Rudolf Vrba Papers, 1934-2008 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Collection Overview
Title: Rudolf Vrba Papers, 1934-2008
Primary Creator: Vrba, Rudolf
Extent: 46.03 Cubic Feet
Arrangement: The papers are arranged into sevem series, as follows: Holocaust, Academic, Personal, Photographs, Audiovisual Materials, Memorabilia and Printed Materials, Foreign Language Materials. Most foreign language materials are grouped together in a series, but a small amount remains foldered along with clearly related materials according to original order of the documents as received by the Library.
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Rudolf Vrba Papers primarily reflect Vrba’s personal and academic life after emigrating from Eastern Europe. The papers include documentation of his role and interest in Holocaust remembrance, his published autobiography, and various lectures and public appearances. There is also a great deal of material unrelated to Holocaust legacy, including family correspondence, family photographs, professional activities, and other general material useful for biographical study. Most contents date between 1980 and 2006, with very little pre-dating the 1960s.
The majority of this collection takes the form of correspondence and printed materials, though photographs, memorabilia, audio-visual materials. The collection also contains numerous items in languages other than English including: German, French, Russian, Hebrew, Czech, Hungarian and others.
Collection Historical Note
Rudolf Vrba was born Walter Rosenberg in Topolčany, Czechoslovakia in 1924. After his escape from Auschwitz-Birkenau in April 1944, the Slovakian Jewish underground provided him with new identity papers, with the name “Rudolf Vrba.” This new identity was in order to protect him and his family against future arrest. He legalized the name immediately after the war.
At the age of 15, Vrba was excluded from gymnasium (secondary school) in Bratislava under Slovakia’s version of the Nuremberg Laws, known as the Jewish Code. In 1942, he was arrested and deported first to the concentration camp Majdanek and later to Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II (Birkenau). While at Auschwitz, Vrba was given prisoner identification number “44070.” Vrba first worked at the Aufraumungskommando. His job included meeting the newly arrived deportees at the railroad ramp, collecting their property and sorting it in huge storage areas. These storage areas were ironically named Kanada (the land of plenty). From this position, Vrba was able to observe the trainloads of people, their country of origin, the dates of their arrival and the number of people in each transport.
Later Vrba was appointed registrar in the quarantine camp for men, in section B-II-a, a position where his opportunity to collect information improved. Those who were selected for slave-labor were first brought to the quarantine camp. As registrar Vrba was able to collect additional information and he was thus able to double-check his previous estimates.
On the 7th of April 1944, Vrba and another Slovak Jew, Alfred Wetzler, escaped from Auschwitz. They decided to go to Slovakia since there they had the best chance to go unnoticed because they were native Slovak speakers, were familiar with the local customs and hoped to utilize their contacts. Immediately after their arrival, they contacted the remnants of the Jewish community and informed them about the terrible realities of Auschwitz. Together they produced a detailed report, which came to be known as the “Vrba-Wetzler Report.” This account is credited with being among the first authoritative and detailed reports which informed the U.S. War Refugee Board, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Pope Pius XII about the methods, scale, and human cost of the Holocaust. It was endorsed by the US Government as true, and later used as evidence at the Nuremburg Trials.
Following dissemination of the Vrba-Wetzler Report, Vrba participated in the Slovak National Uprising and served in the partisan unit of Captain Milan Uher, where he stayed until the end of the war. For his heroic actions, he was awarded the Czechoslovak Medal for Bravery, Order of Slovak National Insurrection (Class 2) and the Medal of Honor of Czechoslovak Partisans. In 1945, Vrba moved to Prague where he earned a doctorate in biochemistry fromPrague Technical University and began working as a neurochemist. In 1958, he moved to Israel and worked at Weitzman Institute in Rehovot. In 1960 Vrba moved to London and became a citizen of the United Kingdom in 1966. In 1967 Vrba relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia and became a Canadian citizen in 1973. From 1973 - 1975, Dr Vrba worked at Harvard Medical School with a grant from the Medical Research Council of Canada. From 1976 until his retirement in 1990, Dr. Vrba served as a Professor of Pharmacology at the University of British Columbia. He wrote and lectured prolifically, retiring as a leader in the field of biochemistry and pharmacology.
Dr. Rudolf Vrba remained active in his defiance of Nazism until his death in 2006. He authored in 1963, with Alan Bestic, memoirs entitled I Cannot Forgive, later re-titled I Escaped from Auschwitz and 44070: The Conspiracy of the Twentieth Century.
This autobiography has since been published in numerous languages in over fifteen editions. Vrba regularly lectured at Holocaust conferences and events, and made himself available for interviews; additionally he contributed to several film documentaries and had several publications in historical journals. Finally, Vrba acted as a prosecution witness against Nazi criminals and Holocaust deniers in several court cases.
Dr. Rudolf Vrba passed away in 2006 at the age of 81.
Administrative Information
Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Access Restrictions:
This collection contains some material of a personal nature which is closed to researchers at this time.
This collection contains an unprocessed series of foreign language material that is closed to researchers until such time as the contents can be processed and released.
