Hanford and Clinton records, 1942-1975.

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Hanford and Clinton records, 1942-1975.

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This material contains general correspondence and notes (1942-1948) documenting the Du Pont Company's involvement with the Hanford and Clinton Works. Included is a history of the Hanford Engineer Works and the TNX project (1944). Also included are notes generated by Robert De Wright, a special assistant at the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory. These document administrative and technical policies, the decision to loan employees to the University of Chicago, as well as meetings between J. Robert Oppenheimer and Crawford Greenewalt. E.B. Yancey's memoranda (1943-1944) document the process of site selection, land acquisition, construction, and employee relations.

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