Manuscripts and Archives is a major center for historical inquiry and also serves as the documentary memory of Yale University.
Manuscripts & Archives is a major center for historical inquiry and a teaching laboratory for Yale faculty and students. It also serves as the documentary memory of Yale University. The resources held by the department include over 1700 collections of personal and family papers and organizational records, the Yale University Archives, Yale publications, and over 10,000 hours of video testimonies from Holocaust survivors, liberators, and witnesses in the Fortunoff Video Archive. All researchers are welcome to use the collections and services