The Leonard Eugene Root papers include files and related materials about Root's professional career and at Lockheed, speeches, photographs, publications, and ephemera.

Leonard Eugene Root was born in Lewiston, Idaho on July 4, 1910. He spent his school years in Stockton, California, and then attended the College of the Pacific, receiving his Bachelor of Arts in Engineering and Mathematics in 1932.

11.75 Linear Feet (25 boxes: 17 manuscript boxes; 4 half-manuscript boxes; 4 flat boxes)

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