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SHOT 

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A Test of the 

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2 September 1957 

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GALILEO Nevada Test Site 

AFSWP 

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This report describes the activities of DOD personnel, both military and 

civilian, in Shot GALILEO, the 16th nuclear test in the atmospheric 

weapons testing series. The test was conducted on 2 September 1957 and 

involved participants from Exercise Desert Rock VIII, AFSWP, AFSWC, and AEC 

test groups. This volume also describes the radiological safety criteria 

and procedures in effect at Shot GALILEO. 

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PREFACE 

Between 1945 and 1962, the United States Atomic Energy 

Commission (AEC) conducted 235 atmospheric nuclear weapons tests 

at sites in the southwestern U.S. and in the Pacific and Atlantic 

Oceans. In all, an estimated 220,000 Department of Defense (DOD) 

participants, both military and civilian, were present at the 

tests. Approximately 90,000 of these participants were present 

at the nuclear weapons tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site 

(NTS) northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. 

In 1977, 15 years after the last above-ground weapons test, 

the Center for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Health, 

Education, and Welfare (now the Centers for Disease Control, 

Department of Health and Human Services), noted a possible 

leukemia cluster among a small group of soldiers present at Shot 

SMOKY, the 15th test of Operation PLUMBBOB, the series of nuclear 

weapons tests conducted in 1957. Following that initial report 

by the Center for Disease Control, the Veterans Administration 

received a number of claims for medical benefits from former 

military personnel who believe their health may have been 

affected by their participation in the nuclear weapons tests. 

In late 1977, DOD began a study to provide data to both the 

Center for Disease Control and the Veterans Administration on 

exposures to ionizing radiation among its military and 

civilian participants in the atmospheric nuclear weapons tests 15 

to 30 years earlier. DOD organized an effort to: 

Identify DOD personnel who had taken part in the

atmospheric nuclear weapons tests 

Determine the extent of the participants' exposure

to ionizing radiation 

Provide public disclosure of information concerning

participation by DOD personnel in the atmospheric 

nuclear weapons tests. 

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This report on Shot GALILEO is based on the historical 

record of military and technical documents associated with each 

of the nuclear weapons test events. The reports of the Nuclear 

Test Personnel Review provide a public record of the activities 

and associated potential for radiation exposure of DOD personnel, 

for use in ongoing public health research and policy analvsis. 

Many of the documents pertaining specifically to DOD 

involvement during Shot GALILEO were found in the Defense Nuclear 

Agency Technical Library, the National Federal Archives Record 

Center, the Department of Energy Nevada Operations Office, and 

the Los Scientific Laboratory (LASL). The most significant documents used in the development of this report include: 

Report on Desert Rock VII and VIII prepared by the

Human Resources Research Office 

Report on Task Force BIG BANG prepared by the

Defense Nuclear Agency 

Final Report of Operations for Exercise Desert Rock

VII and VIII 

• Report of the Test Manager, Operation 

Weapons Test Reports for the Armed Forces Special

Weapons Project (AFSWP) 

Air Force Special Weapons Center (AFSWC) Final

Report of the 4950th Test Group (Nuclear), Operation

PLLJMBBOB 

Air Mission Summary Reports for Shot GALILEO 

AFSWC Operation Plan 1-57 

Unit Histories for AFSWC, Operation 

Report of the Test Director, Operation TEAPOT 

Radiological Safety Report, prepared

for the Nevada Test Organization (NTO) by Reynolds

Electrical and Engineering Company. 

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Frequently, the surviving historical documentation Of 

activities conducted at Shot GALILEO addresses test specifications and technical information, rather than the personnel data 

critical to the study undertaken by the Defense Nuclear Agency. 

Moreover, instances have arisen in which available historical 

documentation has revealed inconsistencies in vital factual data, 

such as the number of DOD participants in a certain project at a 

given shot or their locations and assignments at a given time. 

These inconsistencies in data usually occur between two or more 

documents, but occasionally appear within the same document. 

Efforts have been made to resolve these inconsistencies wherever 

possible, or otherwise bring them to the attention of the reader. 

ORGANIZATION AND CONTENT OF PLUMRBOB SERIES REPORTS 

This volume details participation by DOD personnel in Shot 

GALILEO, the sixteenth detonation of the Operation 

nuclear weapons testing series. Seven other publications address 

DOD activities during the Series: 

Series volume: Series, 

Multi-shot volume: Shots BOLTZMANN to WILSON, the 

First Four Tests of the 

Series 

Shot volume: Shot PRISCILLA, a Test of the

Series 

Shot volume: Shot HOOD, a Test of 

PLUMBBOR Series 

the 

Multi-shot volume: Shots DIABLO to FRANKLIN PRIME,

the Mid-series Tests 

Shot volume: Shot SMOKY, a Test of the 

Series 

Multi-shot volume: Shots WHEELER to MORGAN, the 

Final PLUMBBOR Tests 

The volumes addressing the test events of Operation 

have been designed for use with one another. The Series volume 

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contains information applying to those dimensions of Operation 

that transcend specific events, such as historical 

background, organizational relationships, and radiological safety 

procedures. In addition, the Series volume contains a bibliography of works consulted in the preparation of all eight Operation reports. 

The single-shot volumes describe DOD participation in Shots 

PRISCILLA, HOOD, and SMOKY. These events have been bound 

separately because the events included substantial numbers of DOD 

participants. Each multi-shot volume combines shot-specific 

descriptions for several nuclear events, each involving smaller 

numbers of DOD personnel. The shot and multi-shot volumes 

contain bibliographies only of the sources referenced in each 

text. Descriptions of activities concerning any particular shot 

in the Series, whether the shot is addressed in a 

single-shot volume or in a multi-shot volume, should be supplemented by the general organizational, and radiological safetv 

information contained in the PLUMBBOR Series volume. 

The information in this volume is supplemented by the 

"Reference Manual: Background Materials for the Volumes," 

which summarizes information on the physical processes and 

characteristics of a detonation, radiation physics, radiation 

health concepts, exposure criteria, and measurement techniques, 

and lists acronyms and a glossary of terms used in the Nuclear 

Test Personnel Review reports addressing test events in the 

continental U.S. 

Chapter 1 of this volume describes the physical setting of 

the GALILEO detonation and introduces the Desert Rock maneuvers 

and those scientific activities in which DOD 

participated. 

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Chapter 2 describes the Exercise Desert Rock VII and VIII 

military projects conducted at Shot GALILEO, while chapter 

describes various training activities, scientific experiments, 

and support missions conducted at GALILEO by the in which DOD 

personnel took part. These chapters provide information about 

the number of DOD people involved in specific projects fielded at 

Shot GALILEO, the time spent by project personnel in the test 

area, and their positions relative to the point of detonation and 

areas of radioactivity before, during, and after the test. 

Chapter 4 of this volume describes the radiological environment and safety procedures pertinent to Shot GALILEO, including 

isointensity contour maps illustrating the radiological contamination around ground zero following the detonation, and available 

shot-specific exposure data for individuals. Details of the 

overall radiation protection program at Operation PLIJMBBOB are 

provided in the Series volume. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Chapter Page 

PREFACE ........................... 10 

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 

LIST OF TABLES ....................... 8 

LIST ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 

GALILEO SHOT SYNOPSIS. ................... 

INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 ••••••• . . 

1.1 Setting and Characteristics of the 

GALILEO Detonation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

1.2 Department of Defense Scientific, Operational

Training, and Support Activities at Shot GALILEO . . 15 

1.3 Exercise Desert Rock Activities at Shot GALILEO. . . 17 

EXERCISE DESERT ROCK VII AND VIII OPERATIONS 

AT SHOT GALILEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

2.1 Troop Test at Shot GALILEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

2.2 Technical Service Projects at

Shot GALILEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 

NEVADA TEST ORGANIZATION OPERATIONS AT 

SHOT GALILEO....................... 

3.1 Field Command Weapons Effects Test Group

Projects at Shot GALILEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 Department of Defense Participation in LASL and 

UCRL Test Group Projects at Shot GALILEO . . . . . •

3.3 Department of Defense Participation in Civil

Effects Test Group Projects at Shot GALILEO. . . . .

3.4 Department of Defense Operational Training

Project at Shot GALILEO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 

3.5 Air Force Special Weapons Center Activities 

at Shot GALILEO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 

3.5.1 Cloud Sampling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 

3.5.2 Radio Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5.3 Cloud Tracking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 

3.5.4 Security Sweep Mission. . . . . . . . . . • 47

3.5.5 Survey Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 
TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) 

Chapter Page 

4 RADIATION PROTECTION AT SHOT GALILEO. . . . . . . . . . . 48 

4.1 Film Badge Readings for Task Force

BIG BANG at Shot GALILEO . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 4.2 Nevada Test Organization

Radiation Protection Activities . . . . . . . . . . 

