2000-02-10 1(7) Guide to Archival Sources on the Holocaust Guide to Archival Sources on the Holocaust, Holocaust-Era Assets, and Related Issues in The National Archives of Sweden The guide presents only a selection of the vast material available on the subject in the National Archives of Sweden. Questions concerning the material below and requests for reproductions should be directed to the National Archives of Sweden. Ministry for Foreign Affairs Reference: RA/2210. Utrikesdepartementet Content: The records of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs are arranged in several groups (subfonds) reflecting the organization of the Ministry. Generally all records of the Ministry to 1952 are in custody at the National Archives of Sweden. Excepted are records concerning staff and employment, and certain files of legal matters that are still at use in the Ministry. Series: The filing system of 1920 Reference: RA/2210.02. Utrikesdepartementet. 1920 års dossiersystem Content: The series consist of files covering most activities of the Ministry. It is divided into HP Political matters H Trade R Legal matters P Administrative matters I Information, Media Class: HP 1. Politics Box no.: HP 1--HP708 Content: General files on the political development in different countries, diplomatic reports. Arranged in subclasses according to country concerned. Class: HP 21. National minorities Box no.: HP1044--HP1101 Dates: 1922--1950 Content: Contains information on national minorities of any kind, but dominated by records concerning Jewish issues in the 1930s and 1940s. Arranged in subclasses according to country concerned (a selection follows below). Subclass: HP 21 I. National Minorities, Jews in general Box no.: HP1046--HP1055 Dates: 1933--1952
2000-02-10 2(7) Content: General information on Jewish issues and refugees, including some early reports on the holocaust Subclass: HP 21 Ad. National minorities, Denmark Box no.: HP1056--HP1058 Dates: 1941--1950 Subclass: HP 21 An. National minorities, Norway Box no.: HP1070--HP1072 Dates: 1920--1948 Note: Card index in Appendix II, box no 5 Subclass: HP 21 Ct. National minorities, Germany Box no.: HP1074--HP1075 Subclass: HP 21 Cö. National minorities, Austria Box no.: HP1075 Dates: 1941--1952 Subclass: HP 21 Db. National minorities, Belgium Box no.: HP1075 Dates: 1920--1944 Subclass: HP 21 Df. National minorities, France Box no.: HP1075 Dates: 1923--1944 Subclass: HP 21 Ep. National minorities, Poland Box no.: HP1087 Dates: 1938--1950 Subclass: HP 21 Eu/allm. National Minorities, Hungary, in general Box no.: HP 1092--1093 Dates: 1944--1949 Content: The jews in Hungary and the rescue actions of the Swedish Embassy; Raoul Wallenberg; list of issued temporary pass ports. Card index in Appendix 3 of the series.
2000-02-10 3(7) Source publication: Raoul Wallenberg : [Records concerning Raoul Wallenberg in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs], facs. publ. by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Stockholm, 1980). Part 1-7 concern the time before 1950. Subclass: HP 21 EU/Särsk. fall. National Minorities, Hungary, specific cases Box no.: HP 1094--1100 Dates: (1922) 1944--1945 Content: Correspondence concerning the rescue of individuals, for example correspondence with Swedish companies with Hungarian affairs in order to establish Swedish connections for Hungarian jews; letters of appeal. Class: HP 39. The Second World War Box no.: HP1538--1739 Dates: 1939--1972 Content: A very heterogeneous class of files concerning different aspects of how Sweden was affected by the war. There are records concerning transportation of German goods and transits of troupes on Swedish railways, exchange of prisoners of war, humanitarian aid, Swedish soldiers in foreign service, foreign soldiers in Sweden Subclass: HP 39 D. Humanitarian aid Box no.: HP 1586--1627 Dates: 1939--1951 (1965) Content: Contains records concerning action to assist war victims in different countries. Arranged in subclasses according to country concerned. Since the actions of Folke Bernadotte and the Red Cross to free prisoners in German concentration camps at began as an action to free Norwegians, all records concerning these actions have been filed in HP 39 D/Nor Humanitarian Aid, Norway (box no.hp1618--hp1619). Also records concerning the negotiations with Göring and Himmler are kept there. Concerning the Bernadotte action see also The National Board of Aliens and The Swedish Red Cross below Subclass: HP 39 S. The Black List Box no.: HP1714--HP1732 Dates: 1939--1950 Content: Records concerning companies with German interests or connections that are listed on the British Black List/Statutory List according to the Trading With the Enemy Act of 1939, and from 1941 the American black list. Card index in Appendix 2. Class: HP 80. Complaints and claims resulting from war and disturbances Box no.: HP3467--HP3594 Dates: (1923)1940--1952 Content: Records concerning confiscated or damaged goods, damaged or seized vessels (see also H 60); claims; refugee vessels
2000-02-10 4(7) Subclass: HP 80 K. Claims of foreign powers on properties seized by Germany Box no.: HP3577 Dates: 1944--1947 Note: Mostly concerning vessels Subclass: HP 80T. German assets in Sweden Box no.: HP3584--HP3594 Dates: 1944--1953 Note: See also the Foreign Capital Control Office and the Restitution Board below Class: P 40. Donations, charity, and fund raising Box no.: P22--P81 Content: In spite of the title most records of this class concern refugees and P.O.W. International cooperation concerning refugee issues. Files continue in R 58, which still is in the custody on the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Subclass: P 40 G. Repatriation of prisoners of war and aid to refugees Box no.: P43--P58 Dates: 1920--1949 Note: Continues in R 58 Subclass: P 40 H. Aid to refugees from Germany and Austria Box no.: P59--P66 Dates: 1938--1949 Subclass: P40J. Aid to refugees from Poland and Russia Box no.: P67--P69 Dates: 1938--1949 Subclass: P40L. Aid to refugees from Norway Box no.: P70--P72 Dates: 1940--1950 Subclass: P40M. Aid to refugees from Denmark Box no.: P73--P75 Dates: 1940--1948
