University of Chicago
University of Chicago collection of atomic scientists' printed and near-print material, 1945-1952.
Consists of miscellaneous reference material extracted from the several collections comprising the Atomic Scientists Collections in the University of Chicago Library. Includes press releases, speeches by Congressmen, reports, newsletters, memoranda, pamphlets, and Senate resolutions. Groups documented include: Association of Manhattan Project Scientists; Association of New York Scientists; Association of Oak Ridge Engineers and Scientists; Atomic Scientists of Chicago; Federation of American Scientists; Federation of Atomic Scientists; Northern California Association of Scientists; Atomic Energy Commission.
The Manhattan Project's Metallurgical Laboratory (Met Lab) was located at the University of Chicago. It was here the scientists were recruited to work on the theoretical aspects of building the atomic bomb. In 1945, months after the bombing of Hiroshima, about 90% (approximately 200) of Met Lab's scientists reorganized as the Atomic Scientists of Chicago, Inc. and began to publish the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists in a effort to influence government policy and to educate the general public regarding atomic energy and the atomic bomb.
Association of Manhattan Project Scientists
Association of New York Scientists.
Association of Oak Ridge Engineers and Scientists.
Atomic Scientists of Chicago
Federation of American Scientists
Federation of Atomic Scientists
Northern California Association of Scientists.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Atomic bomb
Nuclear energy.
AIP-ICOS
University of Chicago. The Joseph Regenstein Library. Department of Special Collections. 1100 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA