Correspondence and papers of Robert Atkinson regarding the Ballistic Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States, including correspondence with R.H. Kent, Aberdeen Proving Ground, regarding the suitability of offering Donald H. Jacobs a position; letters, memoranda and forms concerning the termination of Atkinson's employment and his efficiency rating, earnings and tax, including his tax return for 1945; and a letter from L.E. Simon, Director, expressing regret that Atkinson has declined a position at the Laboratory, February 1947.