Henry J. Kellermann collection

Identifier
irn523567
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.96
Dates
1 Jan 1910 - 31 Dec 1998
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523567

Extent and Medium

boxes

oversize box

28

1

Creator(s)

  • Henry J. Kellermann

Biographical History

Henry Kellermann was born in 1910, in Berlin, Germany. Henry received a Doctor of Law degree from the University of Berlin in 1937. Sponsored by the rabbi of the Baltimore Hebrew congregation, Henry immigrated to the United States in the same year. In 1945, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) assigned him to prepare pre-trial briefs for the International Military Tribunal held in Nuremberg, Germany. He interrogated a number of witnesses and defendants. After World War II, he held various diplomatic posts

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Susan Kellermann donated her father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on March 30, 2006.

Scope and Content

Consists of documents and correspondence related to the pre-war, wartime, and post-war life and accomplishments of Dr. Henry J. Kellermann, originally of Berlin, Germany. Includes material regarding Dr. Kellermann's pre-war life and schooling, the Gross-Breesen agricultural school for German-Jewish boys, and Dr. Kellermann's involvement in wartime refugee affairs and in the Nuremberg war crimes trials. Also includes material regarding Dr. Kellermann's post-war career in the United States Foreign Service, where he served in Bern and as the permanent representative to UNESCO, and regarding his professorship at Georgetown University, where he taught a course on the environment.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged in eighteen series: Series 1: Related to the biography of Henry Kellermann and of the Kellermann family Series 2: Related to Kellermann’s life and schooling, 1910-1937 Series 3: Related to the Gross-Breesen agricultural school for German-Jewish boys Series 4: Related to emigration and life/schooling/work in the United States, 1937-1945 Series 5: Related to the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials Series 6: Related to Dr. Kellermann’s initial years with the Foreign Service and the Office of German Affairs Series 7: Related to Dr. Kellermann’s posting as permanent representative of the United States to UNESCO in Paris, 1956-1961 Series 8: Related to Dr. Kellermann’s posting as the Chief of Mission in Bern, Switzerland Series 9: Related to Dr. Kellermann’s teaching position at Georgetown University in International Policy in Environmental Affairs Series 10: Research and publications regarding the environment Series 11: Publications and documents related to various conferences attended by Dr. Kellermann Series 12: Publications and speeches written by Dr. Kellermann Series 13: Dr. Kellermann’s memoir and oral histories Series 14: Accolades and awards received by Dr. Kellermann Series 15: Related to Dr. Kellermann’s activities and life after his retirement Series 16: Correspondence Series 17: Publications written by friends and acquaintances and Clippings of Interest Series 18: Oversize

People

  • Kellermann, Henry J.

Corporate Bodies

  • International Military Tribunal

Subjects

  • Gross Breesen (Brandenburg, Germany)
  • Agriculture--Study and teaching.
  • Bern (Switzerland)

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.

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