Jewish Source Holocaust-Related Manuscript Collections in the ...

The State Historical Society of Iowa has a dual mission of preservation and
education:
As a trustee of Iowa's historical legacy, SHSI identifies, records, collects,
preserves, manages, and provides access to Iowa's historical resources. As an
advocate of understanding Iowa's past, SHSI educates Iowans of all ages,
conducts and stimulates research, disseminates information, and encourages and
supports historical preservation and education efforts of others throughout the
state.
In accordance with the Fortunoff Video Archive, the Special Collections Division
houses the records of the Des Moines Holocaust Survivors Project, including
interviews with Des Moines Holocaust survivors and audiotaped speeches by Elie
Wiesel, Ronald Reagan, and Benjamin Meed, as manuscript Ms 1999.10.
Kentucky
University of Louisville
http://special.library.louisville.edu/display-search.asp?searchtext=jewish
Contact Information
Address:
University Archives & Records Center
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292
Information for University Archives and Records Center
William J. Morison, Director
Telephone: (502) 852-6674
Fax: (502) 852-6673
E-Mail: bill.morison@louisville.edu
Rare Books Division
William F. Ekstrom Library
University of Louisville
2301 S. Third Street
Louisville, KY 40292
Information for Special Collections/Rare Books: Delinda Stephens Buie, Curator
Telephone: (502) 852-6752
Fax: (502) 852-8734 fax
E-Mail: dsbuie@louisville.edu
The University Archives hold the records of the Jewish Community Federation of
Louisville, Inc., a group that sought to assist fleeing German Jews in the 1930s.
The Rare Books Division holds the letters of Albert Schweitzer, featuring his
correspondence with Gerhard Herz, a German Jew, whom he helped to immigrate
to America and to receive an appointment to the faculty of the University of