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Herbert Scoville papers

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Identifier: MC-0224

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

The collection includes Scoville's outgoing correspondence, 1975-1985, as well as his newspaper editorials and unpublished writings on weapons control and U.S. defense policy. His papers also contain extensive reference files, which he used to provide support for his writings, speeches, and congressional testimony relating to arms control. Correspondence and clippings describe his work in arms control with the Pugwash Conferences on Science & World Affairs, the Federation of American Scientists, and other groups. Copies of his numerous editorials, magazine and journal articles, and Congressional testimonies are included, as are copies of his two books, Missile Madness, written with Robert Osborn, and MX: Prescription for Disaster.

The collection contains virtually no documentation of Scoville's government service; this material remains with the appropriate U.S. government agencies.

Index of Correspondence in Series 2

Aguirre-Bianchi, Claudio
Box 7, Folder 11
Albrecht, Ulrich
Box 3, Folder 16
Albury, Simon
Box 2, Folder 13
Alder, Aaron
Box 1, Folder 92
Alexander, Archibald S.
Box 2, Folder 1
Arbatov, G.
Box 7, Folder 7
Armstrong, Sinclair
Box 3, Folder 32
Bacher, Nancy
Box 2, Folder 31
Becker, Abraham
Box 1, Folder 99
Bitzinger, Richard
Box 6, Folder 27
Bjornerstedt, Rolf
Box 7, Folder 12
Brennan, Donald G.
Box 1, Folder 99
Brooks, Harvey
Box 1, Folder 93
Brown, George E.
Box 1, Folder 100
Brubach, Nikolaus
Box 4, Folder 30
Buckheim, Robert W.
Box 7, Folder 9
Calagero, Francesco
Box 4, Folder 4
Callie, Jorg
Box 8, Folder 2
Chagnon, Jacqui
Box 2, Folder 25
Chandra, Romesh
Box 2, Folder 17
Chayes, Abram
Box 5, Folder 17
Clarke, Stephen
Box 2, Folder 13
Clotfelter, Jane
Box 5, Folder 6
Coffen, Tristram
Box 5, Folder 34
Cohen, Leonard
Box 2, Folder 17
Conant, Lering
Box 7, Folder 19
Conard, Robert
Box 8, Folder 20
Conroy, Czech
Box 3, Folder 31
Corn, David
Box 2, Folder 17
Coughlin, Lawrence
Box 1, Folder 100
Crisman, Nancy
Box 8, Folder 2
Daggett, Steve
Box 2, Folder 15
Danials, Marta
Box 2, Folder 41
D'Appolonia, Elio
Box 7, Folder 31
Davis, Mark
Box 3, Folder 32

Dates

  • Creation: 1947 - 1985

Creator

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Biography

Herbert Scoville, 1915-1985, B.A. 1937, Yale; Ph.D. in physical chemistry, 1942, University of Rochester, was a weapons expert for the United States federal government from World War II until 1969. He worked for the Atomic Energy Commission, 1946-1948; was technical director of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, 1948-1955; was assistant director and then deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 1955-1963; and from 1963 to 1969 was assistant director for science and technology of the U.S. Arms Control Disarmament Agency. Scoville was a leader in the arms control and disarmament movement, 1969-1985, as evidenced in his writings, lectures, and organizational work. He cofounded the Arms Control Association in 1971 and was later president, 1979-1985.

Extent

9.3 Cubic Feet (9 record cartons, 1 manuscript box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Location

Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.

Source of Acquisiton

Materials were given to the Department of Distinctive Collections (formerly the Institute Archives and Special Collections) in April 1987 by Mrs. Ann Scoville.

Bibliography

  • Scoville, Herbert, and Robert Osborn. Missile Madness. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1970.
  • Scoville, Herbert. MX: Prescription for Disaster. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1981.

Processing Information note

Some collection descriptions are based on legacy data and may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. Description may change pending verification. Please contact the MIT Department of Distinctive Collections if you notice any errors or discrepancies.

