Collection Number:
05772
Collection Title: James N. "Buck" Freeman Papers, 1946-1961
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4.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 500 items) |
Abstract |
James N. "Buck" Freeman (1902-1981) served as one of the defense lawyers in the International
Military Tribunal for the Far East, 1946-1948. The collection includes his copies
of court filings and other materials, including photographs, documenting the war
crimes trials held in Tokyo. Other materials, including letters and legal papers,
concern trade, freedom of the press, and perceptions of the tribunal and day-to-day
life in postwar Japan.
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Creator |
Freeman, James N. "Buck", 1902-1981. |
Curatorial Unit |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language |
English |
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- Preferred Citation
- [Identification of item], in the James N. "Buck" Freeman Papers #05772, Southern Historical
Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
- Acquisitions Information
- Received from James N. Freeman Jr. in January 2018 (Acc. 103313).
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James N. "Buck" Freeman (1902-1981) served as defense attorney representing Kenayo Sato at the International
Military Tribunal for the Far East, 1946-1948. The military tribunal, also known as
the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal and the Tokyo Trials, tried Japanese leaders for "Class A" war crimes, which were defined as conspiracy to start and wage World War II. Prior
to the Tokyo Trials, Freeman, practiced law in Winston-Salem, N.C., and with the Employee
Relations Office of the Navy. He returned to his native Surry County following his
time in Japan, and set up a law practice in Mount Airy, N.C., where he practiced until
his retirement in 1976.
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The James N. "Buck" Freeman Papers, 1946-1961, consist chiefly of copies of court
filings of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and other materials,
including photographs, documenting the members and their leisure activities. There
are also materials that depict postwar Japan, including Freeman's personal letters
with his impressions of the tribunal and day-to-day life; his legal papers concerning
the
Nikkan Sports case and intimidation of the free press; Department of Commerce letters regarding
trade with occupied Japan; newspaper clippings of excerpts of the Shigemitsu memoirs;
an early issue of
New Japan; and snapshots of unidentified Japanese women and children.
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James N. "Buck" Freeman Papers, 1946-1961.
500 items.
Box 1
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Box 2
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Box 3
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Box 4
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Box 5
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Box 6
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Box 7
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Box 8
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Personnel directory, seating charts.
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Newspaper clippings, chiefly from
Nipon Times.
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Freeman wrote about his impressions of the tribunal and post-war Japan, his day-to-day
life during the trial and the experiences of his school-age son and a young woman,
possibly his niece, in the"Washington Heights" section of Tokyo.
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Freeman represented the defense in a case that charged
Nikkan Sports with printing an article that criticized the Allied Forces of Occupation in violation
of the Japanese Press Code. The article, a news release, announced production of a
show at the Diato Theater. The dispute arose over translations that characterized
the type of show as"Naked Show" or"Partly Clothed." Freeman argued that the case was meant to intimidate the free press.
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Letters and related materials regarding trade with occupied Japan.
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Chiefly excerpts from the Shigemitsu memoirs.
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Image Folder PF-05772/1-2
PF-05772/1
PF-05772/2
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Black-and-white photographic prints
Images depict scenes from the tribunal courtroom and a duck-hunting party of the defense
panel. Images taken by Signal Corps U.S. Army.
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Image Folder PF-05772/3
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Black-and-white photographic prints
Snapshots of unidentified Japanese women and children.
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Image Folder PF-05772/4
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Black-and-white photographic prints
Informal portraits of Ed and Patsy McDermott of Tokyo, Japan, and a postcard of Ed
McDermott "addressing 600 Japanese coalminers on the evils of Communism."
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