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1. John Von Neumann and Klára Dán Von Neumann papers, 1912-2000

   19,200 items. 57 containers plus 1 oversize. 22.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   John Von Neumann, mathematician, atomic energy commissioner, and educator; and Klára Dán Von Neumann, pioneer computer programmer. Correspondence, memoranda, journals, speeches, article and book drafts, notes, charts, graphs, patent, biographical material, family papers, and other material pertaining to John Von Neumann's career as professor of mathematics, scientific advisor to government and industry, and author, and to the scientific career and family of Klára Dán Von Neumann, his wife.

2. J. Robert Oppenheimer papers, 1799-1980

   76,450 items. 301 containers plus 2 classified. 120.2 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Physicist and director of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, lectures, writings, desk books, statements, scientific notes, and photographs chiefly comprising Oppenheimer's personal papers while director of the Institute for Advanced Study but reflecting only incidentally his administrative work there. Topics include theoretical physics, development of the atomic bomb, the relationship between government and science, nuclear energy, security, and national loyalty.

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3. I.I. Rabi papers, 1899-1989

   41,500 items. 105 cartons plus 1 oversize plus 4 classified. 42 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Physicist and educator. The collection documents Rabi's research in physics, particularly in the fields of radar and nuclear energy, leading to the development of lasers, atomic clocks, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and to his 1944 Nobel Prize in physics; his work as a consultant to the atomic bomb project at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory and as an advisor on science policy to the United States government, the United Nations, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during and after World War II; and his studies, research, and professorships in physics chiefly at Columbia University and also at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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