Consists of photocopies of letters and telegrams of condolence received by members of the Eppler family after the death of Sándor Eppler in 1942. The collection also contains photocopies of eulogies and newspaper clippings. Sándor Eppler was the General Secretary of the Hungarian Jewish community, and represented the community at the Evian Conference in 1938.

These records contain information about activities of the General Government and its officials in Kraków. Also included is information about the administration of prisons in Kraków and Rzeszów, the establishment of a separate Jewish section in Kraków, and the treatment of prisoners of war. Included are instructions, orders, guiding principles, and correspondence of the cabinet of the Governor General ...

Consists of 2 admission tickets: Ticket to 1936 Olympic Games; "Leichtathletik" printed in red ink over a drawing of Olympic stadium; ticket #11597; issued by General Secretary; Berlin, Germany; 3 August 1936. In German. Ticket to Olympic soccer match; "Herthaplatz" printed in black ink above drawing of a bell with eagle standing on Olympic rings inside; ticket #3635; Berlin, Germany; verso: Peru-Austria ...

Relates to activities of Kurt Waldheim (subsequently president of Austria and Secretary-General, United Nations, 1972-1982) as a German officer in Yugoslavia and Greece during World War II, and especially to allegations of participation in war crimes by Waldheim. Includes subsequent printed version of report.

Panel Discussion: "Peacekeeping versus Peacemaking" Global Structures Convocation, Crystal City, VA. February 3-6,1994. (tape 23 in conference series) Panelists include: Ambassador H. Sardenburg (to United Nations from Brazil), Erskine Childers (dedicated life's work toward strengthening peace), Michael Stopford (director of UN Information Center; respresentative to UN Secretary General in Washington, ...

Contains fifteen letters sent to survivor Zvi Brick, the former director of the Jewish Agency office in Kovno, while he stayed in a displaced persons camp in Italy. Addressed from New York, Munich, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, dated 1946-1947, in Yiddish, Hebrew and some English. The letters were sent mainly from official entities and they record the state of the displaced, the difficulties of immigration ...

The personal account of the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Rwanda in the mid 1990s. Includes bibliographical references (page 220) and index. xi, 228 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

This collection contains papers relating to Hans Schwarz, founder of the organisation Komitee Ehemaliger Politischer Gefangener, and general secretary of its successor, Vereinigung der Verfolgten des Naziregimes.

(LIB 6480) AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE VISITS 7TH ARMY SECTOR, Dachau, Germany, 8 May 1945. Prisoners (still in their uniforms) and military personnel crowd around Ambassador Jefferson Caffrey wearing the black suit. Inmates watch tour of officials. 00:00:30 CUs of prisoners. 00:00:54 Prisoners salute and cheer for camera while holding up banners. Decorated camp gate after liberation. Caffrey talks to prisoners ...

(Paris 541) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, February 4, 1946. LS, prisoners' dock. Pan to French prosecutor Faure questioning Professor Leo van der Essen, General Secretary of the Louvain University in Belgium. (French is spoken throughout the entire reel.)

Contains information about the liberation of Dachau on 29 April 1945 by the 42nd and 45th U.S. Infantry Divisions. Additionally, donor Felix Sparks provides background on Dachau and his recollections of its liberation and aftermath (e.g., encounter with General George S. Patton Jr. over threatened courts martial of 45th Infantry Division members in connection with events during liberation). Also included ...

(Munich 531) War Crimes Trials - Subsequent Trial Proceedings, Case 4 (Pohl Case), Nuremberg, Germany, March 10-12, 1947. Conclusion of preceding sequence (111 ADC 6439): Pohl to Klein pleading "not guilty" to the indictment. HAS, Tribunal, as one of the judges asks the defendants whether they plead "guilty" or "not guilty." Judge states: "The Secretary General will enter, on behalf of each defendant, ...

667 J (01:00:12): At the "Comite Francais d'Assistance aux Refugees," branch of the American Joint Distribution Committee in Paris. The Committee provides legal and juridicial advice, to help the refugees stay in France and prepare their definitive settlement in some country. LS, relief (money) provided to Austrian refugee. CU, refugee signing receipt. LS, crowd refugees waiting in line. LS, refugees ...

This collection contains material collected by the late historian William A. Spiegler, who was preparing to write a biography of Josiah E. DuBois, Jr. Though much of the collection consists of copies from various archival sources and publications, it is an excellent resource for historians studying DuBois and his work with the War Refugee Board and on the I.G. Farben trial. The collection includes ...

"Kurt Josef Waldheim (German pronunciation: [kt valdham]; 21 December 1918? 14 June 2007) was an Austrian diplomat and politician. Waldheim was the fourth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981, and the ninth President of Austria, from 1986 to 1992. While he was running for President in Austria in 1985, his service as an intelligence officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II caused ...

The following information about the organisation "Socialist Vanguard", was taken from the description to the records of this organisation, held atWarwick University, Modern Records Centre.<br><br><div>The Socialist Vanguard Group (SVG) was established in the United Kingdom in 1929 as the British Section of the Militant Socialist International (ISK) in Germany. The ISK had evolved in 1926 from the Internationaler ...

After having consolidated the documents relating to the organisation and operation of the department in general, the classification of the fonds restores the two areas of intervention of the department as defined by the Note of 4 March 1942: the status of Jews and secret societies. Original documents are freely available for consultation.

Copyright Holder: Shanghai Municipal Archives

665 P: Using Camereclaire: US Embassy, Ambassador's Office. (Sequence depicting daily morning routine.) Ambassador William C. Bullitt enters office, sits at desk, rings for personal secretary Carmel Offie, lights Camel cigarette. Offie enters with cables and mail, converses with Ambassador. Ambassador reads mail. CU Ambassador at desk, talking on phone with Minister of Finance Marchandeau, reading ...

Collection of the Generalkommissariat für Verwaltung und Justiz (the German Office for Administration and Justice) in the Netherlands, 1940-1944&#x0D; &#x0D; The Germans established a system for civil administration in 1940; Arthur Seyss-Inquart stood as the Reichskommissar - head of the civil administration; establishment of the Generalkommissariat für Verwaltung und Justiz (German Office for Administration ...

Hans Frank (1900-1946) was Governor-General of Poland and Hitler's personal attorney. Frank joined a Freikorps unit to fight the Communists, after serving just one year in World War I. In 1919 Frank joined the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, which was later absorbed into the NSDAP. In 1923 he participated in the Beer Hall Putsch as a stormtrooper. In 1926 he passed the bar exam and soon became a star lawyer ...

USHMM RG-54.001M: 8

Treasury of prayer Papers relating to the United Synagogue and Chief Rabbinate: List of the United Synagogue archive by Cecil Roth, 1930; Act of Parliament, 14 Jul 1870; Acts of Parliament, 1880, 1926 and 1954; 2 deeds of foundation and trust, 13 Jan 1871; annual reports, 1923-40 [not complete]; account of joint celebration, 1931; notes on synagogue membership, 1936; 2 copies of the United Synagogue ...

"Supplement to the Biennial report of the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, July 1, 1943 to June 30, 1945, to the Secretary of War." 101 pages : all color maps ; 31 cm