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Lemkin Collections Beyond Duke
- Raphael Lemkin (1900-1959) Collection (Center for Jewish History, American Jewish Historical Society, New York, NY)
- 7.5 linear ft.; 12 manuscript boxes, 2 oversized boxes.
- Documents include personal correspondence and artifacts; correspondence, documentation, clippings, and articles regarding the United Nations adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment on the Crime of Genocide treaty; and source material for the unfinished manuscript, History of Genocide. Collection includes photographs, identity cards, articles, papers, essays, clippings, magazines, research materials, term papers, posters, United Nations materials, and microfilm.
- A selection of images has been published in the Center's online exhibit: Raphael Lemkin and the Quest to End Genocide.
- Raphael Lemkin Papers, 1942-1959 (American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio)
- 2.8 linear feet.7 Hollinger boxes.
- Collection includes correspondence, memoranda, newspaper clippings, printed material and miscellaneous material. The papers span the years between 1942 and 1959 with the bulk of the material covering the years 1948-1956.
- Raphael Lemkin Papers, 1947-1959 (New York Public Library, New York, NY)
- 2 linear feet (5 boxes); 5 microfilm reels.
- Collection consists of correspondence, drafts of an autobiography, draft of a history of genocide, and research notes and printed materials relating to genocide throughout the world. Advance notice required to use the collection.
- 25 items (photographs, individual manuscript pages, typed documents) from the Lemkin collection are available online in the NYPLDigital Collections: Raphael Lemkin Papers.
- Raphael Lemkin papers, 1931-1947 (Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University, New York, NY)
- 2.5 linear ft. (5 document boxes)
- Material (primarily in English and German with some Polish) arranged into two series: Series I: German Government Regulations and Series II: Other Research and Writings.
