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Reel
[#143]
Sections
Title
Art collections: receipts, listings; Circular and handling instructions for expropriated Jewish assets; Rare book collection confiscated
Year
1944
Issued by
Hungarian National Museum Inspectorate, Ministry of Treasury
Location
Northern Hungary (Kassa, Munkacs); Bekes, Szolnok region
Description
List of collections by cities; Receipt and list of art objects received from National Safety Committee and from residence of Aladar Mautner; Circular and instructions to handle expropriated Jewish assets, stores, real estate properties; Art collection report from various Jewish individuals; Library of 9000 rare books confiscated from Mrs. Izidor Knor; Appointment of Trustees.
Frames
975
Title
Art collections: disputes, discovery, reports, correspondence and some inventories of art objects and valuable furnishings.
Year
1944
Issued by
Hungarian National Museum, Treasury Dept., Museum of Fine Art
Location
Entire Country
Description
Dispute about Dr. Emil Delmar's art collection shipped to Bern; Expropriation of Gyula Wolfner's residence with furnishing and art objects; List of oriental rugs confiscated from Jews; Art objects reported and confiscated , discovery in progress; Various correspondence and reports involving art objects taken from Jews; Some inventories of art objects.
Frames
975
Title
Library expropriation; Government deputies reporting art objects collected and inventories
Year
1944
Issued by
Hungarian National Museum, Treasury Dept., Museum of Fine Art, Ministry of Education
Location
Entire Country; (Eger, Budapest, Hatvan)
Description
Expropriation of library owned by Dr., Frigyes Fellner; Report from government deputies about art objects collected from Jewish residences; Inventories of confiscated art objects from various Jews (Mrs. J. Csetenyi, Edit Hoffmann, Ilona Nagy; Inventory of 12 boxes in Eger containing confiscated art objects owned by deported Jews; Boxes containing paintings and various art pieces owned by the family of baron Hatvany.
Frames
975
Title
Art object collections: inventories, disputes; Expropriation of entire library; Paintings transferred by Luftwaffe
Year
1944
Issued by
Hungarian National Museum, Museum of Fine Art
Location
Entire Country
Description
Art objects inventoried in the residences of evacuated Jews (all in Budapest); 17 swords in estate of Karoly Denes disputed; Expropriation and inventory of 4500 books from Endre Gaspar (Budapest); 71 pieces of art objects removed from residence of Vilmos Szilard; Several paintings transferred by the German Luftwaffe from homes occupied by their troops.
Frames
975
Title
Books and art objects expropriated; Safe deposits in banks opened
Year
1944
Issued by
Hungarian National Museum, Museum of Fine Art
Location
Entire Country; Budapest
Description
Several boxes of books removed from former residency of Bernat Gaspar; Safe deposit boxes in banks rented by Jews opened; 15 highly valued small paintings found and removed from box rented by Mrs. Aurel Dobay; Expropriation and removal of 78 paintings and some art objects from residence of art historian Dr. Bela Lazar.
Frames
975
Title
Estates and castles listed; African and Asian art collections; Storage problems
Year
1944
Issued by
Hungarian National Museum, Museum of Fine Art
Location
Budapest, Veszprem Region, Szekesfehervar area
Description
List of estates and castles owned by Jews; Request for urgent confiscation of the Kepes collection; Collection of Oscar Hollos; Correspondence to move Asian collection to Hopp Museum; African collection in residence of Dr. Peter Goldschmied owned by Dr. Laszlo Gyorkovacs; Report listing castles and manors owned by Jews in the region; Storage problems for confiscated art objects not qualifying for museum display.
