UVM Libraries Research Guides: History of the Holocaust: Find Primary Resources Online

Online Primary Resources

Avalon Project - The International Military Tribunal for Germany
Documents from the Nuremberg Trials.
Digital Collections - Yad Vashem
Includes links to online exhibits and the Shoah Related Lists Database.
Digital Documents and Photographs Project
Online documents, letters, reports, and photographs from the Eisenhower Presidential Library.
Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies | Yale University Library
the Yale University Libraries has created a large video collection of survivor testimonies some of which are available online. Go to the section "View Edited Programs" to watch online content.
Holocaust Collection - Footnote.com
Collection of materials from The National Archives (US) and The US Holocaust Memorial Museum. Includes documents and photographs.
Nuremberg Trials (1945-1949)
This site form the Library of Congress includes the full volumes for the Blue, Green, and Red Series of the Nuremberg Trials.
Simon Wiesenthal Center
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has digitized selected manuscripts (including personal diaries) from their archive. There is a searchable catalog of online items and documents can be viewed in PDF format.
USC Shoah Foundation Institute I Video Testimony Clips
Short clips from USC's collection of videotaped survivor testimonies.
Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive
Collection of audio interviews with Holocaust survivors. Each interview also includes a full transcript.
Yad Vashem Resource Center
Online letters, diaries, photographs, art works, testimonies and more.

Primary Sources on the Web

The History section of Reference & User Services Association has produced a great guide to locating Primary Sources on the Web. It highlights important online collections and provides useful information for evaluating and analyzing primary sources you find online.

Using Primary Sources on the Web