National Archives Records Relating to the Manhattan Engineer District 
 
  SERIES TITLE      Central Files 
 
  INCLUSIVE DATES   1942 1947 
 
  ARRANGEMENT  War Department Dewey Decimal Filing System 
 
  VOLUME  60 cubic feet 
 
  DESCRIPTION  This series documents the work of the MED, which 
               was headquartered in Oak Ridge,  except for a 
               short initial period in New York. It has 
               information on the range of activities involved in 
               the supervision of sites and contractors across 
               the country, including  the construction and 
               operation of the Oak Ridge and Hanford facilities. 
               A preliminary  search revealed some references to 
               the plutonium injection experiments and to the  
               polonium work at Rochester The records include 
               extensive discussions of worker  hazards and 
               occupational health issues and discussions of the 
               urgent need to set  safe standards based on 
               research with ionizing radiation and toxic 
               chemicals. The  series consists of correspondence 
               files of reports, letters, memorandums, studies,  
               meeting minutes, and telegrams. Classified 
               documents have been removed from the  files and 
               retained in Oak Ridge Operations. Collection 
               number 4NN 326 8505. 
 
  LOCATION OF RECORDS    National Archives Southeast Region  1557 
                         St. Joseph Street  East Point, GA 30344 
 
  
 
 
National Archives Records Relating to the Atomic Energy Commission