Scope and content Drafts, typescripts, and proofs of Plant's writings, together with related notes, his typescript diary, memoranda, and correspondence. A sizeable portion of this material relates to Plant's work on creating a plan to allocate controlled materials for American military production in World War II. Included is material on the initial drafting of the plan, as well as correspondence and printed matter on the implementation of the plan in 1942-1943. The correspondence includes reports on the...

Scope and content Detailed reports on conditions in South Africa in the form of a series of long typewritten letters from Severinghaus to Rogers. They are preceded by a typewritten note from Severinghaus to a Professor Andrae, conveying copies of the letters to him and asking for his comments. The letters discuss topics such as South Africa's potential for development, its mining and other industries, its agriculture, natural resources, and labor force, apartheid and race relations, national politics...