Mueller Document Book IV – title page with handwritten notes, index with documents p. 1-131 concerning Mueller’s employment inside and outside Krupp, pressure exerted on Mueller by ministerial offices, his political attitude and relationship with Hitler, and miscellaneous individual documents

 File — Box: 35, Folder: 11

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Judge Hu C. Anderson’s Krupp Trial papers date from November 1947 to April 1949. Stored in fifty archival boxes, they comprise 16.7 linear feet. The collection represents Judge Anderson’s experience as Presiding Judge of subsequent Nürnberg Trial 10, formally known as Military Tribunal III: the United States of America vs. Alfried Felix Alwyn Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, et al. Comprehensive in nature, the Krupp Trial materials include the daily transcript of proceedings in the courtroom and before the Commissioner, prosecution and defense documents and briefs, judgment and sentencing, and Judge Anderson’s legal research. Additional materials include the judge’s notes about the trial, his personal correspondence, and legal documents from other Nürnberg trials.

Most legal materials in the collection are textual; they contain, for example, over one thousand six hundred affidavits. Prosecution and defense exhibits also include charts, maps, several photographs, and other graphic images. Although stored in acid-free folders, the documents have begun to deteriorate. The 1940s’ pages are soft and yellowing. They are prone to tears and many show crumbling around the edges. The fading ink occasionally makes reading difficult. Duplicate pages, incorrect, and penciled-in page numbers sometimes appear. And while the collection is thorough, certain materials are missing, notably prosecution document books 17-26 and defense document books Eberhardt I, Krupp II-III, Mueller II and Pfirsch II. Prosecution Document Books 28-30 and 45-50 do not appear in the collection because they were never assembled, and Krupp Document Book IV and Pfirsch Document Books III-V were cancelled by defense counsel while they were being processed.

Dates

  • Creation: 1890 - 1953

Conditions Governing Access

The physical materials from this collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives. Materials should be requested two to three days in advance to facilitate easier access. Contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu to schedule an appointment.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 25 Linear Feet (50 Hollinger boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States

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