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Description of Collection Biographical Note Scope and Contents of Collection Restrictions on Use and Access Selected Search Terms Organization and Arrangement of Collection Provenance and Acquisition Information Processing Information Preferred Citation of Collection Administrative InformationContainer List
Series I: JASON reports Series II: Nuclear materials publications Series III: Space related publications Series IV: Reconnaissance related publicationsRichard L. Garwin addition to nuclear arms control and disarmament collection, 1967-2003
Description of Collection
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
Garwin, Richard L.
Size of collection
1.25 linear feet
1 half manuscript box
1 records box
Short description of collection
Addition to the publications, reports, and symposia proceedings collected and donated from Richard L. Garwin's personal collection.
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR20162045
Biographical Note
Physicist. Ph.D., University of Chicago (1949). Los Alamos National Laboratory (1950); faculty, University of Chicago (1950); researcher, IBM Watson Laboratory, Columbia University (1952-1970); consultant for the U.S. government on issues of military technology and arms control; adjunct professor in physics at Columbia University; professor of public policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. According to physicist Edward Teller, Garwin was instrumental in creating the first hydrogen bomb.
Scope and Contents of Collection
Publications, reports, and symposia proceedings collected and donated from Richard L. Garwin's personal collection. Includes reports from his time with JASON, and publications on subjects such as inertial fusion, energy policy, orbital maneuvering vehicle, aerial reconnaissance, U-2 plane program, CORONA, electromagnetic pulses, and satellites.
Restrictions on Use and Access
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.
Selected Search Terms
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.
Institutions
Subject terms
Aerial reconnaissance. United States. History. 20th century
Electromagnetic devices.
Energy policy.
Space surveillance.
U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft).
Organization and Arrangement of Collection
Collection is organized into four series:
- Series I. JASON reports
- Series II. Nuclear materials publications
- Series III. Space related publications
- Series IV. Reconnaissance related publications
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Gift of Richard Garwin, 2016.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Amanda Nelson in 2016.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], Richard L. Garwin addition to nuclear arms control and disarmament collection, 1967-2003. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Administrative Information
Title
Finding Aid to the Richard L. Garwin addition to nuclear arms control and disarmament collection, 1967-2003
Publisher
American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org
2016
Encoding Information
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Amanda Nelson in 2016. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.
Series I: JASON reports
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | JSR-79-11: Tunnel Detection, 1980 |
Series II: Nuclear materials publications
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Energy from Inertial Fusion, 1995 |
Series III: Space related publications
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Quest: OMV (Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle) and the art of spacecraft design, 1987 |
| Folder 4 | Space Data, 1967 |
| Folder 5 | Space Log, 1980 |
| Folder 6 | Space Log: Twenty-fifth anniversary of space exploration, 1982 |
| Folder 7 | Space Log, 1986-1987 |
| Folder 8 | Space Log, 1988-1990 |
| Folder 9 | Space Log, 1991-1992, 1994 |
| Folder 10 | Space Log, 1996 |
Series IV: Reconnaissance related publications
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Center for the Study of National Reconnaissance Bulletin, 2001 |
| Folder 12 | The CIA and the U-2 Program, 1954-1974, 1998 |
| Folder 13 | CORONA: America's First Satellite Program, 1995 |
| Folder 14 | The CORONA Story, 1988 |
| Folder 15 | Early Cold War Overflights: Symposium Proceedings: Volume I: Memoirs, 2003 |
| Folder 16 | Early Cold War Overflights: Symposium Proceedings: Volume II: Appendixes, 2003 |
| Folder 17 | EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) Interaction: Principles, Techniques and Reference Data, 1980 |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) History: Congress and the National Reconnaissance Office, 2001 |
| Folder 2 | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) History: Early Cold War Strategic Reconnaissance, 2003 |
| Folder 3 | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) History: Management of the National Reconnaissance Program, 1960-1965, 1969 |
| Folder 4 | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) History: Missile Defense Alarm: The Genesis of Space-Based Infrared Early Warning, 1988 |
| Folder 5 | The U-2: A Revolution in Intelligence, 1998 |