Overview
- Description
- Materials collected by Władysław Żeleński on the mass murder of professors in Lviv committed by Germans in July 1941: Correspondence, protocols of hearings of witnesses and alleged perpetrators, newspaper clippings and other investigative files.
- Alternate Title
- Władysław Żeleński Collection-materials for the history of the crimes of Lviv professors in July 1941
- Date
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inclusive:
1941-2001
- Collection Creator
- Władysław Żeleński
- Biography
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Władysław Żeleński (11 July 1903 – 25 June 2006) was a Polish lawyer, historian, publicist, and Polish diaspora activist. He, served in the Polish Army in the West (II Corps), From the end of World War II until his death he lived in tFrance in Paris in 2006. Władysław was a son of Stanisław Gabriel Żeleński (who was a brother of Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński) and Izabella from Madeyskis. He was also a grandson of Władysław Żeleński, a composer.
Physical Details
- Extent
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6,856 digital images : PDF.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged in eleven groups: 1. Files in the case of Sawizki (Sawicki); 2. Court proceedings against Rosenbaum, Kück and Kutschmann; 3. Files on the Walter Kutschmann case; 4. Various correspondence; 5. Files relating to Theodor Oberlaender, 1959-1960; 6. Correspondence between Wł. Żeleński and the director of Yad Vaschem, Jerusalem, dr J. Kermisz and the attorney Robert Kempner; 7. Materials on Pieter Menten, 1976-1978, 1980; 8. Correspondence with various people and families of the murdered; 9. The case of Theodor Oberlaender; 10. Files of attorney Stanisław Gombiński. 11. State of the murder investigation, 1979, 1981, 2001.
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
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, Poland, Sygn.1941. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in Jan. 2020. This is a cooperative project based on the agreement between USHMM and Yad Vashem, Israel.
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- 2022-07-28 22:01:53
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