Harold M. Agnew miscellaneous papers, 1943-1994

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Summary

Creators:
Agnew, Harold M.
Abstract:
Correspondence, reports, photographs, and miscellany relating to the explosion of atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in 1945. Includes motion picture film depiction of the explosions.
Extent:
1 manuscript box, 2 oversize boxes, 1 small object box, 1 motion picture film reel (3.0 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Harold M. Agnew miscellaneous papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, reports, photographs, and miscellany, relating to the explosion of atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in 1945. Includes motion picture film depiction of the explosions.

Biographical / historical:

An American physicist and member of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory staff from 1943 to 1946. Agnew participated in the first atomic strike mission, flying as a scientific member of the crew.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1980, with increments received in 1988 and 2017.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Original motion picture film reel closed. Reference prints (Reel 2 and Tape 2) available for use. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Harold M. Agnew miscellaneous papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US