REFERENCE LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . 61 

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 

Figure Page 

Location of Shot GALILEO in the Nevada Test Site, in 

Relation to Other Shots in the Series. . . . . 13 

2-1 Troops of the 82nd Airborne (Task Force BIG BANG)

Undergoing Radiological Safety Training in Preparation

for the Army Infantry Troop Tests . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

2-2 During the Task Force Rehearsal, 82nd Airborne

Division Troops Are Timed on the Rifle

Disassembly/Assembly Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

2-3 Map of Task Force BIG BANG Troop Test Area. . . . . . . 28 

2-4 Task Force BIG BANG Troop Test 

Mid-time 0726 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 

Infiltration Course). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 

4-l Task Force BIG BANG, Distribution of Film Badge

Readings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

4-2 Initial Survey for Shot GALILEO, 2 September 

4-3 Resurvey for Shot GALILEO, 2 September 1957,

Mid-time 1150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 

4-4 Resurvey for Shot GALILEO, 3 September

Mid-time 0628 . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

4-5 Resurvey for Shot GALILEO, 4 September 1957,

Mid-time 0816 . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . 56 

4-6 Resurvey for Shot GALILEO, 5 September 1957,

Mid-time 0626 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 57 

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LIST OF TABLES 

Page Table 

2-l Exercise Desert Rock VII and VIII Projects, 

Shot GALILEO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

3-l Field Command Weapons Effects Test Group Projects,

Shot GALILEO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

3-2 LASL, UCRL, and CETG Projects with DOD Personnel

Involvement, Shot GALILEO . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • 40

3-3 AFSWC Air Mission Support, Shot GALILEO . . . . . . . . 44 
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 

The following abbreviations and acronyms are used in this volume: 

AEC Atomic Energy Commission

AFB Air Force Base 

AFSWC Air Force Special Weapons Center 

AFSWP Armed Forces Special Weapons Project

BJY Buster-Jangle 

CETG Civil Effects Test Group

DOD Department of Defense

FCDA Federal Civil Defense Administration 

Human Resources Research Office 

LASL Los Scientific Laboratory

Nevada Test Organization

NTS Nevada Test Site 

OCAFF Office, Chief of Army Field Forces

Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company

Roentgens-per-hour 

UCRL University of California Radiation Laboratory

USAF United States Air Force 

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator 

WETG Weapons Effects Test Group 

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Purpose of Test: 

DOD Objectives: 

Weather: 

Radiation Data: 

Participants: 

GALILEO 

SHOT SYNOPSIS 

AEC TEST SERIES: 

DOD EXERCISES: Desert Rock VII and VIII 

DATE/TIME:

YIELD: 

2 September 1957, 0540 hours

11 kilotons 

HEIGHT OF BURST: 500 feet (tower shot) 

Test of newly designed device for possible

inclusion in U.S. Arsenal. 

(1) To test performance of military personnel

as affected by witnessing a nuclear detonation

(2) To perform AFSWP military effects experi- ments to measure the effects of a nuclear 

weapon with a known yield and characteristics

on military equipment, material, structures,

and ordnance 

(3) To provide DOD personnel an opportunity

to observe a nuclear detonation and to become 

familiar with its effects 

(4) To evaluate military equipment and

tactics. 

At shot-time, temperature was C.; 

relative humidity, 30%; pressure, 878 mb; wind

calm. 

Fallout greater than 0.1 R/h was detected

during the initial survey (mid-time:

hours) in the quadrant northwest of ground 

zero. Fallout intensities of R/h also 

extended as far as 3,000 meters east of ground 

zero. Exposure to initial radiation from

GALILEO was not significant. 

Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, Air

Force Special Weapons Center and other Air

Force personnel, Exercise Desert Rock troops,

Los Scientific Laboratory, University

of California Radiation Laboratory, Federal

Civil Defense Administration, Contractors. 
CHAPTER 1 

INTRODUCTION 

Shot GALILEO was a test of an ll-kiloton nuclear device 

conducted at 0540 hours Pacific Daylight Time on 2 September 1957 

at the Nevada Test Site (NTS), the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission 

(AEC) continental nuclear test area, located northwest of Las 

Vegas. GALILEO was the 16th nuclear test of Operation 

a series of 24 nuclear weapons tests and six safety experiments 

performed in Nevada between 24 April and 7 October 1957. 

The GALILEO nuclear device was designed and built for the 

by the Los Scientific Laboratory (LASL). The primary 

objective of the GALILEO event was to test a newly designed 

nuclear device for possible inclusion in the U.S. arsenal. To 

fulfill this objective, LASL and the University of California 

Radiation Laboratory (UCRL) fielded scientific experiments to 

study the characteristics of the detonation. Other scientific 

experiments were conducted by the Armed Forces Special Weapons 

Project (AFSWP) of the Department of Defense (DOD) to evaluate 

the nuclear yield and the blast, thermal, and radiation phenomena 

produced by this nuclear device 

A number of other activities related to the conditions and 

phenomena produced by a nuclear detonation were also 

during the GALILEO event. These included the Desert Rock 

exercises, one operational training project, and Federal Civil 

Defense Administration (FCDA) projects. 

As part of Exercise Desert Rock VII and VIII, the armed 

services fielded three projects to evaluate the performance of 

*All sources cited in the text are listed alphabetically and 

numbered in the Reference List, appended to this volume. The 

number given in the citation in the text is the number of the 

source document in the Reference List. 

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military personnel and the usefulness of military equipment under 

the conditions of a nuclear battlefield. A provisional company 

of the 82nd Airborne Division, named Task Force BIG BANG, 

participated in a project sponsored by Human Resources 

Research Office (HumRRO). The other two projects required an 

additional 128 Army personnel to perform tests of equipment. 

Similarly, the Air Force conducted one operational training 

project at GALILEO to test equipment and to familiarize personnel 

with the effects of a nuclear detonation. 

The FCDA Civil Effects Test Group projects 

to assess the effects of nuclear detonations on civilian populations and to evaluate Civil Defense emergency preparedness plans. 

DOD participation in these projects was limited. 

1.1 SETTING AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GALILEO DETONATION 

The nuclear device tested at Shot GALILEO was positioned 

a tower located at UTM coordinates in 

Area 1 of Yucca Flat. Figure l-l shows the location of the 

GALILEO detonation in relation to other shots in the 

Series (14). 

At 0130 hours on 2 September, the morning of the shot, Task 

Force BIG BANG troops and a team of radiological safety monitors 

and HumRRO evaluators left Camp Desert Rock for the GALILEO 

observer area (15). By 0245 hours, the Task Force arrived at the 

Transverse Mercator coordinates are used in this 

report. The first three digits refer to a point on an

axis, and the second three refer to a point on a north-south 

axis. The point so designated is the southwest corner of an

area 100 meters square. 

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SHASTA 

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Figure l-l: LOCATION OF SHOT GALILEO IN THE NEVADA TEST SITE, IN RELATION TO OTHER SHOTS IN THE SERIES 

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GALILEO observer area, 4,500 meters* from the shot-tower, to 

await the detonation. the time of the detonation, members of 

the Weapons Effects Test Group (WETG), LASL, UCRL, and CETG had 

completed their preshot activities. Instruments and equipment 

associated with their experiments ringed the area of ground zero. 

In the air, aircraft participating in operational training 

projects and scientific support missions were to the NTS 

for the detonation. 

The GALILEO device was detonated at 0540 hours Pacific 

light Time on 2 September 1957. At the time of the detonation, 

the weather was clear and the surface winds were calm. The 

nuclear cloud rose to an altitude of about 37,000 The 

GALILEO fallout occurred in an area north-northwest of ground 

zero (14). 

Immediately after the detonation, Task Force BIG BANG 

personnel performed exercises designed to measure their psychological reactions to the detonation. First, they conducted a 

rifle disassembly-assembly test in the same area in which they 

had observed Shot GALILEO. After that, they performed an 

exercise at an infiltration course constructed 3,250 meters 

south-southeast of the ground zero (15). When the Test 

Manager declared that conditions were safe to do so, test group 

participants recovered instruments from the area around ground 

zero. Meanwhile, Air Force Special Weapons Center pilots 

conducted their missions, including cloud sampling and cloud 

tracking, and two aircraft from the Tennesssee Air National Guard 

conducted their operational training project. 

*Throughout this report, surface distances are given in metric

units rounded up to the nearest whole number. The metric 

conversion factors include: 1 meter = 3.28 feet, 1 meter = 

yards; and 1 kilometer = 0.62 miles. Altitudes and other 

vertical distances are given in feet. 

are measured from mean sea level, unless otherwise

noted. 

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1.2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCIENTIFIC, OPERATIONAL TRAINING, AND

SUPPORT ACTIVITIES AT SHOT GALILEO 

The Nevada Test Organization (NTO) was established for planning, coordinating, and conducting atmospheric nuclear weapons 

tests during Operation PLUMBBOB. All activities of the were 

under the overall control of an AEC-appointed Test Manager, 

assisted by a Test Director. The was composed of personnel 

from AEC, DOD, and FCDA, and included representatives of the 

AFSWP WETG, the LASL Test Group, the UCRL Test Group, and the 

FCDA CETG. These test groups conducted 16 scientific projects at 

Shot GALILEO in which DOD personnel took part. One other project 

was performed by Air Force personnel as part of the DOD operational training program. 

People from DOD agencies and all four armed services 

participated in the experiments conducted by the four test 

whose activities were coordinated by the Test Director. 

The AFSWP Field Command WETG conducted five military effects 

projects. Other DOD personnel participated to a limited extent 

in 11 of the projects conducted by the other test groups. 

Participants in the military effects and scientific experiments 

placed data-collection instruments around the point of detonation 

in the days and weeks preceding the scheduled event. Some time 

after the detonation, when the Test Manager had determined that 

the radiological environment in the test area would permit 

limited access, participants recovered instruments and equipment 

(4; 19). 

The operational training project, which involved two pilots 

from the Tennessee Air National Guard, was designed to train 

pilots in bomb damage assessment through photo-reconnaissance 

techniques. This project required the pilots to fly their 

aircraft in the vicinity of the NTS at the time of the detonation 

to observe the shot. About ten minutes after the shot, the 

aircraft made a pass over ground zero to photograph the shot 

area. 

