Niemiecki Zakład Karny w Częstochowie (Sygn. 47) Deutsche Strafanstalt Tschenstochau German Penalty Court in Częstochowa RG-15.309 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC 20024-2126 Tel. (202) 479-9717 e-mail:
[email protected] Descriptive summary Title: Niemiecki Zakład Karny w Częstochowie (Sygn. 47) Deutsche Strafanstalt Tschenstochau German Penalty Court in Częstochowa Dates: 1939-1944 Accession number: 2014.228 Extent: 46,347 digital images Repository: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126 Languages: Polish German Scope and content of collection This collection contains 3,794 personal files of prisoners. Included are arrest forms containing personal details such as the last name, first name, date and place of birth, nationality, religious denomination, occupation, education, last whereabouts, marital status, when brought before the court (date), reason of accusation (the main reason was: politics or leaving the ghetto, hiding and helping Jews, lack of arm band, theft, and the like). There is also a description of the prisoner (appearance) with such data as: age, size, posture (e.g. weak), hair (e.g. matted), hair growth (shaved, unshaved, with moustache), face (e.g. pale), and forehead, eye brows, nose, hands, legs, pronunciation, although these sections are often incomplete. Remaining cards contain descriptions of the case, verdict and sentence. Administrative Information Restrictions on access: No restrictions on access. Restrictions on reproduction and 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.