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Frank J. Hartman papers

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Frank Janczak Hartman was a radium specialist and consultant, born August 25, 1893 in the Bridesburg neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Saint John Cantius School until the eighth grade, when he left school and went to work at Scientific Instrument Company. In 1917, when the United States entered World War I, he was recruited by the army to inspect luminescent dials. After the war, Hartman returned to Philadelphia and started selling radium products. He opened Radium Services at 19th and Chestnut Streets in 1919 and in 1934 became a sales agent for radium from the Eldorado Mining and Refining Company of Canada. Eldorado Mining and, after World War II, the Atomic Energy Commission, supplied him with radium and various isotopes.

The medical and financial value of radium was almost immediately apparent after its discovery at the turn of the twentieth century, but its control and proper disposal was not regulated. Reports of lost or stolen radium sparked financial and, eventually, public health concerns. High cost and public health concerns incented hospitals and other users to hire private individuals, known as "radium hounds" to recover the lost samples. By the late 1930s, Hartman, acutely aware of the dangers of radium, began work as a "radium hound," searching for pieces lost by area hospitals and industry until his retirement in 1956. He was reportedly successful, recovering roughly 89% of the radium he set out to find.

Hartman died in 1986.

Bibliography

Lubanau, J.O. "Unwanted Radioactive Sources in the Public Domain: A Historical Perspective." Radiation Protection Journal, Vol. 76, No. 2, February 1999.

The Frank J. Hartman papers provide an insightful view into the changes atomic energy brought to society. Hartman, who owned two companies dealing with radium, clearly saw the product's value, but he also recognized the potential dangers and the damage that could result from the improper usage, storage and disposal of these materials. This collection will be extremely valuable to a researcher interested in Frank J. Hartman, the radium industry, sales and recovery of radium, atomic energy in Canada, the history of the discovery of radium and the Curie family, and how atomic energy affected the United States.

This collection is arranged into eight series: "Correspondence;" "Scrapbooks, Diaries and Notes;" "Research files;" "Promotional materials and equipment lists;" "Curie family information;" "Interviews;" "Photographs;" and "Publications." For all but the "Photographs" and "Publications" series, some level of processing was performed by the Holy Family College Archives. Except where absolutely necessary, this general order was maintained in an attempt to preserve any original order that may have existed.

The "Correspondence" series is organized alphabetically. This series was processed prior to transfer to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the original archivist extracted certain correspondence and placed it in folders by the correspondent's name. The remainder of the correspondence was grouped by letters of the alphabet, but individual correspondents were not named. It is unknown if certain correspondents were extracted for a particular reason, and therefore this arrangement has been preserved. Researchers looking for a particular correspondent who is not named, should check for files labeled "Miscellaneous correspondence." Almost all of the correspondence files in this collection contain materials other than correspondence, such as news clippings and other assorted documents.

"Scrapbooks, Diaries and Notes" contains a scrapbook regarding his business and the radium industry, Hartman's Radium Diary from 1942 to 1956, and notes on meetings, presentations, radioactive materials and his business. The scrapbook has been disbound and it appears that photocopies were made of the originals at some point. The front page of Hartman's Radium Diary states, "Memorandums of radium work which could not be trusted to anyone but myself; due to the hazards and risks involved. Radium losses and recoveries at hospitals in Philadelphia and vicinity." Researchers interested in the radium used in the medical field as well as recovery of radium will find the Radium Diary to be extremely valuable. This diary is totally unique and will provide information that is not available elsewhere.

The "Research Files," series consists of Hartman's research files on topics that were clearly important to him personally and in the field. This series contains material that overlaps, to a degree, with both the "Correspondence" series and the "Publications" series. This series is arranged in alphabetical order, essentially in the order as it was received from the Holy Family College Archives.

The "Promotional materials and equipment lists," were collected by Hartman, probably as a result of his business and his representation of other companies. Hartman owned Radium Services and Hartman Laboratories and represented both Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd. and Eldorado Mining and Refining, Ltd. This series contains ads, brochures and booklets on medical equipment, laboratory equipment and other products, and statistics.

