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The Office of Research and Project Administration Records were transferred to the University Archives in a series of accessions beginning in 1973, with the most recent accession having taken place in 2007.

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This collection was processed by Daniel Brennan in March 2009. Finding aid written by Daniel Brennan in April 2009.

In addition to the records of the Office of Research and Project Administration, the University Archives also holds a set of records of ORPA parent oganization the University Research Board and its precursor, the Committee on Project Research and Invention.

In processing this collection a set of pamphlets and newsletters on the topic of nuclear fission which had been collected by the Office of Research and Project Administration during the 1950 and 1960s was separated.

Organization

• Princeton University
• Princeton University. Plasma Physics Laboratory
• Princeton University. University Research Board

Subject

• Research -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- 20th century
• Research grants -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- 20th century

Publisher

University Archives

Finding Aid Author

Daniel Brennan

Finding Aid Date

2009

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