Edward L. Heller Papers
name: label: Donor
content: Heller, Edward L., 1912-2007
topic: label: Topic
content: Calendars
label: Topic
content: Energy
label: Topic
content: Geothermal resources
label: Topic
content: Nuclear energy
label: Topic
content: Oil-shale industry
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection assembled by Edward L. Heller.
creator: label: Donor
content: Heller, Edward L., 1912-2007
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content: Edward L. Heller Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: Papers document activities of Edward Heller's work in geothermal energy.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Edward L. Heller was born in New Jersey in 1912 and graduated from Harvard Business School in 1939. During World War II, Heller served in the U.S. Army Quarter Master Corps and achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During his extensive career as an engineer in the field of energy, Heller worked for the U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, General Atomics, Gulf Oil Corporation, and finally as Assistant Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Energy. Upon retiring from the Department of Energy, Heller was a Smithsonian fellow.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1947-1982
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in February 2022.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1542
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Appointment books
label: Type
content: Diaries
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is organized into four series.

Series 1: Diaries and Appointment Books, 1947-1982

Series 2: Publications, 1947-1981

Series 3: Travel Authorization and Itinerary Forms, 1956-1959

Series 4: Photographs, 1978
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Sally Johnson, intern; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Appointment books
label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: Papers document activities of Edward Heller's work in geothermal energy. Materials include handwritten diaries, photographs of facilities dedicated to geothermal energy work, publications related to Heller's work, and travel authorization forms.