Indian Myths,, n.d.
File — Box: 5, Folder: 43
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The original collection contains records of F.B.I. investigations which were collected by Ferenc Szasz for research on chapter 6, "The Strange Tale of Klaus Fuchs" of Szasz's book entitled, British Scientists and the Manhattan Project : the Los Alamos Years. The collection represents the activities of one of the most notorious "atomic spies" at Los Alamos, New Mexico during the 1940s. Most of the collection is copies of declassified surveillance documents of the investigation of Julius Klaus Fuchs (1911- 1988). It appears that anyone who came into contact with Fuchs was eventually investigated by the F.B.I. The collection contains a variety of interdepartmental correspondence. Szasz suggests that the F.B.I. manhunts surrounding this case may have targeted as many as 1200 people. The investigation of Fuchs led to eight arrests. Fuchs's espionage resulted in significant material being passed on to the Russians, contributing to the configurations of the early nuclear age.
The dates in the inventory do not reflect the dates that the evidence was collected nor the times of the various surveillance. Rather, they are the dates the documents were received at various F.B.I. departments. Folder titles, created from Szasz's research notes, are not necessarily inclusive of all subjects covered in each folder. At the beginning of most folders is a list filled out by the F.B.I. for each document. It gives the serial number, date, type of communication, to whom, from whom, number of pages requested, actual number of pages released, and coding for exemptions used for pages not released. Interspersed among the material are "Federal Bureau of Investigation, FOIPA Deleted Page Information Sheets." The original collection was reviewed in March 2003. Some folder titles and dates have been changed from the original finding aid with new information added in some cases.
The first addition (1941-1991) contains research material Szasz used to write the essay "The Culture of Modern New Mexico, 1940-1970," in Richard Etulain's Contemporary New Mexico, 1940-1990. Photocopies of articles and newspaper clippings cover such topics as art, literature, science and technology, land management issues, tourism, festivals, Santa Fe and its Opera and galleries, sports, motion picture industry, religion, individual artists and writers like Georgia O'Keeffe, Peter Hurd, Allan Houser, Tony Hillerman, George Lopez, Mark Medoff, Oliver La Farge, Erna Fergusson, Fray Angelico Chavez, Pablita Velarde, and Lois Duncan. The 2007 addition also contains related material, including documents about making Los Alamos permanent.
The second addition contains pamphlets, articles, newspaper clippings, brochures, and maps used as research material for the book Great Mysteries of the West. Szasz edited the book and contributed the article: "Pre-Columbian Contact in the American West: The Theories and the Evidence." Among the fourteen scholars who wrote the essays reviewing popular legends of the North American West are Brian W. Dippie, John L. Kessell, David J. Weber, Michael Welsh, and M. Jane Young. The mysteries include sightings of sea creatures, Bigfoot, possible European or Asian Pre-Columbian contact with the Americas, unexplained phenomena like the Roswell Incident, legends of the West, and lost treasures and mines. Subjects covered in the research material includes anthropology, medicine wheels, dinosaurs, Atlantis, Mu, New Mexico mysteries, natural history, Pre-Columbian America, and Columbus. The articles date from 1894 to 1993. One article in the Louisiana folder is in French. This addition also contains correspondence and other materials related to the book, such as photocopies of photographs for Szasz's article, biographical sketches of the authors, outline of proposed articles, contracts, bibliography, and each essay (some first version some edited drafts).
The 2007 addition contains research material Szasz used to write the essay "Tony Hillerman and the turn-of-the-century American Southwest," for the book New Mexican Lives : Profiles and Historical Stories. Included with this material are articles about Hillerman, the mystery business, and mystery writers. This addition also includes two new series, World War II and Post War Nuclear Issues, as well as more material for the series Modern New Mexico and Mysteries of the West. The series, World War II, 1927-2005, covers Los Alamos, the development of the atomic bomb, and other related issues. Included are notes, transcripts and recordings of interviews with people involved with the Los Alamos Project such as Dr. Jack Hubbard, Dr. John Manley and Sir Ernest W. Titterton, as well as correspondence concerning the 1999 edition of James Edgar Hildebrand's book, Cannon Fodder, 1943-1945. The series, Post War Nuclear Issues, 1940-2005, contains material on post war nuclear projects, Atomic 50th anniversary, plutonium smuggling, spies, A bomb art, Robert Del Tredici, entering the Atomic Age, nuclear waste disposal, James L. Tuck, J. Robert Oppenheimer and articles about dropping the Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the results and debate.
