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Title: Ed Victor Papers, 1933-1972
Predominant Dates:1939 -- 1946
ID: RG-72/RG-72
Primary Creator: Victor, Ed (1960s -- 1990s)
Extent: 1800.0 Items
Arrangement: The arrangement scheme for the record group was imposed during processing in the absence of an original order. Materials are arranged by subjects, themes and creators.
Subjects: Auschwitz complex of Nazi - German extermination and concentration camps, Buchenwald, German-Nazi concentration camp, Concentration camps, German, Flossenburg, German Concentration camp, German Labor Service, labor in Germany, 1940 -- 1945, Gross Rosen, German concentration camp, Gusen German concentration camp, Hamburg-Neuengamme, German concentration camp, Holocaust, Jewish (1939 -- 1945), Identification documents, German issued, 1933 -- 1945, Jasenovac, Croatian Concentration camp, Jewish ghettos in German-occupied and controlled Europe, Judenrat, Jewish council in ghettos, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944, Majdanek, German concentration camp, Mauthausen, German Concentration camp, Oranienburg-Sachsenhausen, German Concentration Camp, Postcards, political images, German, prisoner correspondence, 1933 -- 1945, Proofs of incarcerations under German-Nazi and Axis regimes, Ravensbrueck, German concentration camp, Red Cross, International, 1933 -- 1946, Stutthof, German Concentration camp, Synagogues, religious temples
Languages: German, Czech, Polish, Yiddish, Ukrainian, Russian, French, Spanish;Castilian, Portuguese, Slovak, English, Hungarian, Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, Greek,Modern(1453-), Hebrew
Abstract
In October 2011, Mr. Edward Victor, former lawyer and philanthropist, donated to the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust his Collection of the Second World War era documents and artifacts. Owing to this generous donation, our Archive acquired highly valuable historic materials. Being multivectorial by content and form, these documents and artifacts mirror various facets of the Holocaust and in a broader sense, they emanate from the war realities.
Mr. Victor’s Papers also include a special collection of postcards and photographs depicting largely bygone synagogues of Europe, Northern Africa and Middle East.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Ed Victor Papers comprises 58 collections, sub-collections. The latters include a great deal of folders and folder-level collections. All in all this record groups contains around 1800 documents.
Collection Historical Note
Mr. Victor started his collection guided primarily by philatelic interest. He collected letters, envelopes, postcards and other documents bearing a postal stamp or institutional stamps of the respective authorities and agencies. At a certain point, he realizes that the fate of the people, reflected in the short narratives, is of eternal historic value and shall not be measured only in a philatelic dimension. The content of various wartime correspondences reveals a historic enormity of victimization, dehumanization and personal tragedies on one side and a cold blood calmness of perpetrators on the other.
Reading correspondences sent from concentration camps, prisons, ghettos and German labor service open up a microcosm of tragic stories. Other groups of documents, such as official correspondences of National Socialist authorities, inquiries submitted by the relatives of incarcerated people, antisemitic and propaganda materials, rationing coupons also broaden our understanding of the Holocaust and about the structure of the Nazi regime. Ed Victor Papers, as a corpus of wartime documents, historicize the Holocaust in the context of the 20th century History. They shed light on the earlier, lesser known and often under researched pages of the Holocaust Experience, especially when it comes to the fate of individuals. At a certain point, multiple micro-histories become qualitatively intrinsic to the macro-history of the Holocaust.
Biographical Note
Mr. Victor started his collection guided primarily by philatelic interest. He collected letters, envelopes, postcards and other documents bearing a postal stamp or institutional stamps of the respective authorities and agencies. At a certain point, he realizes that the fate of the people, reflected in the short narratives, is of eternal historic value and shall not be measured only in a philatelic dimension. The content of various wartime correspondences reveals a historic enormity of victimization, dehumanization and personal tragedies on one side and a cold blood calmness of perpetrators on the other.
