Records of the Health and Safety Office, 1952-1991 [manuscript].

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Records of the Health and Safety Office, 1952-1991 [manuscript].

Correspondence and other files relating to the administration and duties of the Health and Safety Office, including files on vendors of safety projects and services; documents pertaining to deliveries of radioactive materials, disposal of radioactive waste, and registration of x-ray machines; reports of radiation exposure; and various inventories and surveys of laboratories and other facilities.

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