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Scope and Content of Collection
Title: Harold M. Agnew miscellaneous papers
Date (inclusive): 1943-1994
Collection Number: 80060
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 2 oversize boxes, 1 motion picture film reel
(2.9 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, reports, photographs, and miscellany relating to the explosion of atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
Japan in 1945. Includes motion picture film depiction of the explosions.
Creator:
Agnew, Harold M.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
Original motion picture film reel closed. Reference prints (Reel 2 and Tape 2) available for use. The remainder of the collection
is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital
media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1980, with increments received in 1988 and 2017.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Harold M. Agnew miscellaneous papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library
& Archives.
Biographical Note
An American physicist and member of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory staff from 1943 to 1946. Agnew participated in the
first atomic strike mission, flying as a scientific member of the crew.
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, reports, photographs, and miscellany, relating to the explosion of atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
Japan in 1945. Includes motion picture film depiction of the explosions.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan
Video tapes
Motion pictures
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works
Atomic bomb -- Pictorial works