Hartman's fascination with the Curie family is evident throughout the collection. He collected information on Eve, Irene and Marie and this material can be found in the "Curie family information" series. The majority of the material is biographical and contains newspaper articles and obituaries. There are also images of the Curie family in the "Photographs" series.

Several interviews with Hartman were conducted and these are located in "Interviews." Interviews were held by John Villforth, Erma Perry, and Richard Hand. For both the Perry and Hand interviews, audio is available in the collection. Transcripts (some handwritten) are available for all of the interviews. This series is arranged chronologically.

The "Photograph" series contains four subseries with photographs of "Frank Hartman;" "Scientists;" "Radiation Theory and Phenomenon;" and "Lantern slides." There are two folders of photographs of Frank Hartman with colleagues, and the remainder of the series consists of photographs of scientists and radiation theory and phenomenon. Within the "Scientists," the Curie family is the most documented, with excellent photographs, mostly of Marie. The vast majority of these photographs appear to be reprints. Photographs of the Curie family can also be found in "Lantern slides" as well as the "Curie family information" series. The "Lantern Slides" subseries also contains several images of Frank Hartman and many images of radiation theory and phenomenon.

The final series in the Frank Hartman papers is "Publications," which is organized into nine subseries. The subseries are: "Frank Hartman;" "Atomic Energy, General;" "Atomic Energy in Canada;" "Commerce;" "Copper;" "Defense and nuclear accidents;" "Public health;" and "Miscellaneous." These publications are a tangible documentation of how atomic energy affected nearly every aspect of society. Within each category, the publications are arranged chronologically. The "Miscellaneous" publications are items that are not very easily identified with any of the subject matter in the remainder of the collection.

Gift of Mr. Frank Hartman, 1971 and 1975 to the Holy Family College Archives. Transferred from the Holy Family College Archives to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 1997.

The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources' "Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives" Project.

This collection was minimally processed in 2009-2011, as part of an experimental project conducted under the auspices of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries to help eliminate processing backlog in Philadelphia repositories. A minimally processed collection is one processed at a less intensive rate than traditionally thought necessary to make a collection ready for use by researchers. When citing sources from this collection, researchers are advised to defer to folder titles provided in the finding aid rather than those provided on the physical folder.

Employing processing strategies outlined in Mark Greene's and Dennis Meissner's 2005 article, More Product, Less Process: Revamping Traditional Processing Approaches to Deal With Late 20th-Century Collections, the project team tested the limits of minimal processing on collections of all types and ages, in 23 Philadelphia area repositories. A primary goal of the project, the team processed at an average rate of 2-3 hours per linear foot of records, a fraction of the time ordinarily reserved for the arrangement and description of collections. Among other time saving strategies, the project team did not extensively review the content of the collections, replace acidic folders or complete any preservation work.

The lantern slides were re-ordered in October 2019 to reflect the listing on the inventory sheet found tucked into the "Curie family and history of radium (album), circa 1960-1963" in box 5, folder 14.

Publisher
Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid prepared by Holly Mengel
Finding Aid Date
2010.3.17
Sponsor
The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources' "Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives" Project.
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Collection Inventory

Arrangement note

This series was arranged by Sister Mary Jane Menszenska of the Holy Family College Archives. This arrangement was preserved to maintain any original order that may exist.

