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Title: |
Miami Valley Atomic Energy Show Collection |
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Repository: |
Wright State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives
Phone: 937-775-2092 http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/ |
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Creator: |
Miamisburg Community Civic Association |
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Dates: |
1948 |
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Quantity: |
.25 linear feet |
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Abstract: |
This collection contains papers and photographs regarding the Atomic Energy Show "Living with Atomic Energy" that was held April 29-May 1, 1948 in the auditorium and gymnasium of Miamisburg High School, Miamisburg, Ohio. The event was free and open to the public. This three-day event strove to inform the public of the development, tools and use of atomic energy. With the help of Monsanto Chemical Company and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, exhibits were developed and lectures given to make atomic energy easily understandable to the public. |
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Identification: |
MS-484 |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
The Miami Valley Atomic Energy Show titled "Living with Atomic Energy", was the work of Miamisburg Community Civic Association who approached both the Monsanto Chemical Company and U.S. Atomic Energy Commission to create exhibits to explain the development, tools, and use of atomic energy. The local Mound Laboratory Division, which was the Central Research Department for the Monsanto Chemical Company, used its resources and scientists to design and staff the exhibits. This show, the first of its kind, was geared towards the public and was developed to make atomic energy easily understood by all. Those involved in the project had no previous experience in designing exhibits or making atomic energy clear to the general public, but with only 5-weeks of preparation the show was successfully presented to the public.
The event was held in the Miamisburg High School auditorium and gymnasium from April 29- May 1, 1948. Through the use of specially designed exhibits and lectures the public received an education on atomic energy from those practicing in the field. Included in the collection are biographical sketches of some of the influential men working on the show: Malcom M. Haring, Carroll A. Hochwalt, Harold P. Knauss, Phillip E. Ohmart, R. G. Olt, J. H. Payne and Robert Arthur Staniforth.
The collection contains papers and photographs about Atomic Energy Show. Advertising material, programs and pamphlets, expenses and show procedure are all contained within the collection. Photographs of the event are also included. Biographical sketches of Malcom M. Haring, Carroll A. Hochwalt, Harold P. Knauss, Phillip E. Ohmart, R. G. Olt, J. H. Payne and Robert Arthur Staniforth are contained within the collection.
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
There are no restrictions on accessing materials in this collection.
Related Material: Related MaterialMS-458, Dayton Daily News Archives
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
MS-484, Miami Valley Atomic Energy Show Collection, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.
The Miami Valley Atomic Energy Show Collection was part of the materials in the Dayton Daily News Archives Collection and was transferred to the Wright State Special Collections and Archives by The Dayton Daily News on October 8, 2009.
Processed by Adam Becker, February 2014. Materials located in a three-ring binder were removed to folders.
The finding aid is available on the Special Collections & Archives, Wright State University Libraries web site at
https://wright.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/308.