Nuremberg war crimes trials: Reports and other papers

Identifier
WL1209
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70317
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Jan 1945
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

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Archival History

The papers were deposited by Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper, a former British civilian volunteer, seconded to the office of the US Chief of Military Justice from the office of the Judge Advocate General of the U.S. army. Her role was to assist in the preparation of trial materials.

Acquisition

Donor: Miss Lonsdale- Cooper

Scope and Content

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This collection consists of mostly original documents relating to the Nuremberg Trial of the major German war crminals. The papers in this collection are those which she had worked on and which had been in her desk when she left.

The bulk of the material appears to be a case for the indictment broken down into 6 parts covering such offences as war crimes, crimes against Jews, and the plunder of art treasures. Each case is supported by argument and reference to documentary evidence. The names of the individuals responsible for the preparation and presentation of each part of the indictment (or each sub-section as the case may be) are given on the frontispiece along with their signatures and date.

The remaining material includes translations and descriptions of documents referred to in the case for indictment, also a copy of the indictment with attached corrections.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Subjects

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.