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Other Divisions

ORNL Technical Research Notebooks, 1949-1965, 1979

Location:

Active:
Inactive: ORNL, Building 4500N, Rm. H205 Rm. A224

Access Restrictions: Unclassified ;arrangements must be made for access to the room	*Volume*: 79 cu. ft.
Accession or Other ID Number: Schedule 3046-1-40	Condition: Fair
Container Number: 2796-2874	Medium: Paper
Scanning Suitability: Not suitable; containsbound notebooks with handwritten entries	*Duplication*: No

Arrangement: Numerical by notebook number, generally in chronological order by date of issue

Originating Office: Various divisions

Finding Aids: Records Center "BLUREC" Database, ORNL Technical Research Notebooks Card Index

Disposition AuthorityUnscheduled

Series Description: The ORNL Technical Research Notebooks record the daily activities of ORNL research and analytical personnel. The hardbound notebooks, approximately 8.5x11 inches in size, are numbered from 2 to 6072 with scattered missing volumes, and two volumes each from 1979 numbered 8826 and 8827. Most of the notebooks date from the 1950s. Each notebook includes an information sheet inside the front cover which provides the owner's name, division, and building number; the issue date; and the notebook number. Some of the divisions represented in the series include Health Physics, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Technology, Neutron Physics, and Environmental Sciences. Although some notebooks include survey results and notes on meetings and discussions, most contain scientific research information and data. Information includes radiation surveys; locations and drawings of surveyed areas; purposes of experiments/analyses; sketches of equipment; calibration procedures; experimental parameters; results, often in the form of tables and graphs, lists of samples analyzed and then results; and information concerning the preparation of materials for disposal. The notebooks also include bibliographies, tables of contents, and notes on lectures and training sessions. Notebook 8827, an Environmental Sciences notebook, includes photos of waste disposal sites at ORNL. The only indexing system extant for this collection is a card index arranged alphabetically by the surname of the person assigned the notebook. The card file is divided into two parts, retired or separated personnel and active employees. The Laboratory Records Vault Custodian in Room H205 maintains the card index. See page 19.

Data Elements: 8, 31, 85, 88, 114, 124