This collection contains an incomplete assortment of records related to the Nuclear Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory under the Directorship of Glenn T. Seaborg and later Darleane C. Hoffman. The Seaborg material is primarily memorabilia and photographs, including awards, diplomas, and numerous images of Seaborg with celebrities and sitting U.S. Presidents. The Hoffman series deals primarily with the 1989 "Cold Fusion" controversy and Hoffman's role in discrediting the discovery. It also contains material related to claims by both the USSR and the U.S. on the discovery and naming rights of elements 97-106. There are approximately four linear feet of manuscript records along with numerous oversized and photographic material. A portion of the oversized memorabilia and photographs from Glenn Seaborg has been digitized and is available online.
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Glenn Seaborg in schoolgroup portrait
Box 9, Folder 19- After 1935 – before 1945
Black and white photograph of a group of students posing for the camera. Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999) is located in the back row, fourth from the left.
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Glenn Seaborg and Richard Nixon
- 1970
Black and white photograph of Glenn Seaborg (1912-1999) standing next to President Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994). Nixon has inscribed the photograph with his signature and a note, "To Glenn Seaborg, with best wishes."
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Glenn Seaborg and Lyndon B. Johnson
- After 1960 – before 1973
Black and white photograph showing Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) speaking with Glenn Seaborg (1912-1999). Johnson has inscribed the photograph with a note and his signature, "To Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg with very high…
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Meeting in the Oval Office with President Nixon
Box 7- 1969-Jan-28
The White House Oval Office. L to R: Henry A. Kissinger, Robert F. Ellsworth, Patrick E. Haggerty (Chairman of Texas Instruments), President Richard M. Nixon, Glenn T. Seaborg, Lee A. DuBridge.
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Glenn Seaborg and Ann-Margret
Box 14- Circa 1984
Color photograph of Glenn Seaborg (1912-1999) standing with Swedish-American actress and singer, Ann-Margret Olsson (1941-). Seaborg and Ann-Margret were jointly awarded the Great Swedish Heritage Award in 1984.
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Glenn Seaborg and Jackie Kennedy
- After 1961 – before 1963
Black and white photograph of Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999) shaking the hand of First Lady, Jackie Kennedy (1929-1994).
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Glenn Seaborg and President George H. Bush
Box 9, Folder 19- After 1989 – before 1993
Color photograph of Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999) standing with President George H. W. Bush (1924-2018) and a large group of students. The photograph is signed, "Best Wishes, George Bush."
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Glenn Seaborg and Gerald Ford
Box 9- 1974-Apr
Black and white photograph of Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999) introducing Vice President Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) for a talk at the World Future Society Conference, International Ballroom Center, Washington Hilton Hotel,…
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Barbara Walker and the Ten Outstanding Young Men of 1947
- 1948-Jan-21
Black and white photograph of Miss America 1947, Barbara Walker (1926-2000) posed with eight of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of 1947 awardees standing on a staircase. Pictured left to right are Walker, Adrian S. Fisher…
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Outstanding Young Men of 1947
- 1947
Black and white photograph showing Glenn Seaborg (1912-1999) shaking hands with Cliff Henderson (1895–1984) during the Ten Outstanding Young Men of 1947 awards event. Cord Meyer Jr. (1920-2001) and Richard M. Nixon…
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1968 Enrico Fermi Award Presentation
Box 7- 1968-Dec-02
Black and white photograph depicting Glenn Seaborg (1912-1999) and President Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) presenting the Fermi Award to Dr. John Wheeler (1911-2008) at the White House. Wheeler was an American…
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1966 Enrico Fermi Award Presentation
Box 6- 1966-Oct-23
Black and white photo depicting Glenn Seaborg (1912-1999) presenting the Enrico Fermi award to Lise Meitner (1878-1968) at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, England. Meitner was an Austrian-Swedish physicist who…
- Creator Of Work Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Technical and Electronic Information Department
- Subject Seaborg, Glenn T. (Glenn Theodore), 1912-1999, Meitner, Lise, 1878-1968, Cavendish Laboratory (Cambridge, England), United States. Department of Energy, Science--Awards, Women in science, Nobel Prize winners
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President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1966 visit to Argonne National Laboratory-West
Box 14- 1966-Aug-26
Black and white photograph of Glenn Seaborg (1912-1999) standing with President Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), flanked by two unidentified staffers or scientists. The men are standing in the Argonne National…
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2 items
Glenn Seaborg
Box 14- After 1980 – before 1999
Black and white photograph of Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999) standing in an office space in front of a shelf of reference volumes and a wall of photographs.
