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Fred R. Crawford Witness to the Holocaust Project Oral History Transcripts

The Witness to the Holocaust Project collected eye witness accounts from Holocaust survivors and camp liberators in order to refute claims that the Holocaust never occurred. Later, that goal was expanded to include documentation and analysis of the long-term effects of the Holocaust. The Project also sought to document smaller camps and sub-camps about which little was known. Ninety-three transcripts (60% of the total number) have been digitized.

There are several ways to access the digitized interview transcripts:

Consult the list of transcripts in the finding aid
Choose "Browse Collections" and then select "Finding Aid" under the Fred Roberts Crawford Witness to the Holocaust Project files. This will take you to a complete listing of the materials in this collection. The transcripts are located in the case files series. If a folder title is underlined, you can view the document online. Simply click on the folder title and then choose "PDF" to view the document in PDF format. (If you do not have the Adobe Reader plug-in needed to view PDF documents, see the plug-ins page.) Choose "Individual Images" if you would prefer to view the pages as individual images. (You do not need a plug-in to see the individual page images.) Click on "Description" to see a description of the transcript and interviewee.

Search for a person or topic
If you would like to search for a person or topic in a transcript, choose "Search" at the top of the page. Choose the "Complex Item Search." If you choose to search "All Fields and Text Files," you will be searching both the descriptions of the items and the full text of the transcripts. If you want to limit your search to oral history transcripts, type "transcript" next to the "Item Format" tag. If you do not specify a format, the search will retrieve any materials that meet your search criteria, including photographs and video recordings. Under "Select Collection to search," choose "Fred Roberts Crawford Witness to the Holocaust Project files." Click on the "Search" button to start the search. You will retrieve a list of the items that match your search criteria. Choose "PDF" to view the document in PDF format. (If you do not have the Adobe Reader plug-in needed to view PDF documents, see the plug-ins page.) Choose "Individual Images" if you would prefer to view the pages as individual images. (You do not need a plug-in to see the individual page images.) Click on "Description" to see a description of the transcript and interviewee.

Choose a person or topic from a list
If you would rather choose from a list of names or places, choose "Term Index" from the menu at the top of the Search page. If you click on the "Search" button next to a name, the system will give you a list of items about that person or place. Choose "PDF" to view the document in PDF format. (If you do not have the Adobe Reader plug-in needed to view PDF documents, see the plug-ins page.) Choose "Individual Images" if you would prefer to view the pages as individual images. (You do not need a plug-in to see the individual page images.) Click on "Description" to see a description of the transcript and interviewee

The interviews were recorded on audio or video tapes and then transcribed. Consult the finding aid to determine whether a recording is available for a particular interview.

If you have any questions, please contact the reference archivist at speccollref@emory.edu.

Copyright Emory University--Last updated May 2000