Papers of Joseph Berry Keenan, 1942-1947 (inclusive).

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Papers of Joseph Berry Keenan, 1942-1947 (inclusive).

Correspondence, notes, clippings, photos, and other papers, relating chiefly to Keenan's work as chief counsel for the prosecution in the Japanese war crime trials following World War II; together with papers relating to the court-martial of Major Walter V. Radovich and other legal and personal papers. Includes transcript of interview (3p., 1946) with Madame Chiang-Kai-Shek.

ca. 650 items.

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