mss029 Asher White papers Archives staff University of Minnesota Libraries 1970s

University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455

EAD encoding by Leslie Czechowski February 2005 English White, Asher Asher White papers circa 1946-1957 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collections, Manuscripts Division [mss] 1.5 cubic feet The collection consists of material assembled by Dr. White while he was associated with the US-AEC. Materials about atomic energy include correspondence, notes, reports, photographs, clippings, and publications. Mss 29 English Mezzanine Administrative Information Restrictions on Access

Available for use in Manuscripts Division reading room.

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

Asher White papers (Mss 29), Literary Manuscripts Collection, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

Acquisition

Donated to the Manuscripts Division in 1971.

Biographical Sketch for Asher White

Asher White was associated with the United States Atomic Energy Commission.

Scope and Content Note

All of the material in the collection is related to or concerned with some aspect of atomic energy, both peaceful and military applications. Almost everything in the collection exists in many copies elsewhere; uniqueness is limited almost solely to the few items of correspondence and the equally few notes which Dr. White made at various times in longhand.

The collection consists of 389 pieces, made up of correspondence, notes, photographs, publications of various kinds (both commercial and governmental), clippings, reprints from journals and magazines, and reports. There is, in addition, a folder labeled "Operation Crossroads" that contains information about the atomic bomb test at Bikini atoll in the Pacific Ocean, July 25, 1946.

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

White, Asher U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Nuclear energy -- Collected works Detailed Contents

The following section contains a detailed list of the materials in the collection.

Correspondence (8 items) Notes (5 items) Photographs (94 items) Clippings (134 items) Reports (including AEC press releases) (61 items) Reprints (21 items) Publications (52 items) Operation Crossroads folder (14 items)

Contains photographs, reports, memoranda, and clippings.