Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves, Jr. Personal Papers, 1896 - 1970. Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves, Jr. Drafts, Working Papers, and Galley Proofs, of "Now It Can Be Told", 1958 - 1962.

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Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves, Jr. Personal Papers, 1896 - 1970. Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves, Jr. Drafts, Working Papers, and Galley Proofs, of "Now It Can Be Told", 1958 - 1962.

1958-1962

This series contains the drafts, working papers, and publisher gallery proofs of the book written by Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves, Jr. entitled "Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project" and published by Harper and Brothers in 1962.

4 linear feet, 10 linear inches

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 11657440

National Archives at College Park

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Groves, Leslie R. (Leslie Richard), 1896-1970

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Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves Jr. (17 August 1896 – 13 July 1970) was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project, a top secret research project that developed the atomic bomb during World War II. The son of a U.S. Army chaplain, Groves lived at various Army posts during his childhood. In 1918, he graduated fourth in his class at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned into the ...