Subject/Index Terms
Auschwitz complex of Nazi - German extermination and concentration camps
Buchenwald, German-Nazi concentration camp
Concentration camps, German
Flossenburg, German Concentration camp
German Labor Service, labor in Germany, 1940 -- 1945
Gross Rosen, German concentration camp
Gusen German concentration camp
Hamburg-Neuengamme, German concentration camp
Holocaust, Jewish (1939 -- 1945)
Identification documents, German issued, 1933 -- 1945
Jasenovac, Croatian Concentration camp
Jewish ghettos in German-occupied and controlled Europe
Judenrat, Jewish council in ghettos
Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944
Majdanek, German concentration camp
Mauthausen, German Concentration camp
Oranienburg-Sachsenhausen, German Concentration Camp
Postcards, political images, German
prisoner correspondence, 1933 -- 1945
Proofs of incarcerations under German-Nazi and Axis regimes
Ravensbrueck, German concentration camp
Red Cross, International, 1933 -- 1946
Stutthof, German Concentration camp
Synagogues, religious temples
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Sub-Collection:
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Sub-Collection 1: RG-72.01, Synagogues of Europe, Northern Africa and Middle East in postcards and photographs],
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Sub-Collection 2: RG-72.02, Correspondence from and to ghettos, 1939 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 3: RG-72.03, Correspondence from and to concentration camps, 1933 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 4: RG-72.04, Identification documents, 1926 --1948],
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Sub-Collection 5: RG-72.05, Red Cross papers, 1940 --1944],
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Sub-Collection 6: RG-72.06, German postcards of various topics, 19th -- 20th century, 1931 --1942],
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Sub-Collection 7: RG-72.07, Correspondence to and from Lodz ghetto, 1941 -- 1944],
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Sub-Collection 8: RG-72.08, Correspondences from and to German labor service, 1940 --1945],
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Sub-Collection 9: RG-72.09, Proofs of incarcerations under German-Nazi and Axis regimes, 1944 -- 1948],
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Sub-Collection 10: RG-72.10, Correspondence between German-occupied and unoccupied countries, 1939 -- 1944],
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Sub-Collection 11: RG-72.11, Theresienstadt correspondence, to and from the ghetto, 1942 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 12: RG-72.12, Histories of families and individuals in Germany-controlled Europe and in the Allied nations, 1933 -- 1946],
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Sub-Collection 13: RG-72.13, Antisemitic materials, Europe and America, 19th - 20th Centuries, 19th -- 20th centuries],
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Sub-Collection 14: RG-72.14, Documents issued by German and collaborating authorities in 1933 - 1945, 1933 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 15: RG-72.15, Emigration and immigrants, Europe, America, Asia, 1936 -- 1942],
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Sub-Collection 16: RG-72.16, Jewish Councils (Judenraete) in Germany and German-occupied and controlled territories, 1939 -- 1943],
[Sub-Collection 17: RG-72.17, Anti-Nazi resistance and Jews in the foreign armed forces, 1939 --1945],
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Sub-Collection 18: RG-72.18, Hungarian Jewish experience as reflected in correspondence, 1940 --1944],
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Sub-Collection 19: RG-72.19, Ration coupons and food cards in German-occupied Europe, 1939 -- 1945, 1940 --1945],
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Sub-Collection 20: RG-72.20, Ghetto and camp scrips (receipts) and monetary signs, 1940 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 21: RG-72.21, Inter-state and inter-regional correspondence, 1933 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 22: RG-72.22, Correspondence between Germany and German-occupied territories, 1936 --1945],
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Sub-Collection 23: RG-72.23, Postwar correspondence and early commemoration of the Holocaust, 1945 -- 1950],
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Sub-Collection 24: RG-72.24, Correspondence from and to prisoner of war camps, 1939 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 25: RG-72.25, Displaced persons documents, 1945 -- 1950],
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Sub-Collection 26: RG-72.26, Relief and Rehabilitation Organization, correspondence, 1939--1945],
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Sub-Collection 27: RG-72.27, Correspondence from and to Nazi Prisons, 1939 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 28: RG-72.28, Correspondence from and to Internment and Transit camps, 1939 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 29: RG-72.29, Correspondence within Romania and between Romania and other countries, 1940 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 30: RG-72.30, Jewish Yellow Stars and Patches, 1939 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 31: RG-72.31, Jewish periodicals in occupied territories, 1939 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 32: RG-72.32, Correspondence between German-unoccupied countries, 1939 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 33: RG-72.33, Correspondence within German-occupied Poland, 1939 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 34: RG-72.34, Croatian collection of wartime documents, 1941 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 35: RG-72.35, Italian Collection of wartime documents],