Use Restrictions: This collection contains some material which is under copyright by various parties, and may not be used without permission of the copyright holder.
Related Materials:
Within the Records of the War Refugee Board are English language translations of the documents known collectively as the Auschwitz Protocols:
War Refugee Board press release of November 26, 1944
The Extermination Camps of Auschwitz (Oswiecim) and Birkenau in Upper Silesia [The Vrba - Wetzler Report]
Death Camp at Oswiecim
Transport - The Polish Major's Report
Additional archival material related to the Holocaust can be found in several other collections held by the FDR Library, including the Records of the War Refugee Board, FDR’s Papers as President, the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, the Henry Morgenthau Jr. Papers, and several others. A curated subject collection called the Selected Documents Related to the Holocaust and Refugees draws on documents housed across these collections at the FDR Library, and is available for research both online and in the Library’s research room.
Processing Information: The collection was donated to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library in Hyde Park, New York by Robin Vrba in 2010. Archivist Sarah Malcolm, Field Study Intern William Villano, Archives Specialist William Baehr, Archives Volunteer Linda Mattis, and Visiting Scholar Nikola Zimring arranged and described the materials. Some duplicate materials, empty envelopes, and corrosive fasteners or containers were routinely disposed of during processing.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Holocaust],
[Series 2: Academic],
[Series 3: Personal],
[Series 4: Photographs],
[Series 5: Audiovisual Materials],
[Series 6: Memorabilia and Printed Materials],
[Series 7: Foreign Language Materials],
[All]
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Series 1: Holocaust - This series includes materials relating directly to the Holocaust and associated events, such as trials of former Nazi war criminals. Some items throughout the series are in languages other than English and every effort was made to maintain original order. The majority of materials in the Holocaust series were either authored solely by Dr. Vrba or received substantial contributions from him. There are four sub series within the Holocaust series, arranged as follows: Correspondence; Lectures, Publications, and Events; Legal Case Materials; and Research Materials.
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Sub-Series 1: Correspondence - The Correspondence subseries is arranged alphabetically by correspondent and contains letters and printed emails from personal friends, journalists, academics, members of the general public, Holocaust-related organizations that focus on remembrance and survivors.
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Box 1 -
Adler, Peter, 1986-1989 -
Allen, Michael, 2004 -
Barnea, Aryeh (LAPID), 1993 -
Barok, Daniel, 2005 -
Baron, Frank, 1993, 2001 -
BBC, 1981-1982, 1994, 2002-2004 -
Benz, Wolfgang, 1997 -
Ben-Ami Yehoshua, 1998 -
Boettcher, Susan R., 2004 -
Bonnyman, Jim, 2006 -
Bowman, Stephen, 1993, 2000 -
Braham, Radolph L., 1982, 1994 -
Breindel, Eric, 1974 -
Brother Andr, 1994 -
Campion, Joan, 1977-1979 -
Carter, President James E., 1977 -
Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 2002 -
Cherry, Gordon, 1985 -
Ciechanover, Aaron, 1998 -
Claims Conference, 2007 -
Cochrane, Don, 2003-2004 -
Cohen, Ed, 1990 -
Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, 2001-2004 -
Conway, John S., 1976 -
Correspondence of John S. Conway (1 of 2), 1976-1978, 1981-1987 -
Correspondence of John S. Conway (2 of 2), 1985, 1994 -
Countess, Dr. Robert, 1993 -
The Daily Telegraph (Alan Bestic), 1982 -
Davis, Ruth, 1985, 1991, 2003-2004 -
DeBruler, Roberta, 2005 -
Deyrmenjian, Artin; United Armenian Committee of British Columbia, 2001 -
Dickman, Steven, 1993 -
Dittmann, Laurent, 2002 -
Dodek, Arthur, 2005
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Box 2 -
Dohm, Patrick D., 1998-1999 -
Downie, Nick and John Man, 1982-1986 -
Dragan, Myroslaw, 1993 -
Druker, Geoffrey, 1999, 2005-2006 -
Du Pre, John, 1986 -
Empty Envelopes, 1989, undated -
Erdheim, Stuart, 1998-1999 -
Fabian, Fifi, 2005 -
Fabre -
Federick, Gary (Gerry Frederics), 2001 -
Felstiner, Mary, 1997 -
Filletti, Connie, 1989-1990 -
