"In Time of Emergency: A Citizen's Handbook on Nuclear Attack [and] Natural Disasters", 1968 March

File — Box: 6, Folder: 1, Item: 5

Identifier: 10

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series contains materials published and distributed in order to inform, instruct, and prepare U.S. citizens for the possiblitly of nuclear war and its consequenses. The majority of the booklets and pamphlets were produced by the Department of Defense and Office of Civil Defense, and contain guides to creating and supplying personal fallout shelters.

Dates

Creation: 1968 March

Langauge of Materials

From the Collection:

Languages represented in the collection: English, Spanish.

Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 7.5 Linear Feet (4 document boxes, 1 oversize doc box, 1 half-size document box, 4 flat oversize boxes)

Additional Description

Note

Handbook for U.S. citizens with instructions for what to do before, during, and after a nuclear or natural disaster. Topics include what to expect in the immediate aftermath of a nuclear attack, such as fallout, radiation sickness, first aid methods, and food supply contamination. Also contains a section on creating and supplying family fallout shelters. Natural disasters such as tornadoes, floods, and earthquakes are covered briefly.