Academy of Natural Sciences, 1929-1941.
1 Folder 1
American Cancer Society, Philadelphia Division, Inc., 1940-1956.
1 Folder 2
American Cancer Society, New Jersey Division, Inc., 1954-1955.
1 Folder 3
American Cancer Society, New York, 1940-1948.
1 Folder 4
American Cancer Society--50th Anniversary of the Discovery of Radium by Marie Curie, 1948.
1 Folder 5
American Cancer Society, Philadelphia Division, Inc.--Cancer Crusade, 1948-1954.
1 Folder 6
American Cancer Society, Philadelphia Division, Inc.--Fifth Annual Nurses Cancer Conference, 1957.
1 Folder 7
American Radium Society, 1937-1951.
1 Folder 8
American Red Cross, Lewes, DE, 1942.
1 Folder 9
Applied Health Physics, Inc., Bethel Park, PA, 1966.
1 Folder 10
A, miscellaneous correspondence, 1948-1965.
1 Folder 11
Bernardine Sisters, O.S.F., 1943-1950.
1 Folder 12
B, miscellaneous correspondence, 1939-1960.
1 Folder 13
Central Catholic High School, Allentown, PA, 1946.
1 Folder 14
Christian Hospital, Mungeli, India, 1954-1957.
1 Folder 15
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, 1962-1963.
1 Folder 16
C, miscellaneous correspondence, 1928-1964.
1 Folder 17
Drant, Patricia, M.D., 1940-1954.
1 Folder 18
D, miscellaneous correspondence, 1964-1970.
1 Folder 19
Everilda, Sister Mary, O.S.F., 1945-1961.
1 Folder 20
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA, 1935-1966.
1 Folder 21
F, miscellaneous correspondence, 1929-1958.
1 Folder 22
G, miscellaneous correspondence, 1946-1951.
1 Folder 23
Hospital of Philadelphia, College of Osteopathy, 1961.
1 Folder 24
H, miscellaneous correspondence, 1940-1941.
1 Folder 25
J, miscellaneous correspondence, 1930-1956.
1 Folder 26
Kilgore, Harley M., 1943-1944.
1 Folder 27
K, miscellaneous correspondence, 1929-1944.
1 Folder 28
Little Flower Catholic Girls High School, 1948.
1 Folder 29
L, miscellaneous correspondence, 1929-1960.
1 Folder 30
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1963-1967.
1 Folder 31
Metropolitan Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 1956.
1 Folder 32
Middle Township High School, Cape May Court House, NJ, 1959.
1 Folder 33
M, miscellaneous correspondence, 1927-1956.
1 Folder 34
National Air Races, 1926.
1 Folder 35
Nativity BVM High School, Pottsville, PA, 1969-1970.
1 Folder 36
Newark, Archdiocese of, Newark, NJ, 1963.
1 Folder 37
New Jersey Department of Health, Radium Research Project, 1959-1967.
1 Folder 38
New York City Police Department, 1943.
1 Folder 39
N, miscellaneous correspondence, 1943-1962.
1 Folder 40
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies, Oak Ridge, TN, 1959.
1 Folder 41
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Camden, NJ, 1965.
1 Folder 42
Pendergrass, Eugene P., M.D., 1943-1954.
1 Folder 43
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 1954-1955.
1 Folder 44
Pfahler, George E., 1934-1952.
1 Folder 45
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, Philadelphia, PA, 1949-1960.
1 Folder 46
Philadelphia Police Department, Department of Public Safety, 1929-1944.
1 Folder 47
Prusek, Ronald E., 1959-1965.
1 Folder 48
P, miscellaneous correspondence, 1930-1959.
1 Folder 49
R, miscellaneous correspondence, 1930-1962.
1 Folder 50
St. Mary's Hospital, Orange, NJ, 1967.
1 Folder 51
Stum, Georgia, 1949-1967.
1 Folder 52
S, miscellaneous correspondence, 1932-1961.
1 Folder 53
Thank you notes received by Hartman, 1931-1968.
1 Folder 54
T, miscellaneous correspondence, 1956-1969.
1 Folder 55
University of Pennsylvania, Graduate Hospital, Graduate School of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and Towne Scientific School, 1927-1970.
1 Folder 56
United States Atomic Energy Commission, 1952-1962.
1 Folder 57
United States Department of Commerce, 1939-1961.
1 Folder 58
U, miscellaneous correspondence, 1941-1947.
1 Folder 59
V, miscellaneous correspondence, 1956.
1 Folder 60
Wallace, Henry A., 1943.
1 Folder 61
W, miscellaneous correspondence, 1927-1953.
1 Folder 62

