Buchenwald war crimes trial collection

Identifier
irn517224
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.339
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1998
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Paula Isenberg donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Apr. 21, 2005 through former Museum employee Dr. Michael Berenbaum.

Scope and Content

Consists of documents related to the Buchenwald war crimes trial (the United States of America vs. Josias Prince zu Waldeck et al.), which took place in Dachau, Germany, in 1947. Includes the official case booklet, photographs of the grounds of the Dachau camp, an album of newspaper clippings related to the trial, and copies of the charge sheet, sentencing transcripts, signatures of the defendants, and reports of the investigative team.

Subjects

Genre

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.