Georges Scapini papers, 1928-1976

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Creators:: Scapini, Georges, 1893-1976
Abstract:: Correspondence, memoranda, reports, writings, legal documents, printed matter, and photographs, relating to French politics, French prisoners of war in Germany during World War II, and the trial of Georges Scapini as a Nazi collaborator, 1952
Extent:: 27 manuscript boxes, 3 oversize boxes (15.1 Linear Feet)
Language:: French
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Georges Scapini Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical / historical:

Georges Scapini
Date	Event
1893, October 4	Born in Paris, France
1914-1918	Wounded in combat, lost eyesight
1928-1940	Deputy, National Assembly
1940-1944	Ambassador to Germany, Chief of the Diplomatic Service for Prisoners of War
1944, December	Arrested by the German authorities, having refused to serve the French government in Sigmaringen, Germany
1945, May	Incarcerated by the French authorities for intelligence with the enemy; released after 10 months
1949	Tried in absentia; sentenced to 5 years of hard labor
1952	Tried by a military tribunal; acquitted
1960	1929 Translated with an Introduction by Helen Keller 1928, L'apprentissage de la nuit 1928, A Challenge to Darkness Author, Mission sans Gloire
1976, March 25	Died in Cannes, France

Acquisition information:

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1978.

Physical location:

Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons
World War, 1939-1945 -- France
World War, 1939-1945 -- Collaborationists
Prisoners of war
War crime trials
Diplomats -- France
Places:: France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945
France -- Politics and government -- 1914-1940
France -- Foreign relations -- Germany
Germany -- Foreign relations -- France

Access and use

Restrictions:: The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Terms of access:: Literary rights held by Lucie Marie Scapini, Jean-Marie Scapini, and Francois-Marie Scapini. For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Georges Scapini Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US