Summary Information
Abstract
The Schneider collection holds the work of Henry Schneider (1910-1998) who served
as a Deputy Chief under Colonel Bernard Bernstein, Director, Finance Division,
Individuals' External Assets Branch, Division of Investigation of Cartels and External
Assets (DICEA). As a deputy chief, Schneider was primarily engaged in identifying the
economic assets of, accumulating evidence about and conducting interrogations against
Nazi organizations and war criminals. The one box collection (0.5 linear feet) holds
interrogation transcripts of Nazi officers (including Hermann Goering and Joachim von
Ribbentrop), the testimony of Orvis A. Schmidt, Director of Foreign Funds Control, U.S.
Treasury Department, before Senator Harley M. Kilgore's Subcommittee on German Espionage
of the Senate Military Affairs Committee, and many of the reports produced by DICEA for
the Military Tribunals in Nuremberg.
At a Glance
Call No.: | MS#1677 |
Bib ID: | 10392013 View CLIO record |
Creator(s): | Schneider, Henry. |
Title: | Henry Schneider
papers,
1945-1946.
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Physical description: | .5 linear ft. (1 document box)
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Language(s): | Material is in English
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Access: |
This collection is located off-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
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Arrangement
Arrangement
Material is arranged into two series:
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Description
Scope and Content
The Schneider collection holds the work of Henry Schneider (1910-1998) who served as a
Deputy Chief under Colonel Bernard Bernstein, Director, Finance Division, Individuals'
External Assets Branch, Division of Investigation of Cartels and External Assets
(DICEA). As a deputy chief, Schneider was primarily engaged in identifying the economic
assets of, accumulating evidence about and conducting interrogations against Nazi
organizations and war criminals. The one box collection (0.5 linear feet) holds
interrogation transcripts of Nazi officers (including Hermann Goering and Joachim von
Ribbentrop), the testimony of Orvis A. Schmidt, Director of Foreign Funds Control, U.S.
Treasury Department, before Senator Harley M. Kilgore's Subcommittee on German Espionage
of the Senate Military Affairs Committee, and many of the reports produced by DICEA for
the Military Tribunals in Nuremberg.
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Using the Collection
Offsite
Access Restrictions
This collection is located off-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
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); Henry Schneider Papers; Box and
Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries. Rare Book and
Manuscript Library; machine readable finding aid created by Columbia University
Libraries Digital Library Program Division
Processing Information
Papers processed 2000 Chris Laico
Fidning aid written 2009 Craig Savino
Machine readable finding aid generated from MARC-AMC source via XSLT conversion
October 2, 2013
Finding aid written in English.
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Subject Headings
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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History / Biographical Note
History
Henry Schneider (1910-1998) served in the United States Army
from September 1942 to October 1945. The Henry Schneider Collection documents his
service as an U.S. Army officer immediately after World War II. Schneider served as a
Deputy Chief under Colonel Bernard Bernstein (1908-1990), Director, Finance Division,
Individuals' External Assets Branch, Division of Investigation of Cartels and External
Assets (DICEA). As a deputy chief, Schneider was primarily engaged in identifying the
economic assets of, accumulating evidence about and conducting interrogations against
Nazi organizations and war criminals.
Henry Schneider was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 18,
1910. He pursued his undergraduate education at the College of the City of New York
(A.B. 1931). Schneider attended the Columbia University Law School, where he served as a
distinguished member of the Board of Editors of the Columbia Law Review (1932-1934) and
received his J.D. degree with honors in 1934.
After his army service, Henry Schneider rejoined the firm of
Moses & Singer LLP, where he had begun his legal career in 1934. At Moses
& Singer, Schneider specialized in tax, trust and estate law, and corporate law.
Schneider was known to his partners and legal colleagues as an exemplar of the attorney
as counselor bringing a rare combination of uncommon good sense and extraordinary legal
acumen to all who were fortunate enough to receive his counsel.
Throughout his life, Henry Schneider remained active in
philanthropy. As President of the Henry and Lucy Moses Fund (1942-1998) and as a
long-time advisor to the noted philanthropist Lucy G. Moses, he made matchless
contributions to the welfare of New York City and its residents. He was a member of the
Board of Trustees of the Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center and played a major role in the
creation of the Lucy Moses School for Music and Dance. Schneider was also a Trustee of
the Central Park Conservancy and a pioneer in efforts to improve Central Park. He was a
lifelong supporter of Columbia University and instrumental in the creation of the Chairs
now held by the Deans of Columbia College and the Columbia Law School. Many other
organizations also benefited from his charitable efforts such as the Montefiore Medical
Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center, UJA-Federation and AIDS charities.
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