Overview
- Description
- The records of Starosta of Częstochowa survived only partially, and include records of the financial department and partial records of the internal department. During the German occupation Częstochowa was a separate town (county) in the Radom district. The selected files of this collection contain mainly correspondence with Judenrat regarding Jewish matters. Includes records of the Jewish community during 1939-1944 and consists of correspondence on such matters as: confiscation of Jewish property, displacements and deportations, orders concerning the ghetto of Częstochowa, permissions to leave the ghetto and travel by train, statistics, and supplies for the ghetto, forced labor, the synagogue and cemetery. There is also information concerning the anti-Jewish demonstrations of the Polish community along with plundering of Jewish-owned shops in December 1939.
- Alternate Title
- Stadthauptmannschaft Tschenstochau
Selected records of the district of Częstochowa - Date
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inclusive:
1939-1944
- Collection Creator
- Starostwo Miejskie w Cz?stochowie
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence. Reports. Registers.
- Extent
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6,962 digital images : JPEG ; 3.08 GB .
- System of Arrangement
- The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in digital images. Arranged in one series: Correspondence with Judenrat of Częstochowa, 1939-1944.
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
- Jews--Poland--Częstochowa--History--20th century--Registers. Jews--Poland--Cze̜stochowa--Societies, etc. Jewish councils--Poland--Częstochowa. Jewish associations--Poland--Cze̜stochowa--Registers. World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland--Częstochowa. Municipal government
- Geographic Name
- Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945. Poland--Ethnic relations--History--20th century. Poland--Politics and government--1945-1980. Częstochowa (Poland)
- Corporate Name
- Czestochowa (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Archiwum Państwowe w Częstochowie
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Archiwum Państwowe w Częstochowie, Poland, Sygn. 2. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 2014.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-23 08:42:26
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