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Name:	Imperial War Museum/Sound Archive
Translated Name:
Affiliation:
ADDRESS:	Lambeth Road London SEI 6HZ
COUNTRY:	United Kingdom
TELEPHONE NUMBER:	+(44-207) 416-53-63 general inquiries +(44-207) 416-53-60 head of department
FAX:	+(44-207) 416-53-79
EMAIL:	sound@iwm.org.uk
WEBSITE:	http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/sound.htm
OPERATING HOURS:	Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; some Saturdays
CONTACT PERSON(S):	Primary Contact: Dr. Margaret Brooks, Keeper of the Sound Archive Primary Contact: Ms. Lucy Farrow, Office Manager Phone: +(44-207) 416-53-63
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:	The Imperial War Museum was established at the end of the First World War specifically to portray the lives and contributions of "ordinary men and women". The sound archive was added in 1972 to collect personal reminiscences. The Imperial War Museum opened a permanent Holocaust gallery in June 2000.

OVERVIEW OF ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION:	The Sound Archive began a project interviewing refugees on the Holocaust theme in the 1970's. By the spring of 2005, there were over 800 recordings (over 2500 hours) of men and women with memories of particular relevance to the Holocaust. The interviews have been summarized. All interviews are on reel-to-reel (preservation copy) and cassette (public listening copy) and increasingly preserved and accessible digitally. This is exclusively a sound archive; videos would be copied to audio or preserved in the film and video archive.

Collect Holocaust Oral Histories:	Yes.

Interview Guidelines:	Interviewers use "project papers" outlining key points relating to their interview topic.

Additional Information:	Information Not Available.

Project Complete:	Still ongoing.
Year of First Interview:	1970s
Year of Last Interview:	Information Not Available.
Interviews Per Year:	approximately 30
Average Hours Per Interview:	2.5 hours, but varies greatly

RECORDING METHOD

Audio:	Yes.
Number of Audio Hours:	Approximately 2,500
Total Number of Audio Interviews:	Approximately 800
Number of Audio Reel-To-Reel Interviews:	All.
Number of Audiocassette Interviews:	All.
Number of Interviews in Other Audio Formats:	Currently (June 2005) digitizing the collection.

Video:	None.
Number of Video Hours:	None.
Total Number of Video Interviews:	None.
Number of 1/2-inch Betacam-SP Interviews:	None.
Number of 3/4-inch U-matic Interviews:	None.
Number of 1/2-inch VHS interviews:	None.
Number of Film interviews:	None.

RULES:
Access to Collection:	Open. Information Not Available.
Special Requirements for Access or Use:	We do ask visitors why they want to use our material; everyone fills in a card with name, address, purpose of enquiry.
Notice Required to Pull Tapes or Reserve Facility:	Please contact in advance of visit (but sometimes visitors can be accepted on the day of a visit).
Access Fee:	No charge for listening or for browsing database; charge for copies and for royalty fees.
Research Services:	Yes.
Research Fee:	Fee depends on purpose and complexity.
Research Services Requirements:	Research services are occasional.

Permission Required for Use of Material in
Publications:	Yes.
Classrooms:	Yes.
Public Lectures:	Yes.
Documentaries:	Yes.
How To Obtain permission:	Written communication and approval is needed from department head.

RESOURCES
Format of Collection
Video/Audio:	Audio only, with still photos of some interviewees.
Transcripts:	Some.
Other:	Digital access for a growing proportion of the recordings.

On-Site Equipment
Audio:	Yes.
Video:	No, but still photos of some interviewees are available.
Users Can Bring Their Own:	N/A
Other:	N/A

Finding Aids
Guide to Collection Available:	Printed catalogue with detailed summaries of 180 interviews (also extracts from interviews plus photos.)
Published:	Yes.
Guide Cost:	£ 20.
Address to Obtain Guide:	Imperial War Museum, Sound Archive
Additional Information:	ISBN 1 901623 28. Print-outs from the computer database are available for a fee.

Transcripts
Audio:	Approximately 20 percent of the collection.
Video:	N/A
Available for photocopying:	N/A

Summaries
Summarized:	Some.
Available for Photocopying:	Some, for a fee.
Available on Disk:	No.
Other:	The primary finding aid is a searchable in-house database.

Indices
Tapes Indexed:	Computer database (searchable).
Transcripts Indexed:	As tapes.
Summaries Indexed:	As tapes.
Indices Available for Photocopying:	For a fee.
Indices Available on Disk:	No.
Other:	N/A

Cataloging Information
Collection Cataloged:	Yes.
Available on Computer:	Yes.
Other:	N/A
MARC Format:	N/A
MARC Format Type:	N/A

Internet Resources
Web Address:	http://www.iwm.org.uk
Transcripts:	Intranet, not Internet
Summaries:	Intranet, not Internet
Catalog:	www.iwm.org.uk/collections/sound.htm
Indices:	Yes, part of intranet catalogue
Interview Clips:	Some
Other:	Information Not Available.
Additional Information:	Articles on Holocaust education on Imperial War Museum website.

Bibliographic Information
Belong to:	Information Not Available.
OCLC:	N/A
RLIN:	N/A
Other:	N/A
Plan to Join:	N/A

Loan or Purchase
Material Available Through Interlibrary Loan:	License arrangements can be made for digital access.
Loan by other collection:	License arrangements can be made for digital access.
Loan Fee:	Information Not Available.

DETAIL ABOUT COLLECTION CONTENT
Demographic Information about Interviewees:

Total Number:	799
Total Female:	291
Total Male:	508
No Data:	Information Not Available.

	Female	Male	Total	Other Information
Jews:				Yes.
Roma and/or Sinti:				Yes.
Political Prisoners:				Yes.
Prisoners of War:				Yes.
Jehovah’s Witnesses:				Yes.
Homosexual Men/Lesbian Women:				Yes.
Resisters:				Yes.
Partisans:				Yes.
Rescuers:				Yes.
Refugees:				Yes.
Liberators:				Yes.
Prosecutors:				Yes.
Perpetrators/ Collaborators:				Yes.
Refugee Relief Workers:				Yes.
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.