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I am looking for information about Project 10, a World War II project involving radar development that was a joint effort between the U.S. Navy and Raytheon Corporation

Kevin Bonham Jan 25, 2017 11:16 AM

I am looking for information about Project 10, a World War II project involving radar development that was a joint effort between the U.S. Navy and Raytheon Corporation. I am researching a Great Northern Railway Empire Builder train crash that occurred on Aug. 9, 1945 that occurred in Michigan, N.D. Seventeen (17) of the 34 people killed were active military, including three women who were traveling to the West Coast to work on Project 10.

Re: I am looking for information about Project 10, a World War II project involving radar development that was a joint effort between the U.S. Navy and Raytheon Corporation

Rachael Salyer Jan 25, 2017 6:14 PM (in response to Kevin Bonham)

Dear Kevin,

National Archives Record Group 227 Records of the office of Scientific Research and Development | National Archives would be a good place to start looking for information about Project 10. I've included links here to several series in RG 227 that contain information on the Raytheon Company:

- Correspondence, 1941-1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/606877
- Project Administration Records, 1944-1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/894515
- Minutes of the Coordination Committee, 1941-1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/606688

For questions about these records, you can email the National Archives at Boston: boston.archives@nara.gov

Good luck with your search!
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  Kevin Bonham Jan 25, 2017 6:58 PM (in response to Rachael Salyer)
  
  Thank you.
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Re: I am looking for information about Project 10, a World War II project involving radar development that was a joint effort between the U.S. Navy and Raytheon Corporation

Douglas Bicknese Jan 27, 2017 4:16 PM (in response to Kevin Bonham)

Are you looking for information on the train crash as well? There is an excellent guide to National Archives Records Relating to North American Railroads at - Select List of Publications: Reference Information Papers | National Archives Scroll down to reference information paper 91.

The Department of Transportation also has a portal with information on historical train accidents at DOT Online Database.

Finally, train accidents often result in court cases that are filled with detailed information, especially if there were fatalities or substantial damage. Federal Court Cases for North Dakota up to World War II are generally at the National Archives at Kansas City. If you are interested in pursuing the court case aspect, please contact the National Archives at Kansas City at kansascity.archives@nara.gov with information on the train company and anything you know about that particular train. The case probably would have been filed in one of the U.S. District Courts in North Dakota, but knowing more about where the line started and ended may help if it ended up in another court. Jurisdiction is sometimes decided based on where the accident took place and sometimes where the railroad company was based.

Good luck with your research!

- Doug
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