Furman, Robert R. 1915-2008 creator mixed material monographic eng 350 1 0.4 Correspondence, memoranda, diary notes, interviews, writings, notes and notebooks, and other papers concerning Furman's service with the Manhattan Project (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Manhattan District) during World War II. Documents his role in the transport of the nuclear component of the atomic bomb aboard the USS Indianapolis (Cruiser) to Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands). Also includes material pertaining to Furman's role in the Alsos Mission, an intelligence operation to gather information regarding Germany's nuclear weapons program, seize German strategic materials and resources, and interrogate scientific and research personnel. Open to research. Civil engineer and U.S. Army officer. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010306 United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Manhattan District. United States. War Department. Alsos Mission. Indianapolis (Cruiser) Manhattan Project (U.S.) Atomic bomb Germany Atomic bomb United States Nuclear weapons Research Germany Nuclear weapons Research United States World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 Military intelligence World War, 1939-1945 Science Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands) Army officers Civil engineers mm2010085571 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010306 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010306.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010306 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010306.3 Open to research. DLC 101008 20260227111732.0 mm2010085571