Atomic Bomb Damage at Hiroshima and Nagasaki Tapes

Finding Aid for the Atomic Bomb Damage at Hiroshima and Nagasaki Tapes, 1945

MS-0836

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, September 27, 2006.

Summary Information

Title: Atomic Bomb Damage at Hiroshima and Nagasaki Tapes

Date/Date Range : 1945

Extent: 6.0 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection houses 19 reel-to-reel films documenting the atomic bomb damage incurred at Hiroshima, Japan and Nagasaki, Japan in 1945.

Call number: MS-0836

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use

Aquisition Information:
This collection is property of the University of Tennessee Special Collections Library.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Atomic Bomb Damage at Hiroshima and Nagasaki Tapes, MS-0836. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of four boxes.

Biography / History

After Allied forces secured the Pacific Island of Okinawa in June of 1945, they were posed to launch what would have been one of the largest campaigns of World War II: the invasion of Japan. Allied military planners anticipated that this campaign, scheduled to begin in November of 1945, would be extremely costly in terms of both money and human life. The successful test of the first atomic bomb on July 16, 1945 in Alamogordo, New Mexico, opened a new strategic avenue: use the bomb to convince the Japanese to surrender without an invasion. American President Harry S. Truman, arguing that use of the bomb could save thousands of American lives, authorized the use this new weapon. The Allies bombed Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, killing between 105,000 (American estimate) and 240,000 (Japanese estimate) civilians. The Japanese announced their surrender on August 15, 1945 and surrendered formally on September 2, 1945.

Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection houses 19 reel-to-reel films documenting the atomic bomb damage incurred at Hiroshima, Japan and Nagasaki, Japan in 1945.

Subject Terms

Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- Bombardment, 1945.

Nagasaki-shi (Japan) -- Bombardment, 1945.

Atomic bomb -- Blast effect.

Contents List

Box 1	Folder 1	Hiroshima Physical Damage (912 ft.)
Box 1	Folder 2	Hiroshima Physical Damage (743 ft.)
Box 1	Folder 3	Radioactivity (753 ft.)
Box 1	Folder 4	Radioactivity (634 ft.)
Box 1	Folder 5	Shadow and Heat (1048 ft.)
Box 2	Folder 6	Biological Studies (599 ft.)
Box 2	Folder 7	Effects on the Human Body (865 ft.)
Box 2	Folder 8	Radiation Sickness and Pathology (789 ft.)
Box 2	Folder 9	Principal Hospital and First Aid Stations (1030 ft.)
Box 2	Folder 10	Nagasaki Physical Damage (892 ft.)
Box 3	Folder 11	Nagasaki Physical Damage (892 ft.)
Box 3	Folder 12	Nagasaki Physical Damage (920 ft.)
Box 3	Folder 13	Shadow (505 ft.)
Box 3	Folder 14	Heat (827 ft.)
Box 3	Folder 15	Blast (896 ft.)
Box 4	Folder 16	Radioactivity (900 ft.)
Box 4	Folder 17	Effects on the Human Body (599 ft.)
Box 4	Folder 18	Biological Studies (729 ft.)
Box 4	Folder 19	Biological Studies and Epilogue (537 ft.)