Correspondence with U.S. Government authorities

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/1417
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 109923
Dates
4 Jan 1950 - 14 Apr 1955
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

The correspondents include the Pentagon, the War Department, the American embassy in London, the Office of the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany (HICOG), the State Department, and the Berlin Document Center (BDC).

Scope and Content

Reflecting its activities as information gathering office, the correspondence centres on enquiries by The Wiener Library for information about Nazi individuals, access to archival material, and the acquisition of published material. Contained is a two letter correspondence with Benjamin Ferencz, prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials and then director of the Jewish Restitution Successor Organization (JRSO), and an undated list with investigated former Nazi and army officials.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

This material has been digitised. Readers should book a reading room terminal to access it.

People

  • Ferencz, Benjamin B.

Subjects

  • Libraries and Archives
  • Governmental institutions

Places

  • West Germany [1949-1990]
  • United States
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