Overview
- Description
- Consists of copies of ten legal briefs compiled by the Office of the U.S. Chief of Counsel for War Crimes from circa 1946 to 1947. The briefs contain a time line of important dates in modern German history, a glossary of German economic terms, a report on the "Führerprinzip," and a brief concerning the "Aryanization" of Jewish property.
- Subtitle
- Preliminary briefs of Economics Division Vol. 1
- Date
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1946-1947
- Collection Creator
- Drexel A. Sprecher
- Biography
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Drexel Sprecher was a lawyer argued cases at the subsequent Nuremberg trials of Nazi war criminals, including presenting the case that convicted the head of the Hitler Youth movement.
- Reference
- The Drexel A. Sprecher Personal Papers (#224) are housed at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Publications.
- Extent
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10 folders
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is thematic
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Nuremberg (Germany)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Drexel Sprecher
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The materials were collected by Drexel Sprecher during his service with the Office of the U. S. Chief of Counsel during the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Germany. The briefs were loaned to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Sept. 1986 for copying. The original briefs were returned to Sprecher in Oct. 1986.
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Drexel Sprecher article
Document
Consists of an article that appeared in the 10 May 1935 issue of an Independence, Wisconsin, newspaper, entitled "A continuation of Drexel Sprecher's European trip," written by Drexel Sprecher. The article describes Sprecher's visit to several German cities and his experiences in various mining and steel production facilities. Throughout the piece Drexel makes comparisons between the conditions of German industry and Hitler's rise to power.
