Register of the Robert T. Stevens Papers, ca 1942-1946

Processed by Charlotte E. Erwin; machine-readable finding aid created by Michael C. Conkin
Archives
California Institute of Technology
1200 East California Blvd.
Mail Code 015A-74
Pasadena, CA 91125
Phone: (626) 395-2704
Fax: (626) 793-8756
Email: archives@caltech.edu
URL: http://archives.caltech.edu
© 1998
California Institute of Technology. All rights reserved.

Register of the Robert T. Stevens Papers, ca 1942-1946

Archives



California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California

Contact Information:

  • Archives
  • California Institute of Technology
  • 1200 East California Blvd.
  • Mail Code 015A-74
  • Pasadena, CA 91125
  • Phone: (626) 395-2704
  • Fax: (626) 793-8756
  • Email: archives@caltech.edu
  • URL: http://archives.caltech.edu
Processed by:
Charlotte E. Erwin
Date Completed:
September 1993; Updated July 1998
Encoded by:
Michael C. Conkin
© 1998 California Institute of Technology. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Robert T. Stevens Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca 1942-1946
Creator: Stevens, Robert T.
Extent: 0.5 linear ft.
Repository: California Institute of Technology. Archives.
Pasadena, California 91125
Language: English.

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the California Institute of Technology Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the California Institute of Technology Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item, Box and file number], Robert T. Stevens Papers, Archives, California Institute of Technology.

Note on the Collection

The Papers of Robert T. Stevens were donated to the Archives by Mr. Stevens in July, 1993. They consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, technical notes and drawings relating to the Caltech rocket project during World War II. Included is some material on Project Camel, the atom bomb.
A detailed account of Mr. Stevens's work on the rocket project is given in the interview conducted by Shirley Cohen with Mr. Stevens on July 1, 1993. The interview forms part of the Archives' oral history series.
Researchers may also wish to consult the following collections in the Caltech Archives for information on the rocket project:
  • Historical Files
  • The Papers of Robert A. Millikan
  • The Papers of William A. Fowler
  • The Papers of C. C. Lauritsen

Box 1

Correspondence and documents

Folder 1.1

n.d.

Folder 1.2

1943

Folder 1.3

1944

Folder 1.4

1945

Folder 1.5

Reports and documents 1942-45

Folder 1.6

Misc. technical drawings, n.d.

Folder 1.7

Drafting Handbook ca 1942-46

Folder 1.8

Drafting Handbook Jan. 1945 and other documents, ca 1943-45