Historic Agreement to Preserve Armenian Genocide Survivor Testimonies | USC Shoah Foundation

Historic Agreement to Preserve Armenian Genocide Survivor Testimonies

The signed agreement is the first step in the process to digitize, index, preserve, and disseminate the testimonies collected by Dr. Hagopian and the Armenian Film Foundation, between 1968 and 2004.

The signed agreement is the first step in the process to digitize, index, preserve, and disseminate the testimonies collected by Dr. Hagopian and the Armenian Film Foundation, between 1968 and 2004.

From left: Stephen Smith, USC Shoah Foundation Institute Executive Director; and Dr. J. Michael Hagopian and his wife, Antoinette Hagopian.

From left: Stephen Smith, USC Shoah Foundation Institute Executive Director; and Dr. J. Michael Hagopian and his wife, Antoinette Hagopian.

Donald E. Miller, Firestone Professor of Religion, Executive Director of the Center for Religion and Civic Culture, and a Professor of Religion and Sociology at the University of Southern California.

Donald E. Miller, Firestone Professor of Religion, Executive Director of the Center for Religion and Civic Culture, and a Professor of Religion and Sociology at the University of Southern California.

Ari Zev, USC Shoah Foundation Institute Director of Administration.

Ari Zev, USC Shoah Foundation Institute Director of Administration.

From left: Dr. J. Michael Hagopian; and Stephen Smith, USC Shoah Foundation Institute Executive Director.

From left: Dr. J. Michael Hagopian; and Stephen Smith, USC Shoah Foundation Institute Executive Director.

Howard Gillman, Dean of USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, delivered a video message at the signing ceremony.

Howard Gillman, Dean of USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, delivered a video message at the signing ceremony.