Telford Taylor papers, 1918-1998, bulk 1949-1992

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into 21 series.

• Series I: Education and Schooling, 1920-1935
• Subseries I.1: Grade School - Elmer Avenue School (Arrangement: Chronological),, 1920-1921
• Subseries I.2: Schenectady High School (Arrangement: Chronological),, 1923-1925
• Subseries I.3: Williams College (Arrangement: Chronological), 1925-1935
• Subseries I.4: Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1932) (Arrangement: Alphabetical by Material Type),, 1917-1932
• Series II: New Deal Career, 1905-1945
• Subseries II.1: Judicial Clerkship - Judge Augustus Hand (Arrangement: Chronological),, 1932-1933
• Subseries II.2: Senior Attorney, Dept. of the Interior (Arrangement: Chronological),, 1933-1936
• Subseries II.3: Senior Attorney, Agricultural Adjustment Adm. (Arrangement: Chronological within each Subject Area),, 1934-1935
• Subseries II.4: Assoc. Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce (1935 - 1939) (Arrangement: Chronological),, 1906-1941
• Subseries II.5: Special Assistant to U.S. Attorney General (Arrangement: Alphabetical by Case Name),, 1939
• Subseries II.6: General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission (1940 - 1942) (Arrangement: Chronological),, 1939-1945
• Series III: Military Service Records, 1946-1956
• Series IV: International Military Tribunal (IMT), 1940-1955
• Subseries IV.1: IMT - Administrative, General and Pre-Trial Files,, 1943-1955
• Subseries IV.2: IMT - Pretrial and Trial Case Files, 1940-9146
• Series V: Nuremberg Military Trials (NMT), 1933-1977
• Subseries V.1: NMT - Administrative, General and Pre-Trial Files, 1933-1949
• Subseries V.2: NMT - Case Files, 1946-1948
• Subseries V.3: NMT-Post-Trial: Administrative and Publication Files,, 1946-1955
• Subseries V.4: Post-Nuremberg Trials, 1947-1977
• Series VI: Small Defense Plants Administration, 1951-1955
• Series VII: Legal Case Files, 1944-1993
• Subseries VII.1: Civil Liberties Cases, 1944-1993
• Subseries VII.2: Communications Law and FCC, Undated
• Subseries VII.3: Miscellaneous Cases, 1952-1975
• Series VIII: Writings, 1931-1995
• Subseries VIII.1: Articles, 1931-1994
• Subseries VIII.2: Books [Published], 1949-1995
• Subseries VIII.3: Articles, Books, Book Proposals and Book Reviews [Unpublished],, 1940-1978
• Subseries VIII.4: Book Reviews, 1950-1995
• Subseries VIII.5: Introductions, Prefaces, Forewords and Afterwords,, 1949-1987
• Subseries VIII.6: Letters to the Editor (Arrangement: Chronological),, 1947-1994
• Subseries VIII.7: Miscellaneous and Unidentified Notes and Pages, 1939
• Series IX: Conferences, Interviews, Film, Radio and Television, 1947-1996
• Subseries IX.1: Conferences, 1947-1996
• Subseries IX.2: Interviews, 1951-1994
• Subseries IX.3: Radio and Television, 1949-1988
• Series X: Speeches, 1943-1993
• Series XI: Professional Organizations and Activities,, 1937-1994
• Series XII: Teaching Career - Correspondence, 1956-1998
• Subseries XII.1: Cardozo School of Law, 1979-1990
• Subseries XII.2: Columbia Law School, 1958-1998
• Subseries XII.3: Visiting Scholar and Professorships, 1968-1981
• Subseries XII.4: Yale University Law School, 1956-1975
• Series XIII: Teaching Career - Courses, 1950-1997
• Subseries XIII.1: Course Materials and Notes - Common Law, 1964-1980
• Subseries XIII.2: Course Materials and Notes - Constitutional Law,, 1966-1986
• Subseries XIII.3: Course Materials and Notes - Constitutional Litigation,, 1950-1970
• Subseries XIII.4: Course Materials and Notes - Criminal Law, 1973-1985
• Subseries XIII.5: Course Materials and Notes - Other, 1983
• Subseries XIII.6: Course Materials and Notes - Regulated Industries,, Undated
• Subseries XIII.7: Course Materials and Notes - War Crimes, 1973-1997
• Subseries XIII.8: Course Materials - Examinations, 1959-1994
• Series XIV: Correspondence, 1918-1998
• Subseries XIV.1: 1918-1929
• Subseries XIV.2: 1930-1939
• Subseries XIV.3: 1940-1949
• Subseries XIV.4: 1950-1959
• Subseries XIV.5: 1960-1969
• Subseries XIV.6: 1970-1979
• Subseries XIV.7: 1980-1989
• Subseries XIV.8: 1990-1998
• Subseries XIV.9: Undated
• Series XV: Photographs, 1932-1992
• Sub-Series XV.1: IMT - National Archives, 1946-1948
• Sub-Series XV.2: IMT and NMT - PRO-OCCWC Collection, 1946-1948
• Sub-Series XV.3: IMT - AP/Wide World Photos, 1945
• Sub-Series XV.4: IMT and NMT - Other Archives, 1945
• Sub-Series XV.5: IMT and NMT - Ray D'Addario Collection, 1946-1948
• Sub-Series XV.6: NMT - U.S. Army Photographs, 1946-1948
• Sub-Series XV.7: Subject Files, 1932-1992
• Series XVI: Awards and Certificates, 1924-1993
• Sub-Series XVI.1: Awards, 1976-1993
• Sub-Series XVI.2: Honorary Degrees, 1949-1988
• Sub-Series XVI.3: Certificates, 1924-1971
• Series XVII: Hobbies and Interests, 1950-1995
• Sub-Series XVII.1: Musical Compositions, 1956-1985
• Sub-Series XVII.2: Musical Preformances, 1955-1977
• Sub-series XVII.3: Squash and Tennis, 1954-1995
• Sub-Series XVII.4: Theatrical Performances, 1950-1953
• Series XVIII: Miscellaneous Publications, 1931-1994
• Series XIX: Newspaper Clippings, 1945-1995
• Sub-Series XIX.1: Book Reviews, 1948-1995
• Sub-Series XIX.2: Europe Foreign relations, 1945-1946
• Sub-Series XIX.3: Middle East Foreign relations, 1969-1993
• Sub-Series XIX.4: Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1949
• Sub-Series XIX.5: United States History, 1945-1994
• Series XX: Research Materials, 1914-1994
• Sub-Series XX.1: Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials (1992): Research Materials - General,, 1938-1992
• Sub-Series XX.2: The Breaking Wave (1967): Research Materials - General,, 1939-1969
• Sub-Series XX.3: German Generals: Research Materials, 1914-1978
• Sub-Series XX.4: The March of Conquest (1958): Research Materials - General,, 1950-1957
• Sub-Series XX.5: Munich: The Price of Peace (1979): Research Materials - General,, 1935-1978
• Sub-Series XX.6: Sword and Swastika (1952): Research Materials - General,, 1949-1958
• Sub-Series XX.7: ULTRA: Research Materials - General, 1942-1994
• Sub-Series XX.8: General and Miscellaneous Research Subject Files,, 1940-1991
• Series XXI: Restricted Materials, 1950-1995

