“That four great nations, flushed with victory and stung with injury stay the hand of vengeance and voluntarily submit their captive enemies to the judgment of the law is one of the most significant tributes that Power has ever paid to Reason.” — from Jackson's Opening Statement before the International Military Tribunal

2001 Events



Calendar News & Events

11/21/2001

The Jackson Center received a grant from the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation to purchase original Nuremberg Trial video footage.

10/24/2001

Four of Jackson’s fellow Nuremberg prosecutors spoke at the Jackson Center and local schools and colleges: James Conway, Henry King, Bernie Meltzer and Whitney Harris. The symposium was facilitated by Prof. John Q. Barrett, a Jackson Scholar. The Gebbie Foundation agrees to a five year grant for operations.
Post-Journal Article 10/21/01
Post -Journal Article 10/24/01

9/26/2001

Former U.S. Ambassador John E. Dolibois spoke at the Jackson Center.
Post-Journal article 1/5/01
Post-Journal article 9/27/01

8/01/2001

Phase I of the facility renovation of the Robert H. Jackson Center began. Construction included new roofs, new steel support for the auditorium roof and repointing of masonry.

7/18/2001

John Q. Barrett, Esq. and Greg Peterson spoke on Justice Jackson at Nuremberg at Chautauqua Institution’s Hall of Philosophy.
Post-Journal Article 7/17/01
The Chautauqual Daily Article 7/18/01
Post-Journal Article 7/19/01

7/06/2001

Michael Berenbaum of the Shoah Foundation visited the Jackson Center.
Chautauqua Daily Article 07/06/01
Post-Journal Article 07/06/01

6/10/2001

Dr. Daniel Bratton passes away.
Post-Journal Article 06/11/01

5/17/2001

Ralph C. Sheldon Foundation grants the Jackson Center funds for facility renovations.

5/12/2001

Carl M. Cappa passes away.
Post-Journal Article 05/13/01

5/01/2001

Jackson Center hosted Jackson biographer Eugene C. Gerhart, Esq.
Post-Journal Article 05/01/01
Post-Journal Article 05/02/01

4/17/2001

Jackson Center Board of Directors purchased the Jamestown Consistory Building.
Post-Journal Article 03/11/01
Post-Journal Article 03/31/01

3/27/2001

Jackson Center named its theater after benefactor Carl M. Cappa.
Post-Journal Article 04/01/01

2/06/2001

Signing of Incorporation Documents. Collaborations with Fenton History Center, Chautauqua Institution, Jamestown Community College, Jamestown Public Schools and The Post-Journal.

1/01/2001

January 2001 Dr. Daniel Bratton hired as first Executive Director. He visited Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in Washington to brief her on the Jackson Center.
Post-Journal Article 01/01/01

12/14/2000

Founder’s Day. Elizabeth Lenna and Carl M. Cappa became the Center’s initial benefactors.

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