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Konsulat Honorowy Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Nicei (Sygn. 508)

Document | Accession Number: 2017.78.1 | RG Number: RG-15.531

Diplomatic correspondence and the invitations of the Société Israélite to the Polish Council in Nicei to honor work of Jewish poet and novelist, Sholem Asch. In 1932 he was awarded by the Polish Republic's Polonia Restituta decoration.

Alternate Title
Selected records of the Embassies, Consulates and Diplomatic Legations of the Polish : Consulate in Nice
Date
inclusive:  1931-1933
Language
Polish
French
Genre/Form
Correspondence.
Invitations.
Extent
5 digital images : PDF ; 5.0 MB .
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.

About This Document

Document Creator
Poland. Konsulat Honorowy (Nice, France)
Biography
In November 1919, the President of the Council of Ministers I.J. Paderewski appointed a delegate to the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Nice. On February 27, 1924, the Polish Consulate in Nice began its activities. The Consulate in Nice hold the collection of passport and visa materials for the consulate, social welfare, propaganda, press affairs, military and visas of certificates of origin. After the outbreak of World War II, the Consulate's activities focused on the care of refugees from Poland. After the liquidation of Polish consular offices in the unregistered zone in September 1940, the Consulate was acting under the name of the Polish Office in Nice, and since December 1941 the Office of the Administration of Poles in Nice, which operated until June 1944.
System of Arrangement
Arranged in one series: 1. Correspondence, 1931-1933: Letters and invitations to ceremonies, notices about awarding Polish decorations to Jewish author, Sholem Asch (File 290).
Special Collection
Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
Archiwum Akt Nowych
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Source of acquisition is the Archiwum Akt Nowych w Warszawie, Poland, Sygn.508. 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.

Rights and 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
 
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