Identity area
Reference code
FRSH/B/136
Title
Los Alamos: correspondence
Date(s)
- Mar.-Dec. 1945 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
22 sheets
Context area
Name of creator
(1904-1979)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Exchanged mainly with J. Chadwick re research plans, offers of jobs, Frisch's parents, etc. Reference is often made to the 'dragon' (R. Feynman's name for Frisch's method of testing chain reaction), and includes plans for improvements, safety precautions, etc.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions governing access
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Language of material
Script of material
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
See What little I remember, p.159.
See A.63, Miscellaneous correspondence, for other correspondence re Frisch's career plans, offers of posts, etc.
Notes area
Note
Many of these stamped 'Secret' or 'Confidential' [later crossed out], and 'Declassified'.