Research Files: NEST Teams., 01/01/1977-12/31/1978

File — Box: 10, Folder: 81

Identifier: 90091

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains the research and subject files, interview tapes, including transcripts, and related material of the noted writer and journalist Larry Collins. Included in this collection are the materials for Collins' five collaborative works with French journalist and writer Dominique Lapierre, as well as the three novels he authored alone. The collection has been arranged chronologically according to the dates of publication for his works. The collectins holds material related to all of Collins' nine books, excluding his compilations of Lord Louis Mountbatten's papers.

Dates

01/01/1977-12/31/1978

Collection-level Access Restrictions

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 22 Cubic Feet (22 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains the typed notes taken from the research conducted by Larry Collins for The Fifth Horseman, also referred to as the Valentino Project, related to a history of the Nuclear Explosives Security Test/? (NEST) teams and how they operate.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

FIFTH HORSEMAN, THE - LC RES FILE NOTES RE NEST TEAMS: Typescript

COLLINS, LARRY - FIFTH HORSE RESEARCH FILE RE NEST TEAMS: Typescript

NEST TEAMS - FIFTH HORSE RES NOTES RE HISTORY & OPERATION: Typescript

EPSTEIN, WILLIAM - FIFTH HORSE RES NOTES RE NEST TEAMS: Typescript

CHAMBERS, BILL - FIFTH HORSE RES NOTES RE NEST TEAMS: Typescript

JNACC - FIFTH HORSE RES NOTES RE NEST TEAMS: Typescript

TAYLOR, TED - FIFTH HORSE RES NOTES RE NEST TEAMS: Typescript

MENDOZA, SIBI - FIFTH HORSE RES NOTES RE NEST TEAMS: Typescript