Vahakn Dadrian’s digital archive launches Nov. 15

LOS ANGELES — The Ararat-Eskijian Museum and Research Center (AEMRC), in collaboration with the Armenian Genocide Research Program (AGRP) of the Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA and the Armenian Film Foundation, is pleased to announce the official launch of the Vahakn N. Dadrian Digital Archive on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026, at 4 p.m. at the Ararat-Eskijian Museum in Mission Hills, California, with online participation via Zoom.

Professor Vahakn N. Dadrian (1926-2019) was a pioneering scholar of the Armenian Genocide and played an instrumental role in establishing the broader field of genocide studies. Throughout his distinguished career, he devoted decades to uncovering and documenting the history of the Armenian Genocide, conducting research in archives across the world. He assembled an exceptional collection of historical evidence from Ottoman, German, British, French, American, Armenian, and other sources. His archive includes official documents, correspondence, newspapers, unpublished manuscripts, research notes, and other materials of immense scholarly value.