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Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Custodial History:
Acc. 2008.308 was acuaired by the donor while in Germany at the end of WW II. According to information provided by him, the reels of film were taken from a house occupied by the American forces and the medals were found in the concentration camp Dachau. Acc. 2008.308 was previously part of the Manuscripts Department and was transferred to the University Archives in June 2011.
Preferred Citation:
Theodore Sullivan Cox Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Acc. 1999.059 was transferred from the School of Jurisprudence 10/15/1947. Acc. 2008.308 was a gift of Dr. Theodore S Cox on 5/6/1946.
Biographical Information:
Professor of Law (1930-1947) and Dean of the School of Jurisprudence. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Scope and Contents
Series 1 (Acc. 1999.059) contains correspondence regarding the School of Jurisprudence (now the Marshall-Wythe School of Law), the Faculty Club, the Quarterly Millennium Celebration, and notes on the teaching of law at William and Mary for the years 1931-1943.
Series 2 (Acc. 2008.308) contains material acquired by Dr. Theodore Sullivan Cox in Germany during the Allied occupation after World War II. Includes British, US American and French military bulletins, manuals and pamphlets (in part classified), a poster, three Nazi military medals and two Nazi propaganda films.
Related Material
University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13); University Archives Audiovisual Collection (UA 58).
Separated Material
Two films and three medals that were part of Mss. Acc. 2008.308 were pulled from this collection and added to the University Archives Audiovisual Collection and University Archives Artifact Collection on 6/20/2011.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Bulletins
- Correspondence
- Germany--History--Allied occupation, 1945-
- Law--Study and teaching--Virginia--History
- Marshall-Wythe School of Law
- Medals
- Motion pictures (visual work)
- Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949
- Pamphlets
- Propaganda, German--History--20th century
- United States. Army.
- War crimes--Germany.
- World War, 1939-1945--Germany
Physical Characteristics or Technical Requirements:
The fragile nature of the poster (Series 2, item 3) may limit handling.
The films have recently been digitized and are currently available at http://www.youtube.com/user/swemlibrary?feature=watch
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Germany--History--Allied occupation, 1945-
Container List
- id84854
Subseries 2.1: Printed matter: pamphlets, bulletins, and manuals1936-1946
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 1 id84634
Manual of Military Law, 19291936Scope and Contents
1936 release of the 1929 British Manual of Military Law, Amendments (No. 13) and Amendments (No. 12). One copy of each manual.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 2 id84635
Election ballots and voter registration questionnaires1946Scope and Contents
German election ballots and a voter registration questionnaire for different localitites in the American occupied zone. The questionnaire is bilingual, German-English.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 3 id84636
US and French military manuals1944-1945Scope and Contents
One manual and two bulletins for use during the Occupation of Germany by the Allies. --Handbook for Unit Commanders (Germany) 1944, (English-German) --Military Government Gazette Germany, U.S. Zone, Western Military District, July 14, 1945 (English-German) --Mission Militaire Pour Les Affaires Allemandes Bulletin d'Information No. 1, 1945.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 4 id84645
Hunt Report Digest1946Scope and Contents
Hunt Report Digest, American Military Government of Occupied Germany, 1918-1920, published in 1946 by the Office of the Director, Office of Military Government (U.S. Zone).
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 5 id84646
Military Government Regulations1945Scope and Contents
Contains Military Government Regulations pamhlets, published by: Headquarters, United States Forces, European Theater, Office of Military Government (U.S. Zone).
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 6 id84647
Military Government Weekly Information BulletinJuly-August 1945Scope and Contents
A restricted bulletin published by the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-5 Division, USFET, entitled Military Government Weekly Information Bulletin.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 7 id94217
Military Government Weekly Information BulletinSeptember-October 1945Scope and Contents
A restricted bulletin published by the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-5 Division, USFET, entitled Military Government Weekly Information Bulletin
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 8 id84650
Military Government Weekly Information BulletinOctober 1945 - February 1946Scope and Contents
A restricted bulletin published by the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-5 Division, USFET, entitled Military Government Weekly Information Bulletin.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 9 id84651
Nuernberg War Crimes Trial Pamphlet20 November, 1945Scope and Contents
Pamphlet "War-Crime Trials Nuremberg Germany, Nov. 20, 1945. Pamphlet gives the floor plan of the court room, with numbered seating arrangement for the listed participants and a list of each of the defendants with a short description of their role and positions in the German Reich.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 1 id84634
- Subseries 2.2: Artifacts, Poster and AV MaterialsEnglish
- Mixed Materials Folder: 7 id84857
Military medals1939Scope and Contents
Included are 3 military (merit) medals, issued by the Nazi government in 1939: --Kriegsverdienstmedaille --Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern --Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwertern The medals were still in their original packaging along with with folded ribbons which indicates that they had not been awarded. According to the donor, the medals were found in the concentration camp Dachau.
- Mixed Materials Folder: 7 id84859
Propaganda filmscirca 1939-1940sScope and Contents
Included are two Nazi German propaganda films. NOTE: the films have recently been digitized and are currently available at http://www.youtube.com/user/swemlibrary?feature=watch --Pioniere schlagen eine Bruecke, 16mm, Black and White film, 450 ft., approx. 12 minutes, 30 seconds long. [1939] by Reichsamt fuer Film und Bild in Wissenschaft und Unterricht --Seekrieg, 1914-1918; [Naval War, 1914-1918], 16mm, Black and White film, 450 ft. approx. 12 minutes, 30 seconds long. circa 1942-43, by Reichsstelle fuer den Unterrichtsfilm. Included with this film is a two sided information sheet which was supposed to take the place of a forthcoming booklet to accompany the film.
- Mixed Materials Folder: 7 id84869
Postercirca 1940sScope and Contents
Poster depicting a line of men walking and carrying pickaxes and similar tools with a grim reaper figure above the men. The artist's name is signed in the bottom right corner "Hainich."
- Mixed Materials Folder: 7 id84857