Kaufhaus Schwarz Aryanization Records
Scope and Content Note
This collection concerns the "Aryanization" of the Schwarz department store (Kaufhaus Schwarz) in Salzburg, Austria. All materials are photocopies of the official files found in the Salzburger Landesarchiv under Ar 037/45/97, Box 85.
Documents include correspondence with the store's primary owner, Dr. Paul Schwarz; correspondence between various Nazi functionaries, primarily the agent in charge of liquidation, Josef Mitterdorfer, concerning the specifics of the "Aryanization" proceedings; detailed financial records for the store; contracts; and legal documents concerning the liquidation of the company. The story of Kaufhaus Schwarz under Nazi rule is covered in "Arisierungen": beschlagnahmte Vermögen, Rückstellungen und Entschädigungen by Albert Lichtblau (2004).
Dates
- Creation: 1938-1943
Creator
- Schwarz, Paul (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open to researchers.
Access Information
Readers may access the collection by visiting the Lillian Goldman Reading Room at the Center for Jewish History. We recommend reserving the collection in advance; please visit the LBI Online Catalog and click on the "Request" button.
Historical Note
The Schwarz department store (Kaufhaus Schwarz) was located in Salzburg, Austria. The store's primary owner was Dr. Paul Schwarz. In 1938, the business was "Aryanized" by forcing Schwarz to sell. In following years, the question of whether the business should be liquidated or continued was debated by various Nazi functionaries and agencies.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract
This collection concerns the "Aryanization" of the Schwarz department store (Kaufhaus Schwarz) in Salzburg, Austria. All materials are photocopies of the files found in the Salzburger Landesarchiv under Ar 037/45/97, Box 85.
Arrangement
Materials were left as found.
Digitization Note
This collection was digitized and made accessible in its entirety.
Processing Information
Materials were refoldered.
Subject
- Mitterdorfer, Josef (Person)
- Schwarz, Paul (Person)
- Vermögensverkehrsstelle, Ministerium für Handel und Verkehr (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Kaufhaus Schwarz Aryanization Records 1938-1943 AR 25153
- Author
- Processed by Kevin Schlottmann
- Date
- © 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
- Sponsor
- Described, encoded, and digitized as part of the CJH Holocaust Resource Initiative, made possible by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
