Shishkin scrapbook collection of the Museum of New Mexico and Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1945-1959.

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Shishkin scrapbook collection of the Museum of New Mexico and Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1945-1959.

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Summary: Collection consists of the scrapbooks created by Julia K. Shishkin, 1945-1959. These four scrapbooks of clippings from Santa Fe, New Mexico newspapers, are divided into scrapbooks concerning the growth, effect, and creation of the atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico (1945- 1957) and the activities and personnel of the Museum of New Mexico (1948- 1959). The Los Alamos scrapbooks include a newsletter from the Association of Los Alamos Scientists concerning the control and use of nuclear power and clippings pertaining to Nagasaki, Hiroshima, and Bikini Island.

4 v. ; 30-37 cm.

Museum of New Mexico Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7392936

Museum of New Mexico Library

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Shishkin, J. K.

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J.K. Shishkin was an employee of the Museum of New Mexico. As an employee she completed a manuscript on the Palace of the Governors and served as editor of the staff newsletter. From the description of J.K. Shishkin photograph collection [graphic]. 1880-1962. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38000835 J.K. Shishkin was an employee of the Museum of New Mexico. As an employee she completed a manuscript on the Palace of the Governors and served as editor for the st...

Museum of New Mexico.

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The Museum of New Mexico and its Board of Regents were established by a legislative act in 1909 (1909 Laws of N.M., Chp. 4, Sec. 1- 9). During the early years the director served both the Museum of New Mexico and the School of American Archaeology, later the School of American Research. Under the Cultural Properties Act of 1969, the Museum became responsible for administering all registered cultural properties belonging to the State of New Mexico (1969 Laws of N.M., Chp. 223, Sec. 6). In 1977 a ...

Association of Los Alamos Scientists

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The Association of Los Alamos Scientists was founded on August 30, 1945, by a group of scientists who had worked on the development of the atomic bomb. The organizational manifesto declared its purpose to be “to promote the attainment and use of scientific and technological advances in the best interests of humanity.” The scientists went on to recognize that they, “by virtue of their special knowledge, have, in certain spheres, special political and social responsibilities beyond their obligatio...