Records of David Irving v. Penguin Books Ltd. and Deborah Lipstadt

The collection consists of copies of court records, expert reports submitted by historians and copies of documents referred to in the reports, witness statements, printed and electronic publications, personal papers (e.g. letters, diaries, etc.) of David Irving, and critical writings about David Irving pertaining to the Jan.-April 2000 David Irving vs. Penguin Books and Deborah Lipstadt trial in London, England. The collection includes material relevant to World War II and the Holocaust, with an emphasis that David Irving in his writings, lectures, and other manifestations represents an antisemitic, revisionist, Holocaust denying approach.

The Archives maintained the original organization of the London law firm Mishcon de Reya, which represented the defendants. The collection is organized into 13 sub-series: Sub-series 1: General Documents of the Trial; Sub-series 2: Expert Reports; Sub-series 3: Witness Statements; Sub-series 4: Writings and Statements of David Irving Presented As Evidence; Sub-series 5: Miscellaneous Documents and Responses to David Irving's Questions; Sub-series 6: Critical Writings about David Irving's Personality and Work, 1959-1997; Sub-series 7: Records Documenting David Irving's Acitivities in the Archives of Moscow, Russia; Sub-series 8: Documents Referred to in the Expert Reports; Sub-series 9: Writings Submitted by David Irving to Support His Case; Sub-series 10: Core File: Auschwitz, and Statements by David Irving; Sub-series 11: Documents Supporting the Case of the Plaintiff; Sub-series 12: Documents Submitted by the Defendants to Support Their Case; Sub-series 13: David Irving's Right Wing Extremism