Additional Archival Resources

Beyond the Texas Medical Center and Rice University, other global archives have collections devoted to radiation effects and events. Below please find a non-exhaustive list of archives to explore, with both physical and digital resources:

• Radiation Effects Research Foundation Historical Materials: Includes a photo album, personal accounts of individuals involved in the ABCC and the RERF, and a list of articles written about the history of the ABCC and the RERF, among other relevant materials. This is especially helpful for studies related to the radiation effects in Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors. Many of these materials are available online.

• Nuclear History in the Special Collections and Archive Research Center at Oregon University: Includes a timeline of nuclear history as well as primary sources on nuclear history and activism. Many of these materials are available online.

• National Academy of Sciences Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission 1945-1982 Collection: This collection includes correspondences and other meeting materials of the ABCC, as well as clippings about its activities in Japan from 1945-1982. There is material related to the RERF as well. These collections are physical; visit the site or email NASEMArchives@nas.edu for more information.

• National Archives Catalog ABCC Files: These files are not yet online, but they are physically accessible at the National Archives at College Park (8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001). The identifier number is 482499.

• Albert W. Hilberg Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission Collection 0009-GWP at the University of Maryland Libraries: This collection includes physical reports written by the ABCC and collected by Dr. Albert W. Hilberg, M.D., as well as digitized photographs of Hiroshima before and after the atomic bomb. Physical materials are part of the Special Collections and University Archives, stored at University of Maryland Libraries, Hornbake Library, 4130 Campus Drive, College Park Maryland

• Archives at Yale Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission Collection: This collection includes personal and professional papers of Dr. George Darling, ABCC director from 1957 to 1972. These are contained in the Manuscripts and Archives Repository (Sterling Memorial Library, Room 147, 120 High Street, New Haven, CT 06511). The collection also includes the Averill A. Liebow Collection, which contains photographs and reports created by the Joint Commission for the Investigation of the Effects of the Atomic Bomb. This collection is contained at the Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library Repository.

• Atomic Testing Museum Digital Collections: This comprehensive collection of digital resources includes information on arms control treaties, involved historical figures, a timeline of nuclear history, further web links, important historical documents, and more.

• Wellcome Collection Alice Stewart Work: This collection includes the work of Alice Stewart, particularly regarding her work in epidemiology and effects of low level radiation. Specifically, part of the collection focuses on her correspondence with members of the RERF (formerly ABCC). These collections are only available in physical form to members of the Wellcome Library (183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE).

• The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Library Archives: Material related to atomic bomb testing and nuclear events is dispersed throughout the collections. These materials are searchable online (here) but generally only accessible in person. Notable collections include the Walter Steiger papers and the Pacific Ephemera collection.

• National Archives Harry S. Truman Library and Museum: The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb (Online Collection): Includes digitized correspondence, press releases, meeting notes, and more focused on the eventual decision to drop the atomic bomb.

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Archives: This online archive contains nuclear research studies and documents about radiation technology. Other sections of this website detail the variety of research conducted at ORNL, including current nuclear and radiation research but spanning many fields.

• United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR): The "Publications" section of this website offers access to publications and reports on the effects of atomic radiation. These publications may be searched by topic.

• Atomic Archive: A website containing publications, historical documents, photographs, videos, and more related to atomic events. This site is especially helpful for new scholars in this field, as it has sections explaining the science of nuclear weapons, the history of their use, and interactive maps of where nuclear weapons and facilities are now.

• International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) Archives: Contains documents detailing the recommendations of the ICRP since 1959.

• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): A collection of documents, photographs, and other records related to the United States government, including those on radiation effects.

• Library of Congress Collections: The library of Congress contains a variety of searchable materials, both digital and physical, relating to radiation effects and events.

• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Archives: This physical archive located at the Vienna International Centre in Austria does not have online documents, but appointments are available for archive access. Cover photo citation: ABCC Photograph Collection, 1946-1975, IC 099; McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library.