The Donovan Collection
These historically significant documents have been selected by the
Rutgers
Journal of Law & Religion from the
Donovan collection, which is kept at the
Cornell University School of Law Library. By agreement, Cornell’s law library will make acid-free and digital copies for use by the
Rutgers Journal
of Law & Religion. Then, the JLAR will serve as the main outlet for
publication on the internet of other selected portions of the extensive Donovan collection, which comprises nearly 150 bound volumes Nuremberg
trial transcripts and materials.
The documents come from the personal archive of General William J. Donovan, who served as special assistant to the chief of counsel during the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. The International Military Tribunal was convened following the conclusion of World War II to hold accountable the principal perpetrators of the Holocaust. The tribunal addressed four counts: conspiracy, crimes against peace, war crimes (including genocide), and crimes against humanity.
In addition to posting selected documents on its web site, the
Rutgers Journal of Law & Religion will solicit commentary from Holocaust and Nuremberg scholars. In addition, the JLAR will provide hyperlinks to other web sites containing relevant articles and information.
For more information about the Donovan collection, please visit the
Cornell Law
Library and read the article
The Legacy of Nuremberg: Sustaining Human Rights.
Other interesting links:
Arlington
Cemetery -- William J. Donovan
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The Nuremberg War Crimes Trials brought 22 Nazi officials
to court in 1945-46. The defendants are seen on the right side of the photo.
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