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ARCHIVAL GUIDE TO THE COLLECTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM / prepared by Brewster S. (ID: 29620)

Authorship or Source:
  • Chamberlin, Brewster S.
  • Modig, Carl.
  • O'Sullivan, Michael.
  • Caplan, Gregory.
  • Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies
Year:
2001, 2002, 2003
Title or Main Description:
ARCHIVAL GUIDE TO THE COLLECTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM / prepared by Brewster S. Chamberlin and Carl Modig. [Internet resource]
Place Published or Holding Institution:
Washington, D.C. : Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Description:
  • [xxxiii], 445 p. [4 computer files in Microsoft Word document format] (Draft 2001 version)
  • xviii, 483 pages : 28 cm. (paperbound second edition, August 2003)
  • xiv, 453 pages : 28 cm. (spiralbound first edition, July 2002)
  • Also available online at: http://www.ushmm.org/research/center/index.utp?content=publications/archguide.htm
Edition:
[Draft, 1st and 2nd.]
Type of Work:
Available in various media
Alternate or Series Title:
  • A guide to the archival collections of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum / by Brewster S. Chamberlin and Carl Modig. ; with Michael O'Sullivan and Gregory Caplan [Draft title and authorship].
  • (Occasional Papers Series ; A guide to the archival collections of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum)
  • (Occasional Papers Series ; Archival Guide to the Collections of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
Museum or Other Institution Holdings:
  • Draft version (2001) Survivors Registry Collection: printout in three-ring binder located in Survivors Registry Reference Area (electronic files in Microsoft Word Document format of this Draft version are also held by Registry staffer W. Connelly).
  • USHMM Library: Reference Z6374.H6 U55 2003.
  • Spiralbound first (July 2002) and paperbound second (August 2003) editions of this work are both available free of charge to research and educational institutions as "Archival Guide to the Collections of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum" from: Academic Publications, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW; Washington, D.C. 20024-2126.
Provenance:
Compiled by the former Director of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, Dr. Brewster S. Chamberlin and the Program Coordinator of the International Archives Project, Mr. Carl Modig.
Keywords:
  • U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Archives. --Finding Aids.
  • U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Archives. --Guides.
  • U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Archives. --Indexes.
  • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. --Catalogs.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) --Manuscripts --Catalogs.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) --Sources --Catalogs.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) --Archival resources.
  • World War, 1939-1945 --Atrocities --Sources.
  • World War, 1939-1945 --Concentration camps --Sources.
  • Archival resources --Washington (D.C.)
  • Archives --United States --Catalogs.
  • Manuscripts --United States --Catalogs.
Abstract:
"Guiding access to the multi-million-page archival holdings and other textual records of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, this reference work makes available for the first time collection-by-collection descriptions of the Museum’s rich and growing holdings. The Archival Guide supplies summary information about the subject matter of each collection, its provenance, size, major languages, and medium (microfilm, paper, tape), as well as a report on the status of cataloging and other finding aids."--http://www.ushmm.org/research/center/index.utp?content=publications/archguide.htm
Language and Other Notes:
  • Cover title.
  • "Draft 12 November 2001"--Cover.
  • "Published in the Occasional Papers Series by the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum"--Cover.
  • Includes index, glossary of abbreviations and bibliography.
  • Contents: Preface--Introduction--User's Guide to the Guide--Acknowledgements--The Collections by Record Group--Relevant Collections in the Art and Artifacts Branch--Selected Bibliography--Index.
  • Draft and first editions superseded by: Archival Guide to the Collections of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (2nd ed., August 2003), which is available online at http://www.ushmm.org/research/center/archguide/ .
  • "Research and educational institutions may request, on institutional letterhead, a free copy by writing to Academic Publications, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW; Washington, D.C. 20024-2126."--http://www.ushmm.org/research/center/index.utp?content=publications/archguide.htm
  • "The online version of the Archival Guide has been updated to include acquisitions made by the Museum between August 2001 and January 2003."--http://www.ushmm.org/research/center/index.utp?content=publications/archguide.htm.
  • Draft title and authorship: A guide to the archival collections of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum / by Brewster S. Chamberlin and Carl Modig. ; with Michael O'Sullivan and Gregory Caplan.

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