Description: |
Transcript of an oral history interview with Curtis G. Shake, conducted by Tom Krasean for the Indiana State Library on April 10, 1968, concerning his childhood and education, his relationships with various prominent politicians, interesting cases he oversaw during his time serving on the Indiana Supreme Court, and his thoughts about judging the Nuremberg Trials after World War II. Also included is a speech Judge Shake made before the Vincennes Historical and Antiquarian Society on May 14, 1968 regarding his experiences with the Nuremberg Trials. |
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Origin: | 1968-04-10 |
Created By: |
Indiana State Library; Shake, Curtis G. (Curtis Grover), 1887-1978 |
Contributor(s): |
Krasean, Tom; Montgomery, Robert |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll40/id/1244 |
Collection: |
Indiana State Library Oral History Collection |
Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ |
Copyright: |
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted |
Geography: |
Vincennes, Indiana, United States |
Subjects: |
Oral history Oral histories Interviews Interviewing Indiana--History Shake, Curtis G. (Curtis Grover), 1887-1978 Judges Lawyers Politicians Politics and government Indiana. Supreme Court Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949 I.G. Farben Trial, Nuremberg, Germany, 1947-1948 World War, 1939-1945 Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944 McNutt, Paul V. (Paul Vories), 1891-1955 Minton, Sherman, 1890-1965 Family history United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 German Americans Indiana University Vincennes University Teachers Vincennes (Ind.) Knox County (Ind.) Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) Jackson, Ed, 1873-1954 Indiana. General Assembly. Senate Democratic Party (Ind.) Townsend, M. Clifford (Maurice Clifford), 1884-1954 Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970 International Court of Justice Public speaking Speeches Concentration camps War crimes |
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