Prewar History and Jewish Life in Europe, 1897-1941 | Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

By staff

Printer-friendly |

Collection Overview

Title: Prewar History and Jewish Life in Europe, 1897-1941

Predominant Dates:1918 --1939

ID: RG-12/RG-12

Primary Creator: Schwatz, Dana

Other Creators: Anker, Georg, Loen, Masha, Sprawy Narodowsciowe

Extent: 0.0

Arrangement:

The arrangement scheme for the record group was imposed during processing in the absence of an original order. Materials are arranged by subject/creator, then by identifier, as assigned by the processor.

Record group is comprised of seven collections: 1. Collection of prewar photographs and artifacts; 2. Collection on minority affairs in Poland; 3. Collection of Polish interwar censuses and statistics; 4. Publications on Jews in Nazi Europe; 5. Collection of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum films; 6. Georg Anker papers; 7. Francis Blumenbaum collection.

Subjects: Carpatho-Ruthenia (Czechoslovakia: province), Czechoslovakia (Europe), Jewish life in interwar Europe, Lwow Province Statistics, Minority Affairs in interwar Poland, Nationalism and the Theory of State, National minorities, Jewish, National minorities, Ukrainian, National Relations in interwar Poland, Polish official statistics of interwar time, Stanislawow Province Statistics, Tarnopol Province Statistics, wartime photographs, Wilno Province Statistics, Wolyn Province Statistics, Zionism, Jewish national movement

Forms of Material: Jews in Nazi Europe, 1933 -- 1941 (publication), Polish Census of 1921, Polish Census of 1931, Prewar photographs, Sprawy Narodowosciowe (National Minorities Affairs, publication)

Languages: German, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Croatian

Abstract

These Collections comprise Polish official statistics of the interwar period, including the materials of two Polish Censuses of 1921 and 1931, as well as other official statistics related to ethnic, national, religious, demographic, economic and social distribution of population in interwar Poland. The other collections contains materials about Jewish population in Nazi-controlled Europe and related publications.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This record group contains diverse documents illustrating general twentieth century European history and, in particular, various aspects of Jewish life in interwar Europe. Within this record group is the Georg Anker papers, which is comprised of photo albums depicting the First World War from the perspective of a German officer of Jewish descent. This collection is subdivided into photo albums depicting the various war-theaters where Georg Anker served, the photographs of which were taken in Russia, France, Latvia, Belgium, and in the regions of Eastern Europe.

Also within this record group is the interwar Polish quarterly publication, Sparwy Narodowosciowe (National Minorities Affairs); a publication by the Inter-American Jewish Conference, prepared by the Institute of Jewish Affairs in 1941; three streaming films on the prewar Jewish life in Eastern Europe, namely Czechoslovakia, Carpatho-Ruthenia, and Mukacevo; the personal collections of Masha Loen's and Dana Schwartz's family histories; and six volumes of the Polish census conducted in 1921 for the following Polish administrative units: the province of Lwów, Stanislawów, Tarnopol, Wolyn Nowgródek, and Wilno. These censuses are valuable historic sources for ethno-national, religious, economic, and socio-demographic composition for the six Polish provinces (Wojewodztwa). The Polish census of 1921 further provides unprecedented, valuable information on vernacular language, industrial, commercial, educational, gender, and other aspects of the multifaceted profile of the population.

Materials in this record group include photographs (including daguerrotypes), photo albums, official governmental publications, Polish censuses, personal recollections, postcards, maps, correspondence, and periodicals, all of which relate to multifaceted life of Jewish communities in Europe. Materials are digitized.

Collection Historical Note

In large part, the materials of this collection are historical primary sources in terms of both content and form. It is difficult to overestimate the historical value of censuses, scholarly publications of the interwar period, and original photo-documents depicting the Great War (the First World War). The personal collections of Masha Loen and Dana Schwartz compliment the general history. A collection of daguerreotypes serves as a historical relic in the development of photography, as well as an illustration of the social stratification of Russian Jewry.

