Finding Aid for the James J. Rorimer Papers, 1941-1989

Summary Information

Repository National Gallery of Art, Gallery Archives

Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20565 

info-archives@nga.gov 

Title James J. Rorimer Papers

Identifier 28MFAA-J 

Creator Rorimer, James J. (James Joseph), 1905-1966 

Date 1941-1989 

Extent 7 cubic feet (16 boxes); approximately 420 digital files

Abstract This collection documents the wartime activities of James J. Rorimer, an 

officer in the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives (MFAA) Section of the 

United States Army during and immediately following World War II. A 

small group of war-related correspondence of his wife, Katherine Rorimer,

is also included. Papers include journals, reports, correspondence, 

memoranda, newspaper clippings, maps, publications, lists, notes, and 

photographic prints and negatives. 

Biographical Note

September 7, 1905 James Joseph Rorimer is born in Cleveland, Ohio to Louis Rorimer,

interior designer and teacher at the Cleveland School of Art, and his wife 

Edith

1927 A.B, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

1927-1929 Assistant, Department of Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of 

Art, New York, New York

1929-1932 Assistant Curator, Department of Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan

Museum of Art, New York, New York

1932-1934 Associate Curator, Department of Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan

Museum of Art, New York, New York

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1934-1955 Curator, Department of Medieval Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 

New York, New York

1942 Married Katherine Serrell

1943-1946 United States Army - Private in the Infantry, Lieutenant and Captain for 

the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section, in Normandy, Paris and 

Germany, Chief of the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section, 

Seventh Army, Western Military District

1944-1957 Military Decorations - Bronze Star, European Theatre Ribbon (4 battle 

stars), Croix de Guerre (Silver Star), Member of the Legion of Honor, and 

Officer of the Legion of Honor 

1949-1966 Director of The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 

New York

1950 Survival: the salvage and protection of art in war (New York: Abelard

Press)

1955-1966 Director and Trustee, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New 

York

May 11, 1966 Died in New York, New York

Scope and Content

This collection documents the activities of James J. Rorimer as a Monuments, Fine Art and 

Archives (MFAA) officer in France and Germany during and immediately after World War II. 

Rorimer served with the Advance Section, Communications Zone in Normandy, France, and 

with the Seventh Army, Western Military District, U.S. Zone in Germany. Materials include 

Rorimer’s daily journals and official reports documenting his military activities and

observations, his photographs of war-damaged sites, and his collection of wartime exhibition 

catalogues and related publications. Of special interest are Rorimer’s research materials, notes, 

and drafts for his book Survival: the salvage and protection of art in war (New York:Abelard 

Press, 1950) on World War II art recovery, protection, and restitution which was based on his 

wartime experience. 

There is a small group of files belonging to his wife, Katherine, included with the collection and 

it includes letters with Rorimer’s MFAA colleagues, Craig Hugh Smyth and Walter Farmer as 

well as personal letters between the couple.

Some files contain handwritten notes by Rorimer's daughter, Anne, who sorted her father's 

papers prior to donating them to the National Gallery of Art. 

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Arrangement 

Materials are arranged in the following series: 

Series J1 Wartime Journals and Official Reports, 1944-1945 

Series J2 Survival Wartime Research Files, 1940-1989 

Series J3 Survival Manuscript Drafts and Related Materials, circa 1945-1950 

Series J4 Publications, 1939-1954 

Series J5 Katherine Rorimer Files, 1944-1986 

Series J6 Photographs, circa 1933-1945 

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Related Archival Materials

This collection is open for research by appointment under 

the conditions of the National Gallery of Art Gallery 

Archives Access Policy. For all inquiries or to schedule an 

appointment, please contact the Gallery Archives at infoarchives@nga.gov. 

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Gallery

Archives. 28MFAA-J, James J. Rorimer Papers.

In copyright 

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

English; French; German; Norwegian

Transferred, 2006-2007; gift of Anne Rorimer and Louis 

Rorimer, 2008. 

Arranged and described by Gallery Archives staff, 2008. 