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In addition to those people involved in experiments and 

training, staff and support personnel, including AFSWC personnel 

flying special missions for the Test Manager, provided necessary 

to other participants at the test site (4; 19). 

important support function during Shot GALILEO was 

provided by AFSWC, based at Kirtland Air Force Base (AFR), New 

Mexico: This group provided air support to the Test Manager and 

to various test group projects. During Operation AFSWC 

was comprised of a total of 493 airmen and 23 officers from the 

4950th Test Group (Nuclear), including the 4926th Test Squadron 

(Sampling) and the 4935th Air Squadron (11). These units 

operated from Indian Springs AFB, 38 kilometers southeast of the 

NTS. Support was also provided by the 4900th Air Group from 

Kirtland AFB. For GALILEO, AFSWC performed several missions, 

including aircraft control, security sweeps, cloud sampling, 

cloud tracking, a radio relay, terrain and courier and 

transportation services (4; 19). 

TO minimize exposure to ionizing radiation, radiation 

protection procedures were established by the Participants 

were limited to no more then three roentgens of whole-body gamma 

radiation for any period and five roentgens of whole-body 

gamma radiation annually. To ensure that these criteria be 

followed, access to areas of radioactivity was rigidly 

controlled, and project personnel who entered highly radioactive 

areas were accompanied by radiological safety monitors. The 

monitors, who continuously checked the radiation intensities in 

the recovery area, had the authority to order a halt to recovery 

operations if intensities were too great or the length of time in 

the area was too long. Project personnel were issued film badges 

to wear at all times when in the test area. These film badges 

were collected, processed, and evaluated at regular intervals. 

Any individual whose accumulated exposure exceeded or would be 

expected to exceed the established limits was barred from further 

participation in project activities in the forward area. 

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Although not implemented during PLUMBBOB, emergency evacuation 

procedures were prepared for all test events (3; 20). 

With one exception, the radiation protection procedures 

the AFSWC aircrew and ground crew were the same as those 

established for the NTO. As the single exception, cloud sampler 

pilots were authorized by the Test Manager to receive up to a 

total of 7.5 roentgens of gamma radiation annually. Complete 

decontamination, including showers and changes of clothing, was 

required of all aircrew members following each project mission, 

regardless of the exposure received on the flight. Aircraft were 

either decontaminated by washing or were isolated until radiation 

intensities had decayed to predetermined levels. 

This report on Shot GALILEO documents the activities of 

these DOD personnel before, during, and after the detonation on 

2 September 1957. These descriptions focus on the potential for 

exposure to ionizing radiation during the performance of these 

assigned duties. 

1.3 EXERCISE DESEHT ROCK ACTIVITIES AT SHOT GALILEO 

About 295 DOD personnel involved in Shot GALILEO participated in the three projects fielded by Exercise Desert Rock VII 

and VIII, the Army testing and training program conducted during 

Operation PLUMBBOB. These projects included one troop test and 

two technical service projects. 

The troop test was conducted by the George Washington 

University an Army contractor, to monitor the performance 

of persons who had witnessed a nuclear detonation for the first 

time. This project was originally to have involved servicemen, who were to observe a detonation from trench positions and 

to perform several tests. 

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Another 128 individuals took part in two Exercise 

Rock technical service projects. In one project, military 

equipment was exposed to the detonation and evaluated to 

determine the damage sustained. The other project tested 

military equipment and techniques for detecting nuclear bursts 

and fallout. 

In addition to the Desert Rock exercise troops, about 2,000 

support troops from various Army units maintained and operated 

Camp Desert Rock, providing transportation, communications, 

engineering, administrative, and security services. Of these 

Desert Rock support troops, some worked in the forward areas of 

the NTS to construct observer positions, lay communication lines, 

provide transportation and security, and assist in preparing for 

Desert Rock projects. Soldiers from the 50th Chemical Service 

Platoon served as radiological safety monitors for Desert Rock 

project personnel during nuclear test events. 

Radiation protection procedures at Exercise Desert Rock, as 

well as those of the NTO, are detailed in the Series 

volume. The procedures were designed to minimize potential 

exposure to ionizing radiation while allowing participants to 

accomplish their project objectives. Camp Desert Rock support 

personnel and exercise participants were limited to no more than 

five roentgens of whole-body gamma radiation during any six-month 

period. The radiation protection procedures of 

Rock included provisions for (17; 22): 

Maintaining minimum safe distances from nuclear

detonations 

Enforcing protective procedures for personnel 

observing the detonations 

• Controlling access to radioactive areas 

Monitoring individuals working in radioactive areas 

Issuing film-badges to Desert Rock personnel and

monitoring the cumulative exposure of Desert 

personnel 

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Decontaminating all equipment and personnel leaving

the test area after the detonation. 

This report documents the activities of the Desert 

troops and other DOD personnel who participated in Shot GALILEO. 

The activities of Desert Rock and support personnel are 

detailed in the Series volume. 

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CHAPTER 2 

EXERCISE DESERT ROCK VII AND VIII OPERATIONS AT SHOT GALILEO 

Department of Defense (DOD) personnel participated in three 

Exercise Desert Rock VII and VIII projects during Shot GALILEO. 

This chapter describes the Desert Rock activities that may have 

exposed participants to ionizing radiation before, during, and 

after the detonation. In all, about 295 individuals took part in 

these Desert Rock exercises, and approximately 57 percent of 

these participated in a single project, an Army troop test 

sponsored by the Human Resources Research Office (HumRRO). The 

Troop Test was designed to test how the performance of 

military personnel would be affected by witnessing a nuclear 

detonation. The remaining Desert Rock participants took part in 

two Technical Service projects intended to study the effects of 

nuclear weapons detonations on ordnance materiel, fortifications, 

structures, and equipment. 

Detailed descriptions of project objectives and general 

project activities are contained in the Series volume 

that accompanies this report. The information contained in this 

chapter addresses only those project operations conducted 

Shot GALILEO. 

Table 2-l displays the Desert Rock programs and their 

projects conducted at Shot GALILEO, and includes the approximate 

number of DOD personnel who took part in each (17). 

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Table 2-l: EXERCISE DESERT ROCK VII AND VIII PROJECTS, SHOT GALILEO 

Program Type Project Title 

Estimated 

DOD 

Personnel Participants 

Troop Test Troop Test 167 Provisional Company, 

Airborne Division 

(Task Force BIG BANG) 

Technical Service 50.3 Evaluation of Medium Range 

Detonation-detection and 

Cloud Tracking Systems 

23 Army Signal Research and 

Development Laboratories; 

665th Aircraft Control and 

Warning Squadron 

50.8 Detection of Atomic Burst 

and Radioactive Fallout 

105 Army Artillery and Guided 

Missile School; Army Chemical 

School; Air Defense Board; 

Artillery Board; 

Air Weather Service 

2.1 TROOP TEST AT SHOT GALILEO 

Task Force BIG BANG was a provisional company of the 82nd 

Airborne Division from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Not all 

members of this provisional company participated in all Task 

Force BIG BANG activities, particularly the activities that took 

place on the GALILEO shot-day. Additional Camp Desert Rock 

support personnel, including two radiological safety monitors and 

such elements as the military police and the truck companies, 

supported the BIG BANG troop test (15). 

The purpose of this troop test was to determine whether the 

performance of individuals was diminished after they witnessed a 

nuclear detonation for the first time, as compared with an established preshot performance standard. In performing the test, 

were required to (6; 15): 

Disassemble and reassemble a rifle 

Clear a practice minefield 

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Negotiate a combat course in an area the

participants believed to be contaminated by

radiation. 

This troop test was originally scheduled for the SMOKY shot 

on 19 August 1957. Task Force WARRIOR troops from the Rattle 

Group, 12th Infantry, were to participate in the troop 

test. This unit was to observe its first nuclear from 

located about 4,400 meters from the SMOKY ground zero. 

Immediately after the detonation, some of the troops were to 

leave the trenches and move to a cleared area for the rifle 

disassembly-assembly test. Then the unit was to a 

minefield by probing it with bayonets. Finally, the Task Force 

WARRIOR unit would maneuver through an infiltration course they 

thought was contaminated with radioactive fallout, and throw 

grenades at a target (6; 15). 

This plan was changed late in July, when a decision was made 

to have this infantry battle group observe Shot SHASTA on 

August. This decision negated the HumRRO criterion that troops 

participating in the project witness their first nuclear detonation immediately prior to the testing. Therefore, a decision was 

made to replace Task Force WARRIOR troops with a provisional 

company from the Airborne Division, which was scheduled to 

arrive at Camp Desert Rock from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on 

July 1957. This provisional company, designated Task Force RIG 

BANG, originally consisted of men: seven officers and 

enlisted men. Those men who had rifles were selected to 

participate in the HumRRO troop test. The remaining were to 

assist HumRRO in various tasks in support of the troop test (15). 

Task Force HIG RANG troops arrived at Camp Desert Rock on 

Monday, 12 August, days after their scheduled arrival date. 

Preliminary training and briefings, such as the radiological 

safety training at Camp Desert Rock, shown in figure 2-1, were 

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conducted for the rest of that week in preparation for a final 

practice run on Sunday, 18 August, and for participation in Shot 

SMOKY the next day. On 18 August, however, Shot SMOKY was 

delayed and rescheduled for Wednesday, 28 August. 

The Task Force continued to train for participation in the 

troop test. On Friday, 23 August, after Shot DOPPLER had been 

detonated and the area declared clear, the troops were escorted 

to the forward area for the first time, so that they could 

familiarize themselves with the planned troop test. The troops 

departed from Camp Desert Rock for the forward area at about 0830 

hours by truck convoy, which was provided by one of the several 

support units stationed at Camp Desert Rock. The trucks arrived 

at the SMOKY trench area at about 1100 hours. The Task Force 

troops located the SMOKY trenches and practiced the countdown, as 

well as the rifle disassembly-assembly, minefield, and infiltration tests. For the rifle test, shown in figure 2-2, the troops 

wore protective masks; they removed them to perform the minefield 

and infiltration course tests (15). 

