United Restitution Organization New York Office Collection
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains records of the New York office of the United Restitution Organization (URO). Materials include newsletters, reports, copies of laws concerning restitution, notes on the interpretation of these laws, limited correspondence, and a few clippings. While the collection spans the period from 1950 to 1988, there are significant gaps in the records.
Dates
- 1950-1988
Creator
- United Restitution Organization New York Office (Organization)
Language of Materials
The collection is in German and English.
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 United Restitution Organization (URO) was established in 1948 as a legal aid service to assist victims of Nazi persecution living outside Germany in making restitution and indemnification claims against Germany and Austria. The URO has served over 250,000 clients. At its most expansive, the URO maintained 29 offices in 15 countries around the world.
References
"United Restitution Organization." Encyclopedic Dictionary of Judaica. Wigoder, Geoffrey, ed. New York; Paris: Leon Amiel, 1974. p. 609.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (4 folders)
Abstract
This collection contains records of the New York office of the United Restitution Organization (URO). Materials include newsletters, reports, copies of laws concerning restitution, limited correspondence, and a few clippings.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by document type. Folders were placed in chronological order.
Digitization Note
This collection was digitized and made accessible in its entirety.
Separated Material
This collection was previously part of a larger collection of materials donated by the New York office of the URO, AR 25088. Because this larger collection contains extensive case files with access restrictions, the records related to URO as an organization were separated into this discrete collection and made accessible to the public.
Processing Information
Materials were placed in acid-free archival folders where necessary. A spacer was added to the box.
- Title
- Guide to the United Restitution Organization New York Office Collection 1950-1988 AR 25089
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Leanora Lange
- 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
