History of Atomic Energy Collection, 1872-2014

Newsletters, mailers, brochures. Includes Laudamus 1488.

Newsletters, mailers, brochures.

Newsletters, mailers, brochures.

Newsletters, mailers, brochures.

Includes Laudamus 0399, 2992, 2993, 2994, 3039 (2 items). Pamphlets, fliers, brochures, postcards and other ephemera related to the proposed shutdown of Yankee Rowe and Pilgrim plants.

Newsletters, mailers, brochures.

Newsletters, mailers, brochures.

Newsletters, mailers, brochures.

Includes Laudamus 3037; newsletters, mailers, brochures.

Newsletters, mailers, brochures.

Newsletters, mailers, brochures.

Includes Laudamus 3086, 3087, 3088, 3089, 3091, 3092.

Laudamus 1070. Group of 5 original photographs of the blast. Each photo is about 9-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches. Originally mounted together in a 16 x 47 inch frame, numbered 1-5 in the mat from left to right. "Lookout Mountain Laboratory, Air Proving Ground, Los Angeles, California" was lettered in black ink in the lower right corner of the mat, now removed.

Laudamus 1109. Untitled original panoramic photograph of the "Baker" shot taken from near-ground level on the shore of Bikini Atoll. 16 x 30 inches, mounted to stiff board.

Laudamus 0352. Glossy black-and-white 7-1/2 x 7-1/2 inch photograph depicting Charles W. Sweeney, pilot of the "Bock's Car," and Paul W. Tibbets, pilot of the "Enola Gay" shaking hands, mounted in mat with inset autographs of Sweeney and Tibbets; undated.

Laudamus 3094. Brochure.

Laudamus 3090. Brochure.

Laudamus 3035. Flier.

Includes Laudamus 2961, 2962, 2967, 2972, 2981, 2990, 3014, 3027, 3030, 3036. Collection of miscellaneous newspaper and magazine clippings on atomic topics.

Includes Laudamus 3037.

Includes Laudamus 3037 and 3039.

Laudamus 2756. Complete set of 8 color lobby cards for the movie, starring Mickey Rooney, Robert Strauss, and Elaine Davis. Each about 11 x 14 inches. Republic Pictures. 1955.

Laudamus 2871. Complete set of 8 color lobby cards for the movie, starring Ron Randell, Debra Paget, and Elaine Stewart. Each about 11 x 14 inches. Columbia Pictures. 1961.

Laudamus 2841. Original poster for the movie. 41 x 27 inches, in red, white, blue, and black ink. Columbia Pictures. 1964. Missing as of 2022.

Laudamus 2842. Original poster for a return tour of the film. 41 x 27 inches. Columbia Pictures Industries. 1972. Missing as of 2022.

Laudamus 3038. Missing as of 2022.

Laudamus 2808. Satirical poster, showing Ronald Reagan carrying Margaret Thatcher in a romantic pose in imitation of Clark Gable and Betty Davis, with mushroom cloud in the background. 34 x 23 inches. Hampton, Ct.: Donnelly/Colt. circa 1982.

Laudamus 1167. Presented by the United States delegation to the Fourth International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy. Boxed set, comprising two 12-inch l.p. records, a 75-page illustrated text pamphlet, and a large color folding chart of "Nuclear Research, Development & Application: A chronology, 1895-1971," housed together in the original pictorial box. Washington, D.C.: USAEC. 1971. Narrated by Chet Huntley and Glenn T. Seaborg, this set features the actual recorded voices of J.J. Thompson, Ernest Rutherford, Albert Einstein, Otto Frisch, Otto Hahn, Herbert Anderson, Enrico Fermi, and other notables. With cassette tape and CD transfer.

