Papers spanning Stever's career including time as a physics student, various positions with Massachusetts Institute of Technology and U.S. military, president of Carnegie Institute and Carnegie-Mellon University, director of National Science Foundation, director of White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and consultant to government and industry. Includes material concerning his advisory work with National Academy of Sciences relating to oceanographic and atmospheric research, superconducting super collider, space shuttle, and space policy, and his involvement with professional bodies such as American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Other topics include aviation, guided missiles and space craft, outer space, engineering, and technology development.