Foregger, Richard, 1987 -
Forrest, Mark and Mark Cousins, 1992-1993 -
Foster, Mark B., 2004 -
Franova, Ludmila, 2002-2003 -
Freier, Ilene D.; Gail Herring Stranger and Pamela J. Wiedner, 1999 -
Fritz Bauer Institut, 1963-1964, 1993, 2002-2004 -
Fujinaka, Mariko, 2001 -
Galione-Nahas, Mary, 2001 -
Gaull, Gerald E., 1995 -
German Correspondence, 1999, 2005, undated -
Germain, Joan Cecelia, 2003 -
Gilbert, Martin (1 of 3), 1980-1981, 2000-2001 -
Gilbert, Martin (2 of 3), 1942-1945, 1980 -
Gilbert, Martin (3 of 3), 1942-1944, 1974-1976, 1980-1990 -
Goldhaber, Alfred Scharff, 2006 -
Goldhagan, Erich, 1977-1978, 1996-1997 -
Goldin, Milton, 1989 -
Gong, Catherine, 1997 -
Halivini, Tzipora Hager, 1979-1980
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Box 3 -
Hancock, Ian F., 1986-1988 -
Hanyok, Robert J., 2005 -
Haynes, Charles, 1988-1989 -
Haynes, Charles (Postcards) -
Heming, Gerald, 1982 -
Herman, Pini, 2006 -
Hilberg, Raul, 1989 -
Hirt-Manheimer, Aron, 1985 -
Hodges, Robert H., 1987-1988 -
Honey, Michael, 1998 -
Honeywell, Joan, 1982 -
Imperial War Museum, 1996-2000 -
Inbar, Yehudit, 2005 -
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Vancouver, 1999 -
Johnson, Simon, 2000 -
Jordan, Fred, 1987 -
Kamrani, Fariborz, 2005 -
Karsui, Helen, 1995, 1999 -
Kerenyi, Norbert, 2006 -
Kinstler, Everett Raymond, 1989 -
Klein, George (1 of 2), 1987-1992, 1999 -
Klein, George (2 of 2), 1977, 1985-1988, 2001 -
Kleiner, Dr. Julius, 2005 -
Kluszczynski, M. Yves, 1992 -
Knellessen, Dagi; Fritz Bauer Institut, 1963, 2002-2004 -
Kouri, Isabel, 1985 -
Kowalski, Isaac, 1984-1985, undated -
Kraus, Alexander and Miroslav Kerner, 1985-1988 -
Kraus, Frantisek, 2001 -
Krause, Dr. Hans-Joachim, 1995 -
Krell, Robert, 1979-1983, 1987-1989
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Box 4 -
Kulka, Erich, 1962, 1984-1985 -
Kuetko, Martin, 1988 -
Langbein, Hermann, 1977, 1986-1989, undated -
Lanzman, Claude, 1978, 1985-1987 -
Lennard, Jack, 1985 -
Leon, Robert, 1978 -
Letters to Rudi (Czech/Slovak), 2002-2006 -
Lichtenstein, Heiner, 1984, 1988 -
Linn, Ruth (1 of 2), 1998-1999, 2004-2005 -
Linn, Ruth (2 of 2), 2004-2005 -
Littman, Sol, 1985 -
Louk, Jacquelyn, 2006 -
Manvell, Roger, 1967 -
Masel, Rachel, 1986 -
Mazal, Harry W., 1997 -
Metzger, Fred -
Michel, Ernest W. (United Jewish Appeal), 1985-1986 -
Milarova, Eva M., 1999 -
Montren, James, 2005 -
Morris, Miriam Friedman, 1941, 1973, 1982, 1987 -
M, 1987-1998 -
M, 1986-1990, 1996-1999 -
M, 1984- 1988, 1999
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Box 5 -
Nahas, Anthony Edwin, 1993-1994 -
Nature, 1988-1991 -
Obec Lubina (Hraborska, Olga), 2005 -
O'Neill, Megan, 1985-1986 -
Ostrovsky, Milan, 1998, 2004 -
Ovadiah, Janice E., 2002-2003 -
Pallai, Anna, 2005 -
Parnes, Shmulik, 2005 -
Pearce, Bill, 2002-2006, undated -
Petras, Michael, 1994 -
Plocki, Jenny, 1963-1964, 1985-1989 -
Pollack, Martin, 2004 -
Praha, 1993 -
Radio Times (Hitchcock, Veronica; George Watson), 1982 -
Rieman, Rob, circa 2004 -
Roeder, Ulrich and Hans-H. Mohrmann-Walter, 1990 -
Rose, Kassie, 1989-1991 -
Rosenberg, Walter (Recompensation Papers), 1942-1945, 1998 -
Rubenstein, Bill, 1998 -
Russin, Joseph M., 1996 -
Samuelson, Maurice, 1985-1989 -
Seidelman, William, 1988 -
Seidler-Feller, Rabbi Chaim, 1987 -
Sheinin, Dr. Rose, 1985-1988 -
Sherwood-Sobolweski, Sigmund, 1934-1937, 1970, 1986-1992 -
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Smith, Steven and Benjamin Meed, 1998 -
Smok, Martin, 1998-1999 -
Smolen, Kazimierz and Jerzy Wroblewski; Directors of: Panstwove Museum Oswicim Brzezinka State Museum of Auschwitz Birkenau, 1989-1994 -
Steinberg, Lucien, 1996-1997 -
Stewart, James -
Sud, D.B., 1999 -
Susoeff, Elaine, 1989-1991 -
Swartz, Richard, 2001-2002 -
Swiebocka, Henryk, 1996-2004 -
Swiss Claim, 1999-2000
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Box 6 -
Tafler, Sid, 1998-1999 -
Tiefenbrum, Eran (Yedioth Ahronoth), 1998 -
Time Magazine, 1985 -
Unidentified, 1964, 1991, 1998-2003, undated -
United Restitution Organization, 1989, 1993 -
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 1997-2004 -
Valenta, Dr. Jaroslav, 1993 -
The Vancouver Province, 1982 -
Vancouver Voter Registration -
Van den Bussche, R., 1989 -
Vermeulen, Kathleen, 1985 -
Vertes, Agnes M., 1999 -
VfZeitgeschichte, 1995-1996 -
Vizinczey, Stephen, 1997, undated -
Wall Street Journal (John Conway), 1995 -