The 2011 addition contains Los Alamos Laboratory published histories of the Manhattan Project and the later development of the laboratory and community of Los Alamos, United States management policies for nuclear projects, plan for the environmental impact of nuclear weapons production in the United States, a list of announced United States nuclear tests, and photographs from World War II.
The dates in the inventory do not reflect the dates that the evidence was collected nor the times of the various surveillance. Rather, they are the dates the documents were received at various F.B.I. departments. Folder titles, created from Szasz's research notes, are not necessarily inclusive of all subjects covered in each folder. At the beginning of most folders is a list filled out by the F.B.I. for each document. It gives the serial number, date, type of communication, to whom, from whom, number of pages requested, actual number of pages released, and coding for exemptions used for pages not released. Interspersed among the material are "Federal Bureau of Investigation, FOIPA Deleted Page Information Sheets." The original collection was reviewed in March 2003. Some folder titles and dates have been changed from the original finding aid with new information added in some cases.
The first addition (1941-1991) contains research material Szasz used to write the essay "The Culture of Modern New Mexico, 1940-1970," in Richard Etulain's Contemporary New Mexico, 1940-1990. Photocopies of articles and newspaper clippings cover such topics as art, literature, science and technology, land management issues, tourism, festivals, Santa Fe and its Opera and galleries, sports, motion picture industry, religion, individual artists and writers like Georgia O'Keeffe, Peter Hurd, Allan Houser, Tony Hillerman, George Lopez, Mark Medoff, Oliver La Farge, Erna Fergusson, Fray Angelico Chavez, Pablita Velarde, and Lois Duncan. The 2007 addition also contains related material, including documents about making Los Alamos permanent.
The second addition contains pamphlets, articles, newspaper clippings, brochures, and maps used as research material for the book Great Mysteries of the West. Szasz edited the book and contributed the article: "Pre-Columbian Contact in the American West: The Theories and the Evidence." Among the fourteen scholars who wrote the essays reviewing popular legends of the North American West are Brian W. Dippie, John L. Kessell, David J. Weber, Michael Welsh, and M. Jane Young. The mysteries include sightings of sea creatures, Bigfoot, possible European or Asian Pre-Columbian contact with the Americas, unexplained phenomena like the Roswell Incident, legends of the West, and lost treasures and mines. Subjects covered in the research material includes anthropology, medicine wheels, dinosaurs, Atlantis, Mu, New Mexico mysteries, natural history, Pre-Columbian America, and Columbus. The articles date from 1894 to 1993. One article in the Louisiana folder is in French. This addition also contains correspondence and other materials related to the book, such as photocopies of photographs for Szasz's article, biographical sketches of the authors, outline of proposed articles, contracts, bibliography, and each essay (some first version some edited drafts).
The 2007 addition contains research material Szasz used to write the essay "Tony Hillerman and the turn-of-the-century American Southwest," for the book New Mexican Lives : Profiles and Historical Stories. Included with this material are articles about Hillerman, the mystery business, and mystery writers. This addition also includes two new series, World War II and Post War Nuclear Issues, as well as more material for the series Modern New Mexico and Mysteries of the West. The series, World War II, 1927-2005, covers Los Alamos, the development of the atomic bomb, and other related issues. Included are notes, transcripts and recordings of interviews with people involved with the Los Alamos Project such as Dr. Jack Hubbard, Dr. John Manley and Sir Ernest W. Titterton, as well as correspondence concerning the 1999 edition of James Edgar Hildebrand's book, Cannon Fodder, 1943-1945. The series, Post War Nuclear Issues, 1940-2005, contains material on post war nuclear projects, Atomic 50th anniversary, plutonium smuggling, spies, A bomb art, Robert Del Tredici, entering the Atomic Age, nuclear waste disposal, James L. Tuck, J. Robert Oppenheimer and articles about dropping the Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the results and debate.
The 2011 addition contains Los Alamos Laboratory published histories of the Manhattan Project and the later development of the laboratory and community of Los Alamos, United States management policies for nuclear projects, plan for the environmental impact of nuclear weapons production in the United States, a list of announced United States nuclear tests, and photographs from World War II.
Dates
- n.d.
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 18 boxes (15.98 cu. ft.) + 1 oversize folder
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu