Overview
- Description
- Records relating to German war crimes committed in the Łódź province. Includes reports on committed crimes, lists of graves of soldiers and murdered people, copies of the "Biuletyn Żydowskiej Agencji Prasowej (ŻAP) from 1945-1946, memories of Mieczysław Słowikowski from KL Auschwitz (born on 4th Sept. 1900 in Suwałki, prisoner number 5363).
- Alternate Title
- Selected records of the Provincial Information and Propaganda Office in Łódź
- Date
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inclusive:
1945-1948
Physical Details
- Language
- Polish
- Genre/Form
- Diaries. Registers. Reports.
- Extent
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325 digital images : PDF.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged in four parts: 1. Post-war reports on crimes in the province of Łódź, including murders of Poles hiding Jews or Jews trying to escape from the ghettos; 2. Lists of graves of Polish, Soviet and Jewish soldiers killed in the war and people murdered by Germans in the province of Łódź in the years 1939-1944, 1945-1946; 3. Copies of the Biuletyn Żydowskiej Agencji Prasowej, 1945-1946; 4. Memories Mieczysław Słowikowski; including evidence of the murder of 200 Jews by soldiers in Soviet uniforms.
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--Destruction and pillage--Poland--Łódź. World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland--Łódź. Soldiers--Poland--History--20th century. Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust--Poland--Łódź. Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland.
- Geographic Name
- Łódź (Poland : Voivodeship) Łódź (Poland)
- Personal Name
- Słowikowski, Mieczysław.
- Corporate Name
- Jewish Press Agency Auschwitz (concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Archiwum Państwowe w Łodzi
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Archiwum Państwowe w Łodzi, Poland, Sygn. 641. 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:
- 2023-06-07 11:27:19
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