Overview
- Description
- Archives collected by Jan Sehn, a chairman of the District Commission to Investigate Nazi Crimes in Kraków, head of the Documentation Department of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in Oświęcim, full secretary of the Minister of Justice for prosecuting war criminals. Consist of notes, correspondence regarding the publication of memories of Rudolf Höss, KL Auschwitz commander and other matters related to war crimes, memories of Rudolf. Hössa, his statement, account, and opinion about high-ranking SS officers.
- Alternate Title
- Selected records of the Collection of Jan Sehn
- Date
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inclusive:
1946-1965
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence. Diaries. Notes. Protocols. Statements.
- Extent
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825 digital images : PDF.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged in two groups: 1. Rudolf Höss interrogations and diary: 2. Correspondence and notes of Jan Sehn, 1956-1965.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. Researchers must complete and sign a User Declaration form before access is granted to materials from the Institute of National Remembrance (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej).
- Conditions on Use
- 1. Each researcher using the materials obtained from the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) or materials whose originals belong to the IPN must complete the registration procedure required by USHMM.
2. Publication or reproduction of documents (in the original language, in facsimile form or in the form of a translation of an excerpt or of the entire document) or making them available to a third party in any form requires the written consent of the Institute of National Remembrance (archiwumipn@ipn.gov.pl). The use of an excerpt defined as the fair use right to quote does not require obtaining consent.
3. Researchers assume all responsibility for the use of materials that belong to the Institute of National Remembrance.
4. References to documents that belong to the Institute of National Remembrance must cite the Institute of National Remembrance as the owner of the original documents and include the full reference citation of the Institute of National Remembrance in the citations. - Copyright Holder
- Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Europe. World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland. War crimes investigation--Poland--History--20th century. Crimes against humanity--Europe--History--20th century. War criminals--Legal status, laws, etc.--Poland. Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)
- Geographic Name
- Kraków (Poland) Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945 .
- Corporate Name
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in Jan. 2020. This is a cooperative project based on the agreement between USHMM and Yad Vashem, Israel.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 22:01:47
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