and related issues outside of Poland, Activities of Jewish organizations; Jewish emigration; Polish government and society towards Jews; 4. Correspondence, notes, news clippings, 1941-1944: Jewish minority in the United States; 5. Reports of Polish institutions, diplomatic correspondence, notes, 1943-1945: Rescuing Jews in Poland and other countries.
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- 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
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland--History--20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees. Diplomatic and consular service, Polish--United States. Emigration and immigration--United States--1940-1950. Jews--Persecutions--Europe--History--20th century. Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Europe--History--20th century. Refugees--Government policy--United States. Refugees, Jewish--Europe--History--20th century. Antisemitism--Europe--History--20th century. Desertion, Military--History--20th century. Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Europe--History. Refugee -- Humanitarian assistance -- Associations, institutions, etc. Diplomatic and consular service
- Geographic Name
- Poland--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Poland--Foreign relations--United States. Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945. United States--Politics and government--History--20th century. Poland United States New York (N.Y.)
- Personal Name
- Karski, Jan, 1914-2000.
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 w Warszawie, Poland, Sygn.493. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in March 2017. This is a cooperative project based on the agreement between USHMM and Yad Vashem, Israel.
- Special Collection
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Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-24 13:47:41
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