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Operation Crossroads: a report of non-participating scientific observer

Paul S. Galtsoff The University Library Special Collections and Archives University Library University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California, 95064 Email: [email protected] URL: http://library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/ © 2008 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Operation Crossroads: a report of MS 294 1 non-participating scientific observer Operation Crossroads: a report of non-participating scientific observer

Collection number: MS 294

The University Library Special Collections and Archives University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California Processed by: UCSC OAC Unit Date Completed: May 15, 2008 Encoded by: UCSC OAC Unit © 2008 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary Title: Operation Crossroads: a report of non-participating scientific observer Dates: 1946-1947 Collection number: MS 294 Creator: Galtsoff, Paul S. Collection Size: 74 pages 1 portfolio Repository: University of California, Santa Cruz. University Library. Special Collections and Archives Santa Cruz, California 95064 Abstract: This collection includes annotated typescript and photographs of Galtsoff's report as an observer of the Atoll atomic bomb tests and the destructive results of the tests on the sea life in the area. Physical location: Stored offsite at NRLF: Advance notice is required for access to the papers. Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access Collection open for research. Publication Rights Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to publish or to reproduce the material, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives. Preferred Citation Operation Crossroads: a report of non-participating scientific observer. MS 294. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz. Acquisition Information Donor unknown Note For a complete biography of Paul Galtsoff, one of shellfisheries pioneering biologists please see the PDF of National Shellfisheries Association Quarterly Newsletter, August 2004 article by Maille Lyons on Dr. Galtsoff under the Additional Guides section of this finding aid. Scope and Content of Collection Paul S. Galtsoff was an observer of the 1946 atomic bomb tests and reported on the destructive results of the tests on sea life in the area. This collection includes photographs and seventy four annotated typescript carbon pages of Galtsoff's report. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

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Operation Crossroads: a report of MS 294 3 non-participating scientific observer