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Finding Aid to the Robert C. Williams collection of Klaus Fuchs biography materials, 1943-1989

Publisher:

American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org

2009

Encoding Information:

Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2001. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.

Finding aid is written in English.

Description of the Collection

Repository:

American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.

Title and dates of collection:

Robert C. Williams collection of Klaus Fuchs biography materials, 1943-1989

Papers created by:

Williams, Robert Chadwell,

Size of collection:

2.5 linear feet
1 manuscript boxes; 2 records boxes

Short description of collection:

Correspondence and photocopies of research materials compiled in the writing of "Klaus Fuchs, Atom Spy" (1987).

Language(s) of material:

English

Selected Search Terms

These papers have been indexed in the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.

Biographical Note

Historian. Ph.D., history, Harvard University. Vail Professor of History, Davidson College; member, American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, American Historical Association; professor, Williams College and Washington University in St. Louis; chair, History Department and dean of University College, Washington University.

Scope and Contents of Collection

Correspondence and photocopies of research materials collected by Robert C. Williams, while writing his "Klaus Fuchs, Atom Spy" (1987). Includes copies of documents from FBI files on Fuchs; photocopies of family letters, photographs, newspaper clippings.

Organization and Arrangement of Collection

This collection is organized into a single series:

  • Series I: Klaus Fuchs material

The materials have been left in their original arrangement, as determined by the creator of the collection.

Access to Collection

Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html.

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Received from Robert C. Williams, 2001.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Katy Hayes in 2001.

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], Robert C. Williams collection of Klaus Fuchs biography materials. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

Container List

Series I: Klaus Fuchs material
Box 1 FBI documents pertaining to the Fuchs case, undated
Box 2 Smythe material, undated
Materialism and empiriocriticism, undated
Ciphers, undated
Folder 1 Correspondence, 1983-1989
Folder 1 Pincher; United States Government; Canada; Britain; Smythe, undated
Folder 2 H-Bomb, 1947-1950
Folder 2 JCAE; Groves, 1943-1951
Folder 2 FBI-AEC; Fuchs and Super, 1946-1957
Folder 3 1. Confession and discovery, undated
Folder 3 Skardon; Perrin; miscellaneous, 1950
Folder 3 Bow Street, 1950
Folder 3 Discovery; the alarm, 1949-1950
Folder 4 8. Fuchs Family, undated
Folder 4 FBI Search , 1984-1985
Folder 4 Emil, undated
Folder 4 Kristel, undated
Folder 5 10. British Intelligence and Sonia; Lucy Ring, undated
Folder 5 Internment; MED; Goutenko; Halperin; Warning; miscellaneous, undated
Folder 5 Sonia; Lucy-Foote; Beurtons; Fuchs; MI-Philby, undated
Folder 6 Epilogue, undated
Box 3 Folder 7 Combined Policy Committee (CPC), undated
Folder 7 Fuchs, undated
Folder 7 Letters/interviews, undated
Folder 7 Los Alamos, 1944-1946
Folder 7 Photos, undated