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Archives and Records Office (ARO)

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  • Director’s Special Events Photograph Albums and Guestbooks (ARO-2704)
    • Indexed at \\Grouper\Groups\Archives\Arosrv.mdb.  Accessible by ARO staff
  • LBNL Historical Files (ARO-6148)
    • Indexed at \\Grouper\Groups\Archives\Arosrv.mdb.  Accessible by ARO staff
  • Historical Records Of Accelerator And Cyclotron Development And Use (ARO-6137)
    • Indexed at \\Grouper\Groups\Archives\Arosrv.mdb.  Accessible by ARO staff
  • Artifacts
  • ARO Shelves Room 130 and Room 131 at Building 69
    • Indexed at \\Grouper\Groups\Archives\Arosrv.mdb.  Accessible by ARO staff
    • Selected parts of Human Radiation Human Radiation Experiments Search and Retrieval Project descriptions publicly viewable at:
    • Bevalac Heavy Ion High Energy Physics Oral History Records (ARO-933)
    • Oral Histories conducted by Department of Energy Office of Human Radiation Experiments and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Archives & Records Office (ARO-962)
    • Human Radiation Experiments Search and Retrieval Project U.C. Los Angeles Experiment Leads Records (ARO-989)
    • Human Radiation Experiments Search and Retrieval Project Experiment Summaries (ARO-990)
    • Human Radiation Experiments Search and Retrieval Project Photocopies of Significant Documents (ARO-991)
    • Responses to Requests for Information on Human Radiation Experiments (ARO-992)
    • Public Relations/Visitors Files (ARO-2667)
    • Leases, Agreements, and Property Deeds (ARO-2703)
    • E.O. Lawrence Papers (microfilm) (ARO-2707)
    • Edwin M. McMillan Papers Silver Halide Microfilm (ARO-4050)
    • LRL, Livermore Historical Organization Charts (ARO-4455)
    • The Bancroft Library’s Silver Halide Original Human Radiation Experiments Records Search Project Microfilm (ARO-4647)
    • Ernest Orlando Lawrence Personal Papers Microfilm Collection and Other E.O.L. Documents (ARO-4843)
    • Digitized Versions Of Historic Films (ARO-5604)
    • Tiger Team Assessment Of The Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Washington D.C. (ARO-5824)
    • LBNL Internal Publications (ARO-6272)
    • Historic Architectural Evaluation Reports (ARO-6570)
    • Logbook Documenting The First Synthesis Of Plutonium (Pu) (ARO-6784)
    • The Magnet Newsletter (ARO-6986)
    • Public Affairs Department’s Reference Collection of Press Releases And Publications Files (ARO-6996)
  • Permanent, historically valuable records at NARA
    • 468 accessions, 3095 containers
    • Indexed at \\Grouper\Groups\Archives\Arosrv.mdb.  Accessible by ARO staff
    • Selected Accessions:
        • Publications:
        • Films and Photographs:
          • LBL Master film Reels and Index.  Collection III (ARO-156)
          • Film Clips (ARO-2136)
          • LBL Film Collection I – Originals and Work Prints (ARO-2137)
          • LBL Film Collection II Masters & Working Prints (ARO-2138)
          • Scientist’s Records – Dr. Thomas L. Hayes; Series 10 Films (Electron Micoscope) (ARO-2274)
          • Group A Physics Motion Picture Film (ARO-2538)
          • Group A Physics Motion Picture Film 2 (ARO-2539)
          • Color Movie Film of Radiological Therapy at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory (ARO-2639)
          • Controlled Photosynthesis Film (ARO-2702)
          • 184 Inch Cyclotron Accelerator Film Footage (ARO-2726)
          • Motion Picture Films (ARO-2980)
          • Historic Films of Lawrence Berkeley Lab (ARO-3612)
          • 72 Inch Bubble Chamber Camera (Franckenstein) Lantern Slides And Film Slides (ARO-4049)
          • Audio Visual Services’ Historic Film Collection (ARO-4320)
          • Public Affairs Creative Services Office’s PhotoLab’s Historic Donald Cooksey Nitrate Film And Digital (ARO-5878)
          • Public Affairs Creative Services Office’s PhotoLab’s Historic Morgue Collection of Analog And Digital Photographs (ARO-6008)
          • Public Affairs Creative Services Office’s Photo Lab’s Historic Morgue Collection Of Analog And Digital Photographs (ARO-6341)
          • Public Affairs Creative Services Office’s Photo Lab’s Historic Morgue Collection Of Analog And Digital Photographs (ARO-6490)
          • Melvin Calvin Film Reels (ARO-6598)
          • Public Affairs Creative Services Office’s Photo Lab’s Historic Analog And Digital Photographs (ARO-6606)
          • Public Affairs Creative Services Office’s Photo Lab’s Historic Analog And Digital Photographs (ARO-6745)
          • Public Affairs Creative Services Office’s Photo Lab’s Historic Analog And Digital Photographs (ARO-6818)
          • Public Affairs Creative Services Office’s Photo Lab’s Historic Analog And Digital Photographs (ARO-6824)