Wiener Library Collection of Testimonies, London, 1940-1957

Identifier
O.2
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1957
Level of Description
Record group
Languages
  • German
Scripts
  • Latin
Source
EHRI

Extent and Medium

1171 files

Creator(s)

Archival History

After World War II, the Wiener Library in London continued to gather documentation regarding the Holocaust in Europe, including testimonies of Holocaust survivors. Most of the testimonies were gathered from 1954 to 1960. In 1980 a large part of the archives was transferred to Tel Aviv University.Copies of the collection of testimonies were submitted to Yad Vashem in the early 1980s.

Existence and Location of Originals

  • Wiener Library, Tel- Aviv University

Existence and Location of Copies

  • YV archives

Related Units of Description

  • Wiener Library, London

Rules and Conventions

JL according to the RG description in the YV system

Dates of Descriptions

2013-02-27