Index of Correspondence in Series 2

The references are to the box and folder numbers where the correspondence can be found. Therefore, 7:11 refers to box 7, folder 11.
Aguirre-Bianchi, Claudio
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7:11
Albrecht, Ulrich
3:16
Albury, Simon
2:13
Alder, Aaron
1:92
Alexander, Archibald S.
2:1
Arbatov, G.
7:7
Armstrong, Sinclair
3:32
Bacher, Nancy
2:31
Becker, Abraham
1:99
Bitzinger, Richard
6:27
Bjornerstedt, Rolf
7:12
Brennan, Donald G.
1:99
Brooks, Harvey
1:93
Brown, George E.
1:100
Brubach, Nikolaus
4:30
Buckheim, Robert W.
7:9
Calagero, Francesco
4:4
Callie, Jorg
8:2
Chagnon, Jacqui
2:25
Chandra, Romesh
2:17
Chayes, Abram
5:17
Clarke, Stephen
2:13
Clotfelter, Jane
5:6
Coffen, Tristram
5:34
Cohen, Leonard
2:17
Conant, Lering
7:19
Conard, Robert
8:20
Conroy, Czech
3:31
Corn, David
2:17
Coughlin, Lawrence
1:100
Crisman, Nancy
8:2
Daggett, Steve
2:15
Danials, Marta
2:41
D'Appolonia, Elio
7:31
Davis, Mark
3:32
Dehaan, Robert L
1:100
Dellums, Ronald V
3:8
Delong, Gladys P.
2:1
Dine, Tom
3:8
Dow, John G
2:6
Dragsdahl, Jorgen
2:35
Duffy, Gloria
6:4
Dunning, Gorden M.
8:20
Eckhard, Frederic
8:4
Edwards, Don
3:22
Evernden, J.F
8:15
Farley, Frances
4:25
Feller, Gordon
7:25
Feshbach, Herman
1:93
Fieschi, Roberto
2:12
Finley, David D
2:32
Fisher, Anne F
1:93
Flanagan, Dennis
6:35
Flood, Michael
3:31
Forrest, Jack
2:32, 7:1
Foster, William C.
2:1
Frank, Forrest R.
2:15
Freymond, Jacques
3:19
Frolic, B.M.
2:7
Frost, Frank J.
3:19
Garwin, Richard L.
3:35, 4:10
Gavin, Eleanor
2:41, 3:34
Gerdes, Lewis G.
5:23
Gleditsch, Nils P.
2:35
Gleisner, J.W.
2:14
Glenn, John
5:9
Gore, Albert
3:39, 6:38
Gormley, Dennis M.
2:1
Gorwitz, Bertram
7:23
Graybar, Hoyt
3:34
Grimsson, Olafur R.
5:17
Gronin, John G.
4:21
Grossman, Jerome
4:18
Guarisco, Anthony
5:17
Hafemeister, David
3:38, 8:13
Hartung, William
3:2
Hellebust, Anders
2:35
Hellman, Sven
7:11
Hendlovitz, Saul H.
1:103
Hiatt, Howard
3:39
Hirsch, Eugene Z.
6:1
Hochman, William
2:30
Hoffman, Gail
2:31
Holden, John B.
3:38
Hood, Mary Acland
7:12
Hoopes, Townsend
3:22
Hord, John K.
3:38
Hormats, Saul
2:25
Horne, Al
8:19
Hyman, Lester S.
8:19
Iacoelli, Richard
3:40
Inman, Robert
1:98
Johansen, Robert C.
4:5
Johnson, David R.
2:31, 6:30
Johnson, Herbert
4:5
Johnson, Ivar
1:101
Johnson, Nancy L.
4:6
Kaku, Michio
4:17
Kaplan, Martin M.
6:11
Karlsson, Hakan
4:17
Katz, Sidney
5:18
Kelly, Petra, K.
4:7
Kemper, William A.
4:7
Kendall, Henry
6:42
Kennedy, Edward
3:7
Kerry, Richard J.
4:7
Kincade, William\
1:98, 1:103, 2:2
Kolatch, Esther H.
6:28
Lakhdhir, Ann H.
4:9
Lambeth, Charles
5:24
La Rocque, Gene R.
3:7
Lawrence, Robert
4:17, 5:24
Leach, Jim
6:22
Lehne, Stanford G.
4:9
Leitenberg, Milton
5:28
Lenci, Francesco
4:9
Leonard, James F.
8:5
