Our Collections
10,000+ artifacts, photographs, and oral histories
The Holocaust Center for Humanity maintains a collection of almost 10,000 artifacts, photographs, and oral histories primarily from local Holocaust survivors. Our collections illustrate the diversity of experiences during the Holocaust, and provide a tangible connection to the past.
Many of these materials are featured in our exhibit Finding Light in the Darkness or highlighted in temporary exhibits throughout the year.
Video Testimonies
Hear the stories of Holocaust survivors in their own words
Explore this YouTube playlist, which includes interviews with members of our Survivor Encyclopedia.
Library
One of the largest collections of Holocaust memoirs in the Pacific Northwest
Over three thousand books are available to borrow. Sections include: memoirs, biographies, graphic novels, rescue and resistance, children, local authors, literature, a section for young readers, and more.
- Visit: Come during museum hours or schedule an appointment. Please email us to learn more.
- Donate: We are currently only accepting memoirs or biographies not already in our collection.
Library
The Wilsey Collection
Letters from a Dachau Libertator
In 2016, Clarice Wilsey, a member of our Speakers Bureau, donated the remarkable letters of her father, Captain David B. Wilsey, M.D., an army anesthesiologist who was present at the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp.
The Wilsey collection features 280+ letters, photographs, and more from Dr. Wilsey’s time in the U.S. Army, including the liberation of Dachau and experiences thereafter healing survivors.
Erwin Fuchs Collection
Erwin Fuchs was born to a Hungarian Jewish Family in 1915. To escape the war, he and his twin brother joined the French Foreign Legion and later the British Army. Erwin served throughout Northern Africa and kept extensive diaries and records of his experience. He would eventually move to Seattle where he lived out the remainder of his life.
