Finding Aid for the Holocaust Memorials and Historical Sites 2020.011.h.r
Tiana Taliep
Oskar Schindler Archives
3/23/2020
Contributing Institution:
Oskar Schindler Archives
Title: Holocaust Memorials and Historic Sites collection
Identifier/Call Number: 2020.011.h.r
Physical Description:
0.21 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1980-2000
Condition Description: Good
Abstract: This collection contains brochures, guidebooks and vaious ephemera offered to patrons visiting Holocaust Memorials and Historic
sites.
Language of Material:
English
.
Content Description
This collection contains programs and ephemera from various Holocaust Memorials and Historic Sites. These spaces offer a place
to educate visitors about the Holocaust and Jewish Heritage. To preserve the memory of those who were affected. To empower
visitors to reflect on the questions raised by the events of the Holocaust. Often institutions provide visitors with educational
material to offer historical information, exhibition text, maps, and background on the center. This collection encompasses
a variety of the reading material provided at Memorials and Historic Sites, including programs, flyers, maps, postcards, posters,
and guidebooks. The collection is organized into series based on their form of remembrance, including Cities and Sites.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no restictions on the use of this material except where previously coprighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility
of the reseracher to obtain all permissions.
Preferred Citation
[Item title/description; Box number/ Folder number] Holocaust Memorials and Historic Sites collection (2020.011.h.r), Oskar
Schindler Arhive, Chapman University, CA.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
World War (1939-1945) -- Poland
World War (1939-1945) -- Germany
World War (1939-1945) -- Concentration camps -- Germany
Holocaust memorials
Cities
Scope and Contents
The Cities series contain travel and tourist brochures, and other ephemera from the 1980s to 2000s includes city guidebooks,
maps, landmark, and sightseeing information. The materials encompass travel in many European cities that were affected during
the Holocaust and the Second World War. Currently, this series contains resources from the Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland.
Some cities include Berlin, German, Lublin, Kraków, and Warsaw, located in Poland. This series is arranged in alphabetical
order.
box 1, folder 1
Berlin, Germany
1980-2000
box 1, folder 4
Oświęcim, Poland
1980-2000
box 1, folder 5
Terezín, Czech Republic
1980-2000
box 1, folder 7
Wrocław, Poland
1980-2000
Sites
Scope and Contents
The Site series contains tourist material from concentration camp memorials. These memorials educate the public and honor
the millions of victims. This series encompasses exhibition guides, posters, postcards, brochures, and pamphlets, from Auschwitz
concentration camp, Ravensbrück concentration camp, Sobibór extermination camp, and Treblinka extermination camp.
box 1, folder 8
Auschwitz concentration camp
1980-2000
box 1, folder 8
Ravensbrück concentration camp
1980-2000
box 1, folder 10
Sobibór extermination camp
1980-2000
box 1, folder 11
Treblinka extermination camp
1980-2000