Frames
975
Title
Art collections: receipts. Appeal by Museum from Cluj to retain collections expropriated. Appointment of government agents
Year
1944
Issued by
Hungarian National Museum, Museum of Fine Art
Location
Budapest and vicinity; Kolzsvar (Cluj)
Description
Receipt for paintings and art objects removed from residence of Dr. Mihaly Vadasz; Same from Hugo Vertes; Same Andras Gompecz; Same Aladar Kaszab; Same Mrs. Gyula Goldberger; Same Mrs. Karoly Reti; Appeal by the Management of the Transylvanian Museum of Art (Cluj) to retain all expropriated art works from Jews; Appointment of Government Agent to Bekes Region
Frames
975
Title
Art and valuable book collections: expropriation, listings, handling instructions, transfer to local museums; Hidden artifacts
Year
1944
Issued by
Hungarian National Museum, Museum of Fine Art
Location
Bekes Region, Budapest
Description
Expropriation of the Knor library (from Gyoma); Transfer of art objects taken from Jews to local museums; Inventory of paintings removed from residence of Arthur Reisner; Same of library from Mrs. Simon Medgyes; Search for hidden artifacts derived from Jews; Confiscation of library owned by Andras Elek; Request to transfer confiscated artifacts from Jews in Szekely territories to National Szekely Museum
Frames
975
Title
Art collections: correspondence and reports, inventories; Damages by bombardments
Year
1944
Issued by
Hungarian National Museum, Museum of Fine Art, National Szekely Museum
Location
Szekelyfold (Transylvania), Budapest, Rimaszombat (Gomor Region) Debrecen
Description
Reports and correspondence about inventories of artifacts in evacuated Jewish residences; Artifacts inventoried in residence of Mrs. Sandor Svab (nee baron Iren Cesti Herzog) damaged by bombardment, later removed; Reporting artifacts left from Jews in Rimaszombat area - list of Jewish owners; Inventory of paintings confiscated from Jewish owners in Debrecen
Frames
975
Title
Art collections: lists, paintings and books, handling instructions; Usage of teachers for inventories; Artifacts auctioned
Year
1944
Issued by
Hungarian National Museum, Museum of Fine Art
Location
Ungvar, Kassa;
Description
List of paintings collected from Jewish residences(213 pieces); Expense reimbursement requested by persons involved in collection of artifacts; Proposal how to handle collection of books and artifacts expropriated from Jews; Usage of teachers to inventory artifacts from Jews; Auctioning artifacts of Ede Frankl &Co; List of expropriated object expropriated from residence of Nandor Erdos
Frames
975
Title
Art collections: lists, (minerals, violins, books); Appointments of officials and correspondence; Handling instructions.
Year
1944
Issued by
Hungarian National Museum, Museum of Fine Art
Location
Various locations in the whole country
Description
List of expropriated artifacts from castle of Dr. Kornfeld; Reporting 2 valuable violins found in evacuated Jewish residences; (Stradivarius): List of artifacts, mineral collections (899 objects) and books expropriated from Miklos Wieser's residence; Correspondence re: appointments of government officials to handle expropriated artifacts from Jews
Frames
975
Title
Art collections: inventories, storage of silver box, paintings shipped to Germany. Disputed ownership; Reports and correspondence
Year
1944
Issued by
Hungarian National Museum, Museum of Fine Art
Location
Various locations in the whole country
Description
Reporting 4 paintings from Jeno Weiss Csepel to be shipped to Germany; Inventory of art collection from Jeno Wolf; Storage of silver box from Sandor Littmann; Disputed ownership of antiquity collection of Jeno Lazar (Celldomolk); Reports and correspondence re: organization, handling and status of expropriated art collections; Expropriation of Dr. Pal Gardony's collection (Losonc)
Frames
975
Title
Art collections: inventories (hundreds of items), improper storage, hidden artifacts; Rugs auctioned; Preservation efforts
Year
1944
Issued by
Hungarian National Museum, Museum of Fine Art
Location
Various locations in the whole country
Description
Artifacts confiscated from Imre Sazher, Arpad Rabin and Mrs. Aladar Wohl (Losonc area); Reporting improper storage of Jewish artifacts; Discovered 26 boxes of artifacts hidden by Dr. Pal Gardony (Losonc-Gacs); Auction of rugs from Ede Frankl (Leva); Reports from all regions regarding art collection inventories; Preservation efforts and storage; List of artifacts from Szeged expropriated from Jews classified by value, several hundreds of items.
Frames
975
