Finding Aids
Radioactive Fallout
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
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U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
SUITLAND REFERENCE BRANCH
Suitland, Maryland, and Washington D.C.
Some potentially important military records on nuclear testing are stored at the Suitland, Maryland, facility of the National Archives. Of interest to researchers on fallout are Record Group 156, files of the Army Chief of Ordnance (observers of nuclear testing); Record Group 313, the Navy Flag files, 1941-1954 (including ships participating in oceanic nuclear testing); Record Group 319, papers of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of the Army, 1953-1956 (with index on fallout); and Record Group 338, records of the Sixth Army, 1951-1952 (also nuclear testing observers). Unclassified papers in these record groups are available to the public, but classified materials require clearances from the originating agencies. It is mandatory to make advance arrangements with the Suitland Reference Branch archivists to see records there. Although the mailing address is to Washington, D.C. (as given below), the actual location is 4205 Suitland Road, Suitland, MD.
DESCRIPTION
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TOTAL SIZE (FEET)
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POTENTIALLY RELEVANT (FEET)
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HIGHEST CLASSIFICATION
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VALUE
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| Record Group 156*, Army Chief of Ordnance |
Unknown |
40 |
Secret/RD |
Useful |
| Record Group 313, Navy Flag files (index available) |
16,300 |
25 |
Top Secret |
Peripheral |
| Record Group 319, Army Special Staff, Asst. Chief of Staff for Intelligence, DOA (index
available) |
11,200 |
15 |
Secret/RD |
Peripheral |
| Record Group 338*, 6th Army** |
300 |
10 |
Top Secret |
Useful |
* Series descriptions available for some records.
**Records of US Army Commands, 1942--
CONTACT
Richard Boylan, Assistant Chief
Textual Reference Division
National Archives and Records Administration
Suitland Reference Branch
Washington, D.C. 20409
(202) 763-7410
  
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