Robert S. Norris collection 1898-2003

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Robert S. Norris collection 1898-2003

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Collection relates to General Leslie R. Groves and the development of the atomic bomb, containing photocopies of government documents, correspondence, diaries, reports, memoranda, studies, and printed matter, microfilm, sound recordings, and transcripts of interviews. Used as research material for the book by R. S. Norris, (South Royalton, Vt., 2002). Includes photocopies of documents released in response to Freedom of Information Act requests. Racing for the Bomb: General Leslie R. Groves, the Manhattan Project's Indispensable Man

90 manuscript boxes; (36 linear feet)

eng,

Hoover Institution Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6651405

Hoover Institution Archives

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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 ...

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is an engineer formation of the United States Army that has three primary mission areas: engineer regiment, military construction, and civil works. The day-to-day activities of the three mission areas are administered by a lieutenant general known as the commanding general/chief of engineers. The chief of engineers commands the engineer regiment, composed of combat engineer army units, and answers directly to the chief of staff of the army. Comba...

Norris, Robert S. (Robert Stan)

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Biographical Note Dr. Robert S. Norris is a senior research associate with Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in Washington, D.C. His principal areas of expertise include all aspects of the nuclear weapons programs of the United States, Soviet Union/Russia, Britain, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea. Dr. Norris received his Ph.D. in political science from New York University in 1976 and has taught at New...