Subject/Index Terms

Carpatho-Ruthenia (Czechoslovakia: province)
Czechoslovakia (Europe)
Jewish life in interwar Europe
Lwow Province Statistics
Minority Affairs in interwar Poland
Nationalism and the Theory of State
National minorities, Jewish
National minorities, Ukrainian
National Relations in interwar Poland
Polish official statistics of interwar time
Stanislawow Province Statistics
Tarnopol Province Statistics
wartime photographs
Wilno Province Statistics
Wolyn Province Statistics
Zionism, Jewish national movement

Administrative Information

Repository: Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Access Restrictions: No restriction

Use Restrictions:

Copyrighted materials, credits to and references to the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust are required

Digital copies might be available upon request

Preferred Citation: RG-12, Prewar History and Jewish Life in Europe. Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Archive.

Processing Information: Materials are primarily described using the local descriptive standards of the LA Museum of the Holocaust.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Sub-Collection:

[Sub-Collection 1: RG-12.01, Photographs and artifacts, 1897-1941],
[Sub-Collection 2: RG-12.02, Minority Affairs in Poland, publications, 1897-1941],
[Sub-Collection 3: RG-12.03, Polish interwar Censuses and Statistics, 1921],
[Sub-Collection 4: RG-12.04, Jews in Nazi Europe, 1933-1941, Publications, 1933 -- 1941],
[Sub-Collection 5: RG-12.05, Film Collection of the USHMM Film Archive],
[Sub-Collection 6: RG-12.06, Georg Anker Papers, 1914 -- 1918],
[Sub-Collection 7: RG-12.07, Francis Blumenbaum Collection],
[All]

Sub-Collection 3: RG-12.03, Polish interwar Censuses and Statistics, 1921

A monumental interwar Polish publication comprised of six volumes of the Polish Census conducted in 1921. We have volumes for the following Polish administrative units, such as province of Lwów, Stanislawów, Tarnopol, Wolyn Nowgródek and Wilno province without the city of Wilno. The Census is also a valuable historic source for ethno-national, religious, economic and socio-demographic composition for the six Polish provinces (Wojewodztwa). The Polish Census of 1921 further provides unprecedentedly valuable information on vernacular language, industrial, commercial, educational, gender, and other aspects of the multifaceted profile of the population.

Subject/Index Terms:: Censuses; National, Ethnic, Religious, Demographic structure of Polish Population; Polish Demographic Statistics 1918-1939

Creators:: The Main Office of Polish Statistics (1921-1939)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-12.03.01, Census of the Wilno province without the city of Wilno, 1931

A Polish publication printed in Warsaw in 1936 titled The Second Census of the Polish Republic reporting on the 1931 population in Wilno, Poland. 98 pages long.

Subject/Index Terms:: Censuses; Polish Demographic Statistics 1918-1939; Wilno Province Statistics; National, Ethnic, Religious, Demographic Structure of the Polish Population 1931

Creators:: The Main Office of Polish Statistics (1921-1939)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-12.03.02, Census of Wilno city, 1937

A Polish publication titled The Second Census of the Polish Republic printed in Warsaw in 1937 reporting on the population in Wilno, Poland. 68 pages long.

Subject/Index Terms:: Censuses; National, Ethnic, Religious, Demographic Structure of the Polish Population 1931; Polish Demographic Statistics 1918-1939; Wilno City Statistics

Creators:: The Main Office of Polish Statistics (1921-1939)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-12.03.03, Census of the Wolyn province, 1921, 1926

A Polish publication titled The First Census of the Polish Republic of September 30, 1921 reporting on the population of Wolyn province, printed in Warsaw in 1926. 244 pages long.

Subject/Index Terms:: Censuses; National, Ethnic, Religious, Demographic Structure of the Polish Population 1921; Polish Demographic Statistics 1918-1939; Wolyn Province Statistics

Creators:: The Main Office of Polish Statistics (1921-1939)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-12.03.04, Census Lwow province, 1921, 1927

A Polish publication titled The First Census of the Polish Republic of September 30, 1921 reporting on the population of Lwow province, printed in Warsaw 1927. 397 pages long.