The rehearsal for the troop test was completed at 

1330 hours. The Task Force troops then departed from the infiltration course and returned to the SMOKY trench area, where they 

were scheduled to lunch at 1345 hours. At 1430 hours, the troops 

boarded the trucks and returned to Camp Desert Rock. 

On Monday, 26 August, the Task Force returned to the forward 

area for baseline testing, the final rehearsal in anticipation of 

the SMOKY shot, which had been rescheduled for 28 August. The 

troops left Camp Desert Rock by truck convoy at 0300 hours and 

arrived at the SMOKY trenches at an estimated time of 0445 hours. 

At about 0525 hours, the troops entered assigned trenches to 

practice the shot countdown. At 9535 hours, the rifle 

disassembly-assembly test was rehearsed, followed by the 

minefield test and the infiltration course test. This entire 

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maneuver was completed by about 0800 hours, at which time the 

troops breakfasted at the trench area. They departed by truck 

convoy for Camp Desert Rock around 0845 (15). 

Shot SMOKY was postponed again on 28 August. With the 

continuing delays of SMOKY, the Task Force BIG BANG troops not 

participating in the troop test and the HumRRO team witnessed 

Shot FRANKLIN PRIME on Friday, 30 August, presumably from News 

Nob (15). Meanwhile, Shot SMOKY was rescheduled for 31 August 

1957. The HUMRRO troop test could not take place as planned, 

because it was believed that the HumRRO area would be 

contaminated for several days after the shot. 

By this time, military personnel were concerned that the 

Task Force would not be able to participate in the troop test 

before their scheduled departure on 5 September. Therefore, the 

entire Task Force witnessed Shot SMOKY on 31 August from News 

Nob, an observation site near the Control Point at Yucca Pass. 

As a result of observing Shot SMOKY, the Task Force was introduced to the effects of a nuclear detonation, thus negating a 

significant element in the HumRRO troop test. 

Because there was not enough time to construct new trenches 

or clear new test areas for Shot GALILEO, it was decided that the 

Task Force would witness Shot GALILEO in open terrain approximately 4,500 yards from ground zero. The rifle 

assembly test would be conducted at the observation point, and 

the infiltration course maneuver would be performed at the 

original SMOKY test area, if radiation from that shot had decayed 

to an acceptable level. The other part of the troop test, the 

minefield clearing exercise, was cancelled (15). 

The actual locations of the GALILEO observation area, the 

SMOKY trench location, and the HumRRO test area for the Task 

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Official Force have been the source of some uncertainty. 

Exercise Desert Rock reports do not specify the exact location 

from which the troops observed Shot GALILEO. A HumRRO staff 

memorandum maintains that they were to observe the detonation in 

the open, approximately 4,500 yards from the GALILEO tower 

Researchers who assisted in the historical reconstruction of 

activities at Operation determined that the most likely 

location for BIG BANG troops to have observed Shot GALILEO was 

along Mercury Highway at or near the Buster-Jangle 

This location, given in figure 2-3, would have placed the troops 

4,500 meters, rather than 4,500 yards, from the GALILEO ground 

zero (15; 17). 

The same HumRRO staff memorandum describes the test 

area as being next to the SMOKY trenches (6). The SMOKY trenches 

have been reported by various documents to be from 3,500 to 4,340 

meters south-southeast of the SMOKY ground zero. Operation Order 

17 identified the SMOKY trench area as located 4,340 meters or 

4,730 yards from SMOKY ground zero (16). The same approximate 

location is indicated by a U.S. Geological Survey topographic map 

(Oak Spring which shows a well-defined system of seven 

trenches, oriented at right angles to the SMOKY shot-point azimuth; the first of the seven trench lines is located 4,350 meters 

from the site of the SMOKY detonation at coordinates 849120. 

Researchers consider this to be the most reliable location of the 

SMOKY trenches, and it is used for the rest of this narrative 

(15). 

Specifications for the Task Force BIG BANG infiltration 

course are contained in the HumRRO staff memorandum. The specifications require a strip of land about 180 meters wide by 1,100 

meters long, oriented approximately north-south toward SMOKY 

ground zero, with its eastern edge 45 meters from the SMOKY 

trenches and its southern edge 4,100 meters south-southeast of 

SMOKY ground zero. It was originally planned that the Task Force 

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Smoky 

Infiltration 

Course Test Area 

BJY 

GALILEO 

(UTM Coordinates 797009) 

Meters 

Smoky Trenches 

PROBABLE 

LOCATION 

OF TROOPS 

DURING 

DETONATION 

Figure 2-3: MAP OF TASK FORCE BIG BANG TROOP TEST AREA 

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BIG BANG troops would perform the disassembly-assembly test in 

the southern sector of this 

central area, and the infiltration course at the northern edge of 

the strip, 3,250 meters from the SMOKY ground zero at TJTM 

coordinates 840129. Figure 2-4 shows the dimensions and 

of this test area (6; 15). 

Final plans for the troop test, devised about 24 hours 

before the scheduled detonation of Shot GALILEO, called 

to leave Camp Desert Rock after midnight on 

2 September. After observing the detonation in open terrain, 

they would conduct the rifle disassembly-assembly test in the 

observation area. Then, contingent upon a radiological safetv 

clearance, the troops would conduct the infiltration course tests 

near the SMOKY trench area (15). 

Task Force BIG BANG troops and the team of monitors from 

HumRRO left Camp Desert Rock at about 0130 hours on 2 September 

1957. The Task Force and the HumRRO team were not at full 

strength: the HumRRO team had been reduced from ten monitors to 

three because of early departures from the Nevada Test Site 

(NTS). Moreover, some of the Task Force BIG BANG military 

personnel failed to return from weekend pass (15). Film badge 

records indicate that only 110 of the 167 servicemen scheduled to 

participate actually took part in the troop test. Eighty-six of 

these were test troops, and seven were troop monitors who were to 

supplement the HumRRO monitors who had left early (6). The 

remaining 17 probably also assisted the HumRRO team as monitors 

•

The troops were carried into the forward testing area one 

of the transportation support units stationed at Camp Desert 

Rock. At about 0245 hours, the Task Force arrived at the GALILEO 

observer area. 

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” ”

11 m 

8m 

6m 

14m 

Grenade Pits 

“Wall” 

Foxholes 

n A 

Start 

•

18m 

To Trucks 

(1400 

Throw, Exit 

64m Sprint 

Crawl 

Meters 

0 10 

Walk 

Figure 2-4: TASK FORCE BIG BANG TROOP TEST INFILTRATION COURSE) 

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Shot GALILEO was detonated at hours. As planned, the 

troops witnessed the detonation in open terrain meters east 

of ground zero. The blast wave caused momentary winds of about 

36 knots at the observation area, and raised considerable dust. 

Troops performed the rifle disassembly-assembly test immediately 

after the blast wave passed. Following the rifle test, radiological safety monitors and one member of the HumRRO team left 

the GALILEO observer area for the infiltration course to 

determine whether residual radiation levels from the SMOKY shot 

two days earlier were low enough to allow troop entry. While the 

monitors performed this task, the Task Force BIG BANG troops had 

breakfast consisting of assault rations. By 0710 hours, the 

radiological safety monitors returned from the SMOKY trenches to 

report that the fallout level at the infiltration course was 

considered safe for a one-hour stay. The radiological safety 

monitors briefed the troop test participants on the SMOKY trench 

conditions and gave them clearance to remain in the infiltration 

course area for one hour. The Task Force BIG BANG troops then 

departed from the GALILEO observer area by truck convoy and 

arrived at the SMOKY trench parking area at 0740 hours. After 

leaving the trucks, the troops went to the infiltration course 

located about 1,400 meters to the northwest of the parking area 

(15). 

At about 0805 hours, the troops began the timed infiltration 

test. They assembled near the starting line in groups of four 

and five. Each group moved to the starting line, where, on a 

signal from a HumRRO monitor, they began the (70-yard) 

course. As indicated in figure 2-4, each group walked nine 

meters, crawled under a barbed-wire barrier, and continued to 

crawl for 14 meters (15 yards) and under a second barbed-wire 

barrier. After the soldiers had cleared the second barbed-wire 

barrier, they sprinted about six meters (6 yards) to a foxhole, where they remained for ten seconds. After the designated 

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time had elapsed, the soldiers sprinted eight more meters 

yards) to a third barrier, crawled under it, and sprinted 

14 meters (15 yards) to a "wall" of smooth wire, where they each 

threw two practice hand grenades at a square pit, which 

was located 11 meters (12 yards) away. The infiltration test 

ended with each soldier giving his name to the assistant monitor 

waiting at the end of the course and leaving the course to the 

right. When the first group of men had completed the test and 

the course was clear, the monitor gave the signal for the next 

group waiting at the starting line to begin the maneuver 

As each group of soldiers completed the infiltration course 

test, they returned to the truck parking area. The last group 

finished the course at 0855. By 0915, the last group of the test 

troops and the monitors had returned to the truck parking 

area 1,400 meters southeast of the infiltration course. The 

trucks then left the SMOKY trench area for Camp Desert Rock, 

stopping at the Decontamination Station near Yucca Pass, about 

24 kilometers south of the infiltration course. 4n estimate of 

the transit time required indicates that the Task Force should 

have arrived at the Decontamination Station at about 1000 hours. 

Personnel and their vehicles were monitored and decontaminated, 

if necessary, by brushing, washing, and confiscation or exchange 

of clothing. 

