National Archives Records Relating to the Atomic Energy Commission 
 
  SERIES TITLE      Research Division Correspondence Files 
 
  INCLUSIVE DATES   1944 1962 
 
  ARRANGEMENT  AEC Subject/Numeric Filing System (exceptions 
               noted below) 
 
  VOLUME  66 cubic feet 
 
  DESCRIPTION  The series documents agency and site biomedical 
               and basic research programs. It  is especially 
               valuable for documenting biomedical policies (1944 
               1950), the interim  medical advisory committee, 
               and policies for the medical use of radioisotopes. 
               It  contains files on plant and animal studies, 
               information related to human experimentation, and 
               files on worker exposures and environmental 
               emission monitoring. The  series contains 
               subsections devoted to University of Tennessee, 
               Oak Ridge Institute  of Nuclear Studies, and 
               aircraft nuclear propulsion program biomedical 
               activities. Also  included are subsections of 
               access permits (filed by permit number), 
               directives (filed  by directive number), and 
               contracts (filed by contract number). A detailed 
               folder title  inventory to series is available. 
               The series consists of correspondence files of 
               memorandums, letters, meeting minutes, handwritten 
               notes, TWXs, drawings, charts, and  some 
               photographs. Classified documents have been 
               removed from the files and  retained in Oak Ridge 
               Operations Office RHTG (Records Holding Task 
               Group) Files.  Collection number 68A1096. 
 
  LOCATION OF  RECORDS   National Archives Southeast Region  1557 
                         Street Joseph Street  East Point, GA 
                         30344