Finding Aid for the Eric "Ted"
Carlson Collection, 1944-1947
MS-3498
Collection Processed by:
Melissa Townsend-Crow, 10/04/13
Finding Aid Written by:
Melissa Townsend-Crow, 10/04/13
OVERVIEW OF THE
COLLECTION:
Origination/Creator: Carlson,
Eric Theodore ("Ted")
Title of Collection: The
Eric Carlson Collection, 1944-1947
Date of Collection: 1944-1947
Physical
Description: 1.0 linear foot
Identification:
MS-3498
Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections
Library,
Knoxville, TN
Abstract: The Carlson Collection contains personal
correspondence between Mr. Carlson, his parents, and others as well as official
documents and correspondence which illustrate Mr. Carlson's education and
academic career and his brief military career, leading up to his involvement
with the Manhattan Project.
RIGHT AND
RESTRICTIONS:
Access
Restrictions: Collection is open for
research.
Copyright: The copyright interests in
this collection remain with the
creator. For more information,
contact the Special
Collections Library.
Acquisition Method: Purchased on January 4, 2006
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORY
NOTE:
Eric Theodore ("Ted") Carlson graduated with
honors from Wesleyan College with a BA in Chemistry. He was drafted under the
instructions for "Retention of Scientific Personnel for the Manhattan
District Engineer Corps" and he went on to serve in the Army Enlisted
Reserve Corps from 1944-1946. He was
recruited for the Manhattan Project while in graduate school at Iowa State
College. Carlson worked on the atomic project at the Chrysler Plant in Detroit
until his discharge from the Army reserve in 1946 and then was employed at the
Monsanto Chemical Company as a chemist.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE:
The collection contains 70 records which primarily consist
of correspondence, most handwritten, some typed, and a few official documents.
Most of the correspondence is between Mr. Carlson and his parents. In fact, all
of the personal correspondence (subseries A) from Mr. Carlson is to his parents
in which he discusses his political opinions, his activities in the military,
social activities, and upcoming plans ( academic plans, discharge from the
Army, plans for visits, etc.). The
collection is arranged chronologically and by type of document.
CONTAINER LIST:
One 1 linear foot cardboard carton containing
Series I:
Correspondence
Subseries
A: Personal (handwritten unless
otherwise noted)
Folder
I: Letters from Ted Carlson to his
parents
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01/30/1944
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04/02/1944
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04/16/1944
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06/25/1944
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07/29/1944
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08/03/1944
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08/08/1944
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08/11/1944
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08/25/1944
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10/10/1944
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11/08/1944
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01/20/1945
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02/13/1945 (typed)
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04/17/1945
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05/08/1945
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07/09/1945
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08/07/1945 (typed)
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08/14/1945 (typed)
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09/21/1945
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10/18/1945
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11/14/1945
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11/25/1945
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03/05/1946
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04/16/1946 (typed)
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05/07/1946 (typed)
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06/18/1946 (typed)
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07/02/1946 (typed)
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07/23/1946 (typed)
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08/20/1946 (typed)
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10/16/1946 (typed)
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12/11/1946 (typed)
Folder II: Personal letters to Ted Carlson
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02/04/1944 from parents
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07/11/1944 from "Sam"
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10/29/1944 from parents
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11/05/1944 from "Rog," on U.S. Navy
letterhead
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11/19/1944 from "Bob"
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11/24/1944 (Thanksgiving) from "Sam"
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12/27/1944 from parents
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02/04/1945 from "Sam," on Cornell
Medical College letterhead
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02/18/1945 from (signature illegible) on U.S.
Navy letterhead
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02/26/1945 from "Sam," on Cornell
Medical College letterhead
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03/11/1945 from "Sam"
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04/05/1945 from parents
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04/08/1945 from "Bob"
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04/26/1945 from "Chet"
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05/02/1945 from parents
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05/06/1945 from "Arvid" and
"Dot"
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05/08/1947 from father (mother presumably passed
away as father discusses flowers on "Mother's grave")
Subseries B: Academic
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01/18/1944 from Henry Gilman, chemistry
department at Iowa State College
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02/17/1944 from G. Albert Hill, Chairman of the
Faculty Defense Committee at Wesleyan University (encl.: from Thomas S. Reilly, Clerk Selective
Service Board, Local No. 33 dated 02/15/1944)
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02/24/1944 from Fred B. Millett, acting director
of the Honors College, Wesleyan University
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03/01/1944 from Victor L. Butterfield, President
of Wesleyan University
Subseries
C: Official Military or Business
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07/18/1944 Order to Report for Induction
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08/28/1944 Special Orders to Manhattan District
under the command of the Manhattan District Engineer signed by 1st
Lt. L. A. Rikansrud
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04/24/1945 from Army Service Forces Headquarters
1st Command
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07/06/1945 from Army Service Forces Headquarters
1st Command
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08/31/1945 from Ted Carlson to 1st
Lt. William Z. Harmen, Chief Enlisted Military Personnel Section, Manhattan Engineer
District
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03/11/1946 from Ted Carlson: request for Discharge
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05/08/1946 from Charles A. Tidd, Captain, Army
Corps of Engineers
Series II: Other
documents
Subseries A: Military
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03/16/1944 Order to Report for Pre-Induction
Physical
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11/05/1945 Special Orders to Basic Training
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12/10/1945 Class A Pass
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03/09/1946 Commissary Card (indicates dependent
wife)
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03/26/1946 Special Orders for Advancement to Tec
5
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04/06/1946 List of enlisted servicemen to be
discharged, includ. Ted Carlson
Subseries
B: Academic
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03/22/1944 Timecard Iowa State College Graduate
School
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Iowa State College ID Card
Subseries C: Business
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05/01/1945 – 05/31/1945 Employees Inter-Plant
Pass
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06/24/1946
Dayton Scientist, Volume 1, No. 3
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