Comprised of General Counsel central files, including those of former Departnent of Energy General Counsels: Theodore Garrish, Stephen Wakefield, and John Easton; contract files, case files, and patent files. The collection includes the establishment of the Atomic Energy Commission. These files will be useful to scholars researching the history of nuclear science and technology, especially those interested in legal issues connected with the operation of federal facilities and with the commercialization and privatization of the atom.