Victor H. Bernstein papers
Scope and Content
The Victor H. Bernstein papers document his journalism work during and after World War II. The collection includes scrapbooks, photographs, photostats, and general items collected as a foreign correspondent.
There are eight scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings of articles by Bernstein from PM and the Star. The collection also includes seven photographs and fourteen Photostats relating to the Nuremberg trial. The general items include press passes, Palestinian money, a United Nations scorecard of the votes which created Israel, a newsletter written by concentration camp survivors, and a list of the dead at Buchenwald.
Dates
- Creation: 1938-1960s
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Ohio University Libraries.
Conditions Governing Use
Ohio University retains all property rights to the collection.
Ohio University retains all copyrights unless retained by the donor, other correspondents, or other artists.
Biography of Victor Bernstein
American journalist and foreign correspondent Victor Heine Bernstein worked for several newspapers. He is best known as a foreign editor of PM newspaper, covering World War II: the prewar persecution of the Jews in Germany and Austria, the collapse of Germany, the liberation of the concentration camps, and the Nuremberg trial. He was also managing editor for the Nation and author of the book Final Judgment, The Story of Nuremberg.
Extent
2 cubic feet
Abstract
The Victor H. Bernstein papers document his journalism work during and after World War II.
Statement of Arrangement
These records are organized into the following series:
- Series 1: Scrapbooks
- Series 2: Photographs
- Series 3: Printed Matter
- Series 4: Manuscript
Acquisition Information
The Ohio University Archives received the collection from Victor Bernstein in 1981.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
- Title
- Finding aid for the Victor H. Bernstein papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Kim Harris
- Date
- 1982 January
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
