Overview of the James K. Senior papers
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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
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 1986.
[Identification of item], James K. Senior papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
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
Material not yet described
box 1
Material not yet described