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Nuclear bomb shelters

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

John R. Christiansen papers, 1941-1995

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4116 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains materials created by John R. Christiansen as well as other materials he used in research or collected for his work as a sociologist. Includes Books, research papers, manuals, worksheets, talks, bulletins, dissertations, annual reports, photographs, correspondence, and other publications. Many of the materials are related to civil defense and nuclear war survival. Some other topics of the papers include farming, statistics from Kentucky and central Utah, and emergency preparation.

Dates: 1941-1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 4116, John R. Christiansen family papers

Office of the President records on civil defense, 1959-1963

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1086 Series 4 Sub-Series 18
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, memos, reports and brochures planning to create shelters to protect BYU students against fallout from atomic blasts in the event of war. Dated 1959 to 1963.

Dates: 1959-1963
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1086, Office of the President records / Office of the President records

Office of the President records on civil defense, 1963

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1086 Series 6 Sub-Series 22
Scope and Contents

Contains memos between President Wilkinson about civil defense. Topics include fall-out shelters and welfare. Dated 1963.

Dates: 1963
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1086, Office of the President records / Office of the President records

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