Certificates and Qualifications, 1893-1955.
2 Folder 1
Frank Hartman Radium Service records, undated.
2 Folder 2
Radium Diary, 1942-1956.
2 Folder 5-6
Scrapbook.
2 Folder 3-4
Lecture notes regarding the Radium Products Company, 1925-1940.
2 Folder 7
Notes on Fluorescence, 1930s.
2 Folder 8
Notes regarding a presentation on radium, before 1944.
2 Folder 9
Notes regarding meeting with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to discuss investigation of radium sales in the 1930s, 1958 March 13.
2 Folder 10
Miscellaneous notes, 1960s.
2 Folder 11

Atomic Energy in Canada, 1936-1954.
2 Folder 12
Effects of Ionizing Radiation (Exhibit record from the Walter Reed Army Hospital), 1951.
2 Folder 13
Electrotherapeutics and Radiology, 1921.
2 Folder 14
Fluorescent Applications, 1930s.
2 Folder 15
Glossary of Terms used in Radiology, 1942.
2 Folder 16
Hazards of Medical Radiation, undated.
2 Folder 17
Indemnification of Licensed Atomic Energy Activities, undated.
2 Folder 18
International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (includes material from Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited), 1955.
2 Folder 19
Nuclear Power Demonstration (NPD), Preliminary Design, 1955.
2 Folder 20
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, Function of Chemical Branch in Atomic Warfare, undated.
2 Folder 21
Philadelphia County Civil Defense Council, 1942-1950.
2 Folder 22
Physics of Radioactivity, circa 1921.
2 Folder 23
Radioactive materials, shipping of, 1958-1962.
2 Folder 24
Radiation protection and fallout shelters, 1942-1961.
3 Folder 1
Radon Ointment, 1944-1946.
3 Folder 2
Rock Chips List, Prospector's Set, 1953.
3 Folder 3
Summary of Reports on Food and Pharmaceutical Cold Sterilization as Produced by Ionizing Irradiations, undated.
3 Folder 4
Suplee Broadcast, 1936.
3 Folder 5
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).
3 Folder 6-9
U.S. Department of Commerce, regarding radioactive standards, 1956.
3 Folder 10
Villanova College presentations regarding radium handling, 1937-1939.
3 Folder 11
Newspaper clippings regarding radium and issues of radioactivity, 1930-1976.
3 Folder 12-13

German Promotional Materials (with Frank Hartman's adaptations), 1920s.
3 Folder 14
Radium Promotional Materials, 1920s.
3 Folder 15
Radiological techniques and instruments, including price lists, articles and catalogs, 1920-1940.
4 Folder 1
Equipment costs, circa 1933.
4 Folder 2
Laboratory Equipment, circa 1956.
4 Folder 3
Eldorado Mining and Refining, Limited, circa 1944.
4 Folder 4

Eve Curie.
4 Folder 5
Irene Joliot-Curie.
4 Folder 6
Madame Marie Curie.
4 Folder 7

Interview with Mr. Frank Hartman and Mr. John Villforth, 1964 February 27.
4 Folder 8
Interview with Erma Perry in the Physics Lab (includes audio cassette), 1971.
4 Folder 9
Interview with Mr. Frank Hartman and Richard Hand (includes audio cassette and cds), 1976 September 22.
4 Folder 10