Leventhal, Paul
5:9
Lieberman, Robbie
4:13
Lilienthal, Sally
6:4
Loefiler,W.H.
5:19
Loiselle, Maurice
5:26
Long, Franklin A.
1:93
Malin, Laurence
2:4
Mandel, Mary
7:1
Marder, Murray
7:6
Marks, John
4:13
Marlin, Alice
3:2
Martin, Canon
6:28
Mathias, Martin M.
6:5
Mawby, Michael
4:20, 4:21
McDonald, W. F.
4:13
McFate, Patricia
1:99, 7:12
McGiffert, David
5:17
McKenzie, William P.
4:13
McPherson, Elizabeth
8:18
McSweeny, William F.
4:13
Meeker, Leonard
8:2
Meerburg, Arend
6:25
Metcalf, Vicki
2:31
Migneault, Robert L.
4:13
Mitchell, William
4:25
Moore, April
4:20, 5:6
Mowery, Hartman B.
5:19
Nash, Harold
2:41
Neal, Stephen
4:17
Nelson, Daniel N.
4:28
Nimroody, Rosy
3:2
Nitze, Paul H.
1:99
Nunn, Sam
2:15
Nyary, Nicholas
3:32
Oudes, Bruce
2:1
Oygard, Knut
8:15
Panton, F.H.
2:13
Peck, George
5:26
Percy, Charles
2:43
Perkins, Vivienne
2:31
Pew, Robert M.
7:6
Potter, William C.
5:25, 8:13
Prins, Gwyn
5:26
Proxmire, William
8:13
Puritz, Betsy
1:98
Race, Nicola
2:14
Raymond, Richard
5:21
Reiss, Robert
6:22
Reppert, Jack
4:27
Rhinelander, John
1:99
Ribicoff, Abraham
3:42
Rifkin, Jeremy
3:10
Ris, Howard
8:2
Rossmann, Antonio
4:27
Rothman, David
2:18
Rozenburg, Raoul
5:17
Rubel, John H.
6:22
Rumpf, Roger
2:25
Russell, Frances
4:17
Sagan, Carl
6:33
Schaufele, William
3:41
Scheckel, Judith A.
5:10
Schonbeck, Niels
6:32
Schouten, Nico
4:35
Schroeder, Patricia
3:22
Scrivner, Robert W.
2:36
Seiberling, John F.
4:22
Shorr, Alan B.
4:11
Shulman, Marshall D.
8:4
Silvers, Clare
4:18
Silvers, Robert
4:25
Simons, Howard
8:19
Singer, David
6:32
Stein, Sherman
4:18
Slentz, Paul
5:6
Smith, Gerard
2:1, 7:13
Spiegel, Sydney
4:27
Spohn, Donna
4:27
Springer, Bernard
6:27
Stack, James
2:6
Stance, Dorothy
6:32
Stewart, Samuel
7:34
Stone, Jeremy
3:24
Stone, Robert
6:32
Strickland, Lee S.
3:42
Sturckenbrock, Reimer
3:16
Sullivan, Colleen
1:100
Sullivan, Richard C.
5:28
Swartz, William M.
1:92
Symington, Stuart
3:27
Thatcher, Scott
7:27
Thomas, Claire S.
5:1
Thorsson, Inga
7:27
Tirman, John
8:2
Truman, Preston
5:18
Tsipis, Kosta
7:27, 8:13
Urbanowski, Frank
4:18
Van Ee, Jeff
4:25
Vincent, Bill
4:25
Von Hippel, Frank
6:25
Wallace, Michael
8:18
Weber, Josef
3:16
Welch, Jasper A.
4:22
Whiteley, John M.
2:17
Wiesner, Jerome
5:17
Wilson, Lyndon
8:18
Wilson, Raymond
8:18
Wilson Ward H.
8:18
Woolsey, James
3:3
Yost, Nicholas C.
3:30
Zavdil, Robert
7:31

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Papers of Herbert Scoville
Status
Ready For Review
Author
Rolf Brown
Date
Copyright 1992
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2022 March: Edited by Chris Tanguay and LaChelle Barton to add extents, edit dates, and integrate existing index of correspondence into the collection description.

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