Collection on displaced persons camps in Germany and Austria
Scope and Contents
This collection documents life in various DP camps in Germany and Austria and includes correspondence, reports, ephemera, educational materials, printed documents, and 25 oversize event posters and death notices. The materials from Austria include documentation from the DP camps in Innsbruck, Landeck, and Salzburg, as well as bulletins of the Ukrainian Relief Association in Austria.
The collection also contains a small quantity of materials related to post-DP camp repatriation and resettlement.
Dates
- Creation: Undetermined
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use. Please contact the Shevchenko Scientific Society Archives to make an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Researchers may take photographs of archival items using hand-held cameras or smart phones without flash subject to restrictions. The responsibility to secure permissions from all relevant copyright owners rests with the patron. Please visit the main shevchenko.org website to view the full archives use policy.
Description Control
This is a placeholder record for unprocessed archival materials. The information here is based on legacy accession files and descriptions. It has not been verified against the actual archival materials and is provided in order to facilitate maximal accessibility for researchers. Please contact the Shevchenko Scientific Society Archives with questions or requests for clarification.
The title of this collection was changed from "Displaced Persons Camps in Austria and Germany papers" to "Collection on displaced persons camps in Germany and Austria" by Michael Andrec in 2023.
Extent
316 Items
Language of Materials
Ukrainian
Processing Information
This collection was synthetically assembled in the 90s by Iu. Navrots'kyi and Sv. Andrushkiv and contained materials on different DP camps with different provenances.
In 2026, the collection was separated into different collections/resources based on either provenance (if known) or DP camp. The remaining materials in this collection include oversize materials, miscellaneous, repatriation materials, and collections on the DP camps in Austria.
- Author
- Finding aid written by Iu. Navrots'kyi in 1999; edited in 2026 by AD.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Shevchenko Scientific Society Archives Repository