Biological and environmental effects of nuclear war –

summary analysis of hearings, 1959, is just one of several Congressional hearing titles, published by the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy (Y 4.AT 7/2:) during the 1950’s and 1960’s, that have recently been acquired by the Trexler Library.  Other Joint Committee on Atomic Energy titles aquired include:  Soviet atomic espionage, 1951, Outer space propulsion by nuclear energy, 1958, Loss of the U.S.S. Thresher, 1965, and Radiation exposure of uranium miners, 1967-68.

Several hearings before the Special Anti-racketeering Subcommittee of the House Committee on Government Operations (Y 4.G 74/7:) have also been acquired.  Titles include:  Investigation of racketeering, 1953, Investigation of racketeering in the Washington, D.C. area, 1954, Investigation of racketeering in the Pittsburgh, PA, area, 1954, Investigation of racketeering in the Minneapolis, Minn. area, 1954, and a two-part Investigation of racketeering in the Cleveland, Ohio, area, 1954.  All hearings are now part of the Government Publications collection.