Otto Wittmann papers relating to the Art Looting Investigation Unit of the United States Office of Strategic Services
The archive documents the Art Looting Investigation Unit (ALIU) within the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and the mission played by one of its staff members, Otto Wittmann. It sheds light on how the OSS operated within a larger group of agencies and helps understand the day-to-day activities of one of its members during an intelligence mission in Europe. It comprises the Detailed Interrogation Reports (DIRs), the Consolidated Interrogation Reports (CIRs) and the Final report prepared by the ALIU, as well as reports prepared by other allied agencies. The personal papers of Otto Wittmann related to his employment with the OSS consist of his notes, agendas, meeting notes and drafts for the examination and analysis of the transfer of artworks from France to Switzerland. Particular well documented is the role in that transfer played by Hans Adolf Wendland, who developed a business partnership with Theodor Fischer of Lucerne. These provide an almost daily account of his mission in France, Switzerland, Germany and England. Also included are clippings and publications that shed light on art looting during the war and the restitution efforts undertaken by the United States in collaboration with England, France, Italy, and other countries
Archival Material, English, 1933
History
3.75 linear feet (9 boxes)
78702080
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