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Nuclear bomb shelters

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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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