Box 1

Correspondence to Silver, Oshinsky, Bloustein, and Sol Chaneles, professor of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, discussing the Bergel/Hauptmann case of 1935, Corwin's honorary master's degree, and Bergel's work for the FBI after the trials. The file also includes a clipping from The Wall Street Journal, curriculum vitae of Lienhard Bergel and a black and white photograph of an anonymous couple, among other documents.

American Association of University Professors. Correspondence between Ralph E. Turner and other members of the AAUP and Bergel discussing his case and the inconsistencies of Hauptmann, Corwin, and Mender's reasons for his dismissal. The file also contains letters to the Rutgers Trustees from the AAUP rejecting their decision, among other topics.

American Civil Liberties Union. Photocopies from Princeton Library. Contains correspondence between Clothier, Silver, and Lucille B. Milner, Secretary of the ACLU, concerning the Bergel/Hauptmann case, and notes from Ellen Donahue, who attended the trial, discussing Clothier's listing of the necessary qualifications of faculty member, among other documents. Document 10 missing.

Discusses the economic and administrative considerations in the Bergel/Hauptmann case, the "three year rule", dismissing Mrs. Hauptmann instead of Bergel and Jordan, among other topics.

Mostly FBI files on Hauptmann from the 1940's, with some information on Bergel. The file discusses the Hauptmann family, alleged espionage, the Hauptmanns' relationship with Richard Frolinger, among other topics.

Discusses safe opening and examination of files at the old German Embassy, among other topics. The file also includes some memoranda written by J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI. Many of the documents are illegible.

Discusses information on a thirty-day mail cover placed on Hauptmann's correspondence by the FBI, Hauptmann's observations of the army maneuvers in Sandy Hook, NJ, Hauptmann's travels to NYC preceding the sailing of German ships, and information on a shack in the woods near Hauptmann's house, among other documents. Much of the information in the documents is blacked out.

Contains information on the German Embassy and on the activities of certain German citizens or German-American citizens. The file does not seem to have any direct information about Bergel or Hauptmann.

Contains information on the German Embassy and on the activities of certain German citizens or German-American citizens. The file does not seem to have any direct information about Bergel or Hauptmann.