The troops turned in their film badges to radiological 

safety personnel when they returned to Camp Desert Rock. 

Apparently, several of the troops lost their film badges while 

performing the infiltration test. Radges could have been lost, 

depending on where they were clipped to the individual's uniform, 

because activities performed during the test might have caused 

them to slip off. At about 1030, the troops of Task Force BIG 

BANG left the Decontamination Station for Camp Desert Rock (15). 

On Wednesday, 3 September, they departed Camp Desert Rock for 

Fort Bragg. 

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2.2 TECHNICAL SERVICE 

As listed in table 2-1, members of various military agencies 

performed two technical service projects at Shot GALILEO. 

of the DOD personnel who took part in these projects also 

performed them at other shots, both before and after 

Shot GALILEO. 

Project 50.3, Evaluation of Medium Range 

detection and Cloud Tracking Systems, involved about 23 people 

from the Army Signal Research and Development Laboratories. The 

project was designed to test the capacity of standard radar 

equipment to detect nuclear detonations and track radioactive 

clouds, and to examine Army fallout prediction methods. Project 

50.3 required the use of two radar sets: the AN/CPS-9 and the 

AN/FPS-6. Before the detonation, Army participants transported 

the AN/CPS-9 radar set by truck to a location near Hiko Village, 

Utah, and put the unit in operational order. In a similar 

manner, participants placed the AN/FPS-6 radar set at Angel's 

Peak, Nevada, located 58 kilometers southeast of the NTS. 

Personnel from the 865th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 

and from the Army Signal Research and Development Laboratory were 

stationed at Angel's Peak. Project 50.3 also involved an 

unspecified number of personnel from the Fallout Prediction 

who were in an M-109 van situated next to the weather station at 

Camp Mercury. The Fallout Prediction Unit routinely gathered 

data necessary to make fallout plots, and they field-tested and 

evaluated plots made by the Signal Corps method of fallout 

prediction (7; 

Project 50.8, Detection of Atomic Burst and Radioactive 

Fallout, was sponsored by the Army Artillery and Guided Missile 

School, with support from the Army Chemical School, the Air 

Defense Board, the Artillery Board, and the Air Weather Service. 

The purpose of the project was to assess how well equipment found 

in a typical Army unit could determine the location, height of 

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burst, and yield of a nuclear detonation. A total of 105 individuals participated in the project. The participants performed 

their tasks at distances of between 10 and 80 kilometers from 

ground zero (13). 

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CHAPTER 3 

NEVADA TEST ORGANIZATION OPERATIONS AT SHOT GALILEO 

This chapter describes the activities performed by 

Department of Defense (DOD) personnel involved in the scientific, 

diagnostic, and training projects conducted by the four test 

groups and the armed services at Shot GALILEO. DOD personnel 

were involved in five projects conducted by the Armed Forces 

Special Weapons Project (AFSWP) Weapons Effects Test Group, in 

one of the 16 projects conducted by the Los Scientific 

Laboratory (LASL) Test Group, and in the one project fielded by 

the University of California Radiation Test 

Group. DOD personnel also participated in nine conducted by the Federal Civil Defense Administration Civil 

Effects Test Group (CETG). Except for those projects conducted 

by the AFSWP Weapons Effects Test Group, DOD participation in 

these other test group projects appears to be limited. In 

addition to the scientific projects, the Air Force conducted one 

DOD operational training project during GALILEO. Finally, Air 

Force Special Weapons Center (AFSWC) personnel flew support 

missions for the test groups and the Test Manager. 

Detailed descriptions of project objectives and general 

project activities are contained in the Series volume. 

The information contained in this 

project operations conducted during Shot 

3.1 FIELD COMMAND WEAPONS EFFECTS TEST GROUP PROJECTS AT SHOT 

GALILEO 

The Weapons Effects Test Group of AFSWP Field Command performed five projects at Shot GALILEO. Table 3-l lists the projects, the participating organizations, and, when possible, the 

estimated numbers of participants. The estimates are based on a 

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knowledge of fielding and recovery procedures, or the Test 

Director's Operation Plan for GALILEO. Because in most cases the 

same people performed both and activities, 

estimates reflect the maximum number of would have 

been involved in the project. 

Table 3-l: FIELD COMMAND WEAPONS EFFECTS TEST GROUP 

PROJECTS, SHOT GALILEO 

Estimated 

Project Title Participating Agency Personnel 

1.1 I Basic Phenomena I Ballistic Research Laboratories I 3 I 

Spectra of Ground Shocks Produced by Air Research and Development Command; 5 

Nuclear Detonations Ramo-Woolridge Corporation I I I 

4.3 Missiles Generated by Foundation for Medical Education and 

produced Blast Waves Research 

6.4 Accuracy and Reliability of the Short-baseline Air Force Cambridge Research Center 

NAROL System 

9.1 Support Photography Armed Forces Special Weapons Project; 10 

Lookout Mountain Laboratory; 

Air Service 

Unknown 

Project 1.1, Basic Phenomena, was designed to 

obtain data on overpressure and dynamic pressure as a function of 

time and distance from ground zero. The performance of various 

pressure gauges, measurement devices, and techniques was also 

evaluated. Before the shot, personnel installed six gauges at 

each of stations along a main blast line about 400 to 1,200 

meters southeast of ground zero. The survey and preparation for 

installing the gauges probably required two AEC support persons 

to spend approximately 16 days Placing and checking the 

gauges in their mounts would probably have been performed 

three members of the Ballistic Research Laboratories and would 

have required 18 days. 
The evening before the shot, three men activated and removed 

tapes from the gauges. They left the area by 2200 hours. Two or 

three project personnel and a radiation monitor recovered instruments and recorded the measurements following the detonation. 

These personnel carried respirators and wore film badges and 

protective clothing. They remained in the GALILEO area for about 

two hours, recovering the gauges most distant from ground zero on 

shot-day. Three men spent a total of about five hours recovering 

the remaining gauges over the next three days (5; 9; 12;). 

Project 1.9, Spectra of Ground Shocks Produced by Nuclear 

Detonations, was designed to measure and analyze the velocity and 

movement of the ground shock wave produced by nuclear detonations. Three self-contained mechanical reed shock gauges were 

placed inside cylindrical canisters 0.6 meters in diameter and 

0.6 meters long. The canisters were buried in holes meters 

north of the shot-tower, which were then backfilled and covered 

with three layers of sandbags. It is estimated that a crew of 

five worked three days to survey and dig the holes, place the 

gauges in the ground, backfill, and cover the gauges with sandbags. After the detonation, at a time when radiation intensities 

had decayed to permissible levels, five people are estimated to 

have spent one day recovering the gauges (5; 12; 

Project 4.3, Secondary Missiles Generated by 

produced Blast Waves, was performed by members of 

Foundation and was managed by CETG as Project 33.2. The purpose 

of Project 4.3 was to provide CETG with technical The 

activities of Project are discussed with the other CETG 

activities later in this chapter. 
Project 6.4, Accuracy and Reliability of the Short-baseline 

NAROL System, studied the inverse of the Long Range 

Navigation (LORAN) system. The project had three objectives: 

To study the ability of the NAROL to 

detect the position and measure the yield of a

nuclear detonation 

To accurately detect the electromagnetic pulse 

from nuclear bursts 

To collect data on the propagation of the pulse

as it travels over land. 

The Indirect Bomb Damage Assessment NAROL system tested consisted 

of nets located at Albuquerque, New Mexico; Vale, Oregon; and 

Rapid City, South Dakota. Each NAROL net consisted of two 

unmanned slave stations and one manned station. The number of 

project personnel involved is not known (5; 12; 18). 

Project 9.1, Support Photography, was primarily fielded 

AFSWP photographers assigned to photograph the detonation. The 

project was designed to lend support in the area of technical 

project photography and to provide assistance in photographic 

documentation of nuclear detonations. For Shot GALILEO, no technical project photography was required for other Weapons Effects 

Test Group projects. Five hours before the shot, ten men 

established camera stations. An unknown number of personnel from 

Air Force Lookout Mountain Laboratory may have taken pictures 

from an aircraft flown by the Military Air Transport Service (2; 

5; 12; 13). 

3.2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PARTICIPATION IN LASL AND UCRL TEST 

GROUP PROJECTS AT SHOT GALILEO 

The LASL Test Group performed 16 projects at Shot GALILEO. 

Of these 16 projects, only Project 11.2, Radiochemistry Sampling, 

included DOD personnel. The UCRL Test Group performed only one 

project at Shot GALILEO, Project 21.2, Radiochemistry Sampling, 

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which also involved DOD participation. Table 3-2 includes these 

projects along with those of CETG. The sponsor of each project, 

the estimated number of DOD participants, and the DOD agency and 

its capacity are indicated when that information is available. 

Both Radiochemistry Sampling Projects were performed for 

and by pilots from the AFSWC 4926th Test Squadron 

(Sampling). Their tasks are discussed under AFSWC participation 

in section 3.5 of this chapter. 

3.3 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PARTICIPATION IN CIVIL EFFECTS TEST 

GROUP PROJECTS AT SHOT GALILEO 

Although DOD personnel took part to a limited extent in the 

nine CETG projects performed at Shot GALILEO, as at all shots in 

the Series. Information about the number of DOD 

participants and the nature of their agency affiliation is, in 

most cases, unavailable for these projects. 

Project 33.2, Missiles Secondary to a Nuclear Blast, was 

conducted to determine the size, weight, and velocity of artificial and natural objects (steel fragments, gravel, etc.) that 

could be propelled by the blast wave from a nuclear detonation. 

It was partially funded, however, by the Field Command Weapons 

Effects Test Group as its Project 4.3, Secondary Missiles Generated by a Nuclear Detonation, which was conducted by the 

Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Field Command 

also provided minor logistical support to CETG for this project. 