Warner, Alexander -
Wayne State University Press, 1998 -
Wellers, Georges, 1989 -
Wiesel, Elie, 1996-1999 -
Wistril, Robert, 1988 -
Wohlgelernter, Elli, 1998 -
Wyman, David, 1976-1977, 1996 -
Yad Vashem, 1987-1991, 2005 -
Yoder, Don A., 1967 -
Zarrow, Aaron, 1997 -
Zeitlin, Froma I., 1996
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Sub-Series 2: Lectures, Publications, and Events - The Lectures, Publications, and Events subseries includes writings produced by Dr. Vrba and materials related to publications, documentaries, and events to which Dr. Vrba made a substantial contribution. The majority of Dr. Vrba’s lectures and appearances are associated with specific Holocaust remembrances or scholarly conferences. Researchers can expected to find formal invitations, correspondence, travel arrangements, promotional flyers, programs, copies of lectures, and photos from various events.
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Box 6 -
"44070- The Conspiracy of the Twentieth Century." Correspondence between reviewers and Star and Cross Publishing House, 1989, undated -
"44070-The Conspiracy of the Twentieth Century." Reviews and Supplements, 1989, 1994, undated -
Auschwitz and the Allies; BBC, Radio Times, 1982 -
Auschwitz and the Allies (Book), 1980 -
Berlin Programme: "The Role of the Holocaust in German Economic and Military Strategy During 1941-1945", 1997 -
Berlin Technical University, 1996-1997 -
Blue Mountain Community College. Holocaust Memorial Lecture: "Witness to Auschwitz" and "Money and the Holocaust", 1992-1994 -
Boston College Law School. The Holocaust/Human Rights Research Project, 1988
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Box 7 -
Book World, 2001 -
Canadian Broadcast Company Untitled, 1985, undated -
CBC. Man Alive Series. "Witness to Auschwitz", 1996-1999 -
Colloque International. Totalitarismes, Crimes et G, 1966-1967, 1985-1989, 1998-1999 -
Congregation Emanu-El Yom Ha Shoah Commemoration, 1939-1945, 1949, 1997, undated -
"Die Bedeutung des Holocaust f, 1941, 2001, undated -
Die Missachtete Warung Betrachtungen, 1994-1996 -
"Escape from Auschwitz" Correspondence with Foreign Publishers, 1985-1986 -
"The Extermination Camps of Auschwitz (Oswiecim) and Birkenau in Upper Silesia" and "The Polish Majors Report" collectively known as "The Auschwitz Protocols", 1944, 1979 -
"Footnote to the Auschwitz Report" Draft 3., 1991 -
Hamburg Institut fur Sozialforschung, 1997-1998 -
History of the Second World War. Volume 5, Number 13. "The Camps, An Inside View" interview with Roger Manwell, 1968 -
Holocaust Center of Northern California Yom Hashoah, 1997-1998 -
Holocaust Memorial Center. Fifth Anniversary Dinner, 1989 -
"I Cannot Forgive" Correspondence and Supplements, 1963-1964, 1985-1986, 1998-2005 -
"I Cannot Forgive" Correspondence with Alison Leslie Gold of Scholastic Publishing, 1999 -
"I Cannot Forgive" General File, 1963, 1988-1989, 1996 -
"I Escaped from Auschwitz" Supplements and Correspondence, 1967, 1986, 1993-1998, 2002
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Box 8 -
Indianopolis Jewish Community Relations Council Holocaust Memorial Service, 1990 -
International Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust in Hungary. "The Preparations for the Holocaust in Hungary: An Eyewitness Account." The Holocaust in Hungary Fifty Years Later, 1949, 1991-1997, undated -
Jewish Currents. Volume 20 Number 3. "Footnote to the Auschwitz Report.", 1944-1945, 1966 -
Jewish Federation of Edmonton. "The Role of the Holocaust in German Economic and Military Strategy 1941-1945" Kristallnacht the 50th Anniversary (1 of 2), 1986-1988 -
Jewish Federation of Edmonton. "The Role of the Holocaust in German Economic and Military Strategy 1941-1945" Kristallnacht the 50th Anniversary (2 of 2), 1988 -
Misc./General, 1977, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2004 -
Montreal Holocaust Memorial Center: "The Role of the Regular German Army in the Holocaust", 1986 -
Montreal Holocaust Memorial Center: Holocaust Education Series, 2005 -
Nature. Volume 350. Issue 6320. Letter to the Editor., 1991 -
Nassau Community College. The 29th Annual Scholars Conference on The Holocaust and the Churches. The Burdens of History: Posst-Holocaust Generations in Dialogue., 1999 -
"Nazi Genetics as Law: The Ideological Backbone of the Holocaust." St. Mary's Church., 2001 -
