United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Security file on J. Robert Oppenheimer [microform], 1947-1964.
Memoranda, correspondence, and clippings. The files (bulk dates, 1953-1959) primarily consist of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Justice Department, and Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) memoranda documenting the investigations of Oppenheimer for security clearances in 1947 and 1954, and the subsequent removal of that clearance. The memoranda concern background investigations, as well as physical and telephone surveillance. The correspondence describes the investigations to Justice Department and AEC officials, as well as FBI recommendations. The clippings concern coverage of Oppenheimer's activities in the popular press. Correspondents include Allen Dulles, John Foster Dulles, J. Edgar Hoover, Kenneth D. Nichols, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Lewis L. Strauss.
Established in 1908, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Dulles, Allen Welsh, 1893-1969.
Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959.
Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972.
Nichols, Kenneth D. (Kenneth David), 1907-
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967
Strauss, Lewis L.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
United States. Dept. of Justice.
Nuclear weapons
Security clearances -- United States.
AIP-ICOS
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA