Images from the ship Henry Gibbins
Extent and Medium
1 videocassette (U-Matic), sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Biographical History
The video recording of images from the ship Henry Gibbins was recorded by Paul Lewis for WXXI's documentary Safe Haven. The film documents the stories of some of the 982 Holocaust survivors, from 18 countries, who were interned at the Fort Ontario Army Camp in Oswego, NY for 18 months from August 1944 to December 1946. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the extant copies of the interview in July 1991.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of WXXI-TV
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Restrictions on use. Excerpts of the interviews may be used for all on-site not-for-profit purposes to the extent of fair-use. Permission must be granted by the interviewees for any uses beyond fair-use including, but not limited to, performance in a public program, an off-site exhibition; transmission, display, or performance on the internet; and any reproduction or distribution for third party use.
Subjects
- Holocaust survivors--United States.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
Genre
- Oral History
- Documentary films.