2000-02-10 5(7) Class: P 90. Passport matters Box no.: P1160--P1371 Foreign Capital Control Office Reference: RA/2705. Flyktkapitalbyrån Dates: (1940)1945--1960 Extent: 39 linear meters, 530 boxes Content: The board was founded in order to administrate the restitution of properties from occupied countries to their rightful owners, and to execute control over German and Japanese property in Sweden. Records contains detailed accounts of German properties in Sweden, applications for the restitution of properties. Restitution Board Reference: RA/2706. Restitutionsnämnden Dates: 1945--1958 Extent: 3 linear meters, 44 boxes Content: The board was founded in order to try cases concerning the restitution of properties from occupied countries to their rightful owners. The decisions of the Restitution board was administrated by the Foreign Capital Control Office. The National Board of Aliens Reference: RA/420393. Statens utlänningskommission Dates of accumulation: 1944--1969 Extent: Content: The Board was the central government agency for all matters concerning foreigners in Sweden, such as visas, working permits, and other forms of control. During the first period of its existence the board had to deal with the large streams of refugees coming to Sweden at the end of the war, and it had the responsibility for the refugee camps. Altogether c. 31 000 internees from concentration camps came to Sweden as a result of the rescue operations of the Swedish Red Cross (April-May 1945) and UNRRA (June-July 1945) During the first years the board was divided into divisions for passport matters, control, social matters, and a secretariate. Access: Restrictions up to 50 years for files concerning individuals according to the Act of Secrecy Subfonds: Passport Division Reference: RA/420393.02. Statens utlänningskommission. Passbyrån Content: Contains, for example, a series of entry cards of all individuals arriving by the Red Cross or UNRRA transports with notes on which camp they were directed to, and later destinations. Subfonds: Control Division, the Unit for Tracing Service
2000-02-10 6(7) Reference: RA/420393.05. Statens utlänningskommission. Kontrollbyråns efterforskningsavdelning Content: Lists of individuals who arrived by the transports organized by the Red Cross or UNRRA, special lists for Danes, Poles, and Jews (see also the Swedish Red Cross below) The Swedish Red Cross Reference: RA/730236. Svenska Röda korsets arkiv Dates: 1864--1983 Access: The records are a deposit of the Swedish Red Cross. For certain records a permit from the Swedish Red Cross is required. Records concerning the rescue operations in 1945 are open. Subfonds: The Central Committee Reference: RA/730236.37. Svenska Röda korsets arkiv I. Överstyrelsen Dates: 1914--1957 Extent: 1029 boxes Content: Records concerning the administration of the rescue operations with the 'white buses' May-June 1945 in series F I a, in particular boxes no 222-223, 480, 506 Subfonds: The Social Division Reference: RA/730236.49. Svenska Röda Korsets arkiv II. Sociala avdelningen. Dates: 1921--1978 Extent: 145 boxes Content: Applications to the Foundation for the Nazi victims (set up by Swedish banks) 1972-74 in F 2 d:1-23. Subfonds: Papers of Folke Bernadotte Reference: RA/730236.10. Svenska Röda korsets arkiv I. Folke Bernadottes arkiv Dates: 1943--1948 Extent: 73 boxes Content: Correspondence concerning the rescue operations in Germany, Poland, and Hungary. Lists of rescued concentration camps prisoners in vol. 33 (see also The National Board of Aliens above). Papers of Folke Bernadotte Reference: RA/720303. Folke Bernadottes arkiv Dates: Access: Permit from Folke Bernadotte's family is required Content: Diaries, notes from the work in Germany 1945, correspondence Archives of the Jewish (Mosaic) parish Reference: RA/730128. Judiska (mosaiska) församlingens arkiv. Dates: - Extent: 230 linear metres.
2000-02-10 7(7) Access: Restricted access, a permit from the Jewish parish is required. Content: Records concerning restitution/damage claims of Nazi victims are a part of the parish's archives. Archives of the Solicitor's Firm of Julius Hepner Reference: RA/740006. Julius Hepners arkiv. Dates: - Extent: 12 linear metres. 133 boxes. Content: Correspondence and files on cases concerning "Wiedergutmachung" to the victims of Nazism. Private papers of Kerstin Cruickshank Reference: RA/721120. Kerstin Cruickshanks arkiv. Dates: 1931-1997 Extent: 3 linear metres, 34 boxes Access: Restricted access, open to scholars only. Content: Among other things records concerning aid to refugees, anti-nazi activities. Archives of the National Committee of the International Student Relief Reference: RA/730124. Internationella studenthjälpens rikskommittés arkiv. Dates: 1932-1954 Extent: 71 boxes. Access: Restricted access to certain parts of the archive. Content: The committee's archives includes records concerning refugee students (F 4 a-c). Private papers of Ingeborg Herlitz Reference: RA/720461 Dates: 1945-1947 Extent: 4 boxes Content: Letters to Ingeborg Herlitz from patients at the hospital for former concentration camp prisoners at Lärbro, Gotland, where she worked as a welfare officer in 1945-1946. Kontakt Responsible for the contents of this page: Per-Gunnar Ottosson, Public Archives and Lena Ånimmer, Private Archives