Birth book of CC Ravensbrück (1944-1945) with corresponding correspondence (1972-1985)

Scope and content

Contains:
I) Letter from the Sonderstandesamt (special registry office) in Arolsen to ITS, 01/07/1985.
II) Correspondence between ITS and the Association of Antifascist Resistance Fighters in Prague concerning the reproduction and provenance of the Birth Book (1972-1974).
III) Commentary with contextualizing notes on the Birth Book (2 sheets), undated.

IV) Birth book, entries for the period: 09/19/1944 - 04/22/1945.
Includes the following data:
- name and prisoner number of the mother
- name of the child
- day and hour of birth
- day and alleged cause of death
If the child was born in a different hospital block than in the birth room of the first district, the number of the district is given.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Verband der Antifaschistischen Kämpfer, Sekretariat des Zentralkomitees, Prag