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Title: James B. Donovan papers
Date (inclusive): 1919-1976
Collection Number: 72013
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
91 manuscript boxes, 8 oversize boxes, 9 envelopes
(44.9 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, reports, memoranda, studies, drafts of book manuscripts, scrapbooks, notes, photographs, and printed matter
relating to the United States Office of Scientific Research and Development and the Office of Strategic Services during World
War II, the Nuremberg war crime trials, the Rudolf Abel-Gary Powers spy exchange, the Cuban prisoner exchange following the
Bay of Pigs landing, and the New York City Board of Education. Digital copies of select records also available at
https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Creator:
Donovan, James B. (James Britt), 1916-1970
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1972.
[Identification of item], James B. Donovan papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Digital copies of select records also available at
https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
| 1916 February 19 | Born, New York City |
| 1937 | A.B., Fordham University |
| 1940 | L.L.B., Harvard University |
| 1942-194 | Associate General Counsel, Office of Scientific Research and Development |
| 1943-1945 | General Counsel, Office of Strategic Services |
| 1945 | Assistant to the U.S. Chief Prosecutor, International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg |
| 1950-1970 | Partner, Waters and Donovan, New York City |
| 1961-1963 | Vice President, New York Board of Education |
| 1963-1965 | President, New York Board of Education |
| 1964 | Author, Strangers on a Bridge |
| 1967 | Author, Challenges |
| 1968-1970 | President, Pratt Institute |
| 1970 January 19 | Died, New York City |
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, reports, memoranda, studies, drafts of book manuscripts, scrapbooks, notes, photographs, and printed matter
relating to the United States Office of Scientific Research and Development and the Office of Strategic Services during World
War II, the Nuremberg war crime trials, the Rudolf Abel-Gary Powers spy exchange, the Cuban prisoner exchange following the
Bay of Pigs landing, and the New York City Board of Education.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946
War crime trials
Espionage
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service
Cuba -- History -- Invasion, 1961
Education -- New York (State) -- New York
United States. Office of Strategic Services
Abel, Rudolf, 1903-1971
Powers, Francis Gary, 1929-1977
New York (N.Y.). Board of Education
United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development
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