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Title: Thomas H. (Thomas Hawkins) Johnson papers
Date (inclusive): 1963-1990
Collection Number: 92047
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
53 manuscript boxes, 1 motion picture film reel
(21.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Writings, correspondence, notes, memoranda, studies, technical reports, journal articles, and other printed matter, relating
to physics, nuclear and other energy sources, nuclear weapons, laser technology, the Strategic Defense Initiative, arms control,
and scientific policy in the United States during the presidential administration of Ronald Reagan. Digital copies of select
records also available at
https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Creator:
Johnson, Thomas H. (Thomas Hawkins), 1943-1990
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1992.
[Identification of item], Thomas Hawkins Johnson Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Digital copies of select records also available at
https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
| 1943 November 11 | Born, Massachusetts |
| 1965 | Graduated from U.S. Military Academy, West Point, and commissioned as a second lieutenant |
| 1968 | MS in Physics, University of California, Davis |
| 1974 | PhD in Applied Physics, University of California, Davis |
| 1974-1976 | Chief, physics section, Weapons Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico |
| 1975 | Permanent professor, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York |
| 1977-1980 | Returned to U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, and taught in Department of English |
| 1980 | Director, Science Research Laboratory, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York |
| 1981-1982 | Deputy to the president's science advisor and deputy director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy |
| 1981-1983 | Executive director, White House Science Council |
| 1982 | Associate Dean, academic research, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York |
| 1990 | Member, International Board of Editors, Science and Global Security |
| Awarded Legion of Merit, | |
| 1990 June 26 | Died, Washington, D.C. |
| 1990 Fall | Poems, Sewanee Review. Posthumously published and dedicated to his memory |
Scope and Content of Collection
Acquired in 1992, the Thomas Hawkins Johnson papers consist of correspondence, journal articles, memoranda, notes, studies,
technical reports, writings and other printed matter, relating to physics, nuclear and other energy sources, nuclear weapons,
laser technology, the Strategic Defense Initiative, arms control, and scientific policy in the United States during the presidential
administration of Ronald Reagan.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion pictures
Nuclear energy
Officers
Physics
Nuclear weapons
Arms control
United States -- Military policy
United States -- Defenses
Strategic Defense Initiative
Science -- United States
Power resources
Lasers -- Military applications
United States. Army
United States Military Academy. Science Research Laboratory
White House Science Council