Nazi Racial Policy In Its Relation to Military Stategy: The Final Phase, 1966 -
"On the Genesis of the Vrba-Wetzler Report", 1975-1976, 1994 -
"The Nazi's War, the Money and the Jews. The Role of the Holocaust in German Economic and Military Strategy during 1941-1945" -
"On the 'Leuchter Report' and the Gas Chambers in Auschwitz" by Georges Wellers. Translated by Rudolph Vrba., 1988-1989 -
One World Human Rights Festival. Prauge, Czech Republic., 2000-2003 -
Pa?stwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkeneau w. O?wi?cimiu, 2004
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Box 9 -
"Personal Memories of S.S. Doctors of Medicine in Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II (Birkenau)", 1989-1992, undated -
"Preparation for the Holocaust in Hungary: An Eyewitness Account" (in Hebrew) (1 of 2), 1993-1995 -
"Preparation for the Holocaust in Hungary: An Eyewitness Account" (in Hebrew) (2 of 2), 1984, 1993-1994 -
Radio- France Interview, 1987 -
"The Role of the German Medical Profession in Auschwitz: An Eyewitness Account" (1 of 2) -
"The Role of the German Medical Profession in Auschwitz: An Eyewitness Account" (2 of 2), 1942, 1997, undated -
"The Role of the Holocaust in German Economy and Military Strategy During 1941-1945" -
"The Role of the Holocaust in German Military Strategy: An Eyewitness Account" -
Rotary Club of Chilliwack, 1991 -
Shelter Rock Jewish Center, 1997 -
Sniegon, Tomas. Odpustit Nemoze a Zabudnut Nechce, 2000, undated -
Stanford University. "Resisting Evil: A Personal Account." Faculty/Graduate Student Colloquia Series, 1996-1997 -
State University of New York at Albany. Select Seminar on the Holocaust., 1986-1989, undated -
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University of Alberta. "The Role of the Holocaust in German Military Strategy" and "The Role of the German Medical Profession in Auschwitz", 2002-2004
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Box 10 -
University of Cincinnati. "Money and the Holocaust." National Day of Rememberance of the Holocaust., 1993 -
University of Haifa. Honorary Degree Ceremony, 1998-1999 -
University of Haifa. War, Morality and Deception- The Germans and the Jews, 1998 -
University of Kansas. "War, Morality, and Deception: An Auschwitz Perspective", 1966, 1998-2001 -
Untitled. (Robin's title: "Hubert Pfocal I think with comments by Rudi") -
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. What Was Known in Hungary about the Holocaust? "Prepartions for the Holocaust in Hungary revealed but not Heralded", 1993-1994 -
U.S. Holocaust Research Institute. "Preparations for the Holocaust in Hungary Revealed but no Heralded." Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Deportation of Hungarian Jewery., 1994 -
Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society and State of Israel Bonds., 1999 -
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre. 25th Annual High School Symposium on the Holocaust. "Nazi Genetics as Law: The Ideological Background of the Holocaust", 2000 -
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre. "The Role of the Holocaust in German Economic and Military Strategy During 1941-1945.", 1996-1997 -
Vancouver Sun, 2001, undated -
Vrba: A Documentary Film, 1966, 1992-1994 -
"War, Morality, and Deception-the Germans and the Jews (1939-1945)", 1998 -
Whitman College. "Money and the Holocaust: The Economies of Genocide" and "Personal Memories of S.S. Doctors at Auschwitz", 1985, 1993-1994 -
Winnipeg Jewish Community Council. Yom Hashoah and Information Radio., 1993 -
Zentrale, 2005-2006
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Sub-Series 3: Legal Case Materials - The files within this sub-series relate to Dr. Vrba’s role in the trials and legal cases of former Nazis and Holocaust deniers. Dr. Vrba’s role in these trials most often involved expert testimony either delivered from the stand or submitted as written statements as evidence for the prosecution. Materials include case-related correspondence and news clippings. Correspondents include other Holocaust survivors and Jewish advocacy groups, and the letters demonstrate the lengths to which Dr. Vrba went to see that former Nazi party members were prosecuted. Legal materials related to cases that never went to trial (such as potential lawsuits against Holocaust deniers) are included as well.
