National Archives Records Relating to the Atomic Energy Commission 
 
SERIES TITLE   Records of the Division of Biology and Medicine   
               Relating to Fallout Monitoring and Studies 
 
  INCLUSIVE DATES   1946 1973 
 
  ARRANGEMENT  Subject 
 
  VOLUME  22 cubic feet 
 
  DESCRIPTION  The series consists of correspondence files and 
               data files created by the fallout  studies branch 
               and other units of the Atomic Energy Commission's 
               division of biology  and medicine. It contains 
               extensive documentation on fallout controversy of 
               the  1950s, including files on Project Sunshine, 
               the investigation of sheep losses after the  1953 
               test series, and the controversy over Harold 
               Knapp's analysis of iodine-131  doses to residents 
               of St. George, Utah. The series is arranged into 
               subject files, but  they are not grouped according 
               to a single filing system. The series contains 
               technical  reports, Project Sunshine bulletins, 
               speeches, memorandums, letters, transcripts of  
               interagency conferences, data files, handwritten 
               notes, published articles, and photographs. 
               Collection number E 73. 
 
  RESTRICTIONS This series contains classified information. 
 
  LOCATION OF  RECORDS   
               National Archives at College Park   
               8601 Adelphi Road   
               College Park, MD 20740