National Archives Records Relating to the Atomic Energy Commission 
 
  SERIES TITLE      Office of the Secretary (Secretariat 
                    Records), Correspondence Files 
 
  INCLUSIVE DATES   1946 1958 
 
  ARRANGEMENT  Dewey Decimal Filing System (1946 1951 portion)  
               AEC Subject/Numeric Filing System (1951 1958 
               portion) 
 
  VOLUME  146 cubic feet 
 
  DESCRIPTION  These files were compiled by the Secretary to the 
               Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)  to create the 
               official record of agency policies, origins, 
               structure, functions, missions,  controversies, 
               and activities at the highest level of the agency. 
               These portions of the  files document AEC 
               operational activities. They include agency policy 
               formulation on  budgets, contractor oversight, 
               nuclear weapons programs, nuclear reactor 
               programs,  the hydrogen bomb program, special 
               nuclear materials production programs, biomedical 
               programs, Project Sunshine, the nuclear waste 
               programs, contracts, and security  matters. They 
               contain information on agency policies and 
               standards for human experimentation. They also 
               include files on radiological warfare policy 
               decisions and programs. The Secretary's files 
               contain some meeting minutes and most letter 
               reports  of the Advisory Committee on Biology and 
               Medicine. The 1946 1951 portion contains  
               materials on the interim medical advisory 
               committee. The series contains AEC information and 
               decision staff papers, letters and memorandums 
               showing implementation  of policy decisions, and 
               excerpts of minutes of Commission meetings. 
               Collection  numbers E 78 and E 79. 
 
  RESTRICTIONS  This series contains classified information. 
 
  LOCATION OF  RECORDS   
               National Archives at College Park   
               8601 Adelphi Road   
               College Park, MD 20740