Special Collections
Suzanne Statland Collection in Holocaust Studies

The Suzanne Statland Collection in Holocaust Studies documents the impact of the rise and reign of Nazism, and the ensuing Holocaust. The collection pertains primarily to the persecution of Jewish peoples in the twentieth century, and secondarily, to the persecution of individuals and peoples during any historical period and at any geographical location. The collection consists largely of published books and pamphlets containing primary research information, including contemporaneous photographs, diaries, letters, and propaganda. Some newspaper clippings and reports are also included. Special Collections houses ephemera and primary research material, including some oral histories, for the collection as well as an inventory of this material. Secondary materials for the collection are housed in the general stacks throughout the Miller Nichols Library and can be found among materials pertaining to religion, history, social science, political science, fine arts, and language and literature. Secondary materials include books, periodicals, government documents, microforms, audiovisual material, music, and other optical and electronic media. Follow this link for A Bibliography of Research Materials selected from the Statland collection in Holocaust Studies and other related research collections in the University of Missouri-Kansas City Libraries.

The Statland Collection was created in 1991 when Dr. Harry Statland established an endowment in honor of his late wife, Suzanne Statland (left), who had done considerable research on the Holocaust during her life. (For further information on Suzanne Statland, consult the Suzanne Statland Papers housed at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection - Kansas City.) Dr. Statland contributed books and archival material to help start the collection and the Suzanne Statland Endowment ensures its continued future growth. The Miller Nichols Library welcomes inquiries regarding the donation of suitable research material to the Statland Holocaust Collection. Please contact Brenda Dingley, Interim Coordinator for Collection Development, at (816) 235-2226.

Materials in the Statland Collection are cataloged and listed in MERLIN, the on-line public access catalog of the University of Missouri Libraries. Materials are grouped in the catalog under the subject heading Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) and its sub-headings and related subject headings. Researchers interested in uncataloged materials should contact the Special Collections Librarian for more information. Photocopying is allowed but is subject to the condition of the material and approval of the Special Collections Librarian.

Suzanne Statland Collection in Holocaust Studies: A Bibliography of Research Materials

Special Collections is a non-circulating and non-browsing resource center. The Special Collections Reading Room is open to researchers Monday through Friday during the academic year. Public service hours for the current semester are listed at http://library.umkc.edu/spec-col/index.html#hours but researchers are encouraged to call ahead for verification of hours due to University intersessions and other events. Special Collections is located on the fourth floor of the Miller Nichols Library at 5100 Rockhill Road in Kansas City, Missouri. All inquiries concerning access to the collections should be addressed to Special Collections Library Information Specialists Teresa Gipson or Kelly McEniry.