1912-1967.
4 Folder 11
circa 1940s.
4 Folder 12
Curie, Marie--International Congress of Physics, Rome, circa 1920.
5 Folder 1
Curie, Marie--Visit to the United States, 1921.
5 Folder 2
Curie, Marie--Frank E. Simpson Letter (photograph of), 1922.
5 Folder 3
Curie, Marie--With siblings, 1924.
5 Folder 4
Curie, Marie--Visit to the United States, 1929-1930.
5 Folder 5
Curie, Marie--International Congress of Radiology Medal, 1931.
5 Folder 6
Curie, Marie--For announcement of death, 1934.
5 Folder 7
Curie, Marie--General photographs, undated.
5 Folder 8
Curie, Marie--With Pierre.
5 Folder 9
Curie, Marie--Laboratory photographs, undated.
5 Folder 10
Curie, Marie--Outside of Laboratory, undated.
5 Folder 11
Curie, Marie--With students, undated.
5 Folder 12
Curie, Irene and Frederic Joliot, circa 1937.
5 Folder 13
Curie family and history of radium (album), circa 1960-1963.
5 Folder 14
Framed caricature of Marie and Joseph Curie, undated.
1
Framed set of four photographs of the Curie family, undated.
2
Kuroda, Madame, undated.
5 Folder 15
Lebine, Gilbert: framed autographed photograph, undated.
3
Rontgen, Wilhelm Conrad, 1894.
5 Folder 16
Radium City, Northwest Territory, 1934-1945.
5 Folder 17
Negatives and Information for Radiation Exhibit (negative strip, circa 1960s), circa 1940s.
5 Folder 18
Cobalt-60 Beam Therapy, circa 1950s.
5 Folder 19
Radio Isotope Laboratory at Jefferson Hospital, circa 1950s.
5 Folder 20
Radium Lab Equipment, undated.
5 Folder 21
History of Radium Plaque (part 1 of 10 in series), undated.
6 Folder 1
Stream of Roentgen Rays (part 2 of 10 in series), undated.
6 Folder 2
Electron Production by the Alpha rays of a minute Radium particle (part 3 of 10 in series), undated.
6 Folder 3
Difference between Alpha and Beta rays (part 4 of 10 in series), undated.
6 Folder 4
Example of a Radio photograph (part 5 of 10 in series), undated.
6 Folder 5
Example of a Roentgen photograph (part 6 of 10 in series), undated.
6 Folder 6
Pitchblende from joachmsthal (part 7 of 10 in series), undated.
7 Folder 1
Alpha, Beta and Gamma rays given off by Radium (part 8 of 10 in series), undated.
7 Folder 2
Zinc Sulphide screen in a Spinthariscope (part 9 of 10 in series), undated.
7 Folder 3
Alpha Rays (part 10 of 10 in series), undated.
7 Folder 4
Explanation of atomic energy (framed photograph), undated.
4
Canadian Radium Mines, Arctic Circle (framed photograph), undated.
5
Slides of Curie family, Frank Hartman, Hartman's Geiger counter and protective equipments (92 slides), undated.
8
Radiation theory and phenomena (21 slides), undated.
9

