Robert R. Furman Papers 1944-1985

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Robert R. Furman Papers 1944-1985

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Civil engineer and United States Army officer. Correspondence, memoranda, diary notes, interviews and writings, notes and notebooks, and miscellaneous items relating to Furman’s service with the Manhattan Project during World War II.

350 items; 1 container; .4 linear feet

eng,

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6357187

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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Civil engineer and U.S. Army officer. From the description of Robert R. Furman papers, 1944-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 689552645 Biographical Note Robert R. Furman, born Aug. 21, 1915, graduated from Trenton (N.J.) High School, 1932, and the school of engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., 1937. In 1940, Furman joined the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Manhattan District, and in 1942 was ass...