Survey of the Archival Sources Concerning Migration and Settlement Held at the Iish
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SURVEY OF THE ARCHIVAL SOURCES CONCERNING MIGRATION AND SETTLEMENT HELD AT THE IISH Sander T.A. Vis IISH Research Papers 1. Tony Saich, Frank Pieke, The Chinese People's Movement Spring 1989: Some Initial Impressions. Amsterdam, 1989 2. Ursula Langkau-Alex, "Der Kampf für die Demokratie und den Frieden". Die Debatte in der Sozialistische Arbeiter-Internationale 1938/1939. Amsterdam, 1991. Zweite, um Literatur erweiterte Auflage 1992. 3. Jan Lucassen, Dutch Long Distance Migration. A Concise History 1600-1900. Amsterdam, 1991 4. Jan Lucassen (red.), Symposium Racisme en Arbeidsmarkt: IISG september 1991. Amsterdam 1992. 5. C.H. Wiedijk (in samenwerking met L.J. Altena, J.M. Peet, G.J. Schutte en H.E.S. Woldring, Kalendarium "Honderd jaar sociaal 1891-1991". Amsterdam, 1992. 6. Marcel van der Linden en Jan Willem Stutje, De Nederlandse vakbeweging, haar basis en de staat. Een lange-termijnperspectief. Amsterdam, 1992. 7. Tjebbe van Tijen, Je bevrijden van de drukpers. Jongeren en hun eigen pers in Nederland: 1945- 1990. Met een bibliografisch aanhangsel over de tijdschriften van Provo, Kabouter, de culturele underground- en kraakbeweging, vrije stadskranten en punkfanzines. Amsterdam 1993. 8. Emile Schwidder, Selected Bibliography on "Labour and the Law in Historical Perspective". Amsterdam 1993. 9. Jan Gielkens, Books and articles on German labour law. Selected Bibliography. Amsterdam 1993. 10. Larry Peterson, The Free Labor Unions and Arbeiter-Unionen in Rhineland-Westphalia, 1920-1924: Statistical Sources. Amsterdam, 1993. 11. Gijs Kessler, Vakbonden in verandering. Een verkennende studie naar de vakbondsontwikkeling in Rusland na 1985. Amsterdam 1994. 12. Ursula Langkau-Alex, Asiel en ballingschap in Nederland. Amsterdam 1994. 13. Marcel van der Linden. Social Democracy and the Agrarian Issue, 1870-1914: Notes for discussion. Amsterdam 1994. 14. Reinier Deinum, `Verenigd door Vaart'. Gids van de bronnen betreffende watertransport en havenbedrijven in het IISG en NEHA 15. Jacques van Gerwen and Jan Lucassen, Mutual Societies in the Netherlands from the Sixteenth Century to the Present. Amsterdam 1995. 16. Sander Vis, Survey of the Archival Sources Concerning Migration and Settlement Held at the IISH. Amsterdam 1995. ISSN 0927-4618 © Copyright 1995 IISG and Sander Vis All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. IISG-Research Papers is a prepublication series inaugurated in 1989 by the International Institute of Social History (IISG) to highlight and promote socio-historical research and scholarship. Through distribution of these works the IISG hopes to encourage international discussion and exchange. This vehicle of publicizing works in progress or in a prepublication stage is open to all labour and social historians. In this context, research by scholars from outside the IISG can also be disseminated as a Research Paper. Those interested should write to Marcel van der Linden, IISG, Cruquiusweg 31, 1019 AT, The Netherlands. Telephone 31-20-6685866, Telefax 31-20-6654181. Photograph on the cover: “In de geopende deuren van de koffiekamer zwaaien afhalers naar hun familieleden, die met de `Johan van Oldebarnevelt' zijn gerepatrieerd“, Het Vrije Volk, 26-3-1956 (People awaiting their relatives returning by ship from Indonesia , 26-3-1958). Collection IISH. PREFACE In the summer of 1994 the International Institute of Social History (IISH) in Amsterdam organized a congress on 'Nieuwkomers in Nederland: bronnen en onderzoek'(Newcomers in the Netherlands: sources and research);1 this was to mark the presentation of Louise Rietbergens' guide, 'Migratie en vestiging in Nederland'2 (Migration and settlement in the Netherlands). This impressive piece of work gives a survey of Dutch ministerial archives on migration and settlement and includes a select bibliography. In view of the thoroughness of the survey, it is no exaggeration to argue that it has the power to generate and stimulate progressive and interdisciplinary research in the field of migration. Moreover, it will perhaps serve to make other institutes more aware that an inventory of their holdings concerning migration and related subjects is an indispensable condition for the full development of this branch of academic research. However, the suggestion Rietbergen makes in the introduction about the IISH is somewhat premature; the idea that there is already an inventory taking place regarding migrational data unfortunately belongs more to the realms of wishful thinking.3 Nevertheless it did afford Jan Lucassen – head of the research department of the IISH and chairman of the congress – the