{"id":2805,"date":"2019-04-05T12:11:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T12:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/?p=2805"},"modified":"2019-04-05T12:11:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T12:11:20","slug":"on-trial-prosecuting-the-holocaust-british-investigations-into-nazi-war-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/2019\/04\/05\/on-trial-prosecuting-the-holocaust-british-investigations-into-nazi-war-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"On trial: Prosecuting the Holocaust: British investigations into Nazi war crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m happy to let you know that the Library currently has trial access to the brand new digital primary source collection, <strong>Prosecuting the Holocaust: British investigations into Nazi war crimes, 1944-1949<\/strong>, from British Online Archives. Drawn from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UK National Archives<\/a>, this collection contains a wealth of information regarding the British government&#8217;s efforts to investigate and prosecute Nazi crimes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2808\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2019\/04\/BOA_ProsecutingtheHolocaust.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1539\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2019\/04\/BOA_ProsecutingtheHolocaust.png 1539w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2019\/04\/BOA_ProsecutingtheHolocaust-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2019\/04\/BOA_ProsecutingtheHolocaust-1024x279.png 1024w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2019\/04\/BOA_ProsecutingtheHolocaust-500x136.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1539px) 100vw, 1539px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can access <strong>Prosecuting the Holocaust<\/strong> via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/e-resources-trials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>E-resources trials<\/strong><\/a> page.<br \/>\nAccess is available both on and off-campus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trial access ends<\/strong> <strong>30th April<\/strong> <strong>2019<\/strong>.<!--more--><span id=\"more-2732\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The evidence gathered by the British government during the period 1944-1949 sheds light on almost every aspect of the Holocaust, from the concentration camp system to the mass murder of the \u201cincurably sick\u201d in psychiatric hospitals. More importantly, it gives a voice to the victims of these atrocities, many of whom testified about their experiences immediately after the war.<\/p>\n<p>The files include materials from the\u00a0<strong>WO 309<\/strong>\u00a0(War Office: Judge Advocate General&#8217;s Office; British Army of the Rhine War Crimes Group),\u00a0<strong>WO 311<\/strong>\u00a0(War Office: Judge Advocate General&#8217;s Office; Military Deputy&#8217;s Department), and\u00a0<strong>WO 235<\/strong>\u00a0(War Office: Judge Advocate General&#8217;s Office; War Crimes Case Files) series.<\/p>\n<p>The documents in this collection come in 4 volumes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Records relating to Auschwitz-Birkenau, 1945-1947<\/li>\n<li>International Scientific Commission for Investigation of Medical War Crimes, 1946-1948<\/li>\n<li>Ill-treatment of civilians and forced labourers, 1944-1949<\/li>\n<li>Hanover Gestapo case No 1. Proceedings, 1947<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can access <strong>Prosecuting the Holocaust<\/strong> via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/e-resources-trials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>E-resources trials<\/strong><\/a> page.<br \/>\n<em>Access available until 30th April 2019.<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/e-resources-trial-feedback-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feedback welcome<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can access all the digital primary source collections already available at the Library via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/databases-subject-a-z\/primary-sources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Primary Source databases list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Access is only available to current students and staff at University of Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p><em>Caroline Stirling \u2013 Academic Support Librarian for History, Classics and Archaeology<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/2018\/06\/30\/channel-islands-occupation-library-online-primary-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RELATED: Channel Islands occupation: through the Library&#8217;s online primary sources<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m happy to let you know that the Library currently has trial access to the brand new digital primary source collection, Prosecuting the Holocaust: British investigations into Nazi war crimes, 1944-1949, from British Online Archives. 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