Robert C. Williams collection of Klaus Fuchs biography materials,
1943-1989
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
Williams, Robert Chadwell,
Size of collection
2.5 linear feet
1 manuscript box(s)
2 records box(s)
Short description of collection
Correspondence and photocopies of research materials compiled in the writing of "Klaus Fuchs, Atom Spy" (1987).
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR2001496
Historian. Ph.D., history, Harvard University. Vail Professor of History, Davidson College; member, American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, American Historical Association; professor, Williams College and Washington University in St. Louis; chair, History Department and dean of University College, Washington University.
Correspondence and photocopies of research materials collected by Robert C. Williams, while writing his "Klaus Fuchs, Atom Spy" (1987). Includes copies of documents from FBI files on Fuchs; photocopies of family letters, photographs, newspaper clippings.
Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/item-request.
These papers have been indexed in the
International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS)
using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
Persons
Fuchs, Klaus Emil Julius, 1911-
Williams, Robert Chadwell, 1938-
Subject terms
Espionage. Great Britain. History. 20th century.
Espionage. United States. History. 20th century.
Nuclear weapons.
Spies.
This collection is organized into a single series:
- Series I: Klaus Fuchs material
The materials have been left in their original arrangement, as determined by the creator of the collection.
Received from Robert C. Williams, 2001.
This collection was processed by
Katy Hayes in
2001.
Box [number], Folder [number], Robert C. Williams collection of Klaus Fuchs biography materials. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Title
Finding Aid to the Robert C. Williams collection of Klaus Fuchs biography materials, 1943-1989
Publisher
American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org
2009
Encoding Information
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2001. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.
| Box 1 |
FBI documents pertaining to the Fuchs case, undated |
| Box 2 |
Smythe material, undated |
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Materialism and empiriocriticism, undated |
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Folder 1 |
Correspondence, 1983-1989 |
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Pincher; United States Government; Canada; Britain; Smythe, undated |
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Folder 2 |
H-Bomb, 1947-1950 |
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FBI-AEC; Fuchs and Super, 1946-1957 |
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Folder 3 |
1. Confession and discovery, undated |
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Skardon; Perrin; miscellaneous, 1950 |
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Discovery; the alarm, 1949-1950 |
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Folder 4 |
8. Fuchs Family, undated |
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Folder 5 |
10. British Intelligence and Sonia; Lucy Ring, undated |
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Internment; MED; Goutenko; Halperin; Warning; miscellaneous, undated |
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Sonia; Lucy-Foote; Beurtons; Fuchs; MI-Philby, undated |
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Folder 6 |
Epilogue, undated |
| Box 3 |
Folder 7 |
Combined Policy Committee (CPC), undated |
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Letters/interviews, undated |
