Ministry of Finance Collection of Statutes, 1941-1944

Collection

Holding institution (official language):: Magyar Nemzeti Levéltár Országos Levéltára

Title (official language):: Pénzügyminisztérium Alapszabály-gyűjtemény, 1941-1944

Scope and content:: This collection holds copies of the statutes of social associations that existed in Hungary during World War II. The collection has special value for historical research, as in several cases the copy of the statutes is the only remnant of the records of certain social organisations. The collection includes the statutes of Jewish burial societies and other organisations providing social aid, including Maskil El Dal Budai Izraelita Betegsegélyző és Temetkezési Egyesület, Budapesti Izraeliták Temetkezési Biztosító Egyesülete, Magyar Izraelita Betegbiztosító Egyesület, Poale Cedek Kolozsvári Zsidó Iparosok Temetkezési és Betegségi Biztosító Egyesülete, Szegedi Zsidó Betegsegélyző és Temetkezési Egylet. (Boxes 2-3, 7 and 10). The collection also includes records of societies and organisations which had quite a few Jewish members, such as societies of tradesmen, merchants, medical doctors, pharmacists and actors from the years 1941-1944.

Archival history:: The records were obtained by the Hungarian National Archives in the early 1950s.

Administrative/biographical history:: The Ministry of Finances played a crucial role in the state-directed and state-controlled campaign systematically to seize the assets of Hungarian Jews between 1938 and 1944.

Subject terms:: Aid and relief; Aid and relief--Philanthropy and charity; Burial; Health and medical matters; Health and medical matters--Physicians and nurses; Hevrah kadisha; Jewish community

System of arrangement:: The material is organised alphabetically by the names of localities and the names of the organisations.

Finding aids:: A file-level finding aid (raktári jegyzék) is available for the collection.