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Box 11 -
Citron, Sabina (Letters), 1993-1994 -
Graf, Otto, 1963 -
Kaufman, S., 1964 -
Kirschbaum, Joseph (Canada) (1 of 2), 1962-1963, 1980-1981, 1986-1989 -
Kirschbaum, Joseph (Canada) (2 of 2), 1940, 1985, 1989 -
Kirschbaum, Joseph (Canada) Clippings and Supplements (1 of 2), 1988-1990, 2005 -
Kirschbaum, Joseph (Canada) Clippings and Supplements (2 of 2), 1980, 1988-1992 -
Koenig, Ernst August (Germany), 1987-1990 -
Kuhnemann, Heinrich (Germany), 1989-1991 -
Lipschiz, Hans (Antanas Lipsys) U.S. Immigration Court. Chicago, IL. File A10682861, 1982-1983 -
The Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (Canada) v. Josef Nemsila, 1990 -
Monus, Aron (Hungary) Decision Number 0103-3. Vh.18148/1999/5, 2005-2006 -
Polhora-Pomffy, Mikulas (Austria) Reference Number 33 Vr 193/92, 1990-1994 -
Zundel, Ernst (Canada), 1985-1988 -
Zundel, Ernst (Canada) Clippings (1 of 4), 1985 -
Zundel, Ernst (Canada) Clippings (2 of 4), 1985-1986
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Box 12
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Sub-Series 4: Research Materials - The Research Materials subseries primarily consists of newspaper clippings, journal articles, and letters collected by Vrba concerning Holocaust research. The majority of the subseries is housed in fourteen general research folders. Researchers can also expect to find information on Holocaust museums within this subseries.
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Box 12 -
Ben Ami, Yehoshua Erno Weisz "Past and Present", 1992 -
General (1 of 14), 1963, 1978, 1994-2005 -
General (2 of 14), 1977-1981, 1985, 1991-1992, 2004-2006, undated -
General (3 of 14), 1942-1944, 1964, 1972-1973, 1979, 1985, 1989, 2005 -
General (4 of 14), 1944, 1996-1997, 2003-2005, undated -
General (5 of 14), 1942, 1981-1982, 1990-1992, undated
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Box 13 -
General (6 of 14), 1944, 1956, 1989, 2006, undated -
General (7 of 14), 1979-1987, 1998-2001, undated -
General (8 of 14), 1979-1985, 1991, 2000, 2005, undated -
General (9 of 14), 1978, 1982, 1985, 1991, 2000 -
General (10 of 14), 1977, 1981, 1986-1987, 1994, 1999, undated -
General (11 of 14), 1963-1964, 1974-1981, 1985-1989
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Box 14 -
General (12 of 14), 1979, 1990, 2001, 2008 -
General (13 of 14), 1981, 1987, 2000-2002, undated -
General (14 of 14), 1966, 1996-2005 -
Newspaper Clippings, 1977-1982, 1986-1994, 1999-2005, undated -
Halbrohr, Peter "A Statement" (1 of 2), 1990-1991 -
Halbrohr, Peter "A Statement" (2 of 2), 1990-1991 -
Hayes, Peter "Profits and Persectuion: German Big Business and the Holocaust", 1998 -
Holocaust Museums (1 of 2), 2001- 2005 -
Holocaust Museums (2 of 2), 2001-2006
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Series 2: Academic - The academic papers contain correspondence with professional colleagues, paraphenelia from academic conferences, and requests to speak at said conferences. Also included are papers related to Dr. Vrba’s time at the University of British Columbia, his curriculum vitae, and his academic awards. This series also contains academic papers written by Vrba as well as other scholarly papers and journals related to his field of study. Some of these papers are printed in foreign languages. Vrba’s research files related to biochemistry are also included in this series.
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Box 15 -
Abstracts of Internal Neurochemistry Sympositum on Enzymic Activity of the Central Nervous System, 1962 -
Acta Physiologica Polonica, 1964 -
Adler, Peter, 2001 -
American Journal of Physiology, 1974 -
Application 58, 1967, 1973-1975 -
Baylor College of Medicine, 1970-1972 -
Benmouyal, Elie, 1973 -
Biochemical Journal, 1962, 1966-1970, 2000 -
Biochemical Pharmacology, 1966 -
Biochemical Society (The), 1948, 1961-1971, undated -
Biochemist (The), 1998 -
Business Cards and Contact Information, 1960, 1965 -
Canadian Federation of Biological Societies, 1987-1988 -
Canadian Journal of Biochemistry, 1971-1973, 1982 -
Carleton, Gajdusek D., 2005 -
Charest, David, 1997-1998 -
Chemical Pathology of the Nervous System, 1961 -
Collection Czech -
Correspondence Related to Vrba's Appointment as Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, 1967-1983 -
Cruelty to Animals Act, 1964 -
Curriculum Vitae, Publication Lists, and Resum, 1993, 1997-1999, 2003 -
