RADIATION POISONING FILES, 1923-1979
Dates
- 1923-1979
Scope and Contents
Summary: Documentation of the League's research into diseases caused by exposure to workplace and medical radiation, and its advocacy of preventative measures.
Document types include articles, news clippings, correspondence, notes, newsletters, reports, and some legislation.
Documents early cases of radium poisoning, and the League's support of the New Jersey Radiation Protection Code (1960-1963) and the Federal Radiation Protection Act (1968). The League lobbied against attempts to change the code and kept files on contaminated sites.
Of particular interest is an article written by Katherine Schaub (1932), who contracted radium poisoning while working as a watch dial painter. Also of interest are the Metz case (1936-1940) and the Kober case (1948), concerning beryllium and radium poisoning respectively.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
(1 cubic foot)
Conditions Governing Access
No Restrictions.
Arrangement
Arrangement: Grouped alphabetically by folder heading.
Part of the New Brunswick Special Collections Repository