USC Shoah Foundation's Visual History Archive
Extent and Medium
more than 54.000 video testimonies
Acquisition
2019- . Permanent subscription to the Visual History Archive. The subscription was supported by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki, the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Thessaloniki, and the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - DAAD). 2011-2018. Access through VPN to the Freie Universität Berlin servers.
Scope and Content
A repository of Holocaust testimonies expanded with testimonies of other genocides.
Conditions Governing Access
IP recognition for AUTh members. Onsite access for external users and visitors. An additional personal registration is also needed.
Finding Aids
The database at https://vhaonline.usc.edu/login is the main finding aid. It supports full text search, experience groups search, index search, people search, and places search.
Archivist Note
10.02.2022. Creation of the archival description. Maria Pantazi & Sofia Zapounidou.
Rules and Conventions
EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0
Other Connected Items
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2019- . Permanent subscription of the AUTh Library & Information Center to the Visual History Archive. The subscription was supported by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki, the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Thessaloniki, and the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - DAAD).