Donovan, James B. (James Britt), 1916-
Variant namesAmerican lawyer and educator; associate general counsel, Office of Scientific Research and Development, 1942-1943; general counsel, Office of Strategic Services, 1943-1945; assistant to American chief prosecutor, Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, 1945; negotiator of Abel-Powers spy exchange with the Soviet Union and of the Cuban prisoners exchange following the Bay of Pigs; president, New York City Board of Education, 1963-1965.
From the description of James B. Donovan papers, 1919-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869910
Biographical Note
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1916, February 19:
Born, New York City -
1937:
A.B., Fordham University -
1940:
L.L.B., Harvard University -
1942 -194 :Associate General Counsel, Office of Scientific Research and Development -
1943 -1945 :General Counsel, Office of Strategic Services -
1945:
Assistant to the U.S. Chief Prosecutor, International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg -
1950 -1970 :Partner, Waters and Donovan, New York City -
1961 -1963 :Vice President, New York Board of Education -
1963 -1965 :President, New York Board of Education -
1964:
Author, Strangers on a Bridge -
1967:
Author, Challenges -
1968 -1970 :President, Pratt Institute -
1970, January 19:
Died, New York City
From the guide to the James B. Donovan papers, 1919-1976, (Hoover Institution Archives)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| referencedIn | Donovan, William J. (William Joseph), 1883-1959,. Nuremberg trials archive, 1933-1946. | Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library | |
| creatorOf | Donovan, James B. (James Britt), 1916-. Walker v. City of New York (at law) in Re WNYC (in equity) : Opinion of the N.Y. Court of Appeals. | HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library | |
| creatorOf | James B. Donovan papers, 1919-1976 | Hoover Institution Archives | |
| creatorOf | Donovan, James B. (James Britt), 1916-. Interview with James Britt Donovan [sound recording] / by Bob and Betty Lewis. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Donovan, James B. (James Britt), 1916-. James B. Donovan papers, 1919-1976. | Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library | |
| referencedIn | Ford, J. mss., 1906-1976 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) |
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| associatedWith | Abel, Rudolf, 1903-1971. | person |
| associatedWith | Abel', Rudol'f Ivanovich, 1902- | person |
| associatedWith | Donovan, William J. (William Joseph), 1883-1959, | person |
| associatedWith | Ford, John, 1895-1973 | person |
| associatedWith | Lewis, Betty Jessel. | person |
| associatedWith | Lewis, Robert Foster. | person |
| associatedWith | New York (N.Y.). Board of Education. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Powers, Francis Gary, 1929-1977. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Office of Strategic Services. | corporateBody |
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| Germany | |||
| New York (State)--New York | |||
| United States | |||
| Cuba | |||
| United States | |||
| New York (State) | |||
| Cuba |
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| Education |
| Education New York (N.Y.) |
| Espionage |
| Lawyers |
| Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, 1945-1946 |
| Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946 |
| War crime trials |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
| Occupation |
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Birth 1916-02-19
Death 1970-01-19
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