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Teczki osobowe beneficjentów Fundacji Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie (FPNP)

Document | Accession Number: 2015.62 | RG Number: RG-15.371

This collection contains copies of 20,534 personal files of those assisted by the Fundacja Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie (FPNP). These files often contain beneficiary’s application (with individual call number) which details the places and conditions of work (forced labor); statements; accounts or testimonies; letters from the period of occupation and/or other documents (most often copies) in support of a claim; doctor’s certificates; notarized copies of archival documents; photographs; certificates from various institutions; and correspondence with the Foundation.

Alternate Title
Selected personal files of the beneficiaries of the Fundacja Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie (FPNP)
Date
inclusive:  1991-2007
Language
Polish
Genre/Form
Certificates.
Correspondence.
Photographs.
Registers.
Extent
110,283 digital images : JPEG ; 135 GB .
Credit Line
Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

About This Document

Document Creator
Fundacja Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie
Biography
Foundation Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie (FPNP) was established on November 27, 1991 per initiative of the government of the Republic of Poland. The Foundation collected approximately one million applications submitted by individuals, who sought compensation for their forced labor for Third Reich during the German occupation of Poland. These applications usually quote detailed information about condition of work and indicate geographical locations, and also are supported by testimonies of witnesses, original photographs and documents.
Special Collection
Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
Fundacja Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Source of acquisition is the Fundacja Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie, Poland. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 2015.

Rights and Restrictions

Copyright Holder
Fundacja Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie
Conditions on Access
No restrictions 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
Restrictions on use. Fair use only. The third party must obtain permission from the Foundation for Polish-German Reconciliation for any commercial use of the documents.
 
Record last modified: 2021-05-25 09:16:50
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