World War II government contract records : sub-contracts and other records of the Radio Research Laboratory and Underwater Sound Laboratory, 1942-1947 (inclusive).

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World War II government contract records : sub-contracts and other records of the Radio Research Laboratory and Underwater Sound Laboratory, 1942-1947 (inclusive).

Contains primarily sub-contracts of the Radio Research Laboratory and Underwater Sound Laboratory. Other records include contracts, espionage forms, correspondence, and others. Also includes black-and white photographs. The records were administered through the Treasurer's and other University financial offices.

1.1 cubic feet in 3 containers

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SNAC Resource ID: 8184592

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard Underwater Sound Laboratory

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The Harvard Underwater Sound Laboratory (HUSL) was operated by Harvard University during World War II, under contract with the National Defense Research Committee/Office of Scientific Research and Development (Contracts OE Msr 58 and OE Msr 287). Research at the Lab focused on the improvement of equipment for the detection of underwater sound and the design of new equipment. The records document experiments, apparatus, and Lab administration. Frederick V. Hunt was director of the Laboratory. ...

Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Yūseishō Denpa Kenkyūjo (Japan)

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The Radio Research Laboratory was established in 1942 to develop countermeasures to radar. It was operated by Harvard University during World War II under contract with the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development. Frederick Emmons Terman was the laboratory's director. From the description of Records of the Radio Research Laboratory, Harvard University, 1942-1946. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972625 The Radio Research Laboratory (RRL) was established...