Death registers from Auschwitz, 1942-1943. (ID: 30368)
Year:
1942-1943
Title or Main Description:
Death registers from Auschwitz, 1942-1943.
Place Published or Holding Institution:
Yad Vashem
Description:
Number of Names or Other Entries-- Approx. 900 Names.
Type of Work:
Archival material
Alternate or Series Title:
Sterbebücher.
ISBN or ISSN:
None
Museum or Other Institution Holdings:
- Survivors Registry Document File EE760 contains example of name list only.
- Source Institution: Yad Vashem
- in USHMM Archives: RG-1997.A.0324
- Most names identical with Auschwitz Death Books but certificates provide additional information on individual and family
Provenance:
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum acquired from Yad Vashem.
Keywords:
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp) --Registers of dead.
- Concentration camp inmates --Auschwitz --Registers.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) --Registers of dead --Auschwitz.
- Jews --Auschwitz --Registers.
Abstract:
Entire roll of film consists of two death registers from Auschwitz, the first for 1942 (almost completely illegible) and the second for the first half of 1943 (variable but generally good quality). Consists of approximately 900 individual death certificates. Includes last name, first name, maiden name (where appropriate),date and place of birth, date and place of death, former residence, parents' names and cause of death. Various nationalities and religions are represented.
Language and Other Notes:
- Text in German.
- Cataloger assigned name.
- Microfilm cannot be found as of 3 December 1999. -kh
Resource Center Cataloging Notes:
Former Q&A Name Lists Database File Number-- AA0067