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ORGANIZATION
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Name:Holocaust Museum Houston
Translated Name: 
Affiliation: 
ADDRESS:5401 Caroline Street
Houston, TX   77004
COUNTRY:United States
TELEPHONE NUMBER:+(1-713) 942-8000
FAX:+(1-713) 942-7953
EMAIL:Information Not Available.
WEBSITE:http://www.hmh.org
OPERATING HOURS:Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Weekends 12 noon - 5:00 p.m.
CONTACT PERSON(S):Primary Contact:
Ms. Lisa Moellering, Research Services
Phone: +(1-713) 942-8000 ext. 110
Email: lmoellering@hmh.org

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:The Museum, opened in 1986, has permanent and changing exhibits about the history of the Holocaust and related topics.
  
OVERVIEW OF ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION: 
  
Collect Holocaust Oral Histories:No.
  
Interview Guidelines:Yes.
  
Additional Information:Follow Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale University style and system for interviews.
  
Project Complete:Information Not Available.
Year of First Interview:1991
Year of Last Interview:Ongoing.
Interviews Per Year:25
Average Hours Per Interview:2.5
  
RECORDING METHOD 
  
Audio:Yes.
Number of Audio Hours:Information Not Available.
Total Number of Audio Interviews:Information Not Available.
Number of Audio Reel-To-Reel Interviews:No.
Number of Audiocassette Interviews:Information Not Available.
Number of Interviews in Other Audio Formats:Information Not Available.
  
Video:Yes.
Number of Video Hours:Information Not Available.
Total Number of Video Interviews:Information Not Available.
Number of 1/2-inch Betacam-SP Interviews:Most.
Number of 3/4-inch U-matic Interviews:No.
Number of 1/2-inch VHS interviews:All.
Number of Film interviews:No.
  
RULES: 
Access to Collection:Restricted. Information Not Available.
Special Requirements for Access or Use:Staff member must be present.
Notice Required to Pull Tapes or Reserve Facility:Information Not Available.
Access Fee:Information Not Available.
Research Services:Information Not Available.
Research Fee:Information Not Available.
Research Services Requirements:Information Not Available.
  
Permission Required for Use of Material in 
Publications:Yes.
Classrooms:Yes.
Public Lectures:Yes.
Documentaries:Yes.
How To Obtain permission:Contact the head of the library.
  
RESOURCES 
Format of Collection 
Video/Audio:Information Not Available.
Transcripts:Information Not Available.
Other:Information Not Available.
  
On-Site Equipment 
Audio:No.
Video:Yes.
Users Can Bring Their Own:No.
Other:Information Not Available.
  
Finding Aids 
Guide to Collection Available:No.
Published:N/A
Guide Cost:N/A
Address to Obtain Guide:N/A
Additional Information:Information Not Available.
  
Transcripts 
Audio:264
Video:264
Available for photocopying:264
  
Summaries 
Summarized:No.
Available for Photocopying:No.
Available on Disk:No.
Other:Information Not Available.
  
Indices 
Tapes Indexed:In process
Transcripts Indexed:No.
Summaries Indexed:No.
Indices Available for Photocopying:No.
Indices Available on Disk:Information Not Available.
Other:Information Not Available.
  
Cataloging Information 
Collection Cataloged:Not complete.
Available on Computer:Not complete.
Other:No.
MARC Format:No.
MARC Format Type:No.
  
Internet Resources 
Web Address:http://www.hmh.org
Transcripts:No.
Summaries:No.
Catalog:Yes.
Indices:No.
Interview Clips:No.
Other:No.
Additional Information:Information Not Available.
  
Bibliographic Information 
Belong to:Information Not Available.
OCLC:N/A
RLIN:N/A
Other:N/A
Plan to Join:Information Not Available.
  
Loan or Purchase 
Material Available Through Interlibrary Loan:No.
Loan by other collection:N/A
Loan Fee:N/A
  
DETAIL ABOUT COLLECTION CONTENT 
Demographic Information about Interviewees: 
  
Total Number:264
Total Female:110
Total Male:154
No Data:Information Not Available.
  
  Female Male Total Other Information
Jews:110121231Yes.
Roma and/or Sinti:   Information Not Available.
Political Prisoners:   Information Not Available.
Prisoners of War: 55Yes.
Jehovah’s Witnesses:   Information Not Available.
Homosexual Men/Lesbian Women:   Information Not Available.
Resisters:   Yes.
Partisans:   Yes.
Rescuers:   Yes.
Refugees:   Yes.
Liberators: 2828Yes.
Prosecutors:   Information Not Available.
Perpetrators/ Collaborators:   Information Not Available.
Refugee Relief Workers:   Information Not Available.
Other:   Information Not Available.
  
Additional Information:Information Not Available.
  
Focus of Collection: 
Ghetto(s) 
Camp(s) 
Geographic Area(s) 
Experience(s) 
Survivor Group(s) 
Other 
  
Additional Information:Information Not Available.