opportunity to get to the heart of the matter. His informal call on the day of the congress was addressed to anyone who was interested in compiling a guide to the migrational data stored at the IISH. His entreaty did not fall upon deaf ears; the undersigned – one of the participants – offered his services as a volunteer. Mutual enthusiasm for the idea eventually resulted in an "apprenticeship" during which, under the guidance of Jan Lucassen, I was responsible for the compilation of a source-overview as envisaged above. Although the final result is merely a sampling of what the Institute has in its collection concerning migration, it is my hope that it will provide an additional stimulus to further research in this interesting field. In fact, I am convinced that an intensification of research within the field is a more than necessary step in stemming the growing tide of xenophobia, for it can contribute to better mutual understanding in multi-racial societies. This guide could not have been completed without the help of some fine colleagues, especially Jaap Haag, Mieke IJzermans, Co Seegers, Ivo Sikkema and the staff of the reading room. I would also like to thank my fellow-trainee Irene van der Puijl, who gave me her willing support on several occasions. Finally, a debt of gratitude is owed to Aad Blok and Marti Huetink for their work in preparing the guide for publication. Sander T.A. Vis March 1995 CONTENTS PREFACE ........................................................................................................................ 3 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 9 I. Dutch immigration history and the IISH ................................................................... 9 II. The archives of the IISH; a journey of exploration................................................ 10 III. Justification and elucidation of the contents of this survey .................................. 12 IV. Individual migrants in the archives of the IISH ................................................... 13 V. Access and use of the records; chapters, subdivisions and record entries ............. 14 A. POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS BY AND FOR MIGRANTS ............................. 23 A.1. AUSTRIA ........................................................................................................... 23 A.2. EGYPT ................................................................................................................ 23 A.3. EASTERN EUROPE A.3.a. BALKANS ..................................................................................................... 24 A.3.b. (Former) CZECHOSLOVAKIA .................................................................... 24 A.3.c. HUNGARY .................................................................................................... 24 A.3.d. POLAND ....................................................................................................... 25 A.4. Former USSR ...................................................................................................... 25 A.4.a. GEORGIA ...................................................................................................... 25 A.4.b. LATVIA ......................................................................................................... 26 A.4.c. LITHUANIA .................................................................................................. 26 A.4.d. RUSSIA ......................................................................................................... 26 A.4.e. RUTHENIA ................................................................................................... 27 A.4.f. UKRAINE ...................................................................................................... 28 A.5. GERMANY ........................................................................................................ 28 A.6. ITALY ................................................................................................................ 31 A.7. JEWS ................................................................................................................. 31 A.8. SPAIN ................................................................................................................. 32 A.9. OTHERS (Remaining nationalities) ................................................................... 33 B. NON-POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS BY AND FOR MIGRANTS (categorized according to country of origin) ................................................................. 35 B.1. AUSTRIA ..........................................................................................................