Inventory of the William Liscum Borden papers
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Title: William Liscum Borden papers
Date (inclusive): 1942-1985
Collection Number: 2019C22
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes
(0.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, memoirs, other writings, and printed matter, relating to nuclear weapons and to the security case of J. Robert
Oppenheimer.
Creator:
Borden, William Liscum, 1920-1985
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2018.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], William Liscum Borden Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Biographical note
Executive director, United States Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy.
Scope and Content of the Collection
The William Liscum Borden papers include correspondence, memoirs, other writings, and printed matter related to nuclear weapons
and to the security case of J. Robert Oppenheimer. William Borden was a close collaborator of Edward Teller and a specialist
in nuclear deterrence.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Nuclear weapons
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967
box 1
Inventory compiled by Gregg Herken
2018 April 30
box 1
"Inflammatory document"
1947
box 1
Essay on radiological warfare, fragment
box 1
Springtime of the Nuclear debate
1984
box 1
Unpublished manuscript 2
Scope and Contents
Manuscript relates to the prospects for the international control of atomic energy
box 1
Unpublished manuscript 3
Scope and Contents
Manuscript relates to the international control of atomic energy and international air transport
box 2
Senator Brien McMahon press releases
1948-1953
box 2
Publications regarding the hydrogen bomb
1953-1954
