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The letters are between convicted war criminal Albert Speer and one of Speer's former prison guards Richard N. Gookins. The correspondence concerns Speer's interest in continuing his architectural career after being released from prison. The guard, who was no longer part of the US Army, sent American architectural magazines to Speer in prison under his name so that Speer would avoid unwanted attention about these inquiries.
1967-1972
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Source of acquisition--Rev. George E. Stuart. Method of acquisition--Donated;; Date of acquisition--2017. Accession number--2017.003.
Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Albert Speer (1905-1981) was Adolf Hitler's chief architect and became Minister of Armaments and War Production for Nazi Germany during World War II. Tried for war crimes at Nuremberg, he was sentenced to 20 years in Spandau Prison, one of only two defendants to escape the death penalty.
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