Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Norbert George Barr Papers; Box and
Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
COinS Metadata
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Summary Information
Abstract
This collection contains documents, manuscripts, printed material and
photographs relating to Barr's service with U.S. Army Military Intelligence and the U.S.
Displaced Persons Commission, in addition to personal correspondence.
At a Glance
| Call No.: | MS#0081 |
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| Bib ID: | 4078961 View CLIO record |
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| Creator(s): | Barr, Norbert George, 1901- |
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| Title: | Norbert George
Barr Papers
1942-1953.
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| Physical description: | 12.5 linear ft (ca. 23,000 items in 30 boxes).
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| Language(s): | In English,
French,
and
German.
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| Access: |
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least
two business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript
Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
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Arrangement
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in one series:
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Description
Scope and Content
Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, and printed materials. The papers
cover the years 1942-1953, during which time he served with the U.S. Army Military
Intelligence, participated in the Nürnberg war crimes trials, and was employed by the
U.S. Displaced Persons Commission. At Nürnberg, he first held the position of
interrogator and later helped edit trial documents for publication. The correspondence
is largely of a personal nature, although some is work-related. With the manuscripts are
three bound typescript carbon copies of essays on Nazi Germany by Herbert Pohle von
Dziecielski, an engineer in the Speer ministry. The majority of the collection consists
of interrogation summaries of presoners of war and defendants. Among other materials,
there are also numbered 3x5 cards listing items of evidence, documents and evidence on
individuals and institutions, a translation of the journal of the German Chief of the
Army General Staff from August 14, 1939 to September 24, 1942, and reports on displaced
persons. The photographs are few: most are of an unidentified possible atrocity. The
printed materials, in English, French, German, include newspaper clippings, pamphlets,
and books and range in date from 1937 to 1951.
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Using the Collection
Offsite
Access Restrictions
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least
two business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript
Library reading room.
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); Norbert George Barr 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
Cataloged 03/31/1989 Christina Hilton Fenn
Machine readable finding aid generated from MARC-AMC source via XSLT conversion
June 26, 2009
Finding aid written in English.
2012-03-05
xml document instance created by Alison Rhonemus
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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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Additional Creators
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| Von Dziecielski, Herbert Pohle. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Genre/Form
| Heading | CUL Archives:
Portal | CUL Collections:
CLIO | Nat'l / Int'l Archives:
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| Photoprints. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Subjects
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History / Biographical Note
Biographical Note
Writer, journalist. Born in Vienna, Austria, Barr was a
free-lance news photographer and journalist from 1925 to 1939, traveling extensively in
Europe and the Middle East. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 and was discharged in
1945.
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