Curriculum Vitae, Publication Lists, and Resum, 1960-1963, 1993, 2003 -
Curriculum Vitae, Publication Lists, and Resum, 1967, 1993, undated -
Derek Richter: Life in Research, 1989 -
Documents Related to Israel, 1959- 1962, 1966, undated
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Box 16 -
Experientia, 1958 -
Fabre, Henri, 1995-1998 -
Fodor, J. George, 1997 -
Foreign Language Scientific Publications (1 of 4), 1951-1956 -
Foreign Language Scientific Publications (2 of 4), 1951-1957 -
Foreign Language Scientific Publications (3 of 4), 1956-1957, 1971-1972, undated -
Foreign Language Scientific Publications (4 of 4), 1953-1957, 1971-1972, 1996, undated -
Goethe Institut, 1999-2000 -
Godin, Dr. D.V., 1999 -
Grant Application: Tumor Related Pathways of Glucose Carbon in Vivo, 1973 -
Haley, Dr. L. Correspondence Concerning Dr. Etela Neumann, 1989 -
Immunochemistry, 1976 -
International Society for Neurochemistry, 1976, undated -
Journal of Endocrinology, 1967 -
Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, 1985 -
Journal of Neurochemistry, 1955-1962 -
Journal of Physiology, 1965 -
Klein, George, 1985-1989
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Box 17 -
Lancet (The), 1962, 1988 -
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 1973-1976 -
Medical Research Council, 1960-1968, 1974-1977, 1982 -
Medical Sciences, 1975 -
Medical Science without Compassion "Personal Memories of Actions of SS-Doctors of Medicine in Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II (Birkenau)", 1992 -
Metabolism of the Nervous System, 1957 -
Miscellaneous, 1965, undated -
M, 1985-1987, 1997-2001 -
Murphy, Bruce D., 1986-1988 -
National Health Service Regulations, 1967 -
National Westminister Bank, 1990 -
Nature, 1955-1958, 1962-1964 -
New England Journal of Medicine, 1975 -
Nineth International Congress of Biochemistry, 1973 -
Pharmazeutisches, 1971-1972, undated -
Proc. Con. Fed. Bio. Soc., 1972 -
Proceedings of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies, 1972 -
Protein Metabolism of the Nervous System, 1961, 1967-1970 -
Ren, 1983, 1990, undated -
Republic of Czechoslavakia Records, 1945-1949, 1955 -
Requests for Papers, 1965-1967 -
Research File (1 of 4), 1978, 1985-1994 -
Research File (2 of 4), 1976, 1980, 1986-1989, 1993-2001
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Box 18 -
Research File (3 of 4), 1985, 1991, undated -
Research File (4 of 4), 1990-1994, undated -
"Revascularization of Femorpopliteal Disease", 1995 -
Review of Czechoslovak Medicine -
Seiler, Nikolaus, 1987-1990, undated -
Sigma Xi, 1983 -
Symposium on Interaction of Drugs and Subcellular Components in Animal Cells, 1967 -
Thank-you Letters, 1960-1961, 1965-1967 -
Third International Neurochemical Symposium, 1958-1961 -
Thomason, Conrad, 1993, 2003 -
Travel Information, 1965, 1985, undated -
Trek, 2006 -
Tumor Papers, 1988-1989 -
UBC Medicine, 2006 -
University of British Columbia Administrative File (1 of 2), 1959, 1973, 1982, 1986-1989, 1997-1999, 2003-2005 -
University of British Columbia Administrative File (2 of 2), 1967-1969, 1977, 1986-1990, 2002-2006, undated -
University of British Columbia Professors Emeriti, 1995-1998, 2002-2005 -
University of British Columbia Publications, 1997, 2005-2006 -
University of British Columbia Reports, 1997, 2001 -
University Envelopes, 1976, undated -
University of Haifa, 1998 -
University of Saskatchewan Annual Research Meeting, 1972
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Series 3: Personal - This series documents personal interactions with friends, family, admirers, and legal or business organizations. Most items in this series are either personal and private discussions of family matters, or official documents including immigration and naturalization papers, other government documents, financial materials, and items related to Dr. Vrba’s health. Items relating to Vrba’s daily schedule, as well as his family and social life may also be found in this series. Many of Dr. Vrba’s personal friends were also scholars who engaged in the study of the Holocaust; the correspondents in this series often overlaps with the correspondents found in the Holocaust series, but the items in this series are primarily convened with the personal and social life of Dr. Vrba. The series also includes a large selection of newspaper clippings, biographical materials, and obituaries.
