Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Heckrotte, Warren
- Abstract:
- The Warren Heckrotte papers (1940s, 1960s-2000s) document the work of American nuclear physicist and nuclear arms expert Warren Heckrotte through reports, notes, professional correspondence, printed materials, and one recorded interview.
- Extent:
- 5 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 card file box, 1 sound tape reel (2.1 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- In English, with some Russian
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Warren Heckrotte papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of reports, correspondence, notes, photographs, printed matter, and one sound recording related to Heckrotte's work regarding U.S.-Soviet nuclear disarmament negotiations. Most of the materials date from the early 1960s through the 1990s, and relate to Heckrotte's work at the University of California Radiation Laboratory and tenure with the Atomic Energy Commission.
- Biographical / historical:
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Warren Heckrotte (1922-2019). Nuclear physicist and nuclear arms expert, known for his work at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory and collaboration with the Atomic Energy Commission. Heckkrotte helped negotiate nuclear disarmament agreements under five different presidential administrations, from Kennedy to Clinton.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2022.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Nuclear arms control -- United States
Nuclear disarmament -- Soviet Union
Disarmament
Personal correspondence
Photographs
Sound recordings
Records (Documents) - Names:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Places:
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Box 8 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. 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:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Warren Heckrotte papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563