History - Holocaust: Primary Sources
About Primary Sources
Letters, interviews, photographs, and diary/blog entries are all examples of primary sources. Primary sources provide first-hand evidence of an event or subject, and they can be unpublished or published. PCC Library's collection incudes published primary sources including autobiographies and personal journals. The Internet provides a wealth of access to primary sources through websites of historical societies, museums, organizations, educational institutions, and governmental entities. Consult Using Primary Sources on the Web, published by the American Library Association.
Holocaust Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is based in Washington, DC and is both a museum and a research archive for the history of the Holocaust.
- World Memory ProjectMillions of documents containing details about victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution during World War II still exist today. Through the World Memory Project, we are working to make these victim’s records searchable online. Restoring the identities of people the Nazis tried to erase from history, one person at a time.
- Survivor testimoniesOral history of hundreds of survivors
Life After the Holocaust
Life After the Holocaust: Read or listen to survivor interviews and browse through family photos. Sponsored by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation
Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation: Tells the stories of Jews who fought back against the Nazis as Jewish partisans.