Henry Einstein collection
Extent and Medium
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6
Creator(s)
- Henry Einstein
Biographical History
Henry Einstein was a veteran of World War II who continued to work for the United States government for nearly 40 years as a civilian. He served as a clerk, investigator, and interpreter at war crimes trials in Nuremberg. Einstein also worked for the Court of Restitution Appeals, and the Defense Intelligence Agency. Henry Einstein died in Nov. 1988.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
Michael Klopfer, executor of the Henry Einstein estate, donated Einstein's papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Apr. 1989.
Scope and Content
Consists of depositions, interrogations, and evidence of the Office of the United States Chief of Counsel for War Crimes, Nuremberg Military Tribunals. The documents relate to alleged war criminals, information on atrocities and crimes, and the persecution of Jews, Poles, and other nationals by the Nazi regime. Also includes various legal opinions and decisions relating to several restitution and indemnification cases after the war.
System of Arrangement
Organized into the following series: 1. Documents related to the International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg. 2. Documents related to restitution and indemnification claims. 3. Miscellaneous legal documents, 1907-1952. 4. Hans Lamm's doctoral dissertation, 1951. 5. Occupation regime termination order, 1954. 6. Holland America Lines menus, 1950
People
- Einstein, Henry, -1988.
Subjects
- International offenses.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949.
- Crimes against humanity.
- War crimes--History--20th century.
- Restitution and indemnification claims (1933-)
- International criminal courts.
- War (International law)
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Nuremberg (Germany)
- World War, 1939-1945.
Genre
- Document