Primary contact
50 - 950 W 41st Ave
Vancouver, British Columbia
CA V5Z 2N7
Identity area
Identifier
VHEC
Authorized form of name
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre Archives
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Historical Society
- Educational Organization
Contact area
Archivist
Type
Address
Street address
50 - 950 W 41st Ave
Locality
Vancouver
Region
British Columbia
Country name
Canada
Postal code
V5Z 2N7
Telephone
604.264.0499
Fax
604-264-0497
archives@vhec.org
Note
Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
The Holocaust Education Centre collects, preserves and makes available documentary evidence related to the Holocaust experiences of survivors and other eyewitnesses. The collection consists of reminiscences, records and ephemera of British Columbia survivors of concentration camps, etc., and other eyewitnesses of the Holocaust as well as minutes, correspondence and ephemera of the Remembrance Committee and its predecessor, the Warsaw Ghetto Committee.
Buildings
Holdings
Total Volume: ca. 7 m of material, 200+ video recordings
Inclusive Dates: 1865-1995
Predominant Dates: 1933-1946
Finding aids, guides and publications
<a target=newpage href="http://www.vhec.org">Website</a> provides information about the services and holdings of the Archives, as well as information about the Centre's educational resources and programs.
Access area
Opening times
Monday - Thursday: 9 am - 5 pm.
Friday: 9 am - 4 pm.
Saturday & Sunday: Closed.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised by BCANS Coordinator, March 24, 2011.
Revised by Myron Groover, 27 February, 2012
Revised by Elizabeth Shaffer, 09 June 2014