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Box 19 -
Arts Club, 1995-1998, 2002-2003 -
Authors' Club, 1965-1967 -
Biographies, Newspapers, and Clippings. English. (1 of 5), 1964, 1974, 1982-2005 -
Biographies, Newspapers, and Clippings. English. (2 of 5), 1982-1985, 1989-1998, undated -
Biographies, Newspapers, and Clippings. English (3 of 5), 1983, 1988-1989, 1994-1998, 2005-2006 -
Biographies, Newspapers, and Clippings. English (4 of 5), 2006 -
Biographies, Newspapers, and Clippings. English (5 of 5), 2005-2008 -
Biographies, Newspapers, and Clippings. Foreign Language., 1974, 1988-1991, 1995-2001, 2005-2006, undated
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Bomber, Gil, 2002 -
Bryant, Gillian, 1963, 1967 -
Canadian Immigration, 1966, 1977, undated -
Correspondence. Bachelard, Herman, 2002-2004 -
Correspondence. Brauner, Edith, 1998 -
Correspondence. Brunovsky, Josef, 1998 -
Correspondence. Calderon, Lici and Sam, 1983-1985, 1988-1989, 1998 -
Correspondence. De Rothschild, Batsheva, 1985-1986 -
Correspondence. Drabek, Dr. Jan, 1997 -
Correspondence. Duchovni, Ehud, 1998 -
Correspondence. DuPr, 1996-1998, 2004, undated -
Correspondence. Fabian, Ivan, 1997 -
Correspondence. Gal, Joan, 1997, 1998 -
Correspondence- General (1 of 4), 1961, 1965-1967, 1977, 1982-1985, 2004-2005, undated -
Correspondence- General (2 of 4), 1962-1968, undated -
Correspondence- General (3 of 4), 1962-1968, 1982, 2006, undated -
Correspondence- General (4 of 4), 1980-1982, 1987-1990, 1994, 1999-2006, undated -
Correspondence- General, Foreign Language (1 of 2), 1986-1992, 1997, 2000-2002, 2006, ND -
Correspondence- General, Foreign Language (2 of 2), 1962-1968, 1978, 1981-3, 2000, 2004-2005, undated
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Correspondence. Goddard, Theodore, 1987, 1998 -
Correspondence. Hilton, Gerta, 1998 -
Correspondence. Izsak, Judith, 1986 -
Correspondence. Kamenicka, Helena, 1985-1990 - review
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Correspondence. Lambert, Betty, 1979, undated - maybe should be closed, very personal letters
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Correspondence. McKay, Paul -
Correspondence. Meadows, Stanley, 1985-1986 -
Correspondence. Philippe Cywan, 1967-1968 -
Correspondence. Stefancik, Milan, 1999 -
Correspondence. Thomason, Conrad, 1997, 2003-2005 -
Correspondence. Trestikova, Helena, 1999-2000, undated -
Correspondence. Unglik, Gilles, 2001, 2006 -
Correspondence. Urstein, Dennis, 1998 -
Correspondence. Venasova, Ivana, 2000 -
Correspondence. Vogel, Eva M., 2000 -
Correspondence. Zelena, Miluse, 1996 -
Correspondence. Zeman, Laco, 1995-2000, 2004 -
Correspondence. Zola, Benjamin E. -
Custody of Helena and Zuzana Vrbov, 1956-1968 - review
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Documents, Canada, 1967, 1972, 2003 -
Documents, Czechosolvak Republic, 1942-1949, 1951-1989, 1963, 1990, 1998, undated -
Documents, United Kingdom, 1948, 1966 -
Documents, United States, 1973-1975, 1967, 2003 -
Driving Licence (United Kingdom), 1967, undated -
F.C. Finance Limited, 1964-1967 -
Hidden Heroes of the Holocaust. Teacher Lesson Plans by Christina Mic -
Last Will and Testament, 1967 -
Lease- 13 Eaton Court, Surrey. England, 1965-1967 -
Life Insurance, Canada. Sun Life, 1967, undated
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Box 22 -
Life Insurance, Switzerland, 1966-1967 -
Life Insurance, U.K., 1963 -
Medical, 2004-2005, undated -
Miscellaneous, 1967-1968, 1992, 1998-2000, 2005, undated -
Naturalization, United Kingdom, 1962-1966 -
The Order of Canada (1 of 2), 1990-2000, 2010 -
The Order of Canada (2 of 2), 1990-2000, 2010 -
Order of White Double-Cross- Slovak Republic, 2006-2008 -
Palatinus, G.m.b.H., 1985-1988 -
Stuart, Lyle, 2001, 2005 -
United States Immigration, 1966, 1967 -
Visa-Czech Republic, 1993-1995 -
Vrba, Robin, 1987, 1999-2002, 2006 -
Vrba, Robin. Correspondence-Passing of Rudolf Vrba (1 of 3), 2001, 2005-2008, undated -
Vrba, Robin. Correspondence-Passing of Rudolf Vrba (2 of 3), 2006-2008, undated -
Vrba, Robin. Correspondence-Passing of Rudolf Vrba (3 of 3), 2005-2006
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Box 23
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Series 4: Photographs - (Containers 42-49) This series contains Dr. Vrba’s photograph collection, including both personal and professional materials. The vast majority of photographs depict family social events, and nearly all individuals are unidentified. There are also a number of images depicting Holocaust rememberance locations and events. All photographs are arranged in rough chronological order. A preliminary inventory is available upon request.
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Series 5: Audiovisual Materials - (Containers 50-51) This series contains audio and video recordings related to Dr. Vrba’s life and work. Most are recordings of Dr. Vrba’s lectures and public appearances. Materials are unarranged and available as original media only. A preliminary inventory is available upon request. Researchers wishing to access these recordings should work with an archivist to evaluate feasibility of playback and other access restrictions on a case-by-case basis.
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Series 6: Memorabilia and Printed Materials - (Containers 52-56) This series contains framed certificates, medals, and other distinguised honors awarded to Dr. Vrba, along with miscellaneus ephemera.
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Series 7: Foreign Language Materials - (Containers 57-59, closed for privacy concerns) This series contains material in a variety of foreign languages related to Dr. Vrba’s work, primarily concerning the Holocaust.
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