Resources Relating to World War II describes other WWIIrelated archival materials available at the National Gallery

of Art.

James J. Rorimer papers, 1921-1982, bulk 1943-1950. 

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

James J. Rorimer records, 1924-1983 (bulk 1955-1966). 

Museum Archives, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

James J. Rorimer Papers, 1927-1966, Cloisters Library, 

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

The National Archives and Records Administration of the 

United States (NARA) holds official government records 

relating to the work of the Monuments, Fine Arts and 

Archives officers and the American Commission for the 

Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments 

in War Areas (Roberts Commission). 

Monuments Men Foundation Archives available at the 

National WWII Museum. 

Series Descriptions 

J1 Wartime Journals and Official Reports, 1944-1945 [box 1, 14-15] 

Arranged chronologically by date of the journals and report number. This series consists of two 

daily journals and eighteen official reports created by Rorimer, documenting his wartime 

activities as a MFAA officer in France and Germany. The journals contain his daily typewritten 

entries from 1944-1945 and provide detailed information about his duties recovering Nazi looted 

art. His journals were the notes for his official reports to his superior officers about the status of 

his work on a bi-weekly basis, although he sometimes combined two bi-weekly summaries in

one report. His reports were often accompanied by additional supporting materials, such as lists 

of works of art, maps, newspaper clippings and other related items. Rorimer organized one 

journal (August 1944-March 1945) and sixteen reports relating to his experience in France into 

one notebook which make up the first thirteen folders in this series. His activities in Germany are 

documented in a second journal and two reports which were not part of his notebook. 

J2 Survival Wartime Research Files, 1940-1989 [boxes 1-3, 14-15] 

Arranged alphabetically by subject. Materials include newspaper clippings, memoranda, reports, 

and photograph prints. This series consists of subject files documenting Rorimer's activities as a

MFAA officer in Europe. The files were the reference sources for his memoir Survival: the 

salvage and protection of art in war (New York: Abelard Press, 1950). Many of the folder names 

were used later as titles of chapters in his book. Of special interest are materials relating to the

recovery of the famed stained-glass windows from Strasbourg Cathedral seized by the Nazis and 

hidden in a salt mine near Heibronn, Germany. The windows were the first cultural objects to be 

returned to the French government, which later recognized Rorimer and his colleagues with 

honors for their restitution assistance. 

Another subject of interest involves materials on the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR),

a Nazi organization founded in June 1940 during the German occupation of France. The ERR 

systematically looted works of art and other cultural objects from the French government, 

cultural institutions, and private citizens' homes. Materials include reports, copies of translated 

German documents, correspondence, and memoranda. Also included in this series are materials 

concerning the art collection of Hermann Goering in Berchtesgaden, Germany. Hitler’s close 

advisor had seized many works of art and cultural objects for his private collection. Information 

about various collecting points, salt mines, and other repositories is also included. 

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Rorimer corresponded with many of his MFAA colleagues from Europe and the United States, 

such as Edith Standen, Charles Parkhurst, Walter Farmer, Rose Valland, and Bancel LaFarge. 

J3 Survival Manuscript Drafts and Related Materials, circa 1945-1950 [boxes 3-5] 

Arranged alphabetically by subject. This series consists of drafts and relating materials about 

Rorimer’s book, Survival: the salvage and protection of art in war (New York: Abelard Press, 

1950). Early handwritten manuscripts as well as two typewritten versions of his book are also 

included. Of special interest are publicity materials concerning the promotion of Rorimer's 

memoirs, book reviews, and correspondence from readers and editors. 

