James Surkamp
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Brief Description: The collection consists of copies of documents from various archives, including: the National Archives and Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.;  National Records Center in Suitland, Maryland;  archives in Germany, France, Holland, Israel.  There are also copies of articles from books and periodicals.      Reports on art plunder, during and after World War II, in various countries including Poland, Austria, Italy, France, Spain, Czechoslovakia, the Netherlands, Scandinavian countries, Portugal.  Materials relating to private art collections of Nazi government officials such as that of Hermann Goring. Materials on jewelery and coins, including the Crown of St. Stephen (a national symbol of Hungary) and the crown treasures of the Holy Roman Empire.      Reports of the office of the U.S. Chief of Counsel for War Crimes.  U.S. Army reports on art treasures.  Lists of paintings in private collections in various countries. Shelf list of records of the State Department Consulate on Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives.  Report on the Art Looting Investigation Unit.  Newspaper articles on stolen art and the role of the S.S. in art thefts.
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YIVO Online Guide
Record Series Number: RG 1136/RG 1136
Created by: Surkamp, James
Volume: 0.0
Subject Index
Art
Austria
Crime and Criminals
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Nazism and Rise of National Socialist Party
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Scholarship
Spain
Sweden
United States
Genres/Forms of Material
Documents - Papers
Finding Aid Revisions: 1994/11/22 ; 1999/03/09 ; GB, yat
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