Correspondence with Jones, Elwyn

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/700
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 110432
Dates
2 Apr 1953 - 26 Oct 1959
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Frederick Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones of Llanelli (1909-1989) was a Welsh barrister and Labour politician, who had served as MP, Attorney General and Lord Chancellor. Jones was also appointed Junior British Counsel during the Nuremberg Trials and Leading Prosecutor at the trial of former Wehrmacht general Erich von Manstein in 1948. He also led the prosecution of the infamous Moors murderers in 1966.

Scope and Content

Correspondence regarding Library enquiries for support of Jones with several issues. This includes efforts on documenting Nazi war criminals who were still imprisoned in German jails under American, British and French jurisdiction (1954), but also the Library’s need to find new premises (1957).

Conditions Governing Reproduction

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People

  • Elwyn-Jones, Frederick Elwyn-Jones, Baron

Subjects

  • War criminals
  • Libraries and Archives

Places

  • West Germany [1949-1990]
  • London
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