J4 Publications, 1939-1954 

This series contains a variety of published materials collected by Rorimer. Most of the items

were published during or immediately after WWII. Included are catalogues of wartime art 

exhibitions in Germany, U.S. military and other government publications, as well as British and 

other European titles. The series is arranged in six subseries:

J4.1 Exhibition Catalogues, 1945-1946 [box 5] 

J4.2 U.S. Military Publications, 1940-1945 [boxes 5-7, 14, 16] 

J4.3 British Government Publications, 1946-1947 [box 8] 

J4.4 Nazi Publications, 1942-1945 [box 8] 

J4.5 Other European Publications, 1939-1954 [boxes 8-9] 

J4.6 Other U.S. Publications, 1942-1947 [box 10] 

J5 Katherine Rorimer Files, 1944-1986 [box 10] 

Arranged alphabetically by subject. The Katherine Rorimer files include wartime letters

exchanged with her husband and later correspondence relating to his work with the MFAA. 

J6 Photographs, circa 1933-1945 [boxes 11-13] 

Arranged by album and alpha-numeric designation. During his wartime assignments, Rorimer 

documented the condition of historic towns, churches, monuments, and other wartime scenes.

Following the war, he carefully identified the images, assigned alpha-numeric designations, and 

organized them into albums, whose order has been preserved. Photographs in this series have 

been digitized and are available to researchers.

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Series J1 Wartime Journals and Reports, 1944-1945

Box 1

Typescript journal, 3 August 1944 - 31 March 1945

Fragile journal removed and replaced with photocopy.

1-1

1-2 Typescript journal, 14 April - 30 September 1945

Initial report, "Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives" with attachments (period: 4-15 August 1944) 16

August 1944

1-3

Second report, "Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives" with attachments (period: 16-25 August 1944)

10 September 1944

Two oversize posters located in box 15.

1-4

Third report, "Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives" with attachments (period: 26 August-15

September 1944) 20 September 1944

1-5

Fourth and Fifth report (combined), "Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives" with attachments (period:

16 September-15 October 1944) 16 October 1944

Two oversize posters located in box 15.

1-6

Sixth report, "Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives" with attachments (period: 16-31 October 1944) 12

November 1944

1-7

Seventh report, "Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives" with attachments (period: 1-15 November

1944) 24 November 1944

1-8

Eighth report, "Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives" with attachments (period: 16 November-1

December 1944) 9 December 1944

1-9

Ninth and Tenth report (combined), "Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives" with attachments (period:

December 1944) 5 January 1945

1-10

Eleventh and Twelfth report (combined), "Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives" with attachments

(period: January 1945) 13 February 1945

1-11

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Thirteenth and Fourteenth report (combined), "Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives" with attachments

(period: February 1945) 10 March 1945

1-12

Fifteenth and Sixteenth report (combined), "Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives" with attachments

(period: March 1945) 4 April 1945

1-13

Seventeenth report (first for Germany), "Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives" with attachments

(period: 15 April-31 May 1945) 10 June 1945

Eight oversize maps located in box 15 and oversize folder.

1-14

Eighteenth report (second for Germany), "Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives" with attachments

(period: 1-30 June 1945) 1 July 1945

Includes photographic prints of works of art.

1-15

Series J2 Survival Research Files, 1940-1989

Box 1

Berchtesgaden - Goehring Collection, 1941-1948

Includes correspondence and newspaper clippings.

1-16

Bruno Lohse, 1941-1957

Includes correspondence and testimonials relating to Lohse's role with German looted art.

1-17

Box 2

Chateaux - France, 1944-1951

Includes official memoranda, lists of works of art, maps, and materials relating to General Eisenhower's office at

Versailles. Two oversize maps located in box 15 and oversize folder.

2-1

Collecting points, 1943-1947

Includes reports, lists of works of art, newspaper clippings and materials relating to Heilbronn and Kochendorf salt

mines, Wiesbaden, Neuschwanstein, and other repositories. Oversize poster and photograph located in box 15.

2-2

"Collection of German letters and memoranda pertaining to the confiscation of Europe art treasures"

secured by 1st Lieutenant James J. Rorimer , G-5 Monuments Fine Arts and Archives, 7th Army from

Dr. Schiedlausky and Bruno Lohse, 19 May 1945

2-3

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Education Begins at Home, 1945

Includes official memoranda, newspaper clippings, notes, and a draft manuscript.

2-4

Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR) and Neuschwanstein, 1944-1945 (folder 1 of 2)

Includes official memoranda, newspaper clippings, lists of translated German documents, reports, notes, lists of German

ERR staff, press releases, Kummel Report, Schiedlausky Report, and a letter from Charles Parkhurst.

2-5

Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR) and Neuschwanstein, 1944-1945 (folder 2 of 2)

Includes official memoranda, newspaper clippings, lists of translated German documents, reports, notes, lists of German

ERR staff, press releases, Kummel Report, Schiedlausky Report, and a letter from Charles Parkhurst.

2-6

Erwin Sieger, 1945

Includes correspondence, reports, notes, and memoranda relating to Sieger's claims to works of art.

2-7

Fact sheet on Berlin Masterpieces: to be exhibited at City Art Museum, St. Louis, January 31 through

February 17, 1949

2-8

2-9 Newspaper clipping - "L. Bancel LaFarge" (obituary) New York Times, 4 July 1989

2-10 Newspaper clipping - "Les Allemands on pille le Senat" Figaro, 4 September 1944

2-11 Normandy, 1944

Paris, 1944-1945

Includes maps, reports, newspaper clippings, official memoranda, a collection catalogue, correspondence between U.S.

Army and French museums and government officials, and materials relating to the Bayeux tapestry. Digitized version(s)

of select materials available. Three oversize maps and one oversize poster located in box 15.

2-12

Box 3

Preparations, 1943-1946

Includes official memoranda, notes, posters, German museum organizational charts, photograph prints, lists of MFAA

officers, and correspondence from Bancel LaFarge. Three oversize posters and one oversize map located in box 15.

3-1

Reference materials, 1945

Includes newspaper clippings, official memoranda, lists of works of art, and correspondence from Edith Standen. Fragile

items removed and replaced with photocopies.

3-2

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Responsible Victor, 1944-1946

Includes letters of commendation for Rorimer, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and memoranda. Digitized

version(s) of select materials available.

3-3

Strasbourg, 1940-1945

Includes reports, newspaper clippings, photographic prints, and publicity materials recognizing Rorimer and others for

their work returning Strasbourg Cathedral stained glass windows to France. Fragile glass negatives removed; prints from

negatives remain.

3-4

Westward Ho, 1945-1949

Includes correspondence with editors, newspaper clippings, site photographs, reports, and correspondence with John D.

Rockefeller, Charles Kuhn, and Mason Hammond. Fragile items removed and replaced with photocopies.

3-5

Series J3 Survival Drafts and Related Materials, circa 1945-1950

Box 3

Handwritten manuscript - Bertesgaden: The Goehring Collection

Includes newspaper clippings.

3-6

Handwritten manuscript - Castle Company

Includes newspaper clippings.

3-7

3-8 Handwritten manuscript - collecting points at Marburg, Wiesbaden, and Bremen

Handwritten manuscript - education begins at home

Includes newspaper clippings.

3-9

3-10 Handwritten manuscript - Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR)

3-11 Handwritten manuscript - Munich

3-12 Handwritten manuscript - national palaces

3-13 Handwritten manuscript - Normandy

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Box 4

Handwritten manuscript - our german colleagues

Includes lists of works of art.

4-1

Handwritten manuscript - Paris

Includes an exhibition catalogue, newspaper clippings, notes, and correspondence from Walter Farmer.

4-2

4-3 Handwritten manuscript - preparations

Handwritten manuscript - Responsible Victor

Includes U.S. Army guidelines.

4-4

Handwritten manuscript - salt mines

Includes newspaper clippings, and lists of works of art.

4-5

Handwritten manuscript - Strasbourg holiday

Includes correspondence from Edith Standen regarding the Wiesbaden manifesto and lists of MFAA officers.

4-6

4-7 Handwritten manuscript and notes - miscellaneous

4-8 Typescript manuscript 1 (folder 1 of 3)

4-9 Typescript manuscript 1 (folder 2 of 3)

4-10 Typescript manuscript 1 (folder 3 of 3)

Box 5

5-1 Typescript manuscript 2 (folder 1 of 2)

5-2 Typescript manuscript 2 (folder 2 of 2)

Publicity materials, book reviews, and related materials, 1946-1955

Includes a small notebook, lists of MFAA officers, book contracts, newspaper clippings, and correspondence with book

reviewers, editors and colleagues.

5-3

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Series J4.1 Exhibition Catalogues, 1945-1946

Box 5

Exhibition of German Owned Old Masters and Other Works of Art. Wiesbaden Collecting Point,

February 1946

5-4

Old Master Drawings: Catalogue of an Exhibition held at the Central Collecting 

Point (Landesmuseum) Wiesbaden. Wiesbaden Collecting Point, September 1946

5-5

Exhibition of Masterpieces of European Painting. Ausstellung von Meisterwerken der Euopäishen 

Malerei. Marburg Collecting Point, November 14-30, 1945

5-6

Series J4.2 U.S. Military Publications, 1940-1945

Box 5

Headquarters, Army Service Forces. Civil Affairs Handbook Belgium Section 17: Cultural 

Institutions. Army Service Forces Manual M361-17. 13 May 1944

5-7

Headquarters, Army Service Forces. Civil Affairs Handbook Denmark Section 17: Cultural 

Institutions. Army Service Forces Manual M366-17. 17 May 1944

5-8

Headquarters, Army Service Forces. Civil Affairs Handbook France Section 17A: Cultural 

Institutions: Supplementary Atlas on Churches, Museums, Libraries and Other Cultural Institutions 

in France. Army Service Forces Manual M352-17A. 4 January 1944

Oversize publication located in box 16.

5-9

Headquarters, Army Service Forces. Civil Affairs Handbook France Section 17B: Cultural 

Institutions. Army Service Forces Manual M352-17B. 3 June 1944)

2 copies.

5-10

Headquarters, Army Service Forces. Civil Affairs Handbook France Section 17C: Cultural Institutions 

Central and Southern France. Army Service Forces Manual M352-17C. 24 June 1944

5-11

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Headquarters, Army Service Forces. Civil Affairs Handbook Germany Atlas on Churches, Museums, 

Libraries and Other Cultural Institutions in Germany. Army Service Forces Manual M356-17. 

August 1944

Oversize publication located in box 16.

5-12

Headquarters, Army Service Forces. Civil Affairs Handbook Italy Section 17: Supplement on Cultural 

Institutions, Supplementary Atlas on Churches, Museums, Libraries and Other Cultural Institutions in 

Italy. Army Service Forces Manual M353-17. 4 January 1944

Oversize publication located in box 16.

5-13

Box 6

Headquarters, Army Service Forces. Civil Affairs Handbook Italy Section 17A: Cultural Institutions 

Central Italy. Army Service Forces Manual M353-17B. 6 July 1944

6-1

Headquarters, Army Service Forces. Civil Affairs Handbook Italy Section 17B: Cultural Institutions.

Army Service Forces Manual M353-17B. 29 July 1944

6-2

Headquarters, Army Service Forces. Civil Affairs Handbook The Netherlands Section 17: Cultural 

Institutions. Army Service Forces Manual M357-17. 13 May 1944

6-3

6-4 Notes on British Forces prepared by G-3 Operations ETOUSA. August 1943

The Officer’s Guide. A Ready Reference on Customs and Correct Procedures Which Pertain to 

Commissioned Officers of the Army of the United States. July 1943 Edition. Harrisburg,

Pennsylvania: The Military Service Publishing Company, 1943

6-5

Seventh Army. Dachau. Reports of Investigation by the OSS Section, the PWB Section, and the CIC

Detachment, circa 1945

6-6

Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force. Handbook Governing Policy and Procedure for 

The Military Occupation of Germany. Revised Edition, April 1945

6-7

Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force G-5 Operations Branch, Monuments, Fine Arts and

Archives. Technical Notes for the use of Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Specialist Officers in 

Germany. October 1944

6-8

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Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, Office of the Chief of Staff. Handbook for 

Military Government in Germany Prior to Defeat or Surrender. Incorporating Revision I – 20 

December 1944

6-9

Box 7

Technical Instructions: Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Specialist Officers in the Field (with

James J. Rorimer notes), undated

Includes directive dated 8 June 1944.

7-1

7-2 U.S. Army. A Manual for Courts-Martial. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1943

U.S. Army Historical Division. American Enterprise in Europe. The Role of the SOS in the Defeat of 

Germany. France: USFET Chief Information and Education Division, June 1945

Fragile publication removed.

7-3

War Department. Basic Field Manual First Aid for Soldiers. April 7, 1943 FM 21-11. Washington:

Government Printing Office, 1943

7-4

War Department. Basic Field Manual Military Government FM 27-5. Washington: Government

Printing Office, 1940

7-5

War Department. Basic Field Manual Rules of Land Warfare FM 27-10. Washington: Government

Printing Office, 1940

2 copies.

7-6

War Department. Basic Field Manual Soldier’s Handbook. July 23, 1941. FM21-100. Washington:

Government Printing Office, 1941.

7-7

War Department. Basic Field Manual Soldier’s Handbook. July 23, 1941. Including C1, May 4, 1941.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1941 (1942)

James J. Rorimer’s annotation on cover: “Education begins at home.”

7-8

War Department. Civil Affairs Information Guide. Field Protection of Objects of Art and Archives.

War Department Pamphlet No. 31-103. 12 May 1944

7-9

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War Department. Military Dictionary English-German German-English, August 5, 1941. TM 30-255.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1941

7-10

War Department. Technical Manual. Cases on Military Government, May 20, 1943. TM 27-250.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1941

7-11

Series J4.3 British Government Publications, 1946-1947

Box 8

Jenkinson, Hilary and H. E. Bell, compilers. Italian Archives During the War and at its Close. Issued 

by the British Committee on the Preservation and Restitution of Works of Art, Archives and Other 

Material in Enemy Hands. London: His Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1947

8-1

Woolley, Lt.-Col. Sir Leonard. A Record of the Work Done by the Military Authorities for the 

Protection of the Treasures of Art & History in War Areas. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives

Branch of Civil Affairs, War Office. London: His Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1946

8-2

Works of Art in Austria (British Zone of Occupation) Losses and Survivals in the War. Compiled by

the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Branch of the Control Commission for Austria (British

Element) and Issued by the British Committee on the Preservation and Restitution of Works of Art,

Archives and Other Material in Enemy Hands. London: His Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1946

8-3

Works of Art in Germany (British Zone of Occupation) Losses and Survivals in the War. Compiled by

the Monuments, Fine Arts, ad Archives Branch of the Control Commission for Germany (British

Element) and Issued by the British Committee on the Preservation and Restitution of Works of Art,

Archives and Other Material in Enemy Hands. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1946

8-4

Works of Art in Italy Losses and Survivals in the War Par II – North of Bologna Together with 

Regional Summaries and a Supplement to Part I. Compiled from War Office Reports by the British

Committee on the Preservation and Restitution of Works of Art, Archives and Other Material in

Enemy Hands. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1946

8-5

Series J4.4 Nazi Publications, 1942-1945

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Box 8

Maier-Harmann, Fritz. Die Bauten der NSDAP in der Hauptstadt der Bewegung. München:

Zentralverlag der NSDAP, 1942 Inscribed. “James J. Rorimer Munich – May 1945” “ The Führerbau

and the Verwaltungsbau were selected by me for the main collecting points for works of art. On that

occasiojn I sent the telgram for Lt. Gen. Patch Commanding the Seveth Army. J.J.R."

