Haunting window on the past: Stenographer's detailed transcripts from Nuremberg trials found locked away in long …

Maxine Carr worked as a stenographer at the Nazi war crimes tribunal She kept carbon copies of documents she produced at the historic event The stenographer kept the memorabilia in a locked box in her Alaska home Her husband Chand Sud had no idea his wife had kept the documents

By Darren Boyle for MailOnline

Published: 02:14 EST, 25 September 2014 | Updated: 11:42 EST, 25 September 2014

Workers cleaning out the home of an elderly woman in Alaska who died found a secret treasure trove of memorabilia from the Nuremberg war tribunal.

The documents and photographs were contained in a locked trunk in the home of Maxine Carr, who moved to Anchorage after the war.

When workers from the Alaska Auction Company went through the trunk looking for valuables, they discovered carbon copies of transcripts from the war trial tribunal.

Maxine Carr worked as a stenographer at the Nuremberg war crimes tribunal for 32 months

Her amazing story came to light after auctioneers discovered a trunk packed with memorabilia at her home

Mrs Carr kept documentation from the tribunal including letters from senior Nazis on a range of matters

They also found identification cards belonging to Mrs Carr proving that she had worked at the historic trial.

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