TLS signed “J. R. Oppenheimer,” one page, 8.5 x 11, P.O. Box 1663, Santa Fe, New Mexico letterhead, October 1, 1945. Letter to William Clubb, in full: "This letter is to acknowledge your contribution to the development of the atomic bomb. The striking success of this project was only made possible by the work and sacrifices of the military members. According to your group leader, you are to be commended for twelve months spent in the project machine shops engaged as a machinist in the fabrication of equipment and parts which were essential to the development of the atomic bomb. You and your colleagues have consistently turned out high quality work and throughout the long period of high pressure effort you have cheerfully cooperated in meeting the most urgent demands of the project." In fine condition, with light staining along the left edge. Accompanied by a bronze "Manhattan Project, A Bomb" worker's pin with swivel locking clasp, and two printed certificates recognizing Clubb's service as part of the Manhattan Project (one bearing the facsimile signature of President Harry S. Truman and the other bearing the facsimile signature of Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson). Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA for the Oppenheimer letter.
Sent two months after 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man' were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II, this remarkable letter acknowledges a military machinist's contribution to the highly secretive Manhattan Project. After the nature of the Manhattan Project was revealed to the public, service pins were awarded to its workers—bronze given to those with less than a year of service, and silver to those with over a year of service. This letter features nondescript letterhead for "P.O. Box 1663," an address that served all residents of Los Alamos—the 'secret city' at the heart of America's early nuclear weapons program. A superb archive boasting a scarce and important autograph from the 'father of the atomic bomb.'
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