Albert W. Hilberg Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission collection
Collection
0009-GWP
Albert W. Hilberg, M.D., was a physician member of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC), which was founded in 1946 by President Truman to research the long-term effects on survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Albert W. Hilberg collection consists of 48 photographs of Hiroshima before and after the atomic bombing and 41 printed reports written by the ABCC and accumulated by Hilberg.
This collection is open to the public and must be used in the Maryland Room. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.
All photographs in Series 2: Photographs have been digitized and are available in the University of Maryland Libraries Digital Collections. Access to the physical copies is restricted.
Photocopies or digital surrogates may be provided in accordance with Special Collections and University Archives duplication policy. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs unless otherwise specified. It is the researcher's responsibility to secure permission to publish materials from the appropriate copyright holder. Archival materials may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal and/or state right to privacy laws or other regulations. While we make a good faith effort to identify and remove such materials, some may be missed during our processing. If a research find sensitive personal information in a collection, please bring it to the attention of the reading room staff.
3.58 Linear Feet (2 oversize boxes, 2 letter-size Hollinger boxes)
48 Photographs : B/W
The Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) was founded in 1946 by President Truman to research the long-term effects on survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Albert W. Hilberg, M.D., worked as a physician with the ABCC. Hilberg's collection consists of materials surrounding the ABCC's research on the effect of the atomic bomb, and includes 48 photographs of Hiroshima before and after the atomic bombing and 41 printed reports on the bombings.
This collection consists of the following two series:
Dr. Hilberg's daughter, Kristin Henderson, donated the collection to the University of Maryland Libraries in October of 2008.
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives