Paul M. Hebert Nuremberg Records LLA0006 Inventory Compiled by Travis H. Williams Paul M. Hebert Law Center Archival Collections Paul M. Hebert Law Center Library Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University 2019 PAUL M. HEBERT NUREMBERG RECORDS LLA0006 1932-2006 PAUL M. HEBERT LAW CENTER LIBRARY CONTENTS OF INVENTORY SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 3 BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE .......................................................................... 5 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE ....................................................................................... 6 PROCESSING NOTE ........................................................................................................ 6 SERIES DESCRIPTIONS .................................................................................................. 7 INDEX TERMS .................................................................................................................. 8 CONTAINER LIST ............................................................................................................ 8 Use of archival materials. If you wish to examine materials in this collection, consult the container list and make note of which items you wish to see. Then inquire at the circulation desk about making an appointment to view those materials. Photocopying. Should you wish to request photocopies, please consult a staff member. Do not remove items to be photocopied. The existing order and arrangement of unbound materials must be maintained. Reproductions must be made from surrogates (microfilm, digital scan, photocopy of original held by the Paul M. Hebert Law Center Library), when available. Publication. Readers assume full responsibility for compliance with laws regarding copyright, literary property rights, and libel. Permission to examine archival materials does not constitute permission to publish. Any publication of such materials beyond the limits of fair use requires specific prior written permission. Requests for permission to publish should be addressed in writing to the Director, Paul M. Hebert Law Center Library, 1 E. Campus Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803. When permission to publish is granted, two copies of the publication will be requested for the Law Center Library. Proper acknowledgement of Law Center Library materials must be made in any resulting writing or publications. The correct form of citation for this manuscript group is given on the summary page. Copies of scholarly publications based on research in the Law Center Library are welcomed. Page 2 of 22 PAUL M. HEBERT NUREMBERG RECORDS LLA0006 1932-2006 PAUL M. HEBERT LAW CENTER LIBRARY SUMMARY Collection Overview The records compiled by Paul M. Hebert during his service as judge on a Nuremberg Military Tribunal (Case no. 6, I.G. Farben). This collection includes trial materials, drafts of his dissenting opinion, personal notes, transcripts, research, correspondence, administrative files, and photographs. Collection Number LLA0006 DACS Reference Code us-lul-lla0006 Repository Paul M. Hebert Law Center Library, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Collection Title Paul M. Hebert Nuremberg Records Inclusive Dates 1932-2006 Bulk Dates June 1947-July 1948 Extent 39 linear feet. Creator Paul M. Hebert. Arrangement Arranged in 5 series: I. Case Materials (Subseries 1: Transcripts; Subseries 2: Evidence); II. Research Materials; III. Other Cases; IV. Personal; V. Photographs. Rough chronological arrangement scheme was implemented during processing since the original order was unknown. Access Restrictions A selection of personal photos were digitized and donated by the Hebert Family but have not been cleared for publication. These photographs are stored on the Law Center’s restricted drive. There are no other restrictions. Physical Access Use of these materials requires an appointment. Technical Access A selection of items from the collection are available through the library’s online institutional repository. Page 3 of 22 PAUL M. HEBERT NUREMBERG RECORDS LLA0006 1932-2006 PAUL M. HEBERT LAW CENTER LIBRARY Languages The majority of the materials are in English. Most items in German or other languages include an English translation. Finding Aids A box contents list is available below. Custodial History These records were created and compiled by Paul M. Hebert during his time as a judge on a Nuremberg Military Tribunal, presiding over case no. 6 (I.G. Farben). Acquisition Source The collection was donated to the LSU Law Library. Though the exact date of the donation is unknown, it is presumed to be between the 1950s and 1970s. Appraisal/Destruction All items present at the time of the processing in 2018 were retained with the exception of duplicate items, which were discarded. Retention Schedule Collection will be maintained indefinitely. Materials should be reappraised in ten years (2029). Accruals No further accruals are expected. Originals This collection consists mostly of original materials which were disseminated to all members of the tribunal. Hebert’s handwritten notes are original. Copies No copies have been created, as the originals are available for use. Related Collections Hebert Speech Files (LLA0002). Publications Citing The None known. Collection Preferred Citation Hebert Nuremberg Records, Law Library Archival Collections, Paul M. Hebert Law Center Library, Baton Rouge, La. Copyright Physical rights and copyright are retained by the Paul M. Hebert Law Center Library. Copyright of original materials is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright law. The LSU Law Center Library does not hold copyright on the photographs of the trial. Page 4 of 22 PAUL M. HEBERT NUREMBERG RECORDS LLA0006 1932-2006 PAUL M. HEBERT LAW CENTER LIBRARY BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE Paul Macarius Hebert, known to his friends as “Mac,” was a Baton Rouge native, born November 1, 1907, and an LSU alumnus, having obtained A.B. and LL.B degrees. After winning a Sterling Fellowship at the Yale Law School, he received his J.S.D in 1930. Throughout his life he would be a trailblazer for the LSU Law School and a highly influential member of the legal system in Louisiana. He took an active role in civic groups and professional associations and was held in very high regard by his peers, colleagues, and students. He briefly served as dean of the Loyola Law School (making him the youngest dean of an American law school at the time), but came to LSU in the Fall of 1936 to serve as Dean of Administration of the University and as a professor on the law faculty. He became dean of the Law School for the first time in 1937, a position he would hold on several different occasions (making him the Law School’s longest-serving dean) until his death in 1977. During his time at LSU he would also serve as Dean of the University and Acting President of LSU. In 1938 Dean Hebert was instrumental in creating the Louisiana State Law Institute, which is "an official, advisory law revision commission, law reform agency and legal research agency of the State of Louisiana." It was also in his first year as Dean that he oversaw the first issue of the Louisiana Law Review. In 1947 he took leave to serve as a civilian judge at the Nuremberg Trials (U.S. Military Tribunal VI, Case 6: I. G. Farbenindustrie personnel). Before World War II, I. G. Farben (whose products included rubber and pharmaceuticals) had risen to be one of the most powerful corporations in the world. After the War, the directors of the company stood trial at Nuremberg for charges of mass murder and the exploitation of slave labor. When their sentence was passed, Hebert announced that he dissented from the majority verdict on numerous points. His fellow judges, Shake and Morris, declined to give him time to file his dissent so that it could be published alongside the verdicts. Instead, it would be filed with the official trial proceedings five months later. Hebert’s dissent outlines the ways he felt Judges Shake and Morris misread the evidence and were too lenient on the defendants for their role in the creation of Auschwitz. In 1951 Hebert briefly resigned to enter private practice with the firm of Breazeale, Sachse, Wilson, and Hebert. However, less than a year later Henry George McMahon’s health forced him to resign as dean of the Law School and Hebert returned to fill the position until April of 1957, when Hebert would again resign to work at the firm. In 1959 Hebert returned to the Law School for the final time and would serve as dean and professor until his death in 1977. In 1965, at the request of Governor John McKeithen, Hebert took charge of the litigation involving the tidelands on behalf of the state. This lengthy case dealt with disputes over Page 5 of 22 PAUL M. HEBERT NUREMBERG RECORDS LLA0006 1932-2006 PAUL M. HEBERT LAW CENTER LIBRARY offshore oil and gas revenues between Louisiana and the federal government. That same year Hebert was able to lead efforts to raise the funds and begin major renovations on the aging law school building, which were completed in 1970. In the 1970s Dean Hebert had the faculty’s support in working to have the Law School “assume the status of an autonomous unit” within the LSU system, in the hopes of securing a stable budget and having more control over faculty tenure. Though this would ultimately come to pass, Hebert would not see it in his lifetime. Paul M. Hebert died of a sudden heart attack while appearing before the Finance Committee of the Board of Regents on February