NO DOD personnel appear to have taken part in project activities 

in the forward area (8; 10). 

Project 37.1, Distribution Characteristics and Biotic 

Availability of Fallout, required four teams of four men each 

to study the longer-term aspects of biological accumulation of 

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Table 3-2: LASL, UCRL, AND CETG PROJECTS WITH DOD 

PERSONNEL INVOLVEMENT, SHOT GALILEO 

Title Sponsor 

DOD 

Agency Capacity 

Est. 

DOD 

Personnel 

11.21 Radiochemistry Sampling 4926th Test Squadron, Cloud 9 

21.2 UCRL AFSWC Sampling 

33.2 Missiles Secondary to a 

Nuclear Blast 

CETG Foundation 

for Medical Education 

and Research 

support 

37.1 Distribution Characteristics 

and Biotic Availability 

of Fallout 

CETG 16 

Biophysical Aspects of CETG AFSWC Radio Relay 

Fallout/Physical Aspects 

of Fallout 

37.3 Biological Accumulation 

of Fission Products in 

Agricultural Environments 

CETG 

37.4 Measurements and 

Permanent Recordings 

Fast Neutrons 

CETG 

37.5 Chemical Dosimetry 

Studies 

CETG 

37.6 Training in Techniques of 

Environmental Assessment 

CETG 

39.3 Thermal Radiation 

Measurements 

CETG 

Unknown 
fission products on and in native plants and animals. Project 

37.1 recovery teams did not enter the field until three 

after the GALILEO detonation. It is not known where the teams 

worked, what radiation intensities they encountered, how long the 

teams remained in the area, and what types of protective clothing 

they may have required (10; 24). 

Project Riophysical Aspects of Fallout and 

Physical Aspects of Fallout, concerned the delineation and 

characterization of fallout patterns during the shot. Project 

37.2 was conducted by approximately 30 people. Certain specific 

fission-product analyses were conducted by the Chemical Analysis 

Group of the Atomic Energy Project, University of California at 

Los Angeles. The personnel of Project consisted of as many 

as 15 two-man teams, who were responsible for installation, 

operation, and recovery of sampling and monitoring equipment. 

Some DOD personnel probably assisted in these activities. 

shot activities for these teams began on 3 September, the day 

after the GALILEO event (10; 24). The only documented DOD 

participation in Projects 37.2 and is AFSWC radio-relay 

support, which is discussed in section 3.5. 

Project 37.3, Riological Accumulation of Fission Products in 

Agricultural Environments, used a two-man team to obtain data on 

biological accumulation in livestock and farm products. Twelve 

hours after the detonation, Project recovery teams assisted 

in directing Project 37.3 recovery teams to farms exhibiting 

certain dose rates. It is likely that some DOD medical and 

veterinary personnel may have taken part in this project (10; 

24). 

Project 37.4, Measurements and Permanent Recordings of Fast 

Neutrons, required laboratory and field tests to determine 

whether improved knowledge of the characteristics of Germanium 

dosimeters could be used to increase the accuracy and 

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of fast neutron dosage measurements obtained near nuclear detonations (10; 24). 

Project 37.5, Chemical Dosimetry Studies, used test animals 

to determine human exposure to prompt and residual radiation from 

a nuclear detonation. and activities were required 

in this experiment. fallout measurements were made in 

conjunction with Project (10; 24). 

Project 37.6, Training in Techniques of Environmental 

Assessment, provided training to personnel from various scientific disciplines in the techniques of environmental assessment 

under fallout conditions. Rotating project assignments were an 

integral part of this training. Among the participants mentioned 

in the training program were Air Force veterinarians, but the 

number of veterinarians and their unit affiliations are not 

known. Information is not available on other possible DOD 

participants and their activities in the project (10; 24). 

Project 39.3, Thermal Radiation Measurements, had a dual 

objective: to measure transient air temperature at selected 

locations in the blast biology underground shelter in Area 1, and 

to evaluate thermal burns from a nuclear detonation on biological 

specimens. Swine were used as the biological specimens 24). 

3.4 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OPERATIONAL TRAINING PROJECT AT SHOT 

GALILEO 

At Shot GALILEO, an Air Force Air National Guard Tactical 

Reconnaissance unit performed one operational training project. 

The primary aim of operational training projects was to test 

service tactics and equipment and to train military personnel in 

the effects of nuclear detonations. 

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Project 53.9, Photographic Reconnaissance Training, enabled 

Air National Guard Tactical Reconnaissance Units to observe Shot 

GALILEO and to assess the damage by means of photographic techniques. According to the Air Mission Summary Report for Shot 

GALILEO, two RF-84F aircraft, each flown by one pilot from the 

Tennessee Air National Guard, took part in the project. The 

aircraft left George Air Force Base (AFB), California, in the 

early morning of 2 September. Before shot-time, the two aircraft 

flew a right-hand elliptical course from Beatty to Wells, 

at an inbound heading of 127 degrees true and an altitude of 

31,000 feet (1; 2; 11; 13). 

After the detonation, the two RF-84F aircraft were directed 

by the Air Operations Center to proceed to the GALILEO area to 

Position themselves for a timed pass over ground zero at 10,000 

feet. The pass was to occur ten minutes after the detonation. 

completing this photographic mission over ground zero, the 

aircraft returned to George AFB, where the aircraft were monitored by ground personnel (1; 2; 11; 13). 

3.5 AIR FORCE SPECIAL WEAPONS CENTER ACTIVITIES AT SHOT 

AFSWC support during Shot GALILEO was provided by the 4950th 

Test Group (Nuclear), including the 4926th Test Squadron 

(Sampling) and the 4935th Air Base Squadron, with support from 

the 4900th Air Base Group. AFSWC missions consisted of nuclear 

cloud-sampling and sample return missions for LASL Project 11.2 

and UCRL Project 21.2, a radio-relay for CETG 

cloud-tracking missions, security sweeps, and terrain 

surveys performed for the Test Manager. In addition to these 

missions, AFSWC ground personnel exercised operational control of 

all aircraft from the air operations center at the Control Point. 

Table 3-3 indicates DOD participation in AFSWC projects, 

including the number and types of aircraft used. 

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Table 3-3: AFSWC AIR MISSION SUPPORT, SHOT GALILEO 

Program/Project 

Courier 

Mission 

Cloud Sampling 

Sampler Control 

Sampler 

Sampler 

Sample Return 

Estimated Number of 

Type Aircraft Number of Aircraft DOD Personnel 

1 1 

F-84 4 4 

2 4 

c-47 3 12 

Radio Relay I c-47 I I I 

Cloud Tracking B-50 1 10 

B-25 1 5 

Security Sweep L-20 1 2 

Survey Mission I H-21 I 5 I 15 I 

3.5.1 Cloud Sampling 

At GALILEO, six aircraft collected samples of the nuclear 

cloud for LASL Project 11.2, Radiochemistry Sampling, and IJCRL , 

Project 21.2, Radiochemistry Sampling. These six sampler aircraft were flown by pilots the Test Squadron (Sampling) 

and included two each with one pilot and an Air Force 

radiological monitor and four F-84s with one pilot each. A 

sampler control aircraft, flown by an AFSWC pilot accompanied by 

a scientific advisor from LASL, also participated. 

The sampler control aircraft left Indian Springs AFR at 0525 

hours and climbed to an altitude of feet. At 0535 hours, 

the aircraft began its orbit pattern outside the test area. 

The six sampler aircraft proceeded as follows. The first, a 

left Indian Springs AFB at 0650 hours. Documentation does 

not specify what time this aircraft entered the cloud or completed its mission, but its mission was probably conducted within 

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an hour, as it was for the other samplers. Two of the F-84G 

aircraft left Indian Springs AFB at 0705 hours, entered the sampling area at 0710 hours, completed their sampling run at 

hours, left the area at 0745 hours, and landed at Indian Springs 

AFB at 0750 hours. 

Two more aircraft flew from Indian Springs at 0720 

hours, entered the sampling area at 0725 hours, began their sampling missions at 0740 hours, completed their mission at 0755 

hours, and landed at Indian Springs AFB at 0805 hours. 

The final sampler was a B-57B with two crewmen. The 

aircraft left Indian Springs AFB at 0735 hours, entered the sampling area at 0740 hours, completed the mission at 0810 hours 

and, followed by the B-57B sampler control aircraft, landed at 

Indian Springs AFB at 0820 hours. 

Sampler entered the vicinity of the detonation and, 

after establishing visual contact with the sampler control aircraft, were guided by the scientific advisor aboard the sampler 

control aircraft to areas from which samples of nuclear cloud 

were to be obtained. The sampler aircraft were each equipped 

with sampling equipment, filters, meters, and integrating 

dosimeters. All crewmen were on full oxygen for the entire 

mission. 

After the sampling aircraft landed, they taxied to the 

east taxi strip farthest from base operation areas, where ground 

personnel removed the cloud samples and placed them in metal containers that were then flown by three C-47 courier aircraft to 

the laboratories for analyses. The ground crews then began 

decontamination procedures of both aircraft and crew, as 

described in chapter 3 of the Series volume 

(1; 2; 11; 13). 

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3.5.2 Radio Relay 

AFSWC support for Project Aspects of 

Fallout and Physical Aspects of Fallout, was provided by one C-47 

aircraft the day after Shot GALILEO. The aircraft, with at least 

three crewmen, flew a right-hand elliptical pattern southeast Of 

the test site at an altitude of 12,000 feet. This service was 

probably provided to assist CETG personnel in conducting their 

recovery operations by providing communications (1; 2; 13). 

