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ORGANIZATION
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Name:Muzeum Gross-Rosen
Translated Name: 
Affiliation: 
ADDRESS:ul. Szarych Szeregów 9
Rogoznica   58-300
COUNTRY:Poland
TELEPHONE NUMBER:+(48-74) 842-15-80
FAX:+(48-74) 842-15-94
EMAIL:museum@gross-rosen.pl
WEBSITE:http://www.gross-rosen.pl
OPERATING HOURS:Monday - Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
CONTACT PERSON(S):Janusz Barszcz, Director



GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:Museum Gross-Rosen was founded by the Ministry of Culture and Art on April 21,1983.
Until 2000 it functioned as a National institution under the Ministry of Culture and Art and at present is an independent institution under the administration and financial operation of Sejmik Samorzadowy Wojewodstwo Dolnoslaskiego Lower Slask.

They collect written depositions, diaries and some pages of memories from former prisoners.

The Museum works to preserve material from the former concentration camp Gross-Rosen to document and communicate the thousands of victims of that camp (and its subcamps).
  
OVERVIEW OF ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION:At first interviews were conducted at the museum during visits by of former prisoners. At the present time, most of the interviews are recorded at their residences of the interviewees.

The interviews are not produced using a formal methodology although there is an attempt to retain a chronological description of events both before arrivial at KL Gross-Rosen, during, and after.
  
Collect Holocaust Oral Histories:No.
  
Interview Guidelines:Yes.
  
Additional Information:Information Not Available.
  
Project Complete:Information Not Available.
Year of First Interview:1984
Year of Last Interview:Ongoing.
Interviews Per Year:Information Not Available.
Average Hours Per Interview:Information Not Available.
  
RECORDING METHOD 
  
Audio:Yes.
Number of Audio Hours:about 150
Total Number of Audio Interviews:206
Number of Audio Reel-To-Reel Interviews:Yes.
Number of Audiocassette Interviews:Yes.
Number of Interviews in Other Audio Formats:Information Not Avaiable.
  
Video:Yes.
Number of Video Hours:Information Not Available.
Total Number of Video Interviews:275
Number of 1/2-inch Betacam-SP Interviews:Information Not Available.
Number of 3/4-inch U-matic Interviews:Information Not Available.
Number of 1/2-inch VHS interviews:Information Not Available.
Number of Film interviews:Information Not Available.
  
RULES: 
Access to Collection:Open. Information Not Available.
Special Requirements for Access or Use:Permission is given by the director of the Museum after application of institution, offices and private people.
Notice Required to Pull Tapes or Reserve Facility:Information Not Available.
Access Fee:Information Not Available.
Research Services:No.
Research Fee:N/A
Research Services Requirements:N/A
  
Permission Required for Use of Material in 
Publications:Information Not Available.
Classrooms:Information Not Available.
Public Lectures:Information Not Available.
Documentaries:Information Not Available.
How To Obtain permission:Deposition material (audio/video) from Museum Gross-Rosen requires permission from the Museum director.
  
RESOURCES 
Format of Collection 
Video/Audio:Information Not Available.
Transcripts:Information Not Available.
Other:Information Not Available.
  
On-Site Equipment 
Audio:Yes.
Video:Yes.
Users Can Bring Their Own:Information Not Available.
Other:Information Not Available.
  
Finding Aids 
Guide to Collection Available:Information Not Available.
Published:Information Not Available.
Guide Cost:Information Not Available.
Address to Obtain Guide:Information Not Available.
Additional Information:Information Not Available.
  
Transcripts 
Audio:Information Not Available.
Video:Information Not Available.
Available for photocopying:Information Not Available.
  
Summaries 
Summarized:Information Not Available.
Available for Photocopying:Information Not Available.
Available on Disk:Information Not Available.
Other:Information Not Available.
  
Indices 
Tapes Indexed:Information Not Available.
Transcripts Indexed:Information Not Available.
Summaries Indexed:Information Not Available.
Indices Available for Photocopying:Information Not Available.
Indices Available on Disk:Information Not Available.
Other:Information Not Available.
  
Cataloging Information 
Collection Cataloged:Yes.
Available on Computer:Information Not Available.
Other:An alphabetical listing.
MARC Format:N/A
MARC Format Type:N/A
  
Internet Resources 
Web Address:No.
Transcripts:Information Not Available.
Summaries:Information Not Available.
Catalog:Information Not Available.
Indices:Information Not Available.
Interview Clips:Information Not Available.
Other:Information Not Available.
Additional Information:Information Not Available.
  
Bibliographic Information 
Belong to:No.
OCLC:N/A
RLIN:N/A
Other:N/A
Plan to Join:Information Not Available.
  
Loan or Purchase 
Material Available Through Interlibrary Loan:Information Not Available.
Loan by other collection:Information Not Available.
Loan Fee:Information Not Available.
  
DETAIL ABOUT COLLECTION CONTENT 
Demographic Information about Interviewees: 
  
Total Number:425
Total Female:Information Not Available.
Total Male:Information Not Available.
No Data:Information Not Available.
  
  Female Male Total Other Information
Jews:   Information Not Available.
Roma and/or Sinti:   Information Not Available.
Political Prisoners:   Information Not Available.
Prisoners of War:   Information Not Available.
Jehovah’s Witnesses:   Information Not Available.
Homosexual Men/Lesbian Women:   Information Not Available.
Resisters:   Information Not Available.
Partisans:   Information Not Available.
Rescuers:   Information Not Available.
Refugees:   Information Not Available.
Liberators:   Information Not Available.
Prosecutors:   Information Not Available.
Perpetrators/ Collaborators:   Information Not Available.
Refugee Relief Workers:   Information Not Available.
Other:   Do not conduct such statistic.
  
Additional Information:Information Not Available.
  
Focus of Collection: 
Ghetto(s) 
Camp(s) 
Geographic Area(s)checkTerritory occupied by concentration camp Gross-Rosen and its branches in Lower Slosk, Sudenten, Morawach, Luzycach
Experience(s) 
Survivor Group(s)checkOnly prisoners KL Gross-Rosen and its branches
Other 
  
Additional Information:Information Not Available.