Finding Aid to the Hugh Everett papers, 1953 - 1989.

Biographical/Historical Note

Hugh Everett (1930-1982). Mathematical physics (quantum mechanics, general relativity, theory of games). Head, mathematics section, weapons systems evaluation group, Institute for Defense Analysis (1956-1964); director of Lambda Division, Defense Research Corp. (1964-1965); and president, Lambda Corporation from 1965 until his death.

Collection Summary

This collection contains bibliographical materials of Everett, including obituaries, a transcript of a 1977 interview, security clearance forms and related papers; materials concerning Everett's graduate study at Princeton University (1953-1956), including course papers. One folder of Everett's correspondence, which includes a copy of a letter he received from Albert Einstein (1943), correspondence with John Archibald Wheeler (1958-1980), and other correspondence concerning the publication of papers he wrote and responses to historical inquiries into his work on quantum mechanics. One folder of correspondence from after his death in 1982, which includes his widow Nancy's responses to inquiries about him and correspondence on royalties from his publications. There are also published articles and manuscripts by Everett and by Roland E. Allen, Paul Benioff, Bryce S. DeWitt, John Wheeler, and Wolfgang Pauli.

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Series Descriptions

Series I: Biographical materials, graduate school materials, and correspondence
Box 1	Folder 1	Biographical and bibliographical materials, undated
	Folder 2	Obituaries, eulogy, death notices, undated
	Folder 3	Transcript of interview of Everett conducted by Charles Misner, 1977
	Folder 4	Security clearance forms and related material, 1956-1976
	Folder 5	Graduate school materials, 1954-1955
	Folder 6	Graduate school papers by Everett, 1953-1956
	Folder 7	Advanced Quantum Mechanics, Wheeler notes: notes on graduate school course, circa 1955
	Folder 8	Correspondence, 1943-1980
	Folder 9	Nancy Everett's correspondence after Hugh Everett's death concerning him and his work, 1982-1989
	Folder 10	Miscellaneous items, undated

Series II: Articles and manuscripts by Everett
Box 1	Folder 1	Everett Thesis, undated
Box 2	Folder 2	Recursive Games, in Contributions to the Theory of Games, undated
	Folder 3	On the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics, 1957
	Folder 4	'Relative State' Formulation of Quantum Mechanics in Review of Modern Physics, 1957
	Folder 5	Simple Formulas for Calculating the Distribution and Effects of Fallout in Large Nuclear Weapon Campaigns (with Applications), coauthor George E. Pugh, 1958
	Folder 6	The Theory of the Universal Wave Function and 'Relative State' Formulation of Quantum Mechanics, in The Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics, 1973

Series III: Articles and manuscripts by various authors
Box 2	Folder 1	Allen, Roland E. "Consistency of Language and Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics," undated
	Folder 2	Benioff, Paul, manuscripts and related material, 1977
	Folder 3	DeWitt, Bryce S., articles, 1971, 1983
	Folder 4	Wheeler, John Archibald, manuscript and reprints, 1957-1958
	Folder 5	Pauli, Wolfgang, "The General Principles of Wave Mechanics." undated
	Folder 6	STRAPORT: A Model for the Evaluation and Formulation of Business Portfolio Strategies, undated