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- The Russian seizure of Vilna in September 1939 initiated a distinct period in YIVO’s history, in which the institute attempted to pursue its work in Vilna despite turbulent conditions. This continued until the effective dissolution of YIVO in Vilna after the Nazi invasion in June 1941. Amongst the documents from this period are reports and minutes from meetings of the administration; correspondence with towns in Lithuania and abroad; financial reports, fundraising, and membership records; newspaper articles about YIVO activities.
Subseries 1: Administrative Records , 1939-1941
Folder 629: Minutes of the Executive Committee , 1940
Folder 631: Minutes of YIVO's temporary administration , 1939-1941
Folder 632: Minutes and reports of the Central Board , 1939-1940
Minutes, February 1940
Report on a meeting with staff
Minutes of a meeting with founders of Society of YIVO, 5/19/1940, 6/11/1940
Statutes in Lithuanian
Report on the work of YIVO in 1938/39, during the outbreak of the war
Subseries 2: Activities , 1939-1941
Subseries 3: Correspondence , 1939-1941
Folder 642: Lithuania , 1939
Folder 643: Lithuania , 1940
Folder 644: Lithuania , 1940-1941
Folder 652: Denmark , 1939-1940
Subseries 4: Financial Records and Lists , 1939-1941
Folder 667: Financial reports , 1939-1941
Balance sheet, 12/31/1939
Minimum budget for three months, Dec 1939-Feb 19340
Preliminary budgets, Apr-Jun 1940
Income and expense report, Jan-Mar 1940
Accounts, ledgers, notes, invoices
Folder 668: Fundraising , 1940
Lists of supporters in Kaunas and Šiauliai
Receipt books
Subseries 5: Clippings and Publications , 1939-1940
Folder 672: Clippings, articles, and press releases , 1939-1940
"Der yivo banayt zayn tetikeyt in vilne" [YIVO Renews its Activities in Vilna], 11/7/1939
"Tsu der yidisher oyditsye in radio" [On the Jewish Radio Program], 1/18/1940
"Yidish interesn: di tetikeyt fun dem yidishn visnshaftlekhn institut in amerike" [Yiddish Interests: The Activity of YIVO in America], 1/9/1940, 3/2/1940
"Dr Maks Veynreykh kumt dinstog on in amerike" [Dr. Max Weinreich Arrives in America Tuesday], 3/17/1940
"Dr Veynreykh brengt grus fun dem yidishn yishuv in norvegye" [Dr. Weinreich Brings Greetings from Jewish Community in Norway], 3/20/1940
"Yivo-konferents in nu-york" [YIVO Conference in New York]
"Khurbn yidisher visnshaftlekher institut in vilne" [Destruction of YIVO in Vilna] by David Matis
"Tsu der oysshtelung fun sovetish-yidishn lernbukh" [On the Exhibition of a Soviet-Yiddish textbook], 8/29/1940
"Oykh yivo vert endlekh aroysgetsoygn fun zump" [YIVO is also finally dragged out of the swamp], 7/16/1940
"Vegn a statistisher tsentrale far lite" [On a Statistics Center for Lithuania]
"Yidishe visnshaft antdekt amerike" [Yiddish Studies Discovers America] by Shmuel Niger
Folder 673: Clippings, articles, and press releases , 1940
"Iber 600 bay der fayerlikher erefenung fun der konferents fun visnshaftlikhen institut" [Over 600 at the Opening of the Conference of YIVO], 1/7/1940
"Di konferents fun yivo" [The YIVO Conference], 1/16/1940
"Yidishe interesn" [Yiddish Interests], 1/13/1940, 1/16/1940
"Visnshaftlekhe lektsyes" [Academic Lectures] in Vilner Kurier, 2/28, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/5, 4/12/1940
"Di likvidatorn fun yivo bay der arbet" [The 'Liquidators' of YIVO at Work] by David Matis, 2/26/1940
"Visnshaftlekhe lektsyes" [Academic Lectures] in Vilner Kurier, 4/19, 4/26, 4/28/1940
"Vuhin geyt yivo?" [Where is YIVO Going?] 4/26/1940
Clippings on Peretz exhibit and memorial, 4/28, 5/3, 5/12, 5/21, 5/23/1940
"Di perets oyditsye in vilner radio" [The Peretz Program in Vilna Radio], 4/28, 5/1/1940
"In undzer veltl" [In Our World] in Dos Vort, 5/3/1940
"Di perets oysshtelung" [The Peretz Exhibit] in Folksblat, 5/10/1940
"Visnshaftlekhe zitsung tsum ondenk fun I. L. Perets in yivo" [Meeting in memory of I.L. Peretz in YIVO], 5/23,5/27/1940
"A shtikl balans fun der arbet fun yivo" [A small acount of YIVO's work] in Yidishe Shtime, 6/6/1940
"Oyra d'yivo" [Eau d'YIVO], 6/7/1940
Newspaper clippings in Lithuanian
Archival Reference Information
- 1939-1941
- Newspaper clippings
- Administrative reports
- Correspondence
- Membership lists
- Minutes (Administrative Records)
- Pamphlets
- Yidisher visnshaftlekher institut
- YIVO Archives
- Yivo Institute for Jewish Research
- Europe, Eastern
- Yiddish language
- Yiddish philology
- New York (N.Y.)
- Vilnius (Lithuania)
- Warsaw (Poland)
- Kalmanovitch, Zelig, 1885-1944
- Prilutsḳi, Noaḥ
- Rejzen, Zalman, 1887-1941
- Weinreich, Max, 1894-1969
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