Oskar Schindler [textual record, graphic material]

This series documents Steinhouse's involvement with the Oskar Schindler saga from 1948-1949 when he researched and wrote the first story about Schindler to 1993-1995 when his research confirmed the "fictional" accounts told in the novel by Keneally and the film by Spielberg. It includes Steinhouse's original manuscript of "The German who Saved a Thousand Lives"; a transcript of his interview with Oskar Schindler and Itzhak Stern, 1948; copies of documents given to him by Schindler; a signed thank-you letter from Schindler; testimonies by Jewish survivors to the veracity of his story, 1948; American Joint Distribution Committee documents relating to Schindler; and photocopies of photos of Jewish refugees bound for Israel. The textual records are complemented by the original photographs taken by Al Taylor of Schindler, Stern and other Jewish survivors at the party hosted for them by Steinhouse in Paris in 1948. There are also photographs of Jewish refugees taken in 1950 by Steinhouse for the Joint Distribution Committee.

The material from the 1990s consists of editorial correspondence with "Saturday Night" magazine; his manuscript as edited by John Fraser; correspondence with international publishers; clippings from international editions of the article and "Readers' Digest" versions. There are also files related to Thomas Fensch's book, "Oskar Schindler and His List", including a draft of Steinhouse's introduction; an annotated manuscript; and editorial correspondence with Fensch and publisher Paul Eriksson. In addition, there are files relating to A&E network's television biography of Schindler, the donation of copies to the United States Memorial Holocaust Museum in Washington, and permissions to use his Schindler material. The graphic material includes publicity still photos from Steven Spielberg's film "Schindler's List".