Bernard R. Cooper, Physicist, Papers regarding Human Rights of Scientists

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West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Bernard R. Cooper, Physicist, Papers regarding Human Rights of Scientists, A&M 5126, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
2.5 Linear Feet 2 record cartons, 15 in. each
Creator:
Cooper, Bernard R. and West Virginia University. Department of Physics
Abstract:
Correspondence, newsletters, minutes, photographs, and other material dating from 1977-1981 regarding human rights of refusenik scientists in the Soviet Union. This collection is minimally processed. These materials were collected by West Virginia University (WVU) physics professor Bernard R. Cooper, a member of the Committee on the International Freedom of Scientists (CIFS) of the American Physical Society. Scientists documented include Victor Brailovsky, Naum Meiman, Emil Mendzheritzky, and Anatoly Sakharov, among others. There is a 50 p. manuscript by Bernard R. Cooper titled "Science and Human Rights." Also includes documents from "Institute on Scientific Problems Relevant to Coal Utilization" at West Virginia University, May 23-25, 1977.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Bernard R. Cooper, Physicist, Papers regarding Human Rights of Scientists, A&M 5126, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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