As a non-profit organization dedicated to giving Holocaust survivors and witnesses the means to record their histories, we encourage educators, scholars, students and the general public to access our archives. The collection can be used as research material for a broad range of studies, including psychology, sociology, political science, immigrant studies, genealogical studies, European history, Jewish history and Holocaust analysis.

Accessing a testimony is an easy procedure. Simply phone the Oral History Project at 650-570-6382 and arrange an appointment to use our archive catalog to search for testimonies of interest. We have viewing or listening stations available on site. Our guidelines for use can be found here.

Our easy-to-use archive catalog lists interviews alphabetically by last name and includes such basic information as: date of birth, places of residence(s), names of camps and ghettos. Additionally, the archive catalog has an in-depth search capability on generic keywords such as: country of origin, specific concentration camp names, and types of experiences. For example, keyword searches can be conducted for Shanghai refugees, Kindertransport participants, Polish women, false papers and much more.