Julius Streicher's Nuremberg war crimes trial headphones

Identifier
irn11617
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1996.36.18
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: | Width: 6.380 inches (16.205 cm)

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Julius Streicher was the founder of "Der Stürmer" and Gauleiter of Franconia. He was sentenced to death at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg. [Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. Vol. 3-4. New York: MacMillan Publishing Company, 1995, pp. 1788.]

Archival History

The headphones were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by the IBM Corporation.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the IBM Corporation

Scope and Content

Headset used by Julius Streicher during the Nuremberg war crimes trials.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Black plastic earpieces connected by black cloth-covered headband; paper identification tag attached w/wire.

Corporate Bodies

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.