Wiener Library

Jewish refugees in Great Britain: reports

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 1556 WL 1066

Held at: Wiener Library

Title: Jewish refugees in Great Britain: reports

Date(s): 1939-1944

Level of description: collection

Extent: 1 folder

Name of creator(s): Various

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Unknown

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Jewish refugees in Great Britain, 1939-1944, comprise reports regarding the plight of refugees in Great Britain during World War Two, notably including circulars from the Central Refugee Committee on the enlistment of tradesmen into the army and the RAF and the establishment of a women's foreign legion and a report entitled 'Facts concerning attempted disaffection among Jewish and orthodox in the Polish army in Great Britain'.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Arranged in original order.

Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

Finding aids:

A detailed description exists on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Jewish Central Information Office

ALLIED MATERIALS

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note: Compiled by Samantha Velumyl.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: March 2008

INDEX ENTRIES

Subjects
Jews | Religious groups
Refugees | Migrants
World War Two (1939-1945) | World wars (events) | Wars (events)

Personal names

Corporate names
Central Refugee Committee

Places
London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe