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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) SERIES TITLE Project Y (MED Era Director's Office & Lab Management) Records INCLUSIVE DATES 1942 1946 ARRANGEMENT War Department Dewey Decimal Filing System VOLUME 33 cubic feet DESCRIPTION These files document the founding of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and its subsequent work to develop fission bombs for use in WWII. These files contain some information on the biological effects of uranium-235 and plutonium-240, the earliest known references to the possibility of human experimentation by the Manhattan Engineer District, and the creation of RaLa Testing Program. These records were compiled by the Laboratory during WWII as the primary documentation of the Laboratories' wartime activities. As such they document technical, administrative, and policy decisions related to the development of the first nuclear bombs. The Project Y files consist of technical and administrative files of memorandums, letters, and reports. They are organized by major organizational units of the Laboratory. A folder title listing is available. Collection number A 84 019. RESTRICTIONS This series contains privacy material and classified information. LOCATION OF RECORDS Los Alamos National Laboratory Building 1001 PO Box 1663 Los Alamos, NM 87545 |