Type of organization: Oral/Visual History Archive
USC Shoah Foundation -The Institute for Visual History and Education is dedicated to making audio-visual interviews with survivors and other witnesses of the Holocaust and other genocides, a compelling voice for education and action. The Institute’s current collection of 53,000 eyewitness testimonies contained within its Visual History Archive preserves history as told by the people who lived it, and lived through it. Housed at the University of Southern California, within the Diana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, the Institute works with partners around the world to advance scholarship and research, to provide resources and online tools for educators, and to disseminate the testimonies for educational purposes.
Established (Year): 1994
AHO Member: Yes
Robert Williams (Executive Director)
Wolf Gruner (Director of Center of Advanced Genocide Research)
Jayne Perilstein (Managing Director of Advancement)
Sam Gustman (Chief Technology Officer)
Leavey Library
University of Southern California
650 W. 35th St., Suite 114
90089 Los Angeles
California
USA
Work: 213-740-6001
Fax: 213-740-6044