3.5.3 Cloud Tracking 

Immediately after the GALILEO detonation, two aircraft, a 

B-50 from Kirtland AFB and a B-25 from Indian Springs AFB, flew 

cloud-tracking missions over and beyond the Nevada Test Site 

(NTS) at altitudes of 25,000 feet and 15,000 feet, respectively. 

The time of departure for both aircraft is not known. The B-50 

probably had a minimum crew of ten. The purpose of this mission 

was to determine the direction of the radioactive cloud and to 

keep the airways clear of any private or commercial aircraft that 

might encounter radioactive clouds. It is not known how far the 

two aircraft tracked the cloud. Standard operating procedures 

for cloud tracking required that crew members wear film badges. 

The B-25 cloud tracker from Indian Springs AFB was under the 

operational control of the 4900th Air Base Group Operation 

Officer and the pilots were briefed by the Test Aircraft Unit 

Operation Officer. The B-50 cloud tracker from Kirtland AFB was 

briefed by the 4950th Test Group Operations Officer. The 

were in position near the NTS at the time of detonation. 

Following detonation, the Air Operations Center notified the 

cloud trackers to leave the holding pattern and proceed to the 

tracking area (1; 2; 11; 13). 

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3.5.4 Security Sweep Mission 

The evening before the detonation, a single L-20 aircraft 

was dispatched from Yucca airstrip to perform the security sweep 

mission over the NTS area in general, and over the GALILEO test 

area in particular. For this mission, the aircraft crew consisted of two persons. Usually, a security guard officer 

accompanied the pilot during the security sweep (1; 2; 11; 13). 

3.5.5 Survey Missions 

After the detonation, five H-21 helicopters flew survey 

missions over the GALILEO test area to assess detonation damage 

and record radiation intensities. The H-21 helicopters each had 

a crew of three AFSWC personnel, and carried two radiological 

monitors from Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Companv. 

This survey mission is described as part of the monitoring 

procedures in chapter 4. Pilots wore regular flight suits during 

the mission, and other crew members wore protective clothing and 

respirators. Following the mission, helicopters returned to 

helicopter areas and were monitored and decontaminated as 

required (1; 2; 13; 20). 

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CHAPTER 4 

RADIATION PROTECTION AT SHOT GALILEO 

To protect participants at Shot GALILEO from the radiation 

associated with the detonation of a nuclear device, Exercise 

Desert Rock VII and VIII, the Nevada Test Organization (NTO), and 

the Air Force Special Weapons Center (AFSWC) each used accepted 

standards and developed its own criteria and procedures to ensure 

the radiological safety of its members. These safety criteria 

and procedures, as well as the organizations developed to implement the procedures, are detailed in chapter 5 of the 

Series volume. 

The purpose of the various radiation protection procedures 

developed for the PLLJMBBOB Series was to ensure that individual 

exposure to ionizing radiation be as low as possible. At the 

same time, the procedures were designed so that participants 

could meet the operational requirements of each or 

mission. Some of the procedures described in the Series volume 

required Exercise Desert Rock, the NTO, and AFSWC to keep 

records, which can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of their 

radiation protection programs. 

The information that is available concerning the radiological protection procedures at Shot GALILEO includes film-badge 

data for the Human Resources Research Office troop test 

and data on radiological safety equipment, survey results and 

records, isointensity plots, and decontamination records. 

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4.1 FILM BADGE READINGS FOR TASK FORCE BIG BANG AT SHOT GALILEO 

Each Exercise Desert Rock participant was issued a film 

badge. Form LSD SCTF 142, the Lexington Signal Depot Film Badge 

Service Radiation Report, was used to record the individual's 

name, rank, serial number, organization, film-badge number, and 

exposure. While the forms provided much useful information, they 

did not always provide information specific to Shot GALILEO. A 

number of recordkeeping problems existed that made planned procedures for film-badge processing difficult. Information on these 

forms was not always recorded accurately; e.g., names were misspelled, and incorrect organization names were recorded. 

Furthermore, LSD SCTF 142 forms list periods of exposure that 

vary from two days to two months. 

Although film-badge data are available for all Desert Rock 

activities, the troop test distinguished Shot GALILEO from 

the rest of the Series, making the separation of Task 

. Force BIG BANG film-badge data from the rest of the Desert Rock 

data relatively easy in spite of recordkeeping problems. 

All of the available LSD SCTF 142 forms have been 

searched to generate a list of Task Force BIG BANG participants 

who probably were at Shot GALILEO. About 16 percent of the DOD 

personnel participating at Shot GALILEO were involved in Task 

Force BIG BANG. The participants wore film badges for the period 

from 13 August to 3 September 1957. 

Film-badge information is available for the men assigned 

to Task Force BIG BANG. Research indicates that six film badges 

were damaged or otherwise unreadable. Figure 4-1 presents the 

distribution of readings for the 161 soldiers with readable 

badges (15). 

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13 Aug - 3 Sep 

Total Number = 161” 

*Does not include six persons 

for whom badge readings are 

40- unavailable 

35-

15-

10-

5 -

-

0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.2 

Film Badge Reading (gamma, 

Figure 4-l: TASK FORCE BIG BANG, DISTRIBUTION OF FILM BADGE READINGS 

50 
As mentioned in chapter 2, film-badge readings indicate that 

only 110 of the 167 men originally assigned to Task Force BIG 

BANG actually participated in the exercise on 2 September. These 

two groups (participants and nonparticipants) are represented in 

the distribution of film-badge readings shown in figure 4-l. The 

51 readings under 0.4 roentgens represent nonparticipants; however, because gamma radiation is recorded for some of the men, 

these men probably attended the documented rehearsals that were 

held prior to the detonation of GALILEO (15; 23). The higher 

group of readings, 0.8 to 3.2 roentgens, indicates the 110 men 

who participated in the troop test at Shot GALILEO. 

The mean gamma reading for Task Force BIG BANG participants 

1.9 roentgens (standard deviation = 0.49 roentgens). Among 

those individuals who probably participated in the exercise, the 

monitors received the highest exposures. Nine of the ten documented participating civilian and military monitors recorded from 

2.5 to 3.2 roentgens; in contrast, only one of the test troops 

exceeded 2.6 roentgens (6; 15; 23). Since the monitors' duties 

were such that their time in radioactive areas probably exceeded 

that of others, higher readings are to be expected for them 

(15; 23). 

4.2 NEVADA TEST ORGANIZATION PROTECTION ACTIVITIES 

The following subsections indicate specific data concerning 

radiation protection activities performed by at Shot GALILEO. 

Dosimetry Records for GALILEO 

From September to 4 September 1957, including the 

2 September detonation of GALILEO, the Personnel Dosimetry Branch 

issued 3,515 film badges and 448 pocket dosimeters (20; 25). 

Dosimetry data indicates taht eight DOD participants received a 

gamma exposure exceeding 2.0 roentgens during GALILEO. None of 

these exceeded the limit of 3.9 roentgens (20). 

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Logistical Information for Radiological Safety Equipment 

For Shot GALILEO, the Logistics Branch issued 1,208 pieces 

of protective clothing, 190 respirators, and 3,127 pieces of 

miscellaneous equipment (20; 25). 

Monitoring Procedures and Support at GALILEO 

Ten minutes after the detonation of Shot GALILEO, total of 

11 monitors traveling in seven vehicles started the initial 

ground survey, which had a mid-time of 0726 hours. Completion of 

the survey was delayed because the cloud remained in the area for 

a considerable time, causing fallout and changing radiation 

intensities at ground level. Resurveys were made at a mid-time 

of hours on shot-day, and again on 3, 4, and 5 September 

1957. 

The initial aerial survey team departed from the Control 

Point helicopter pad at 0810, 2 hours after the detonation. 

The aerial survey team resurveyed the area around the GALILEO 

ground zero on 3 September and on 4 September. The maximum 

intensity that the aerial survey team measured was 52 R/h, 

feet above ground zero on 3 September, the day after the GALILEO 

detonation. The highest reading taken on the day of detonation 

was 50 H/h, 500 feet above ground zero, about 2 hours after 

detonation (20; 25). 

Plotting and Briefing at GALILEO 

Using information from the initial surveys, the Plotting and 

Briefing Branch developed isointensity contour maps. A copy of 

the initial contour map, with a mid-time for measurements of 0726 

hours, is shown in figure 4-2. Figures 4-3 through 4-6 show 

copies of the isointensity contours generated from the resurveys 

conducted from 2 September to 5 September 1957. 

from the ground surveys allowed the Plotting and 

Briefing Branch to establish Full and Limited Radiological 

52 
 

 - --

Stake Lines 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01 

0 1000 -----we-- - 0.1 R/h I 

Meters 1.0 R/h 

Figure 4-2: INITIAL SURVEY FOR SHOT GALILEO, 

2 SEPTEMBER 1957, MID-TIME 0726 

53 
Stake Lines 

0 1000 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01 

0.1 

Meters 1.0 

Figure 4-3: RESURVEY FOR SHOT GALILEO, 

2 SEPTEMBER MID-TIME 1150 

54 
0 1000 

I I 

Meters 

Stake Lines 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01 R/h 

---------- 0.1 

1.0 

--- - - -

Figure 4-4: RESURVEY FOR SHOT GALILEO, 

3 SEPTEMBER 1857, MID-TIME 0828 

55 
 

 

.

.