8-6

Verwaltung der Staatlichen Schlösser und Gärten. Schloss Weilburg An Der Lahn. 2 Auflage. Berlin,

1944

8-7

Series J4.5 Other European Publications, 1939-1954

Box 8

Art et Archéologie. “Recueil de Legislation Comparée et de Droit International.” No. 1 1939. Paris:

Office International des Musées, 1939

8-8

Art et Archéologie. “Recueil de Legislation Comparée et de Droit International.” No. 2 1940. Paris:

Office International des Musées, 1940

8-9

Brichet, Robert. Le Régime des Monuments Historiques en France. Paris: Libraries

Techniques/Libraries de la Cour de Cassation, 1952

8-10

Coremans, P. D. Sc. La Protection Scientifique des Œuvres d’Art en temps de Guerre. Bruxelles:

Laboratoire Central des Musees de Belgique, 1946

8-11

European Parliamentary Union. Le Plan d’Action d’Interlaken. Gstaad: European Parliamentary

Union, 1948

8-12

European Parliamentary Union. Toward a Constituent Assembly for Europe. Gstaad: European

Parliamentary Union, circa 1947

8-13

Foundoukidis, E. Problèmes Internationaux d’Art et d’Archéologie. Paris: Office International des

Musées, 1940

8-14

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Box 9

Group Francais du Conseil de Controle. Bureau Central des Restitutions. Repetoire des biens spolies

en France durant la guerre 1939-1945. Tome II – Tableaux, Tapisseries, Sculptures. December 1947

9-1

9-2 Kavli, Guthorn. “Hvad Krigen Tok” Kunst Kultur. 1947

Lavachery, H. et A. Noblecourt. Les techniques de PROTECTION DES BIENS CULTURELS en cas 

de conflit armé. Musées et Monuments VIII. Paris: UNESCO, 1954

9-3

Leymarie, Jean. Art Museums in Need. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Organisation, 1949

9-4

International Museums Office. Manual on the Conservation of Paintings. Paris: International Institute

of Intellectual Cooperation, 1940

9-5

Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale. Les Chefs-d’Oeuvre des Collections Privés Françaises 

retrouvés par la Commission de Récupération Artistique et les Services Alliés. Orangerie des 

Tuileries. Juin-Aout 1946 Édition Définitive. Paris: Imprimerie Frazier-Soye, 1946

9-6

Skilton, John D. Jr. Défense de L’Art Europé Souvenirs d’un officier américain “Spécialiste des 

Monuments.” Paris: Les Éditions Internationales, 1948

9-7

Verrier, Jean. Les Dommages de Guerre aux Édifices Classés parmi les Monuments Historiques 

Inscrits a l’Inventaire Supplémentaire. Paris: Société Française d’Archéologie, 1947

9-8

Series J4.6 Other U.S. Publications, 1942-1947

Box 10

Emergency Protection of Works of Art. Notes prepared during a conference held at the Fogg 

Museum of Art, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 9-12, 1942. Cambridge: 

Harvard University, 1942

10-1

Flanner, Janet. “Annals of Crime: The Beautiful Spoils.” Parts I and II of a 3-part series. The New

Yorker, February 22 and March 1, 1947

10-2

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10-3 Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 1943 (Wartime Status of Annual Bulletin)

New York University. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Postwar European Federation.

Contributions of the Research Seminar for Postwar European Federation. New York: New York

University, 1943

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10-5 Plaut, James S. “Loot for the Master Race” in The Atlantic, September 1946

10-6 United States National Archives. Archival Repositories in France. December 1943

Series J5 Katherine Rorimer Files, 1944-1986

Box 10

10-7 Farmer, Walter, 1963, 1986

10-8 Correspondence - Nicholas, Lynn, 1986

Other correspondence regarding MFAA matters, 1985-1986

Includes correspondence from Craig Hugh Smyth.

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10-10 Correspondence - Rorimer, James, 1944

Series J6 Photographs, circa 1933-1945

Box 11

11-1 List of photographs taken by James J. Rorimer

Album - war I (folder 1 of 5)

Images of Manche, France including: Valognes, Saint-Malo Church, Montebourg, Saint-Côme-du-Mont, Saint-Gilles,

Carentan, Fontenay-sur-Mer, Château de Germigney, La Haye-du-Puits, Lessay, Coutances, Saint-Pierre Church,

Saint-Lô, Sainte Croix Church. Digitized version(s) available.

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Album - war I (folder 2 of 5)

Images of Manche, France including: Saint-Lô, Hotel de Ville, Abbey of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, Calvados,

Colleville-sur-Mer, Périers, Mont-Saint-Michel; Sarthe, France: Le-Grand-Luce (Goya painting), Souches, Louvre

repository; and Paris, France: Hotel Hérouet, Rue Vieille-du-Temple, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Digitized version(s)

available.

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Album - war I (folder 3 of 5)

Images of the Grande Trianon, Versailles, France; and Paris, France including: the Chambre des Deputes, Place de la

Concorde, Tuileries Gardens, Ministry of Marine, Rue Royale, Grand Palais, Vincennes, Hotel Hérouet, and Rue

Vieille-du-Temple. Digitized version(s) available.

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Album - war I (folder 4 of 5)

Images of the Senate in Paris, France. Digitized version(s) available.

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Album - war I (folder 5 of 5)

Images of Seine-et-Oise, France including: Mantes, Villette, Château de la Roche-Guyon, and Moussy. Digitized

version(s) available.

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Album - war II (folder 1 of 4)

Images of Seine-et-Oise, France including: Villette, Mery-sur-Oise, Versailles, Melun, Saint-Aspais Church;

Seine-et-Marne, France: Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte. Digitized version(s) available.

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Box 12

Album - war II (folder 2 of 4)

Images of Seine-et-Marne, France including: Provins, Saint-Ayoul Church, Saint-Quiriace Church, Moret-sur-Loing;

Seine-et-Oise, France: Versailles, Château De Dampierre, Davron, Château de Wideville, Château de Chamarande,

Château de Courances; and Tuileries, Paris, France. Digitized version(s) available.

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Album - war II (folder 3 of 4)

Images of Seine-et-Oise, France including: Rambouillet, Château de Neuville Gambais, Château Marmaise, Château de

Grosbois; Seine-et-Marne, France: Château de Champs, Château de Rentilly, Château de Croissy, Château de

Grisy-Suisnes, Château des Boulayes. Digitized version(s) available.

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Album - war II (folder 4 of 4)

Images of Seine-et-Oise, France including: Deuil-la-Barre, Château de Maisons-Laffitte, Château de Rocquencourt,

Château de Montgeroult, Château de La Roche-Guyon, Château de Sucy-en-Brie, Château de Beauregard. Digitized

version(s) available.

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Album - war III (folder 1 of 4)

Images of Seine-et-Oise, France including: Château de Nointel, Château de Bertichères, Seraincourt; Château de

Boulogne (Château Rothschild); and Paris, France including artwork, furnishing, and books. Digitized version(s)

available.

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Album - war III (folder 2 of 4)

Images of Seine-et-Marne, France including: Grisy-Suisnes, Château de Villemain, Château de Suisnes, Montereau,

Château de Surville; Château d'Agnou, Maule; Château d'Augerville, Loiret. Digitized version(s) available.

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Box 13

Album - war III (folder 3 of 4)

Images of Seine-et-Oise, France including: Château du Grand Saint-Mars, Chalo-Saint-Mars, Château Le Marais,

Château de Courances; Château de Chamerolles, Loiret; Château de Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne; Le Blanc-Mesnil

foundry, Seine. Digitized version(s) available.

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Album - war III (folder 4 of 4)

Images of Württemberg, Germany including: St. Kilian's Church Heilbronn, Heilbronn Rathaus, Heilbronn salt mine,

Frankfurt Cathedral; Stadtschloss Fulda, Kurhessen, Germany; Château de Chamerolles, Loiret, France. Digitized

version(s) available.

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Album - photos and other materials associated with Survival: The Salvage and Protection of Art in

War

Includes images of Württemberg, Germany: Ulmer Münster, Neuenstein, St. Kilian's Church Heilbronn; Bavaria,

Germany: Neuschwanstein Castle, Berchtesgaden, Munich Glyptothek, Aquamanile; images related to the Einsatzstab

Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR); and images of artwork, furnishings, decorative art, and jewelry. Digitized version(s)

available.

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