Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Handleman Holocaust Collection
Date(s)
- 1948-1961 (Creation)
- 1942-1982 (Creation)
Extent
4 Boxes
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The contents of this collection, made possible by an endowment by philanthropist Joseph Handleman, were selected and arranged by Dr. Helen Fagin, director of the Judaic Studies program at the university. The collection includes assorted materials pertaining to the Third Reich, the Holocaust, and the history of anti-Semitism in general, including among others: the original transcript of the trial of Adolf Eichmann; a set of reports, letters, minutes, and other official documents concerning Third Reich occupation and war crimes in the Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania; documents by Heinrich Himmler; an original yellow star; as well as several pieces of anti-Semitic literature.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Handleman Holocaust Collection finding aid © 1992 University of Miami. Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to asc.library@miami.edu.
Languages of the material
- English
- German
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Material received through Helen Fagin, Director of the Judaic Studies Program at the University of Miami, from Joseph Handleman to be added to the Handleman Holocaust Archival Collection.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Eichmann, Adolf, 1906-1962 (Subject)
- Himmler, Heinrich, 1900-1945 (Subject)
- Karski, Jan, 1914-2000 (Subject)