- Photographer Glines, Paul
- Subject Seaborg, Glenn T. (Glenn Theodore), 1912-1999, Nobel Prize winners
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Glenn Seaborg and children with Richard Nixon
Box 13- After 1942 – before 1969
Black and white photograph of Glenn Seaborg (1912-1999) and Richard Nixon (1913-1994) posing with two of Seaborg's seven children who stand between the future President and their father.
Nixon inscribed the photograph…
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Dr. Glenn Seaborg Juggling the Atom Symbol
Box 15- After 1945 – before 1999
Large caricature line drawing of Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999). Seaborg is drawn bouncing an atom in each hand.
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Presidential tour of the Nevada Test Site
Box 6- 1962-Dec-08
Black and white photograph of the Presidential Tour of Nuclear Rocket Development at the Nevada Test Site (NTS). Seen pictured left to right are Harold B. Finger (1924-), Manager of the Space Nuclear Propulsion Office,…
- Creator Of Work Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Technical and Electronic Information Department
- Subject Seaborg, Glenn T. (Glenn Theodore), 1912-1999, Nevada--Nevada National Security Site, Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963, Nobel Prize winners, Nuclear weapons--Testing, Visits of state
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3 items
Handmade birthday card for Glenn Seaborg
Box 15- Circa 1984
Birthday card for Glenn Seaborg (1912-1999) signed by his colleagues and staff at the Lawrence Hall of Science. The card is hand illustrated with a drawing of Seaborg with Swedish-American actress and singer,…
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Spanish Royalty visit the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Box 6- 1962-Aug-30
Black and white photograph of Prince Juan Carlos (1938-) and Princess Sofia (1938-) of Spain standing with Glenn Seaborg (1912-1999) during their visit to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
- Creator Of Work Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Technical and Electronic Information Department
- Subject Seaborg, Glenn T. (Glenn Theodore), 1912-1999, Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, 1938-, Sofía, Queen, consort of Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, 1938-, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Nobel Prize winners
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1961 Enrico Fermi Award Presentation
Box 6- 1961-Dec-01
Black and white photograph depicting the Erico Fermi Award presentation to Hans Bethe (1906-2005) at the White House. Bethe was a German-American theoretical physicist who contributed to the fields of nuclear physics,…
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Glenn Seaborg and John F. Kennedy tour the Nevada Test Site
Box 6- 1962-Dec-08
Black and white photograph of President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) and Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-199) seated in the backseat of a top-down convertible car during a Presidential Tour of Nuclear Rocket Development at the…
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President John F. Kennedy visits the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Box 6- 1961-Feb-16
Black and white photos of Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999) and President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) at the American Energy Commission (now the U.S. Department of Energy) headquarters in Germantown, Maryland. Only…
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President John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson visit Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Box 6- 1962-Dec-07
Black and white photograph depicting Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) speaking with President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963). Norris Bradbury (1909-1997) and Senator Clinton Anderson (1895-1975) are seated in a…
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Glenn Seaborg strategizes football formations
Box 9- 1990s
Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999) stands with an unidentified man at a chalkboard. Seaborg draws an arrow to indicate a formation for a play in American football. The photograph is inscribed with the message, “Thank you for…
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1963 Enrico Fermi Award Presentation
Box 6- 1963-Dec-02
Black and white photograph depicting the presentation ceremony of the Erico Fermi Award to J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) at the White House. Pictured left to right are Glenn Seaborg (1912-1999), Lyndon B. Johnson…
