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Collection Overview
| Size | 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. |
| 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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Processed by: Nancy Kaiser, Lydia Neuroth, and Mary Oliva, February 2018
Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, February 2018
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Biographical Information
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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Scope and Content
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.
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