Bundesarchiv Koblenz :

Karl Haberstock documents

Title
Karl Haberstock documents

Collection
Bestand B323: Treuhandverwaltung von Kulturgut bei der Oberfinanzdirektion München

Description
The papers relating to the art dealer Karl Haberstock at the Koblenz branch of the Federal Archives (Bundesarchiv) include an index (known as the 'white cards') and a photo record of works Haberstock sold to Göring and to the Linz Museum, as well as acquisitions from his gallery. The Göring files in turn are part of Stock (Bestand) B323: Treuhandverwaltung von Kulturgut bei der Oberfinanzdirektion München, a collection of approximately 700 files which also includes documentation relating to the Linz Museum, the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR) and papers of the US Central Collecting Points and the Monuments, Fine Art and Archives Restitution Branch (MFA&A). The Federal Archives at Koblenz have issued an information sheet on Stock B323 for researchers. Note that it is reproduced in full (in German) on pp. 58-9 of the Guidelines (February 2001) concerning the implementation of the "Joint Declaration by  the Federal Government, the Länder (Federal States) and the National Associations of Local Authorities on the tracing and return of Nazi-confiscated art, especially Jewish property" which can be downloaded from <http://www.lostart.de/>, accessed 22 October 2002.

Contact Information
Requests regarding the archives and their content should be made by post or e-mail.
Bundesarchiv Koblenz
56064 Koblenz
Tel: +49 (0) 26 5050
Fax: +49 (0) 261 505 226
Email: koblenz@barch.bund.de
<http://www.bundesarchiv.de/>, accessed 22 October 2002

Source
Bundesarchiv Koblenz

Guidelines (February 2001) concerning the implementation of the "Joint Declaration by  the Federal Government, the Länder (Federal States) and the National Associations of local authorities on the tracing and return of Nazi-confiscated art, especially Jewish property" from December 1999, pp. 58-9. Handreichung vom Februar 2001 zur Umsetzung der "Erklärung der Bundesregierung, der Länder und der kommunalen Spitzenverbände zur Auffindung und zur Rückgabe NS-verfolgungsbedingt entzogenen Kulturgutes, insbesondere aus jüdischem Besitz" vom Dezember 1999, pp. 58-9

N. H. Yeide, K. Akinsha, A. L. Walsh (eds), AAM Guide to Provenance Research, Washington 2001, p.123

See also:

Catalogue of paintings and other object categories in the Göring Collection  

Photo Record of paintings in the Göring collection