OMGUS Cultural Property Claims Index
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Holocaust-Era Assets
Art Provenance, Claims and Financial Records
Digital and Microfilm Publications
DN1924: Records of the Foreign Exchange Depository Group of the Office of the Finance Adviser, 1944–1950
On the 149 disks of this digital publication, DN1924, are reproduced records relating to the administration and operation of the Foreign Exchange Depository Group, Office of the Finance Advisor, Office of Military Government for Germany (U.S.) [OMGUS], during the period 1944-1950. These records are contained within Records of the United States Occupation Headquarters, World War II, Record Group (RG) 260.
DN1929: Records of the
Property Control Branch of the U.S. Allied Commission for Austria (USACA) Section, 1945–1950
On the 413 disks of this digital publication, DN1929, are reproduced cases and reports, claims processed by, and general records of the Property Control Branch of the United States Element, Allied Commission for Austria (USACA) Section, 1945-1950. These records are part of Records of United States Occupation Headquarters, World War II, Record Group (RG) 260.
M1782: OSS Art Looting Investigation Unit Reports, 1945–1946
On the single roll of this microfilm publication, M1782, are reproduced the Detailed Interrogation Reports,
Consolidated Interrogation Reports, and the Final Report of the Office of Strategic Service's (OSS) Art Looting
Investigation Unit (ALIU). The ALIU distributed copies of these documents to numerous Government agencies.
In order to produce the highest quality microfilm image, the best physical copy of each report was selected for
inclusion in M1782.
M1921: Records Relating to Monuments, Museums, Libraries, Archives, and Fine Arts of the Cultural Affairs Branch, OMGUS, 1946–1949
On the 14 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1921, are reproduced records relating to monuments, museums, libraries, archives, and
fine arts of the Cultural Affairs Branch, Education and Cultural Relations (ECR) Division, Office of Military Government, U.S. Zone
(Germany) [OMGUS] during the period 1946-1949. These records pertain to the restitution of artworks, investigations of crimes involving
art objects, conditions of archives and libraries in the American Zone and their holdings, problems encountered in reopening museums,
libraries, and archives and the exchange of experts and exhibits.
M1922: Records of the External Assets Investigation Section of the Property Division, OMGUS, 1945–1949
On the 88 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1922, are reproduced investigation reports, interrogations of business and industrial leaders, and related records of the External Assets Investigation Section of the Property Control and External Assets Branch of the Property Division of the Office of Military Government, U.S. Zone (Germany) [OMGUS], during the period 1945-1949. These records are part of Records of U.S. Occupation Headquarters, World War II, Record Group (RG) 260.
M1923: OMGUS Finance Division Records Regarding Investigations and Interrogations, 1945–1949
On the 8 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1923, are reproduced bank investigation reports, interrogations of Nazi financiers, and related records of the Office of the Finance Division and Finance Advisor during the period 1945-1947.
M1925: Records Regarding Intelligence and Financial Investigations of the Financial Intelligence Group, OMGUS, 1945–1949
On the 9 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1925, are reproduced records relating to intelligence and financial investigations of the Financial Intelligence Group, Office of the Finance Adviser (FINAD or OFA), Office of Military Government, U.S. Zone [OMGUS], during the period 1945-1949.
M1926: Records of the Reparations And Restitutions Branch of the U.S. Allied Commission
For Austria (USACA) Section, 1945–1950
On the 156 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1926, are reproduced the individual
claims processed by and general records of the Reparations and Restitutions Branch
of the United States Element, Allied Commission for Austria (USACA) Section,
1945–1950. The claims represent assembled information that was used to determine
if the claimants deserved restitution of property or that property's value.
M1927: Records of the Monuments and Fine Arts Branch of the U.S. Allied Commission for
Austria (USACA) Section, 1945–1950
On the 14 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1927, are reproduced the individual
claims processed by and general records of the Monuments and Fine Arts Branch of
the United States Element, Allied Commission for Austria (USACA) Section, 1945–1950.
M1928:
Records of the German External Assets Branch of the U.S. Allied Commission For
Austria (USACA) Section, 1945–1950
On the 132 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1928, are reproduced reports on
businesses with German affiliations and information on the organization and
operations of the German External Assets Branch of the United States Element,
Allied Commission for Austria (USACA) Section, 1945–1950.
M1933:
Safehaven Reports Of The War Crimes Branch, 1944–1945
On the nine rolls of this microfilm publication, M1933, are reproduced the Safehaven reports received by the War Crimes
Branch during the period 1944-1945. These materials are part of the records of the War Crimes Branch in Records of the Office
of the Judge Advocate General (Army), Record Group (RG) 153.
M1934: OSS Washington
Secret Intelligence/Special Funds Records, 1942–1946
On the 24 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1934, are reproduced records
that were originally in the custody of the Washington Office, Secret
Intelligence Branch and the Washington Office, Special Funds Division of the
Office of Strategic Services (OSS), and their predecessor units, during the
period 1942-1946. The records were created and collected by these units while
they were engaged in Project Safehaven, the code name of a project of the
Foreign Economic Administration, in cooperation with the State Department and
the military services, to block the flow of German capital across neutral
boundaries and to identify and observe all German overseas investments. These
materials are part of the Records of the Office of Strategic Services, Record
Group (RG) 226.
The list below provides the subject of the numbered documents in M1934 and should be viewed before ordering.
M1940: Records Concerning The Central Collecting Points (“Ardelia Hall Collection”): Miscellaneous Property Reports, 1945–1948
On the six rolls of this microfilm publication, M1940, are reproduced approximately 6,000 property cards and accompanying survey reports
regarding German repositories that stored Nazi-confiscated works of art.