Laudamus 1168. The various voice recordings heard in this album were drawn from the archives of the Argonne National Laboratory, the United States Atomic Energy Commission, and the American Institute of Physics. The script was written by James Chimbidis; jacket design by Leo Vartanian; narration spoken by Jay Andre; and produced by Argonne National Laboratory. This set features the actual recorded voices of Herbert Anderson, Laura Fermi (Mrs. Enrico Fermi), Emilio Serge, Arthur Holly Compton, Crawford Greenewalt, John Wheeler, George Weil, Walter Zinn, Norman Hilberry, Leslie R. Groves, Dale Babcock, Henry DeWolfe Smyth, Leona Woods Libby, Frank Matthias, Gus Knuth, and Otto Hillig. With CD transfer. 2 12-inch l.p. records. DuPage County, IL: Argonne National Laboratory. 1970s.

Volume 1. The Story of the Atom Bomb * Volume 2. The Story of the Hydrogen Bomb. Featuring Bob Hope & William L. Laurence. Set of nine 45 RPM records, in the original two pictorial boxes with slipcase, each box with accompanying text pamphlet. Camden, N.J.: RCA Victor. 1950. Comprises recordings of the series of broadcasts aired by NBC on national radio in the Summer of 1950, featuring Bob Hope as "Everyman." The program was written and directed by Fred Friendly, and features actual interviews with Leslie Groves, William S. Parsons, David Lilienthal, Bernard Baruch, and many others.

Laudamus 1016. With: Robert Connelly as the American, who failed, both himself and his Country. And Jack F. Fuller, Office of Civil Defense, Coordinator City of Los Angeles. 12-inch long-playing phonograph record, in the original pictorial jacket. Los Angeles: Cee Dee Records. 1961. A "mirrorphonic" recording on transparent red vinyl. The first side is a fictional nuclear attack on Los Angeles, with attendant sound effects. Side 2 comprises an extended plea for a stepped-up civil defense effort. Missing as of 2022.

Laudamus 0292. By The A. C. Gilbert Company, New Haven, Conn. Children's puzzle-game, comprising a map of Japan with holes for Hiroshima and Nagasaki, housed in a glass-topped cardboard box with 2 metal "bombs" to shake into holes. Approximately 4 x 3 x 1 inches. New Haven: Gilbert Co. circa late 1945. Glass is broken, metal missing.

Laudamus 1219. Fine professional grade counter, approximately the size of a small car storage battery, with the atomic logo of the manufacturer in chrome and black on two sides. Housed in original leather case, with associated text brochures, several radioactive samples (removed), etc. Colorado Springs: Atomic Research Corporation. circa 1954. The "Raytomic S-100 Scintillation Counter." This is an attractive, near-professional grade instrument, "the best scintillation counter you can buy in this price range."

Laudamus 1220. Geiger Counter Model 108. A Precision Product. Plastic geiger counter, embossed with logo of atom and vernier caliper on the sides, with headphone, housed in original pictorial cardboard box. Los Angeles: Precision Radiation Instruments. n.d. (circa 1955). Typical of the inexpensive counters produced in response to the "uranium rush" of the early 1950's. The box is lettered with the blurbs "Safe to Use. Find Uranium Ore Deposits. Earn $35,000 Gov'nt Rewards. No Experience Required," etc. The "Radioactive Sample" is not present.

Laudamus 1312. 1964 U.S. Dime, set into a circular plastic holder, with schematic design of an atom on reverse of holder. 1-3/4 inches in diameter. New York World's Fair: Atomic Energy Commission. 1964-1965. A souvenir of the USAEC exhibit at the New York World's Fair

Laudamus 1142. A 1941 U.S. dime, inset into a circular plastic and aluminum holder, lettered as above. 7/8 inch in diameter. (Oak Ridge).

Laudamus 1093. Accounted. Sterling silver spoon, lettered "TEST SITE KWAJALEIN" and with a miniature map of Kwajalein in bas relief. 4 inches x 1 inch (maximum dimensions). N.p. circa 1960.

Laudamus 1108. Framed print, in the form of a tray, depicting the test shot at Bikini Atoll, with a photograph of the ship USS Merapi inset into the mushroom cloud in the center. 15 x 22 inches overall. (Bikini Atoll). 1946. This framed memento was apparently constructed from a wooden tray by "Gerard R. Seeney SK 3/c USS Merapi A.F. 38," who has signed the print in the mat.