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Biography: Richard Straus (b. December 28, 1925, Karlsruhe, Germany) entered the
United States in June 1940 and became a naturalized citizen in October 1944. He joined
the United States Army in July 1944 and served in the Signal Corps of the 87th Infantry
Division. He began work with the U.S. State Department in November 1948, serving in
the office of German Public Affairs. From 1961 to 1963, he served as president of the
board of the American International School in Vienna, Austria. He died on October 4,
1986.
Provenance: Alan G. Straus, Richard Straus‘ son, obtained the papers after his father‘s
death in 1986. He donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum Archives in October 1989.
Languages: German, English 1945–1974
10 linear inches
Source of Acquisition: Alan G. Straus
See the finding aid for this collection: RG-28.009
RG-06.002.05 --- An Approach to the Preparation of the Prosecution Against Axis
Criminality (Telford Taylor Memorandum)
This memorandum contains Telford Taylor‘s description of the basic parts of a war
crimes case, the expected accomplishments of the Office of the U.S. Chief of Counsel for
the Prosecution of Axis Criminality, an explanation of the ―illegal launching‖ of
aggressive war acts, and descriptions of the various types of evidence to be sought during
investigation.
Provenance: Written in July 1945 by Col. Telford Taylor of the Office of the U.S. Chief
of Counsel for the Prosecution of Axis Criminality. The original memo is found in the
Murray C. Bernay Collection at the Library of the University of Wyoming.
Language: English 1945
1 folder
Source of Acquisition: William Mandel
RG-06.005.02 --- Office of the U.S. Chief of Counsel for War Crimes—Preliminary Briefs
of Economics Division, Vol. 1
This collection contains copies of ten legal briefs compiled by the Office of the U.S.
Chief of Counsel for War Crimes (OCCWC) from 1946–1947. The briefs contain a
timeline of important dates in modern German history, a glossary of German economic
terms, a report on the ―Führerprinzip,‖ and a brief concerning the ―Aryanization‖ of
Jewish property.