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The Holocaust and Genocide Collection at the Penn State Harrisburg Library consists of classic and scholarly works by leading historians in the field, as well as personal accounts. Works include general histories, reference sources, documents, juvenile books, curriculum materials, and conference proceedings, in all formats: monographs, encyclopedias, video recordings, DVDs, compact discs, and microforms.

Subject areas covered in the collection include works on ghettos, concentration camps, resistance, liberation, survivors, children of survivors, diaries, memoirs, biographies, non-Jewish victims, Righteous Gentiles, theology, post-war trials, and reparations. Photographic studies, art, music, fiction, poetry, and drama are also contained in the collection. Genocide titles focus on Armenia, Cambodia, Rwanda, and Bosnia. These materials support courses in Holocaust studies, history, education, humanities, psychology, religion, ethics, public affairs, and women's studies.

The collection has expanded as a result of generous Capital Campaign donations from the community. From these donations, a permanent Holocaust and Genocide endowment was established to ensure that the collection will continue to grow in perpetuity. 

• Holocaust and Genocide Collection: Acquisitions. Materials acquired with Capital Campaign and Endowment funds.
• Holocaust and Jewish Studies. A listing of Web-based resources.
• Library Newsletter. Past issues of the library's newsletter contain listings of additions to the Holocaust and Genocide Collection. Topics have included Holocaust resource listings dealing with Art; Books for Juveniles and Young Adults; Memoirs, Diaries, and Letters; New Curriculum Materials; and Survivors.