Description

Summary

The Telford Taylor Papers collect the work of Telford Taylor as a lawyer, legal scholar, writer, and historian. The documents include Taylor's work in Nuremberg with the International and Nuremberg Military Tribunals, his work within departments created by the New Deal, some of his legal case files (particularly on civil liberties cases), and other professional interests that Taylor had. The collection also contains Taylor's writings including drafts of his books, speeches, interviews, teaching materials, and much of the research behind these pursuits. The genre of materials includes official reports, correspondence, manuscripts, annotated texts and photographs. The collection also contains Taylor's research materials in the form of annotations, notes, and clippings.

• Series I: Education and Schooling, 1920-1935

• Series II: New Deal Career, 1905-1945

• Series III: Military Service Records, 1946-1956

  (Arrangement: Alphabetical by Material Type)

• Series IV: International Military Tribunal (IMT), 1940-1955

• Series V: Nuremberg Military Trials (NMT), 1933-1977

• Series VI: Small Defense Plants Administration, 1951-1955

  (Arrangement: Alphabetical by Material Type)

• Series VII: Legal Case Files, 1944-1993

  (Arrangement: Alphabetical by Case Name)

• Series VIII: Writings, 1931-1995

• Series IX: Conferences, Interviews, Film, Radio and Television, 1947-1996

  (Arrangement: Chronological)

• Series X: Speeches, 1943-1993

  (Arrangement: Chronological)

• Series XI: Professional Organizations and Activities,, 1937-1994

  (Arrangement: Alphabetical by Organization Name)

• Series XII: Teaching Career - Correspondence, 1956-1998

  (Arrangement: Chronological)

• Series XIII: Teaching Career - Courses, 1950-1997

  (Arrangement: Alphabetical by Course Name)

• Series XIV: Correspondence, 1918-1998

• Series XV: Photographs, 1932-1992

  (Arrangement: Alphabetical by Collection Name)

• Series XVI: Awards and Certificates, 1924-1993

  (Arrangement: Chronological)

• Series XVII: Hobbies and Interests, 1950-1995

• Series XVIII: Miscellaneous Publications, 1931-1994

  (Arrangement: Alphabetical by Author or Publication Name)

• Series XIX: Newspaper Clippings, 1945-1995

• Series XX: Research Materials, 1914-1994

  (Arrangement: Alphabetical by Description/Material Type)

• Series XXI: Restricted Materials, 1950-1995

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Boxes 288-295 are restricted, per gift agreement. Selected folders in Subseries VII.2: Communications Law and FCC and Sub-Series XV.7: Subject Files closed as marked in file listing.

Box 202 missing as of 9/14/2022.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Telford Taylor Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Telford Taylor's wife, Prof. Toby Golick, to the Diamond Law Library in December 1999.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

2012.2013.M116: Source of acquisition--Law Library Special Collections. Method of acquisition--Transfer; Date of acquisition--03/13/2013.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers processed by Christopher M. Laico 10/05/2004.

;folder level control

Revision Description

2013-06-22 File created.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Subject Headings

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Subject

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Telford Taylor was a prominent lawyer who served as Counsel for the Prosecution at the Nuremberg Trials.