Clarence E. Larson Science and Technology Oral History collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Preferred citation:

Clarence E. Larson Science and Technology Oral History collection, C0079, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
3 Linear Feet 5 boxes
Creator:
Larson, Clarence E. (Clarence Edward), 1909-
Abstract:
This collection contains 49 VHS videotape cassettes, some of which have been copied to DVD, featuring interviews with famous scientists and historians of twentieth-century technology conducted by Clarence E. Larson.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Clarence E. Larson Science and Technology Oral History collection, C0079, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 49 VHS videotape cassettes, some of which have been copied to DVD, featuring interviews with famous scientists and historians of twentieth-century technology conducted by Clarence E. Larson.

Biographical / historical:

Chemist Clarence E. Larson (1909-1999) was born in Cloquet, Minnesota. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Chemistry and completed his Ph.D. work at the University of California at Berkeley. Larson was one of the talented American scientists working on the Manhattan Project during World War II. Later he served as a director at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a member of the Atomic Energy Commission, and an executive at Union Carbide. Dr Larson was a recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award of the American Society for the Advancement of Science. He was also a member of the American Nuclear Society, the American Institute of Chemists, the American Chemical Society, and the Cosmos Club.

Acquisition information:
Collection donated by Clarence Larson in 1993.
Processing information:

Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in March 2009.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged alphabetically by surname of interviewee.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard