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Kathleen McClinton

LibrarianOak Ridge, TN

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/StaffSpouse to Manhattan Project Worker
Chapel on the Hill, Oak Ridge

Kathleen McClinton was a librarian at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She was married to Manhattan Project scientist Leslie T. McClinton.

Kathleen McClinton’s Timeline
1919 Nov 11th Born in Chicago, Illinois.

1940 Received a Bachelor’s degree from DePaul University.

1942 Received a B.S. degree in Library Science from the University of Illinois.

19431945 Worked as a librarian for the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

2010 Oct 27th Died in Bellevue, Washington.

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