Overview
- Description
- Reports, orders, ordinances and claims of the Milicja Obywatelska (Citizens' Militia) relating to civilians in Łódź, including Jews, in the first period of German occupation of Poland. Documents relate mainly to the robbery of Jewish enterprises, breaking into Jewish flats and theft of their property, street incidents and arrests, lists of premises, shops, workshops, enterprises, horses, motor vehicles and others, as well as lists of militia officers.
- Alternate Title
- Selected records of the Citizens' Militia Headquarters in Łódź
- Date
-
creation:
1939
Physical Details
- Language
- Polish
- Genre/Form
- Reports. Ordinances. Correspondence. Registers.
- Extent
-
1,791 digital images : PDF.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged in three groups: 1. Complains of citizens against crimes committed by German soldiers; 2. Police protocols and reports; 3. Registers of policeman (organized alphabetically).
Rights & 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
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Poland. War victims--Legal status, laws, etc.--Poland. Polish people--Poland--Łódź--History--20th century. Jewish property--Poland--Łódź--History--20th century. Police administration--Poland--Łódź--History--20th century. Holocaust (1939-1945)--Poland.
- Geographic Name
- Łódź (Poland : Voivodeship) Łódź (Poland)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
Archiwum Państwowe w Łodzi
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Archiwum Państwowe w Łodzi, Poland, Sygn. 236. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in January 2020. This is a cooperative project based on the agreement between USHMM and Yad Vashem, Israel.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 22:01:48
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