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Online catalogs provide partial access to some of the Museum’s collections. Please note that new material is being added to the online catalogs on a continuing basis. Currently, web users may search the following online catalogs:

Photo Archives (including historical photographs, photographs of the Museum and its programs, and images of the Museum’s collection of original artifacts.)
Library and Archival Collections (including oral history and film)
A combined catalog of published materials available in the Museum’s Library, and unpublished archival materials available in the Museum’s Archives. The published materials include books, serials, videos, CDs and other media. The unpublished archival materials include microfilm and microfiche, paper collections, photographs, music, and video and audio tapes.
Archival Guide to the Collections
A general overview of the collections of textual records available in the Museum’s Archives.
Archival Finding Aids
Detailed inventories and finding aids that have been produced for selected collections in the Museum’s Archives.
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
This catalog provides access to the Museum’s comprehensive collection of historical films documenting the Holocaust and World War II. Locate film clips and shot descriptions of over 1000 hours of footage.

Broader access to the holdings of the Collections Division may be achieved by contacting the individual branches listed below.

Archives Reference Desk
Tel.: (202) 488-6113
E-mail: archives@ushmm.org

Art and Artifacts
Tel.: (202) 488-2649
E-mail: Kyra Schuster at kschuster@ushmm.org

Film and Video Archive
Tel.: (202) 488-6104
Fax: (202) 488-2696
E-mail: filmvideo@ushmm.org

Music
Tel.: (202) 488-2631
E-mail: music@ushmm.org

Library
Tel.: (202) 479-9717
E-mail: library@ushmm.org

Oral History
Tel.: (202) 488-6103
E-mail: oralhistory@ushmm.org

Photo Archives
Tel.: (202) 488-6111
Fax: (202) 479-9726
E-mail: photoarchives@ushmm.org

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