John Ellis van Cortland Moon Papers 

      Container  A3     “Preparations for an Uncertain Eventuality”

                        Folder 1  Drafts and correspondence relating to the article.

                        Loose   Multiple drafts of article in envelope

                        Loose  “Preparations for an Uncertain Eventuality:  Planning for chemical   

                                     And Bacteriological warfare in World War II,” in black binder.

                                     Note:  this article was the “origin” of a later article that appeared

                                     in International Security (Spring 1984).  See below.

       Container  A3.1    International Security article

                        Folder  1  “Chemical Warfare Deterrence in World War II,” early draft of

                                          Article.

                        Folder   2  “The Silent Debate over Chemical and Bacteriological Warfare                                             World War II,” early draft of article under different title.

                        Folder  3   Draft of article

                        Folder  4   Draft of article

                        Folder  5   Draft of additions and revisions

                        Folder  6   Extensive revisions with correspondence

                        Folder  7   Early draft for publication

                        Folder  8   “Penultimate text”

                        Folder  9   Text with notes

                        Folder 10  Text in blue envelope  Note: article was published under the

                                          title “Chemical Weapons and Deterrence:  the World War II

                                          Experience,” in International Security, vol. Viii, no. 4

                                          (Spring 1984); includes copy of issue

      Container  A3.2    Chemical Warfare Material

                        Folder  1  “Chemical Warfare Deterrence in World War II,” draft texts and                                         notes.

                        Folder  2  “Chemical Warfare Deterrence in World War II,” text and

                                         author information.  Note:  this text was presented to the

                                         President’s Chemical Warfare Review Commission in

                                         March 1985. 

                        Folder  3  Chemical Warfare:  miscellaneous notes

                        Folder  4  Chemical Warfare:  miscellaneous drafts, etc.

                        Folder  5  Drafts for Newsday article

                        Folder  6  Newsday article, “The Seething Chemical Warfare Debate,”

                                         August 8, 1985.  Multiple copies

                        Folder  7  Newsday articles including “The Weapon that is too Horrible to                                           Use,” April 15, 1984

                        Folder  8  “Pressing at the Limits:  The Challenge of the Hebrew

                                          Committee of National Liberation to Chemical Warfare

                                          Policy,” draft

                        Folder  9  “Pressing the Limits,” draft with corrections

                        Folder 10 “Pressing the Limits,” draft revisions, notes, and

                                          correspondence.
                        Folder 11  “Pressing the Limits,” galley and photocopy of published

                                          article in Simon Wiesenthal Center Annual, vol. 2

                                          (White Plains, N.Y., 1985)

      Container  A3.3    “In the Shadow of Ypres”

                        Folder  1  Draft, 2 copies

                        Folder  2  Draft, 2 copies

                        Folder  3  Draft and revisions with correspondence

                        Folder  4  Draft notes

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                        Folder  5  “In the shadow of Ypres:  The Chemical Warfare Dilema:

                                         1915-1988,”  complete text and footnotes.

                        Folder  6  Complete text

                        Folder  7  Partial text with changes

                        Folder  8  Partial text with revisions

                        Folder  9  Final draft of original text

                                         Note:  text was presented as part of the Harrod Lecture

                                         Series: 1988-1989 at Fitchburg State College in 1989.

                                         Includes copy of Harrod Lecture.

      Container  A3.4    “Project SPHINX”

                        Folder  1  Partial text and notes

                        Folder  2  First draft

                        Folder  3  Complete text with footnotes and tables

                        Folder  4  Text with corrections

                        Folder  5  Text, 2 copies

                        Folder  6  Text with changes

                        Folder  7  Text with Acknowledgements

                        Folder  8  Text and photocopy of published article:  “Project SPHINX:                                                The Question of the Use of Gas in the Planned Invasion of

                                         Japan,”  The Journal of Strategic Studies (London),

                                         Vol. 12/3 (September 1989).

      Container  A3.5     Iwo Jima article

                        Folder  1  “The Iwo Jima Myth,” first draft and corrections

                        Folder  2  Draft with corrections and notes

                        Folder  3  Text with corrections and notes

                        Folder  4  Text, multiple copies

                        Folder  5  Revised text for publication with correspondence

                        Folder  6  Galley copies

                        Folder  7  “Chemical Warfare:  a forgotten lesson,” Bulletin of the Atomic

                                         Scientists, vol. 45, no. 6 (July/August 1989)

      Container  A3.6    Articles for Reference works.

Folder  1  “Controlling Chemical and Biological Weapons through World  

                 War II,”  article for the Scribner’s Encyclopedia of Arms

                  Control and Disarmament, vol. II (New York, 1993). 2 copies

Folder  2  Draft notes

Folder  3  Partial text with corrections

Folder  4  Draft with revisions

Folder  5  Draft notes

Folder  6  Correspondence and revisions of the text

Folder  7  3 copies of Scribner’s article

Folder  8   Correspondence, draft and outline with cover letter of article                     

                 for the Oxford Companion to American Military History

                (c. 1997)

      Container  A3.7    U.S. Chemical Warfare Policy in World War II.

                        Folder  1  Materials relating to the 60^th Annual Meeting of the Society

                                         for Military History at the Royal Military College of Canada,

                                         Kingston, Ontario, 20-24 May 1993.

                        Folder  2  “United States Chemical Warfare Policy in World War II:  A

                                         Captive of Coalition Policy?”  3 copies with cover letter

                        Folder  3  First draft of text

                        Folder  4  Draft with corrections and notes

                        Folder  5  Draft with corrections

                        Folder  6  Text, 3 copies

                        Loose       Multiple copies of text (wrapped).

                                         Note: this article was published in The Journal of Military

                                         History, vol. 60 (July 1996)

      Container  A3.8    Chemical Warfare/Arms Control

                        Folder  1  “Chemical Warfare:  A Bibliographical Essay,” draft and notes.

                        Folder  2  Bibliographical essay with cover letter

                        Folder  3  Book review of Chemical Soldiers: British Gas Warfare in

                                         World War I that appeared in The Journal of Military Doctrine

                                         With cover letter.

                        Folder  4  Commenting on the manuscript of The Role of Chemical

                                         Weapons in Soviet Military Doctrine with cover letter.

                        Folder  5  Draft critique of above commentary.

                        Folder  6  Miscellaneous notes

                        Folder  7  Drafts of panel presentation

                        Folder  8  “Chemical Warfare Deterence in World War II.”  2 copies

                        Folder  9  “Chemical Warfare Deterence,”  2 copies

                        Folder 10  “Chemical Warfare Deterence,”  2 copies

                        Folder 11  “The Chemical Warfare Debate: Should the United States

                                          Resume the Production of Nerve Gas?”

                        Folder 12  “A Chemical Warfare Treaty: Reflections on the President’s

                                         Press Conference.”

                        Folder 13  “Iraq and the future of Challenge Inspection,” draft and

                                          published article.

                        Folder 14  Three commentaries from various conferences on chemical and                                biological weapons.

                        Folder 15  “Chemical Arms Control:  1915-1945,”  drafts.

                        Folder 16  “In the shadow of Ypres: The Chemical Warfare Dilemma,”

                                          draft for Harrod Lecture Series, 1988-89, at Fitchburg State

                                          College, with cover letter

                        Folder 17  Publicity information and speaker introduction for Harrod

                                          Lecture given on Nov. 30, 1988.

`                       Folder 18  Correspondence between Dr. Moon and Vincent J. Mara

Folder 19  Reprints and copies of Dr. Moon