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Records of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in the Wroblewski Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Science

 Collection
Identifier: RG 8001

Scope and Content Note

Included here are YIVO materials discovered at the Wroblewski Library in Lithuania. Materials cover a wide range of topics that include Jewish education, Jewish communities, Jewish religious life, immigration, commerce, persecution, and other topics. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports, decrees, proclamations, educational materials, certificates, vital documents including birth and death certificates, travel documents, and other.

Dates

  • 1834-1943

Language of Materials

The collection is in Russian, Polish, Lithuanian, Yiddish, Hebrew, German, French, English, Swedish, Greek, Romanian, and Czech.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection has been digitized and is available online without restrictions. The physical collection is closed.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish part or parts of the collection must be obtained from the YIVO Archives. For more information, contact:

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011

email: archives@yivo.cjh.org

Extent

204 Folders

Abstract

Included here are YIVO materials discovered at the Wroblewski Library in Lithuania. Materials cover a wide range of topics that include Jewish education, Jewish communities, Jewish religious life, immigration, commerce, persecution, and other topics. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports, decrees, proclamations, educational materials, certificates, vital documents including birth and death certificates, travel documents, and other.

Title
Guide to the Wroblewski Library Materials 1834-1943 RG 8001
Status
Under Revision
Author
Processed by Yakov Il'ich Sklar
Date
© 2020
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is in English.

Repository Details

Part of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Repository

Contact:
15 West 16th Street
New York NY 10011 United States