ANN YOUNG COLLECTION OF CIVIL DEFENSE MATERIALS, 1951-1967
Vault A45, Young Unit 1
EXTENT: 12 items.
ORGANIZATION: Items are organized in one sequence, arranged alphabetically by creator or title.
HISTORY: Materials in this collection were published by various government organizations during the Cold War, a period of political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from the end of World War II until 1989. Though many wartime offices had been abolished after WWII, escalating hostilities and a successful nuclear weapons test by the Soviets increased pressure to re-establish a national civil defense program. On December 1, 1950, President Harry S. Truman formed the Federal Civil Defense Administration. As part of its initiative, the FCDA distributed pamphlets and other informational materials designed to educate and prepare Americans in the event of a nuclear attack. In 1958, the FCDA merged with the Office of Defense Mobilization to become the Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization, later renamed the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. In 1961, OCDM was divided into two new organizations, one of which became the Office of Civil Defense. These subsequent organizations continued to distribute information on proper individual and community preparedness planning throughout the Cold War period.
SCOPE AND CONTENT: Pamphlets and other printed materials, 1951-1967, published by the Federal Civil Defense Administration, Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, Office of Civil Defense, and Massachusetts Civil Defense. Pamphlets include information on radioactive fallout, emergency supplies, first aid kits, evacuation, fallout shelters, sanitation, food storage, community planning and other civil defense topics.
SOURCE OF ACQUISITION: Gift of Ann Young, 01/17/97.
PROCESSED BY: Rebecca Enman; finding aid completed March 2011.
CONTAINER LIST
Civil Defense Household First Aid Ki. (Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1951).
Federal Civil Defense Administration. Civil Defense Technical Bulletin: A Digest of Technical Information. “Family Shelters for Protection against Radioactive Fallout” (Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, May 1958).
Federal Civil Defense Administration. Facts About Fallout Protection (Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, April 1958).
Federal Civil Defense Administration. What You Should Know About—Radioactive Fallout (Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1955).
Helpful Tips About –Survival: A Must List for Every American [order form] (Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1961).
Massachusetts Civil Defense. Make Preparedness Part of Your Life! [1957-1961].
Office of Civil Defense. Fallout Protection for—Homes with Basements [including basement protection evaluation report] (Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, May 1967).
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. Between You and Disaster: For Your Survival—A Civil Defense Home Food Storage Program (Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, November, 1958).
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. Home Protection Exercises: A Family Action Program (Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1958).
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. Individual and Family Preparedness: National Plan Appendix Series (Executive Office of the President, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, 1960). Appendix 1 (Annex 2—Individual Action).
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. What to Do Now About— Emergency Sanitation at Home; a Family Handbook (Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, Revised August 1958).
Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization (Civil Defense). Handbook for Emergencies (Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1958).
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