J. Emory Barton collection, 1945-1971 (bulk, 1945-1949).

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J. Emory Barton collection, 1945-1971 (bulk, 1945-1949).

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Collection consists chiefly of court case records from the Mauthausen Trial held in Dachau, Germany, in 1946. Charge sheets, testimony from the accused and witnesses, along with closing arguments from the defense, are included. Most of the series hold official court documents and copies of documents, from recorded testimony to memoranda and reports. A few of the series hold personal items of Emory Barton such as photographs and diaries. Most of the newspaper clippings relate to the court cases from Dachau. Almost all of the contents of the collection come from or correlate to the war crimes in Dachau. Other material relates to the Malmedy Trial, the Nuremberg Trial, and the Flossenbürg camp. Topics include: the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler of 20 July 1944, and activities at Hitler's headquarters; daily life in the camps; treatment of inmates; and atrocities committed.

1 linear ft.

Holocaust Museum Houston

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Mauthausen (Concentration camp)

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Flossenburg (Concentration camp).

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Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945

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Chancellor of Germany. From the description of Papers of Adolf Hitler, 1938-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450921 As a result of an unsuccessful assassination attempt on July 20 1944, Adolf Hitler suffered ruptured eardrums from the detonation of an explosive device. The radiographs under reference are reported to have been produced subsequent to these events. From the description of Radiographs : Adolf Hitler. [1944-1970] (New York Academy of Medicine)....

Dachau (Concentration camp)

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The Dachau concentration camp was established in March 1933. It was the first regular concentration camp established by the National Socialist (Nazi) government. It was located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory near the northeastern part of the town of Dachau in southern Germany. During the first year, the camp had a capacity of 5,000 prisoners. Initially the internees were primarily German Communists, Social Democrats, trade unionists, and other political opponents of the Nazi re...

United States. Army. Army, 3rd

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Formed in 1918, the Third United States Army was commanded by General George Patton during World War II. From the description of Third United States Army Publication, undated (Georgia Institute of Technology). WorldCat record id: 49047743 ...

Barton, J. Emory

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J. Emory Barton was chief reporter for the U.S. Third Army at the war crimes trials following World War II. Barton reported the trials growing out of the atrocities at the Flossenbürg, Mauthausen, and Dachau concentration camps as well as the details of the Malmedy Massacre during the Battle of the Bulge, which occurred on 17 Dec. 1944. From the description of J. Emory Barton collection, 1945-1971 (bulk, 1945-1949). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71173485 ...