Harvard Underwater Sound Laboratory
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The Harvard Underwater Sound Laboratory (HUSL) was operated by Harvard University during World War II, under contract with the National Defense Research Committee/Office of Scientific Research and Development (Contracts OE Msr 58 and OE Msr 287). Research at the Lab focused on the improvement of equipment for the detection of underwater sound and the design of new equipment. The records document experiments, apparatus, and Lab administration. Frederick V. Hunt was director of the Laboratory.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Records of the Dept. of Physics, 1879-1983 (inclusive), 1910-1983 (bulk). | Harvard University Archives. | |
| creatorOf | Records of the Underwater Sound Laboratory, 1941-1949 | Harvard University Archives. | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Frederick V. Hunt, 1927-1970 | Harvard University Archives. | |
| referencedIn | Administrative office files, 1931-1977 (inclusive). | Harvard University Archives. | |
| referencedIn | Records of the Underwater Sound Laboratory, 1941-1949 | Harvard University Archives. | |
| referencedIn | World War II government contract records : sub-contracts and other records of the Radio Research Laboratory and Underwater Sound Laboratory, 1942-1947 (inclusive). | Harvard University Archives. |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Boner, Charles Paul. | person |
| associatedWith | Boner, C. P. | person |
| associatedWith | Harvard Underwater Sound Laboratory. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Harvard University | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Harvard University. Dept. of Physics. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Harvard University. Personnel Office. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Harvard University. Underwater Sound Laboratory. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hunt, Frederick V. | person |
| associatedWith | Hunt, Frederick V., 1905-1972 | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. National Defense Research Committee. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Cambridge | MA | US |
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| Sonar |
| Underwater acoustics |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
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