Heinrich Kronstein Papers
Scope and Contents
The collections documents the career of Heinrich Kronstein, including his teaching career at Georgetown University and as a counsellor to officials in post-World War II Germany. The bulk of the collection is in German, particuarly the correspondence.
Please note that this finding aid only contains an inventory of three boxes (28-30). Please see the External Documents section below to view an inventory to the bulk of the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1936 - 1972
Creator
- Kronstein, Heinrich, 1897-1972 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.
Biographical Note
Heinrich Kronstein (1897-1972) was born in Karslruhe, Germany. He studied law in Heidelberg, Germany and at the University of Berlin, where he earned his J.D. in 1926. In 1935, Kronstein and his family fled to the United States. In time, he moved to Washington, D.C. In 1941, he received another J.D., this one from Georegtown University. He worked at the U.S. Department of Justice. In 1946, Kronstein joined the faculty at the Georgetown University Law Center. From 1955 to 1969, he directed of the Instutute for Iternational Trade and Foreign Trade Law at Georgetown University.
Kronstein was noted for his efforts to reconstruct the German economy after World War II. He was also an expert on German cartels and trade law.
Heinrich Kronstein died in 1972 in Berne, Switzerland at the age of 75.
[Sources: Heinrich Kronstein obituary from "Washington Post" on 9/30/1972. Also, "International Law Institiute" Online].
Extent
31 Cubic Feet (31 boxes )
Language of Materials
German
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Kate Kronstein, May 1979. Additional materials were received in October 1986 from an unknown donor.
Processing Information
Materials donated in 1986 (comprising boxes 28-30) were processed by John Zarrillo (with assistance from Siena Benvenuti). Materials were rehoused in acid-free boxes and folders.
Subject
- Georgetown University (Organization)
- Title
- Heinrich Kronstein Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 1986
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2023: Edited for DACS compliance by John Zarrillo.
- 2026-03: Scope and Contents, Extent, Immediate Source of Acquisition, and Processing Information notes edited by John Zarrillo.
- 2026-03: Folder-level inventory of Boxes 28-30 added to finding aid by John Zarrillo.
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu