Overview of the United Restitution Organization miscellaneous records

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: United Restitution Organization miscellaneous records

Date (inclusive): 1957-1967

Collection Number: 67020

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: German

Physical Description: 6 manuscript boxes (2.4 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Office files, correspondence, and mimeographed directives, relating to Jewish restitution claims against the West German government. Includes draft of a proposed revision of the German restitution law.

Creator: United Restitution Organization

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1967.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], United Restitution Organization miscellaneous records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Organization for furtherance of Jewish restitution claims after World War II.

Scope and Content of Collection

Office files, correspondence, and mimeographed directives, relating to Jewish restitution claims against the West German government. Includes draft of a proposed revision of the German restitution law.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany

Jews -- Germany

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

World War, 1939-1945 -- Claims

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