Weapons industry -- Employees
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Arms workers; Munitions workers; Firearms workers; Gunpowder workers; Explosives workers; Dynamite workers; Ordnance workers.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Hanford Engineer Works miscellany
Collection
Accession: 2305
Abstract:
The Hanford Engineer Works in Hanford, Washington, was constructed between 1943 and 1945 to create the plutonium 239 and uranium 235 used in the atomic weapons needed for World War II. Sponsored by the Army Corps of Engineers, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company acted as the prime contractor. This collection consists of two items: a memorandum and an organizational chart from the Construction Division of the Hanford Engineer Works.
Dates:
1944
