Selected Documents on the Topic of the Atomic Bomb, 1935-1976

Collection Overview

Title: Selected Documents on the Topic of the Atomic Bomb, 1935-1976

ID: 00/

Creator: Archivists of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum

Extent: -1.0 Cubic Feet

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This digital collection consists of documentation selected from across the papers of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry L. Hopkins, and Alexander Sachs. Selections include letters, reports, official memoranda, clippings and publication excerpts, dating between 1939 and 1973. Documents reference matters related to the development and use of the atomic bomb during World War II, including correspondence and writings about the Manhattan Project, general nuclear research, and the potential for enriching uranium. There are also materials related to Alexander Sach's testimony to the post-war Senate Committee on Atomic Energy. Major correspondents include President Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Alexander Sachs, physicists Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, Leo Szillard, and government administrators Vannevar Bush and Harry Hopkins.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: This collection is available for use by the general public.

Use Restrictions: This material is subject to copyright restrictions under Title 17 of the U.S. Code.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Harry Hopkins Papers; H. D. Smyth Report, 1945: View Online (Part 1); View Online (Part 2)
FDR's Papers as President; Selected Documents, 1939-1942: View Online
FDR's Papers as President; Selected Documents, 1943-1945: View Online

Box 2

Alexander Sachs Papers; Selected Documents, 1939: View Online
Alexander Sachs Papers; Selected Documents, 1940-1942: View Online
Alexander Sachs Papers; Selected Documents, 1945: View Online
Alexander Sachs Papers; Selected Documents, 1945-1946: View Online
Alexander Sachs Papers; Selected Documents, 1954-1964: View Online
Alexander Sachs Papers; Selected Documents, 1967-1973: View Online