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- Sub-Collection 17: RG-72.17, Anti-Nazi resistance and Jews in the foreign armed forces, 1939 --1945
- Documents and artifacts related to anti-Nazi resistance and Jewish military formations in the Allied armed forces
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Resistance forces, Jewish
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Jewish Brigade Group in European war-theater
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Resistance forces, Czech
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Resistance forces, Hungarian
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Palestine, British Mandate Territory (1918--1948)
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Italy (1940 -- 1945)
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Germany (1939--1945)
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Armed Forces, Allied
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Europe (1939 -- 1945)
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Czechoslovakia (1939 -- 1945)
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Coalition of United and Allied Nations, 1939 -- 1945
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Armed Forces, British
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Armed Forces, US
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Armed Forces, Jewish, 1939 -- 1945
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Resistance, Hungarian
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Hungary (1939--1945)
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Second World War, history, 1939 -- 1945
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Hungary, history
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Resistance to Nazi occupation regime, 1939 -- 1945 (1939 -- 1945)
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Resistance forces in exile (1939 - 1945)
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Allied Armed Forces, 1939 -- 1945 (1939 -- 1945)
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Jewish armed forces in British-mandate Palestie, 1939 -- 1945 (1939 -- 1945)
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Czechoslovak armed forces fought with the Allied armed forces, 1939 --1945 (1939 -- 1945)
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Hungarian Resistance to the Hungarian pro-fascist regime, 1939 -- 1945 (1939 -- 1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-72.17.01, Jewish Brigade Group patch, 1944 -- 1945
- The Jewish Infantry Brigade Group (more commonly known as the Jewish Brigade Group or Jewish Brigade) was a military formation of the British Army that served in Europe during the Second World War. The brigade was formed in late 1944, and its personnel fought the Germans in Italy. After the war, some of them assisted Holocaust survivors to emigrate illegally to Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Yisrael), as part of Aliyah Bet.
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Jewish Brigade Group, 1944 -- 1945
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Armed Forces, Jewish, 1939 -- 1945
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Armed Forces, British
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Combat operation, European war theater, 1944 -1945
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Jewish Brigade Group in European war-theater
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Palestine, British Mandate Territory (1918--1948)
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Soldiers, Jewish
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Bricha Movement
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The Secon World War, 1939 --1945
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Jewish Brigade Group (1944 -- 1945)
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Jewish armed forces in British-mandate Palestie, 1939 -- 1945 (1939 -- 1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-72.17.02, Postcard for Easter from the abroad member of Czechoslovak Forces to Washington D.C, USA, written to Leo Goerth, 24 April 1943, 1943
- RG-72.17.02, Postcard for Easter from the abroad member of Czechoslovak Forces to Washington D.C, USA, written to Leo Goerth, 24 April 1943
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Soldiers, Czechoslovak, 1939 -- 1945
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Military forces of United and Allied Nations of anti-Hitler Coalition, 1939 -- 1945
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Correspondence between soldiers and relatives and friends during the Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Countries of anti-Hitler Coalition
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The Secon World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Correspondence in English language
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Easter greetings
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Holiday Greetings
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Europe (1939 -- 1945)
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United States (1939 -- 1945)
- Creators:
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Soldiers, Czechoslovak (1939 -- 1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-72.17.03, Envelope from the abroad member of Czechoslovak Forces to H.R Monkemeyer, New York, USA 28 October 1942, 1942
- RG-72.17.03, Envelope from the abroad member of Czechoslovak Forces to H.R Monkemeyer, New York, USA 28 October 1942. The letter sent throught the Czechoslovak Red Cross
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-72.17.04, Hungarian resistance sign, featuring hammer and sickle., ca 1944
- RG-72.17.04, Hungarian resistance sign, featuring hammer and sickle.
