Scope and Content Note
The records of the National Committee on Atomic Information span the years 1945-1948 and consist of correspondence, reports, memoranda, speeches and articles, financial records, clippings, and other printed matter. The committee was established in 1945 to act as a clearinghouse for information on the atomic age. These records reflect attempts to present a popular program through the press, radio, and a speaker's bureau to promote understanding of the implications of atomic energy in a nontechnical form. Cooperating organizations included the American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, League of Women Voters, National Council of Jewish Women, and other civic groups and agencies. Also included in the collection is correspondence with various scientists and organizations. The committee dissolved in 1948.
The collection is organized into six series: Correspondence , Cooperating Organizations , Office Files , Speaker File , Financial Records , and Newspaper File .