Oral history interview with Herbert Smith, 1974 August 1.

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Oral history interview with Herbert Smith, 1974 August 1.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77766878

Discussion of lifelong friendship with J. Robert Oppenheimer, by his high school English teacher at Ethical Culture Society in New York City. Oppenheimer's early life, in particular his relationship with family and classmates (Jane Kayser, Francis Ferguson); ethnic background. Smith's own educational background and the history of Ethical Culture Society (principal in 1938). Preservation of Oppenheimer correspondence. Also mentioned are: Frank Oppenheimer and Robert Serber.

Preliminary transcript.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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