A&M 5126Bernard R. Cooper, Physicist, Papers regarding Human Rights of Scientists A&M 5126Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:38:16 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Bernard R. Cooper, Physicist, Papers regarding Human Rights of Scientists Cooper, Bernard R. West Virginia University. Department of Physics A&M 5126 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/3856 2.5 Linear Feet 2 record cartons, 15 in. each 1977-1981 Correspondence, newsletters, minutes, photographs, and other material dating from 1977-1981 regarding human rights of refusenik scientists in the Soviet Union. This collection is minimally processed. These materials were collected by West Virginia University (WVU) physics professor Bernard R. Cooper, a member of the Committee on the International Freedom of Scientists (CIFS) of the American Physical Society. Scientists documented include Victor Brailovsky, Naum Meiman, Emil Mendzheritzky, and Anatoly Sakharov, among others. There is a 50 p. manuscript by Bernard R. Cooper titled "Science and Human Rights." Also includes documents from "Institute on Scientific Problems Relevant to Coal Utilization" at West Virginia University, May 23-25, 1977. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center English . Conditions Governing Access

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Soviet Union American Physical Society. Committee on the International Freedom of Scientists West Virginia University. Department of Physics Cooper, Bernard R.