Accession Inventory of the Warren Heckrotte papers
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
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Title: Warren Heckrotte papers
Date (inclusive): 1940s, 1960s-2000s
Collection Number: 2022C11
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English, with some Russian
Physical Description:
5 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 card file box, 1 sound tape reel
(2.1 Linear Feet)
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.
Creator:
Heckrotte, Warren
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2022.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Warren Heckrotte papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Related Materials
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Nuclear arms control -- United States
Nuclear disarmament -- Soviet Union
Disarmament
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States
Personal correspondence
Photographs
Sound recordings
Records (Documents)
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Accession Inventory
Processing Information
An accession inventory is a basic description of an archival collection for which a detailed finding aid has yet to be created.
No attempt at intellectual arrangement has been made. The depth of description varies depending on the format of the materials
and the amount of pre-existing description received when the materials were acquired.
box 1
1952-1990
Scope and Contents
This box contains Heckrotte's identification cards, draft reports, writings and notes related to nuclear weapon testing and
arms control. Includes a 1952 thesis by Heckrotte for the University of California Radiation Laboratory.
box 2
1960s-1990s
Scope and Contents
This box contains notes, reports, and correspondence related to Heckrotte's professional travels to Geneva (1960s) and Moscow
(1970s).
box 3
1948-1996
Scope and Contents
This box contains Heckrotte's reviews of professional publications, clippings, and printed materials. Includes correspondence
and formal letters regarding Heckrotte's receipt of the Energy and Research and Development Administration (ERDA) Distinguished
Associate Award, 1977.
box 4
1940s-1980s
Scope and Contents
This box contains printed materials and publications related to scientific theory and statistical models, and two folders
of greeting cards and invitations to formal events. It includes University of California Radiation Laboratory (Berkeley) reports,
and a copy of the Geneva Conference on the Discontinuance of Nuclear Weapon Tests: History and Analysis of Negotiations.
box 6, folder 2
Energy and Research and Development Administration (ERDA) Distinguished Associate Award
1977 January
box 5
1960s-2000s
Scope and Contents
This box contains black-and-white and color photographs that include images taken at formal functions and meetings, portraits
of Heckrotte, and family photographs. Includes images of Heckrotte receiving the Energy and Research and Development Administration
(ERDA) Distinguished Associate Award, 1977.
box 6, folder 1
circa 1970s, undated
Scope and Contents
Oversized photographic prints. Includes aerial image of unidentified city, and color "NASA image of the sailing waters off
of North Carolina." Removed from envelope labeled "From White House."
box 7
Photograph album
Access
Pending conservation treatment; may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box MC35
"Realism in Arms Control"
1964 August 14
Physical Description: 1 1/4-inch sound tape reel (7-inch)
Scope and Contents
Reel labeled "Realism in Arms Control. Berkeley City Commons Club meeting, introduction by Dr. Robert J. Oakes, club president.
Total time approx. 30:50. Broadcast on KPAT AM-FM on August 16, 1964."
Access
Original audiovisual materials are not available until they have been reformatted. If interested in accessing these materials,
please contact us for more information.
box 8
El Paso Natural Gas Company - Gasbuggy Site paperweight
Physical Description: 3.5-inch circular stone paperweight with gold lettering.
Access
Box 8 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