Subject/Index Terms:: Censuses; National, Ethnic, Religious, Demographic Structure of the Polish Population 1921; Polish Demographic Statistics 1918-1939; Lwow Province Statistics

Creators:: The Main Office of Polish Statistics (1921-1939)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-12.03.05, Integrated Census results, Lwow province, 1921, 1924

A Polish publication on the Integrated Census results of the Polish Republic of September 30, 1921 in Lwow province, printed in Warsaw 1924. 72 pages long.

Subject/Index Terms:: Censuses; National, Ethnic, Religious, Demographic Structure of the Polish Population 1921; Polish Demographic Statistics 1918-1939; Lwow Province Statistics

Creators:: The Main Office of Polish Statistics (1921-1939)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-12.03.06, Census of the Bialystok province, 1921, 1927

A Polish publication titled The First Census of the Polish Republic of September 30, 1921 reporting on the population of Bialystok province, printed in Warsaw 1927. 286 pages long.

Subject/Index Terms:: Censuses; National, Ethnic, Religious, Demographic Structure of the Polish Population 1921; Polish Demographic Statistics 1918-1939; Bialystok Province Statistics

Creators:: The Main Office of Polish Statistics (1921-1939)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 7: RG-12.03.07, Census of Nowogrodek, 1931, 1938

A Polish publication titled The Second Population Census of the Polish Republic of December 9, 1931 reporting on the population of Nowogrodek province, printed in Warsaw 1938. 134 pages long.

Subject/Index Terms:: Censuses; National, Ethnic, Religious, Demographic Structure of the Polish Population 1921; Polish Demographic Statistics 1918-1939; Nowogrodek Province Statistics

Creators:: The Main Office of Polish Statistics (1921-1939)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 8: RG-12.03.08, Integrated Census results, Stanislawow province, 1921, 1923

A Polish publication of the Integrated Census results of the Polish Republic of September 30, 1921 in Stanislawow province, printed in Warsaw 1923. 40 pages long.

Subject/Index Terms:: Censuses; National, Ethnic, Religious, Demographic Structure of the Polish Population 1921; Polish Demographic Statistics 1918-1939; Stanislawow Province Statistics

Creators:: The Main Office of Polish Statistics (1921-1939)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 9: RG-12.03.09, Census of the Tarnopol province, 1921, 1927

A Polish publication titled The First Census of the Polish Republic of September 30, 1921 reporting on the population of Tarnopol province, printed in Warsaw 1927. 291 pages long.

Subject/Index Terms:: Censuses; National, Ethnic, Religious, Demographic Structure of the Polish Population 1921; Polish Demographic Statistics 1918-1939; Tarnopol Province Statistics

Creators:: The Main Office of Polish Statistics (1921-1939)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 10: RG-12.03.10, Integrated Census result, Tarnopol province, 1921, 1921

A Polish publication of the Integrated Census results of the Polish Republic in Tarnopol province 1921.

Subject/Index Terms:: Censuses; National, Ethnic, Religious, Demographic Structure of the Polish Population 1921; Polish Demographic Statistics 1918-1939; Tarnopol Province Statistics

Creators:: The Main Office of Polish Statistics (1921-1939)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 11: RG-12.03.11, Ethnic Groups of Southwestern Ukraine, Statistics, 1939, 1939

A publication called the Ethnic Groups of Southwestern Ukraine. The publication comprises the 1939 statistics on the ethnic groups of Southwestern Ukraine. The publication was printed in Munich, Germany in 1983 and is in German and Ukrainian, with some English translations. 193 pages long.

Subject/Index Terms:: Eastern Galician Statistics 1939; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: Kulijouich, Volodymyr, Professor

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 12: RG-12.03.12, Polish towns, yearbook, Rocznik Statystyki miast Polski, R.2, 1930, 1930

A 1930 census book of the Polish population in Polish with some French. The first few pages are blank. 108 pages long.

Subject/Index Terms:: Censuses; National, Ethnic, Religious, Demographic structure of Polish Population 1930; Polish Demographic Statistics 1918-1939; Rocznik Statystyki miast Polski 1930

Creators:: The Main Office of Polish Statistics (1921-1939)