Records, 1945-1948 (inclusive).

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Records, 1945-1948 (inclusive).

Contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes of meetings, membership lists, financial records, press releases, information sheets, newsletters, photographs of atomic explosions, slides, a scrapbook, and phonograph records of radio broadcasts. Includes correspondence with government officials and congressmen. Records document ALAS efforts to promote international control of atomic energy by sponsoring educational programs and influencing federal legislation.

5.5 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7650058

University of Chicago Library

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