Inventory of the Fred Burnett Rhodes papers
Processed by Ronald Bulatoff.
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California 94305-6010
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Inventory of the Fred Burnett Rhodes papers
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- Ronald Bulatoff
- Date Completed:
- 2001
- Encoded by:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word and MARC record by Jill Golden.
© 2011 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Title: Fred Burnett Rhodes papers
Dates: 1944-1980
Collection Number: 81132
Creator: Rhodes, Fred Burnett, 1913-2001
Collection Size:
22 manuscript boxes
(9.2 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Correspondence, speeches and writings, reports, memoranda, legal documents, staff studies, and memorabilia, relating to the
American atom bomb project during World War II, political issues before the United States Senate during the 1960s, veterans'
affairs, and the postal service.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages:
English
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
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copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
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Publication Rights
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Fred Burnett Rhodes papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1981.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Biographical Note
| 1913 December 13 |
Born, Washington, D.C. |
| 1936 |
B.A., Colgate University |
| 1936-1941 |
Claims Adjustor, Maryland Casualty Company |
| 1941 |
J.D., University of Maryland |
| 1941-1947 |
U.S. Army Counterintelligence Unit for the Manhattan Project |
| 1947-1949 |
Executive Director, Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy |
| 1949-1950 |
Liaison Officer, Central Intelligence Agency |
| 1953-1955 |
Chief Counsel, Armed Service Committee, U.S. Senate |
| 1955-1960 |
Private law practice, Washington, D.C. |
| 1960-1964 |
General Counsel, Veterans Administration |
| 1964-1969 |
Staff Director, Republican Policy Committee |
| 1969-1974 |
Deputy Administrator, Veterans Administration |
| 1974-1975 |
Chairman, Postal Rate Commission |
| 1975 |
Retired from federal service |
| 1975-1980 |
Executive Committee, Baptist World Alliance |
| 2001 November 7 |
Died, Anderson, South Carolina |
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, speeches and writings, reports, memoranda, legal documents, staff studies, and memorabilia, relating to the
American atom bomb project during World War II, political issues before the United States Senate during the 1960s, veterans'
affairs, and the postal service.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
United States. Congress. Senate.
United States. Postal Rate Commission.
United States. Veterans Administration.
Atomic bomb.
Postal service--United States.
Veterans--United States.
World War, 1939-1945.--United States.
United States--Politics and government.
United States--Politics and government, 1963-1969.
Box: 1-4
U.S. Senate Republican Committee materials
Box: 5-6
Correspondence,
1947-1975
Box: 7
Blackhawk Heating and Plumbing, Inc. and Donovan Construction Co. vs. The United States (Veterans Administration),
1973-1978
Box: 8
Blackhawk Heating and Plumbing, Inc. and Donovan Construction Co. vs. The United States (Veterans Administration),
1973-1980
Box: 9
Correspondence,
1967-1974
Box: 9
U.S. military housing study,
1964
Box: 10
Veterans Administration health care service,
1969-1974
Box: 11
Health care service,
1970-1974
Box: 11
Travel documents,
1971-1973
Box: 12
Veterans Administration,
1968-1974
Box: 13
Correspondence,
1968-1974
Box: 13
Veterans Administration,
1972-1973
Box: 13
Health care service,
1972
Box: 14
Correspondence,
1967-1973
Box: 14
Veterans Administration, health care service,
1973
Box: 15
Correspondence,
1964-1974
Box: 16
Correspondence,
1953-1974
Box: 16
U.S. military reserve units,
1955
Box: 17
U.S. anti-aircraft units,
1953
Box: 17
U.S. government spending,
1959-1964
Box: 17
U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee
Box: 18
Correspondence,
1964-1965
Box: 18
Republican Convention,
1968
Box: 18
U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee,
1964-1971
Box: 18
Veterans Administation,
1971-1973
Box: 19
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission,
1944-1948
Box: 19
U.S. Postal Rate Commission,
1974-1976
Box: 20
Correspondence,
1956-1961
Box: 21
Correspondence,
1961-1973
Box: 22
Correspondence,
1951-1974