M1941: Records Concerning the Central Collecting Points (“Ardelia Hall Collection”): OMGUS Headquarters Records,
1938–1951
On the 45 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1941, are reproduced the general records, activity reports, and
restitution and custody receipts of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA) Section as distributed to the
Headquarters of Office of Military Government, U.S. Zone (Germany) (OMGUS). These records consist of intelligence
reports, interrogation reports, captured documents, and general information regarding German art looting.
M1942:
Records Concerning the Central Collecting Points (“Ardelia Hall Collection”):
Offenbach Archival Depot, 1946–1951
On the 13 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1942, are reproduced the records of the Offenbach Archival Depot. These consist of administrative records, cultural object restitution and custody records, correspondence relating to restitution claims, monthly reports, and photographs of library bookplates and markings.
M1943: ERR (Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg) Card File and
Related Photographs, 1940–1945
On the 40 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1943, are reproduced the card file, interpositives, and photographic
prints from the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR), 1940–1945. The card file and photographic materials are part
of the Records of United States Occupation Headquarters, World War II, Record Group (RG) 260.
M1944: Records of the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas (The Roberts Commission),
1943–1946
On the 187 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1944, are reproduced the Records of the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas (The Roberts Commission).
This publication contains all the series in Record Group 239 except for two series in original microfilm format:
“Card File of Japanese Works, Collections, Sites, and Installations Requiring Protection, 1946” (NARA Microfilm
Publication A3383), and “Microfilm Copies of Reports from the Mediterranean and European Theaters of Operations
Received from the Allied Military Government, 1943–1946” (NARA Microfilm Publication A3380). While most of this
publication consists of textual records, a large number of maps, photographs, and aerial photographs are included.
M1946: Records Concerning the Central Collecting Points ("Ardelia Hall Collection"): Munich
Central Collecting Point, 1945–1951
On the 334 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1946, are reproduced the administrative records, property cards, and photographs of artworks and of activities from the Munich Central Collecting Point during the period 1945-51. The Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives (MFAA) Section recovered Nazi-looted works of art and artifacts from various storage areas and shipped the objects to one of four U.S. central collecting points, includ-ing Munich. In order to research restitution claims, the MFAA officers gathered intelli-gence reports, interrogation reports, captured documents, and general information regarding German art looting. The Munich records are part of the "Ardelia Hall Collection" in Records of United States Occupation Headquarters, World War II, Record Group (RG) 260.
M1947: Records Concerning The Central Collecting Points (“Ardelia Hall Collection”): Wiesbaden Central Collecting Point, 1945–1952
On 117 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1947, are reproduced the administrative records, photographs of artworks, and
property cards from the Wiesbaden Central Collecting Point during the period 1945-52. The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives
(MFAA) Section recovered Nazi-looted works of art and artifacts from various storage areas and shipped the objects to one of
four U.S. central collecting points, including Wiesbaden. In order to research restitution claims, MFAA officers gathered
intelligence reports, interrogation reports, captured documents, and general information regarding German art looting. The
Wiesbaden records are part of the "Ardelia Hall Collection" in Records of United States Occupation Headquarters, World War
II, Record Group (RG) 260.
M1948: Records Concerning The Central Collecting Points (“Ardelia Hall Collection”): Marburg Central Collecting Point, 1945–1949
On the 28 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1948, are reproduced the records of the Marburg Central Collecting
Point, 1945–1949. They consist of general administrative records, Marburg Central Collecting Point property
accessions, the directory of Marburg Central Collecting Point property released to the Wiesbaden Central Collecting
Point, and photographs.
M1949: Records of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA) Section of the Reparations and Restitution Branch, OMGUS, 1945–1951
On the 43 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1949, are reproduced the records of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives
(MFAA) Sections of the Reparations and Restitution Branch, Office of Military Government, U.S. Zone, (Germany) (OMGUS). These records
consist of intelligence reports, interrogation reports, captured documents, and general information regarding German
art looting.
The indexes below refer to Cultural Property Claim Applications found on rolls 8–26:
A3380: Microfilm Copies of Reports from the Mediterranean and European Theaters of Operations Received from the Allied Military Government, 1943–1946
On the 3 rolls of this microfilm publication, A3380, are reproduced reports, lists, and card files that consist of
selected pages of reports received from Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA) officers in the European and
Mediterranean Theaters of Operations; information on private art collections; and extracts of card files related to
war damage, art looting, and auctions. These records are part of Records of the American Commission for the Protection
and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas, Record Group (RG) 239.
A3383: Card File of Japanese Works, Collections, Sites, and Installations Requiring Protection, 1946
On the 9 rolls of this microfilm publication, A3383, are reproduced records prepared
by the Education Ministry of the Imperial Japanese Government in 1946 that identify cultural and historical
sites in Japan requiring protection. These records are part of Records of the American Commission for the Protection and
Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas, Record Group (RG) 239.
A3389: Records Concerning the Central Collecting Points (“Ardelia Hall Collection”): Selected Microfilm Reproductions and Related Records,
1945–1949
On the 76 rolls of this microfilm publication, A3389, are reproduced an original set of microfilms consisting of
selected files from the restitution records of the central collecting points, along with a number of documents and
manuscripts temporarily in State Department custody after the central collecting points of the Office of Military
Government, U.S. Zone (Germany) (OMGUS) were closed. A copy of the original microfilm was transferred to the National
Archives from the State Department with the central collecting point files. The microfilm and additional records of
the central collecting points are located in the Records of United States Occupation Headquarters, World War II,
Record Group (RG) 260.