Wofford Lewis collection
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- Wofford Lewis
Biographical History
Wofford Lewis was born on July 3, 1894 in Kansas City, MO, to Fred and Frances Lewis. He grew up in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia before returning to Kansas City, where he graduated high school. In 1917, he graduated from the University of Missouri school of law. He was a member of the Kansas National Guard and enlisted to serve in World War I, but never went overseas. In 1921, he married Helen Keyes; the couple had two children. In the 1930s, he commanded a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp in Kansas. On October 14, 1940, he enlisted in the United States Army. After the war, he became commanding officer of War Crimes Investigating Team 7763, specifically dealing with war crimes in Austria. After his honorable discharge in 1948, Major Lewis spent the rest of his career in the Army Air reserves. He passed away in 1975.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Lewis Thompson
Lewis Thompson donated his grandfather's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015.
Scope and Content
Consists of Wofford Lewis's copy of "Nurnberg" by Charles Alexander (Nurnberg, Germany: Printed by Karl Ulrich & Co., 1946) along with his documents (some pasted inside the book) related to his time at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany, in August 1946. Includes his signed gallery ticket (upgraded to "press"), dining room permission, military authorization for the trip, IMT brochure, copies of 1945 regulations regarding treatment of prisoners on trial, and a description of the IMT heraldic design.
People
- Lewis, Wofford.
- Alexander, Charles.
Corporate Bodies
- International Military Tribunal
Subjects
- War crimes trials
- World War, 1939-1945--War Criminals.
Genre
- Document