"Radio Centre, Philadelphia, Goes Fluorescent," in Broadcast News, 1935 April.
7 Folder 5
"Radium Detective uses Electric Bloodhound," in Popular Science, 1940 October.
7 Folder 6
"The Commercial Production and Uses of Radium," from the Journal of Chemical Education, 1926 July.
7 Folder 7
"Discovery and Development of Radium at Great Bear Lake," from the Journal of the Franklin Institute, 1942 June.
7 Folder 8
"Frozen Billions," in Popular Mechanics, 1942 October.
7 Folder 9
"Industrial Radiography," the Official Journal of the American Industrial Radium and X-Ray Society, Inc., 1943 January.
7 Folder 10
Safety Rules and Procedures concerning Activity Hazards, 1944.
7 Folder 11
Preparation of Certain Organic Chloro and Fluoro Compounds, by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 1945.
10 Folder 1
Official Reports, by the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission, 1947 March 19.
10 Folder 2
A Table of Radioactive Isotopes Arranged According to Half-Lives, by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 1947.
10 Folder 3
Some Potential Considerations in Radiation Theory, by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 1948 November.
10 Folder 4
Surveying and Monitoring of Radiation from Isotopes, by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 1949 June.
10 Folder 5
Radium: A Bibliography of Unclassified Literature, by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 1950 July.
10 Folder 6
Isotopes: Announcements of the Isotopes Division, by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 1951-1952.
10 Folder 7
Lists of Research Reports for Sale, by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 1951-1953.
10 Folder 8
"Nevada Learns to Live with the Atom," in National Geographic Magazine, 1953 June.
10 Folder 9
"Man's New Servant, the Friendly Atom," in National Geographic Magazine, 1954 January.
10 Folder 10
"Hunting Uranium around the World," in National Geographic Magazine, 1954 October.
10 Folder 11
Radiation Safety in Industrial Radiography with Radioisotopes, by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 1954 November.
10 Folder 12
Uranium: Where It Is and How to Find It, by Proctor-Hyatt-Bullock, 1954.
10 Folder 13
Radioactive Fallout Data, by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 1958.
10 Folder 14
Living with Radiation: Fundamentals, by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 1959.
10 Folder 15
Development of Radiation Safety Training Program for Industrial and Public Service Personnel, by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 1960 July.
10 Folder 16
Introductory books on atomic energy, 1960-1961, 1966.
10 Folder 17
Peacetime Radiation Hazards in the Fire Service, by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 1961.
11 Folder 1
Radium Research Project Progress Report, by the New Jersey State Department of Health, 1962.
11 Folder 2-3
Nuclear Power edition of Infinite Energy, circa 1967.
11 Folder 4
Radiation Surveillance Networks, by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 1969 November.
11 Folder 5
The Design of Laboratories for the Safe Handling of Radioisotopes, by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), undated.
11 Folder 6
The Laboratory (journal), undated.
11 Folder 7
Instruction Manual for Geiger-Muller Classroom Set, by El-Tronics, Inc., undated.
11 Folder 8
"Radium Discoveries in Northwest Canada," in Sands, Clays and Minerals, 1935 May.
11 Folder 9
List of Publications, by Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited (AECL), 1952-1956.
11 Folder 10
Canada's Atomic Energy Project, by Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited (AECL), 1953 March.
11 Folder 11
Report on Atomic Energy Symposium, by Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited (AECL), 1953 September 9-11.
11 Folder 12
Industrial Opportunities at Canada's Atomic energy Project, by Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited (AECL), 1954 January.
11 Folder 13
"Athabaska's Atom Bomb," in Maclean's, 1954 March 1.
11 Folder 14
"Canadian Experience with a Major Reactor Breakdown," paper presented at the 3rd Annual Conference at the National Industrial Conference Board and the Atomic Energy in Industry, 1954 October 14.
11 Folder 15
Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited (AECL) Annual Reports, 1954-1956, 1971-1972, 1974-1976.
12 Folder 1
Chalk River Project Reports, by Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited (AECL), 1955 March-August.
12 Folder 2
Summary of the Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection, by the Department of National Health and Welfare, Canada, 1955.
12 Folder 3
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Published Papers, Volume 14, 1960.
1
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Published Papers, Volume 17, 1963.
2
"AECL Review," Newsletter of Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited (AECL), 1972, 1975-1977.
12 Folder 4
Canadian Nuclear Program Status Reports, by Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited (AECL), 1976.
12 Folder 5
Chalk River: Canada's Atomic Energy Project, by Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited (AECL), undated.
12 Folder 6
Radioelements and Accessories, by Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited (AECL), undated.
12 Folder 7
The Romance of Canadian Radium, undated.
12 Folder 8
United States Department of Commerce Handbooks 42, 48-29, 51, and 54, 1949-1954.
12 Folder 9
Materials Survey: Cobalt, by the United States Department of the Interior, 1952.
