Collection Summary
Administrative Information
Biographical/Historical Note
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Collection Summary
Title: James K. Senior papers
Dates: 1918-1957
Collection Number: 86065
Creator: Senior, James K. (James Kuhn)
Collection Size:
1 manuscript box
(0.4 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Correspondence, diaries, reports, other writings, and certificates, relating to gas warfare in France during World War I,
preparations for gas warfare in World War II, and the Alsos mission in 1945 to assess the progress of German scientific warfare
research during World War II.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
English
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to
copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see
or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.
Publication Rights
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], James K. Senior papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1986.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Biographical/Historical Note
American chemist; first lieutenant, United States Army Chemical Warfare Service, 1918-1919; consultant, United States Office
of Scientific Research and Development, 1940-1945.
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, diaries, reports, other writings, and certificates, relating to gas warfare in France during World War I,
preparations for gas warfare in World War II, and the Alsos mission in 1945 to assess the progress of German scientific warfare
research during World War II.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces.
United States. Army. Chemical Corps.
United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development.
Military research--Germany.
Chemical warfare.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France.
World War, 1914-1918--Chemical warfare.
World War, 1939-1945--Chemical warfare.
World War, 1939-1945--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Germany.