Oral history interview with Henrietta Reifler

Oral History | Accession Number: 1994.A.0453.9 | RG Number: RG-50.164.0009

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Interviewee: Reifler, Henrietta
Date: interview: 1992 July 03
Language: English
Extent: 1 sound cassette (90 min.).

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Special Collection: The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
Topical Term: Shanghai (China)
Personal Name: Reifler, Henrietta.
Holder of Originals: California State University, Fullerton
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Henrietta Reifler was interviewed on July 3, 1992 as part of the Old China Hands oral history project under the direction of the Oral History Program, California State University, Fullerton. The Old China Hands oral history project documented the experiences of Allied civilians who were interned in China, principally in and near Shanghai during Japan's military occupation. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received a copy of the interview on September 26, 1994.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: Restrictions on use. The interview is available only for purposes of research, scholarship, and teaching purposes qualifying as "fair use," in accordance with 17 U.S.C sec. 107. All literary rights, including the right to publication, are reserved to the Oral History Program, California State University, Fullerton. The interview may not be duplicated without the written permission of the Oral History Program, California State University, Fullerton
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