12 Folder 10
Visit of His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh to Port Radium, 1954 August 9.
12 Folder 11
Standard Samples and Reference Standards, issued by the United States Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, 1954.
12 Folder 12
Shipping Radioactive Material, by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 1958, 1960.
12 Folder 13
Electronic Products Radiation Control: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, United States House of Representatives, 1967.
12 Folder 14
Electronic Products Radiation Control: Supplemental Hearing before the Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, United States House of Representatives, 1968.
12 Folder 15
Review of Electronic Products Radiation Hazards: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, United States House of Representatives, 1969.
13 Folder 1
"Copper: All American Metal," in World's Work, 1930 October.
13 Folder 2
Copper: The Oldest and the Newest Metal, by the Copper and Brass Research Association, undated.
13 Folder 3
United States Army Infantry Drill Regulations and Soldiers' French Phrase Book, 1911, undated.
13 Folder 4
"Science in War," from Popular Science Talks at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, 1942.
13 Folder 5
"State Defense Number," from the Pennsylvania Labor and Industry Review, 1943 July.
13 Folder 6
Atomic Energy for Military Purposes, by Henry DeWolf Smyth, 1945.
13 Folder 7
"Atomic Bomb: Stars and Atoms," from the Fels Planetarium of the Franklin Institute, 1946 February.
13 Folder 8
Hiroshima, by John Hersey, 1946.
13 Folder 9
"Atomic Bomb Explosions: Effects on an American City," by Dr. R. E. Lapp, issued by the Research and Development Division of the Department of War, 1947.
13 Folder 10
"Survive," issued by the United States Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, circa 1953-1960.
13 Folder 11
The Effects of Nuclear Weapons, edited by Samuel Glasstone, United States Department of Defense, 1957.
13 Folder 12
Technical Information Bulletin on Atomic Weapon Accident Hazards, Precautions and Procedures, by the United States Atomic Energy Commission and the United States Department of Defense, 1958 September 30.
14 Folder 1
A Compendium of Information for Use in Controlling Radiation Emergencies, by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 1958.
14 Folder 2
Fallout Shelter instruction guides, circa 1959-1961.
14 Folder 3
Principles of Contamination Control, Volumes 1-3, issued by the Bureau of Ships, Navy Department, 1959-1960.
14 Folder 4-5
Port of New York Authority: Rules and Regulations for Air Terminals, 1964.
14 Folder 6
The Navy Nuclear Program, 1970.
14 Folder 7
An Address on the Progress of Radium=Therapy, from Archives of the Roentgen Ray, 1913 August.
14 Folder 8
Radium in Gynecology, Surgery, Urology, by the Radium Chemical Company, 1919.
14 Folder 9
"Radium Number," in Medical Life, 1925 October.
14 Folder 10
The Radithor: The Modern Weapon of Medical Science; A Complete Treatise on Internal Radioactive Therapy, by the Bailey Radium Laboratories, 1928.
14 Folder 11
"Cholecystography: Intensified Oral Method Produces Sharper Shadows, Less Discomfort," in Modern Medicine, 1935 February.
14 Folder 12
"Five Precious Grams of Radium are Handled in Memorial Hospital Vault," in Life, 1940 November 18.
14 Folder 13
"Youth Looks at Cancer," by the West Chester Cancer Committee of the American Cancer Society, circa 1947.
14 Folder 14
"The Use of Radioactive Phosphorus in the Study of Bone Metabolism, by the Department of Pathology," Jewish Memorial Hospital, 1951.
14 Folder 15
"Radioactive Protection and the Care of Patients Who have Received Radioactive Materials," by the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Radiology, 1955 April.
14 Folder 16
"The Crusader," Newsletter of the Philadelphia Division, Inc. of the American Cancer Society, 1955 July.
14 Folder 17
"X-Ray, Radium, Surgery: The Three Approved Methods of Cancer Treatment," from Cancer News, circa 1955.
14 Folder 18
Manuals for teaching about cancer, 1950, 1955-1956.
14 Folder 19
"A Practical Manual on the Medical and Dental Use of X-Rays with Control of Radiation Hazards," by the American College of Radiology, 1958.
15 Folder 1
"Methods of Computing and Charting Tumor Doses in X-Ray Therapy," by William E. Howes, MD of the Brooklyn Cancer Institute, undated.
15 Folder 2
"Dosage Calculations in Radium Therapy," by Dr. Edith H. Quimby, undated.
15 Folder 3
"Radioactive Isotopes in Biology and Medicine," by Edith H. Quimby, undated.
15 Folder 4
The Nature of Radioactive Fall-out and Its Effect on Man: Hearings before the Special Subcommittee on Radiation of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Congress of the United States, part 2, 1957.
15 Folder 5
New Jersey Radiation Protection Code, by the New Jersey State Department of Health, circa 1960.
15 Folder 6
Intake of Strontium-90 and Certain Other Radionuclides by the United States Population, by Donald R. Chadwick, 1962.
15 Folder 7
Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1967: Hearings before the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, 1967.
15 Folder 8
Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1967: Hearings before the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, 1968.
16 Folder 1
1969 Annual Report to the Congress on the Administration of the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968, 1970 April 1.
16 Folder 2
1934-1971.
16 Folder 3

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