Charles Hanoh oral history interview and papers, 1975-1986

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hanoh, Charles
Title
Charles Hanoh oral history interview and papers
Dates
1975-1986 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 sound cassettes plus 1 transcript and 4 items
Collection Number
2547
Summary
Oral history of a Jewish holocaust survivor originally from Salonika, Greece and his papers
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Greek Jew who survived the Jewish holocaust during the Second World War.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Pictures, passport, and tape-recorded interviews.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Consult the restrictions governing reproduction and use for each of the accessions listed below.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions.

  • Accession No. 2547-001, Charles Hanoh papers, 1975
  • Accession No. 2547-002, Charles Hanoh oral history interview, 1986

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 2547-001: Charles Hanoh papers, 1975Return to Top

7 items, including 3 sound cassettes (90 minutes)

Scope and Content: Pictures, passport,and tape-recorded interview conducted by Meta Kaplan and Joseph Cohen, 12/16/75.

He tells of life in Salonika before the Holocaust, his family and how they perished, forced labor in Greece, being in Auschwitz, forced labor in Warsaw, being in Dachau, Landsberg and of his liberation by General Patton's forces in Aach about 2 - 4 miles from Munich. He also talks about service in the Greek army after liberation and of coming to New York and Seattle and of his life in Seattle for about the last 20 years.

Digital Content/Other Formats: Listen to the audio recording of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Meta Kaplan, 12/16/1975.

Description
Charles Hanoh papers

Accession No. 2547-002: Charles Hanoh oral history interview, 1986Return to Top

1 sound cassette; transcript: 31 pages

Scope and Content: Tape-recorded interview conducted by Vera Federman, 2/2/86, with transcript.

This interview covers some of the same topics as the previous interview (Acc. No. 2547) by Meta Kaplan and Joseph Cohen.

Digital Content/Other Formats: Listen to the audio recording and view the transcript of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Charles Hanoh, 2/2/1986.

Description
Charles Hanoh oral history interview

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Concentration camps--Germany
  • Concentration camps--Greece
  • Concentration camps--Poland
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives
  • Jews--Greece
  • Jews--Greece--Interviews
  • Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Personal narratives

Personal Names

  • Hanoh, Charles--Archives
  • Hanoh, Charles--Interviews

Corporate Names

  • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)

Geographical Names

  • Thessalonikē (Greece)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Buttnick, Meta Bloom, 1913- (interviewer)
    • Cohen, Joseph, 1904- (interviewer)
    Corporate Names
    • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)