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Rektorat (und Nachlass) Alois Hudal

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2023.26.1 | RG Number: RG-40.046

Overview

Description: Contains the personal papers and official communication of Bishop Alois Hudal (May 31, 1885 – May 13, 1963), the rector of the Pontifical Institute Santa Maria dell'Anima, located in Rome, from 1923 to 1952. Features hundreds of personal letters to Bishop Hudal from individuals requesting financial and logistical assistance during and after the war. Includes incoming communication to Bishop Hudal from former SS members such as Walter Reder and Herbert Kappler, as well as Charlotte Wächter, the widow of Otto Wächter, the former SS Governor of Cracow and later Galicia who died in Rome in 1949. Also features Bishop Hudal's writings and published articles.
Alternate Title: Personal Papers of Rector Alois Hudal
Date: inclusive: 1922-1963
bulk: 1930-1952
Collection Creator: Alois Hudal
Biography: Bishop Alois Hudal (May 31, 1885 – May 13, 1963), served as rector of the Pontifical Institute Santa Maria dell'Anima, located in Rome, from 1923 to 1952.

Physical Details

Language: German Italian
Genre/Form: Correspondence. Writings
Extent: 86,735 digital images : TIFF.
System of Arrangement: Arranged by file number.

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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 Päpstliches Institut Santa Maria dell’Anima (Pontifical Institute of Santa Maria dell'Anima).
Conditions on Use: Users must obtain the consent of the Päpstliches Institut Santa Maria dell’Anima (Pontifical Institute of Santa Maria dell'Anima) for any publication or commercial use of the material.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: World War, 1939-1945--Italy. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Italy.
Geographic Name: Rome (Italy)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: Päpstliches Institut Santa Maria dell’Anima
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the Rektorat (und Nachlass) Alois Hudal from the Päpstliches Institut Santa Maria dell’Anima (Pontifical Institute of Santa Maria dell'Anima) in 2023. This collection was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as part of its Vatican Archives Initiative.

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