Whilst the provenance of this collection of copy correspondence of the Internationale Auschwitz Komitee is unknown, it is probable that it came from Hermann Langbein, former secretary of that organization
The Internationale Auschwitz Komitee was founded in 1952 by former inmates of the death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, with the following aims: to bear witness to the crimes of the Nazis in the camp; to fight for compensation for former inmates and their families; to work with the Auschwitz Museum to preserve the site of the camp as a permanent memorial. The IAK became involved in the gathering of statements and testimony against former camp guards and other Nazi personnel. Many of the witnesses who provided testimony later took part in the ‘Frankfurt Trial' of perpetrators at Auschwitz. These papers consist of statements [of no longer than 1 page] from former inmates at Auschwitz and correspondence between the IAK and other organizations regarding the prosecution of perpetrators at Auschwitz.
See WL Doc Collection 1173
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The Internationale Auschwitz Komitee: Copy correspondence and papers