Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves, Jr. Personal Papers, 1896 - 1970. Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves, Jr. Publications Files, 1945 - 1970.

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Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves, Jr. Personal Papers, 1896 - 1970. Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves, Jr. Publications Files, 1945 - 1970.

1945-1970

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/19078264

This series contains published periodicals and pamphlets, mostly on atomic-related topics, as collected and maintained by Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves, Jr.

3 linear feet, 6 linear inches

eng, Latn

National Archives at College Park

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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 ...