Duke University Fallout Preparedness Committee Records, 1961-1963

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Creator:
Duke University. School of Medicine
Abstract:
On July 11, 1961, Dean Barnes Woodhall commissioned the Fallout Preparedness Committee to study the issue of fallout protection for the Duke Medical Center in case of a future nuclear attack. The committee was created as a response to the escalating tensions with the Soviet Union in Berlin and the construction of the Berlin Wall. In September 1961, Deryl Hart, President of Duke University, expanded the committee and tasked it with planning a fallout shelter program for the Duke University Community.. Types of materials include correspondence, reports, minutes, budgets, meeting agendas, newsletters, articles, evaluations, floorplans, and notes. Materials range in date from 1961 to 1963.
Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet (5 folders)
Language:
English
Collection ID:
AR.0133

Background

Scope and content:

Contains correspondence, reports, minutes, budgets, meeting agendas, newsletters, articles, evaluations, floorplans, and notes documenting Duke's response to escalating tensions with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Materials range in date from 1961 to 1963.

Biographical / historical:

On July 11, 1961, Dean Barnes Woodhall commissioned the Fallout Preparedness Committee to study the issue of fallout protection for the Duke Medical Center in case of a future nuclear attack. The committee was created as a response to the escalating tensions with the Soviet Union in Berlin and the construction of the Berlin Wall. In September 1961, Deryl Hart, President of Duke University, expanded the committee and tasked it with planning a fallout shelter program for the Duke University Community. The committee conducted numerous investigations into the problems of shelter, water, food, ventilation, and medical care in the case of a nuclear attack and held extensive training seminars to prepare campus for fallout procedures.

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Arrangement:
Organized into the following series: Records, 1961-1963.
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Personal Name(s):
Woodhall, Barnes, 1905-1985
Hart, Deryl, 1894-1980
Corporate Name(s):
Duke University. School of Medicine
Duke University. Medical Center

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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

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[Identification of item], Duke University Fallout Preparedness Committee Records, Duke University Medical Center Archives.