Resources
This resource library page currently includes include links to research resources, tools, exhibits and collections.
It will eventually include interactive features for searching, filtering and sorting by resource type, subject, and more, as well as a how-to guide for using and contributing to this site and project portal.
Archives and Document Collections
Arolson Archives
This searchable collection contains information on around 17.5 million people, contains documents on the various groups of victims of the Nazi regime
US Holocaust Museum Collections Search
The Museum’s Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more.
The Federal Archives
Germany’s Federal Archives provide access to documents, resources and guides to navigating the collections.
Request Documents & Research Assistance
Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum
Requests to the archive of the Sachsenhausen memorial and museum have to be sent to Stiftung Brandenburgische Gedenkstätten.
German Military Files
German men of military age between 1914 and 1918 probably fought for the German Reich in World War I. Military documents may be present. Military files can be requested from the federal archive (Bundesarchiv).
Arolson Archives - International Center on Nazi Persecution
The International Tracing Service Digital Archive prioritizes requests for descendants of Nazi persecution.
Recommended Reading - Books & Articles
Mein Leben Im Sachsenhausen: 1936-1942. Erinnerungen des ehemaligen Lagerältesten.
by Harry Naujoks
Authentic description of the everyday life in the concentration camp of Sachsenhausen, written by a former prisoner.
Das Konzentrationslager Sachsenhausen 1936–1945: Zentrallager des KZ-Systems.
by Hermann Kaienburg
Reference book about the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp.
Die Juni-Aktion 1938: Eine Dokumentation zur Radikalisierung der Judenverfolgung.
by Christian Faludi
Reference book about the arrests of the pre-November Jews.
Asoziale als Opfer nationalsozialistischer Verfolgung gestern und Opfer rechter Gewalt heute
Article by Winfried Meyer
Detailed summary about the so-called “a-social” (“Asozialen”) and “working shy” (“Arbeitsscheuen”)
"Asoziale" im Nationalsozialismus.
by Wolfgang Ayaß
Reference book about the so-called “a-social” (“Asozialen”) and “working shy” (“Arbeitsscheuen”)
In the Country of Numbers, where the men have no names
by Astrid Ley
Book about the imprisonment and exile of November Jews of Sachsenhausen.