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Letter, Selective Service Affidavit for Robert E. Marshak by H. Halban, 1943 (Ms1988-060)

Dublin Core

Title

Letter, Selective Service Affidavit for Robert E. Marshak by H. Halban, 1943 (Ms1988-060)

Description

Affidavit filled out by H. Halban of the National Research Council of Canada (Montreal Laboratory) for Robert E. Marshak for the Selective Service System in 1943. Halban lists Marshak's duties as performing "secret war research work in specialized field of physics," which probably references his work on the British atomic bomp project during World War II.

Source

<a href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/3579.oai_ead.xml" target="_blank">See the finding aid for the Robert E. Marshak Papers.</a>

Date

1943

Format

document/pdf

Language

English

Identifier

Ms1988_060_B14F36_MarshakAffidavit_letter_1943

Bibliographic Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Robert E. Marshak Papers, Ms1988-060, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.