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anti-Nazi Resistance, propaganda
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Socialist and Communist organizations in the wartime Hungary, 1938 -- 1945
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Hungary, history
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Reisistance, Hungarian
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Hungary (1939--1945)
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The Holocaust in Hungary, 1940 --1945
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Documents in Hungarian language
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Resistance, Hungarian (1940 --1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-72.17.05, Allied expeditionary force. D.P. Index Card, Ca 1945
- RG-72.17.05, Allied expeditionary force. D.P. Index Card
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Allied Military and Civil administration in Germany
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Resistance to the Nazi-German regime in the German-occupied territories of the western USSR
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Armed Forces, Allied
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Identification documents issued by the Allied military and civil administration in Europe, 1945
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Germany (1945 -- 1949)
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Documents in English language
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Europe (1945 -- 1949)
- Creators:
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Allied Armed Forces, 1939 -- 1945 (1939 -- 1945)
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Allied Expeditionary forces in the European watr -theater (1944 -- 1949)
Browse by Sub-Collection:
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Sub-Collection 1: RG-72.01, Synagogues of Europe, Northern Africa and Middle East in postcards and photographs],
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Sub-Collection 2: RG-72.02, Correspondence from and to ghettos, 1939 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 3: RG-72.03, Correspondence from and to concentration camps, 1933 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 4: RG-72.04, Identification documents, 1926 --1948],
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Sub-Collection 5: RG-72.05, Red Cross papers, 1940 --1944],
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Sub-Collection 6: RG-72.06, German postcards of various topics, 19th -- 20th century, 1931 --1942],
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Sub-Collection 7: RG-72.07, Correspondence to and from Lodz ghetto, 1941 -- 1944],
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Sub-Collection 8: RG-72.08, Correspondences from and to German labor service, 1940 --1945],
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Sub-Collection 9: RG-72.09, Proofs of incarcerations under German-Nazi and Axis regimes, 1944 -- 1948],
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Sub-Collection 10: RG-72.10, Correspondence between German-occupied and unoccupied countries, 1939 -- 1944],
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Sub-Collection 11: RG-72.11, Theresienstadt correspondence, to and from the ghetto, 1942 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 12: RG-72.12, Histories of families and individuals in Germany-controlled Europe and in the Allied nations, 1933 -- 1946],
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Sub-Collection 13: RG-72.13, Antisemitic materials, Europe and America, 19th - 20th Centuries, 19th -- 20th centuries],
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Sub-Collection 14: RG-72.14, Documents issued by German and collaborating authorities in 1933 - 1945, 1933 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 15: RG-72.15, Emigration and immigrants, Europe, America, Asia, 1936 -- 1942],
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Sub-Collection 16: RG-72.16, Jewish Councils (Judenraete) in Germany and German-occupied and controlled territories, 1939 -- 1943],
[Sub-Collection 17: RG-72.17, Anti-Nazi resistance and Jews in the foreign armed forces, 1939 --1945],
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Sub-Collection 18: RG-72.18, Hungarian Jewish experience as reflected in correspondence, 1940 --1944],
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Sub-Collection 19: RG-72.19, Ration coupons and food cards in German-occupied Europe, 1939 -- 1945, 1940 --1945],
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Sub-Collection 20: RG-72.20, Ghetto and camp scrips (receipts) and monetary signs, 1940 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 21: RG-72.21, Inter-state and inter-regional correspondence, 1933 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 22: RG-72.22, Correspondence between Germany and German-occupied territories, 1936 --1945],
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Sub-Collection 23: RG-72.23, Postwar correspondence and early commemoration of the Holocaust, 1945 -- 1950],
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Sub-Collection 24: RG-72.24, Correspondence from and to prisoner of war camps, 1939 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 25: RG-72.25, Displaced persons documents, 1945 -- 1950],
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Sub-Collection 26: RG-72.26, Relief and Rehabilitation Organization, correspondence, 1939--1945],
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Sub-Collection 27: RG-72.27, Correspondence from and to Nazi Prisons, 1939 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 28: RG-72.28, Correspondence from and to Internment and Transit camps, 1939 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 29: RG-72.29, Correspondence within Romania and between Romania and other countries, 1940 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 30: RG-72.30, Jewish Yellow Stars and Patches, 1939 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 31: RG-72.31, Jewish periodicals in occupied territories, 1939 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 32: RG-72.32, Correspondence between German-unoccupied countries, 1939 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 33: RG-72.33, Correspondence within German-occupied Poland, 1939 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 34: RG-72.34, Croatian collection of wartime documents, 1941 -- 1945],
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Sub-Collection 35: RG-72.35, Italian Collection of wartime documents],
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