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  • Title: James K. Senior papers
    Date (inclusive): 1918-1957
    Collection Number: 86065
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
    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.
    Creator: Senior, James K. (James Kuhn)
    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

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1986.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], James K. Senior papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    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.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany
    World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
    World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France
    Chemical warfare
    World War, 1914-1918 -- Chemical warfare
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Chemical warfare
    Military research -- Germany
    United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
    United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development
    United States. Army. Chemical Corps