Judith Ann Weller Research Materials on the Activities of German Schutzstaffel (SS) Officers
SPEC.RARE.CMS.0083
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1.8 Cubic feet
after 1915-circa 1967
The Judith Ann Weller Research Materials on the Activities of German Schutzstaffel (SS) Officers contains photocopies of documents produced by or relating to the Reichssicherheitshauptamt (Reich Main Security Office), high-ranking German Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich, and World War II War Crimes. The documents, which consist primarily of Nazi Germany government publications and correspondence, as well as war crimes transcripts, were compiled by German-speaking American academic Judith Ann Weller, with the aim of calling into question the prosecution of Schutzstaffel (SS) Nazi officers. About half the documents are in German, and the other half are in English. The original documents were produced primarily between the 1930s and 1940s, and were photocopied between the 1950s and 1970s.
(2) 5" letter document boxes; (2) 5" legal document boxes
English, German
Weller, Judith Ann
Arrangement of Materials
Materials are arranged alphabetically by given titles or titles based on subject.
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[identification of item], Judith Ann Weller Research Materials on the Activities of German Schutzstaffel (SS) Officers, SPEC.RARE.CMS.0083, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University
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Processing Information
Processed by: Sarah Stradling, 2018, February; Finding aid written by: Sarah Stradling, 2018, February
Biographical Note
Judith Ann Weller, a German-speaking American, had ties to academia in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. She visited numerous archives, including the United States National Archives, in order to compile research on the activities of the German Schutzstaffel (SS) officers during World War II. Part of this research culminated in her essay "Das geschehen an der Malmedy Kreuzung," which was a Nazi-sympathetic account of the 1944 Malmedy massacre in which American prisoners of war were killed by German captors during World War II. Her compilation of documents and her resulting paper have been cited by Nazi-apologist literature, notably "Der Malmedy Prozess: Ein Ringen um Gerechtigkeit" by Ralf Tiefmann.
Scope and Contents
The Judith Ann Weller Research Materials on the Activities of German Schutzstaffel (SS) Officers contains photocopied documents compiled and annotated by Judith Ann Weller between the 1950s and 1970s. The majority of the original documents were produced between the mid-1930s and the mid-1940s. These documents are mainly Nazi Germany government publications and correspondence, and International Military Tribunal transcripts and related documents. They relate to events taking place during World War II, the Richssicherheitshauptamt, high-ranking German Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich and other members of the Schutzstaffel (SS), and World War II War crime trials. The documents are split evenly between German and English language, with the war crimes documents being mostly in English and the Reichssicherheitshauptampt documents being primarily in German.
Heydrich, Reinhard, 1904-1942
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Schutzstaffel--Officers.
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Schutzstaffel. Reichssicherheitshauptamt.
Weller, Judith Ann
German Americans--20th century
War crimes trials--20th century
World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities
World War, 1939-1945--Germany
"Angriff auf die nationalsozialistische Weltanschauung" by Dieter Schwartz 1936
1
1
after 1936
Best (Werner) Lebenslauf
1
2
after 1951
"Das Weltjudentum Organisation Macht und Politik" by Dieter Schwartz 1939
1
3
after 1939
"Die SS: Geschichte, Aufgabe, und Organisation der Schutzstaffen der NSDAP" 1939
1
4
after 1948
"Die Weltfreimaurerei" 1942
1
5
after 1942
Eichmann Trial Transcripts April-July 1961
3
1
after 1961
"Evidence and Arguments on Important Aspects of the Case" Military Tribunal Analysis 1946-1949
3
2
after 1949
Heydrich (Reinhard) chronological timeline of life
1
6
after 1942
Heydrich (Reinhard) genealogy and 1931 family letters
1
7
circa 1967
Heydrich (Reinhard) transcriptions of documents, correspondence 1919-1942
1
8
after 1939
International Military Tribunal documents 1938-1945
3
3
after 1945
International Military Tribunal documents circa 1945
3
4
after 1946
International Military Tribunal documents circa 1946
3
5
after 1946
"Jahresbericht des Bruno Heydrich Lonservatoriums fuer Musik and Theater" 1915
1
9
after 1915
"Leitungsplan der Fernsprechverbindungen des R.S.H.A. stand: 15.2.1942" 1942 February 15
1
10
after 1942
"Meine Ehre Heisst Treue Reinhard Heydrich" 1942
2
1
after 1942
Nazi activity from 1939-1945 report by Dieter Wisliceny 1946 November 18
2
2
after 1946
Nazi correspondence transcribed and compiled in book format 1938-1941
2
3
after 1941
Office of U.S. Chief of Counsel affidavits 1945-1947
3
6
after 1947
Office of U.S. Chief of Counsel decrees and correspondence 1938-1946
3
7
after 1946
Office of U.S. Chief of Counsel documents on emigration and war crimes 1936-1945
3
8
after 1945
"Official Czechoslovak Report on German Crimes Against Czechoslovakia (Exhibit USA 91)" 1945 September
4
1
after 1945
Police D'Israel documents 1941-1942
4
2
after 1942
Reichssicherheitsamt and Ostsee Marine-Station correspondence and related documents 1931-1942
2
4
after 1942
"Reinhard Heydrich Ein Leben der Tat" 1944
2
5
after 1944
"Report on the Economic and Social Consequences of Disarmament"
2
6
1962 February 28
Schellenberg document books and affidavits 1943-1947
4
3
after 1947
Schwarzes Kopf, correspondence and newspaper articles 1938-1940
2
7
after 1940
"Uebersicht ueber die allgemeine Erlasse des Reichssicherheitshauptamtes"
2
8
after 1940
"Wandlungen unseres Kampfes" by Reinhard Heydrich 1935
2
9
after 1935
War Crimes documents Office of U.S. Chief of Counsel for War Crimes 1934-1845 (1)
4
4
after 1945
War Crimes documents Office of U.S. Chief of Counsel for War Crimes 1934-1845 (2)
4
5
after 1945
War Crimes documents Office of U.S. Chief of Counsel for War Crimes 1934-1845 (3)
4
6
after 1945