Stake Lines 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01 

0 1000 me------- - 0.1 

1.0 R/h Meters 

Figure 4-5: RESURVEY FOR SHOT GALILEO, 

4 SEPTEMBER 1957, MID-TIME 0616 
 

Stake Lines 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01 R/h 

0 

I 

1000 

I 

Meters 

0.1 R/h 

1.0 

Figure 4-6: RESURVEY FOR SHOT GALILEO, 

5 SEPTEMRER 1957, MID-TIME 6626 

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Exclusion (RADEX) Areas. The Plotting and Briefing Branch also 

issued the access permits required for entry into these areas. 

During the period 2 September through 4 September, access permits 

were issued to a total of 735 individuals involved in 41 

(20; 25). 

Decontamination Activities at GALILEO 

During the period covering Shot GALILEO, 2 through 4 September 1957, the Decontamination Section decontaminated vehicles 

and two recorders (20; 25). 

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only those documents cited in the GALILEO

volume. When a DASA-WT document is followed 

by an EX, the latest version has been cited. 

A complete list of all documents consulted

during the preparation of the Series 

volumes is contained in the Operation 

volume. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CONTRACTORS 

Veterans Administration-R0 

Pittsburgh, PA 

ATTN: Director 

Lawrence Livermore National Lab 

ATTN: Tech Info Dept Library 

Veterans Administration-R0 Los National Scientific Lab 

Philadelphia, PA 

ATTN: Director 

ATTN: Library 

ATTN: MS 195 

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Adams State College Arkansas Library 

ATTN: Librn ATTN: Library 

Advanced Research Applications Corp Arkansas State University 

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Akron Public Library University of Arkansas 

ATTN: Librn ATTN: Gov Div 

Alabama State Dept of Archives History Austin College 

ATTN: Military Records Div ATTN: Librn 

University of Alabama Atlanta Public Library 

ATTN: Reference Dept, Dralier 3 ATTN: Ivan Allen Dept 

ATTN: Director of Libraries (Reg) 

University of Alaska Library at Anchorage 

Atlanta University 

ATTN: Librn 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries 

University of Alaska 

Auburn at Mongomery (Reg) 

ATTN: 

ATTN: Librn 

C. W. Post Ctr Long Island University 

Albany Public Library ATTN: Librn 

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Bangor Public Library 

Alexander City State Jr College ATTN: Librn 

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Bates College Library 

Allegheny College ATTN: Librn 

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Baylor University Library 

Allen County Public Library ATTN: Dept 

ATTN: Librn 

Beloit College Libraries 

Altoona Area Public Library ATTN: Serials Dept 

ATTN: Librn 

Bemidji State College 

American Statistics Index ATTN: Library 

Congressional Info Service, Inc 

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ATTN: Gov 

Anaheim Public Library 

ATTN: Librn Akron University 

ATTN: Gov 

College of Wooster 

ATTN: Gov Boston Public Library (Reg) 

ATTN: Dept 

Angelo State University Library 

ATTN: Librn Bowdoin College

ATTN: Librn 

Angelo Icoboni Public Library 

ATTN: Librn Bowling Green State University 

ATTN: Lib Gov Services 

Anoka County Library 

ATTN: Librn Bradley University 

ATTN: Librn 

Appalachian State University 

ATTN: Library Oocs Brandeis University Library 

ATTN: Section 

Arizona State University Library 

ATTN: Librn Brigham Young University 

ATTN: Collection 

University of Arizona 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries (Reg) Brookhaven National Laboratory

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Arkansas College Library 

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Broward County Library Sys 

ATTN: Librn 

Brown University 

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Bucknell University 

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Buffalo Erie Co Public Library 

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State University Library of California at Fresno 

ATTN: Library 

University Library of California at Los Angeles 

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University of California at San Diego 

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State College Library of California at Stanislaus 

ATTN: Library 

California State Polytechnic University Library 

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California State University at Northridge 

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California State Library (Reg) 

ATTN: Librn 

California State University at Long Beach Library 

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California State University 

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California State University 

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California University Library 

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California University Library 

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California University Library 

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University Library 

: 

University of California 

ATTN: Gov Dept 

Calvin College Library 

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Kearney State College 

ATTN: Gov Dept 

Cambria County Library Sys 

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Carleton College Library 

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SE CONTRACTORS (Continued) 

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 

ATTN: Librn 

Carnegie Mellon University 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries 

Carson Regional Library 

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Case Western Reserve University 

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Casper College 

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University of Central Florida 

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Central Michigan University 

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Central Montana State College 

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Central State University 

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Central Washington University 

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Central Wyoming College Library 

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Charleston County Library 

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Charlotte Mechlenburg County Public Library 

ATTN: E. Correll 

Chattanooga Hamilton County, Bicentennial Library 

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Chesapeake Public Library System 

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Chicago Public Library 

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State University of Chicago 

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Chicago University Library 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries 

ATTN: Processing 

Cincinnati University Library 

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Citadel, Daniel Library 

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Claremont Colleges Libraries 

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Cleveland Public Library 

ATTN: Collection 

Cleveland State University Library 

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Coe Library 

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Colgate University Library 

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Colorado State University Libraries 

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University of Colorado Libraries 

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Columbia University Library 

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Columbus Franklin Cty Public Library 

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Compton Library 

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Connecticut State Library (Reg) 

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University of Connecticut 

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University of Connecticut 

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Cornell University Library 

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State University Library 

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Culver City Library 

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Curry College Library 

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University of North Carolina at Asheville 

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Dallas County Public Library 

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Dallas Public Library 

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Dalton Junior College Library 

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Dartmouth College 

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Davenport Public Library 

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Davidson College 

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Dayton Montgomery City Public Library 

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University of Dayton 

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Decatur Public Library 

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Dekalb College SO CPUS 

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Delaware Pauw University 

ATTN: Librn 

University of Delaware 

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University of Delaware 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries 

Delta College Library 

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Delta State University 

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Denison University Library 

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Denver Public Library (Reg) 

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Dept of Library Archives (Reg) 

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Detroit Public Library 

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Dickinson College Library 

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Dickinson State College 

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Alabama Agricultural Mechanical University 

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Drake University 

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Drew University 

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Duke University 

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East Orange Public Library 

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East Tennessee State University Sherrod Library 

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East Texas State University 

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Monmouth County Library Eastern Branch 

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Eastern Illinois University 

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Eastern Kentucky University 

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Eastern Michigan University Library 

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Eastern Montana College 

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Eastern Montana College Library 

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Eastern New Mexico University 

Librn 

Eastern Oregon College Library 

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Eastern Washington University 

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El Paso Public Library 

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Elko County Library 

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College 

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Elon College Library 

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Pratt Free Library 

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Enory University 

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Evansville Vanderburgh Cty Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Everett Public Library 

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Fairleigh Dickinson University 

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Florida A M University 

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Florida Atlantic University Library 

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Florida Institute of Technology 

ATTN: Library 

Florida International University Library 

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Florida State Library 

ATTN: 

Florida State University 

ATTN: Librn 

University of Florida 

ATTN: Dir of Library (Reg) 

ATTN: Dept 

Fond Du Lac Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Ft Hays State University 

Ft Hays Kansas State College 

ATTN: Librn 

Worth Public Library 

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Free Public Library of Elizabeth 

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Free Public Library 

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Fresno Cty Free Library 

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Garden Public Library 

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Gardner Webb College 

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Gary Library 

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Geauga Cty Public Library 

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Georgetown University Library 

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Georgia Institute of Technology 

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Georgia Southern College 

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Georgia Southwestern College 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries 

Georgia State University Library 

ATTN: Librn 
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University of Georgia 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries (Reg) 

Glassboro State College 

ATTN: Librn 

Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Graceland College 

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Grand Forks Public City-County Library 

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Grand Rapids Public Library 

ATTN: Dir of Lib 

Greenville County Library 

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College Library 

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Guam RFK Memorial University Library 

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University of Guam 

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College 

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South Dakota University 

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University Library 

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Hartford Public Library 

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Harvard College Library 

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Harvard College Library

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University of Hawaii Library 

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University of Hawaii at 

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University of Hawaii 

Campus Library 

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Burns Library 

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Hennepin County Library 

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Henry Ford Community College Library 

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Herbert H. Lehman College 

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Hofstra University Library 

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Hollins College 

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Hopkinsville Comnunity College 

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Wagner College 

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University of Houston Library 

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Tulane University 

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Hoyt Public Library 

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Humboldt State College Library 

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Huntington Park Library 

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Hutchinson Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Idaho Public Library Information Center 

ATTN: Librn 

Idaho State Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Idaho State University Library 

ATTN: Dept 

University of Idaho 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries (Reg) 

ATTN: 

University of Illinois Library 

ATTN: 

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ATTN: Gov Br 

Illinois University at Urbana-Champaign 

ATTN: P. Watson Lib 

Illinois Valley Community College 

ATTN: Library 

Illinois State University 

ATTN: Librn 

Indiana State Library (Reg) 

ATTN: Serial 

Indiana State University 

ATTN: Library 
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Indiana University Library 

ATTN: Dept 

Indianapolis Marion County Public Library 

ATTN: Social Science Oiv 

Iowa State University Library 

ATTN: Gov Dept 

Iowa University Library 

ATTN: Gov Dept 

Butler University 

ATTN: Librn 

Isaac Delchdo College 

ATTN: Librn 

James Madison University 

ATTN: Librn 

JAYCOR 

2 cy ATTN: Health Environment Oiv 

Jefferson County Public Library 

Regional Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Jersey City State College 

ATTN: F. A. Irwin Library Periodicals 

Ooc 

John Hopkins University 

ATTN: Library 

La College 

ATTN: Librn 

Johnson Free Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

JRB Associates 

10 cy ATTN: L. Novotney 

Kalamazoo Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Kaman Tempo 

ATTN: 

ATTN: E. Martin 

Kaman Tempo 

ATTN: R. Miller 

Kaman Tempo 

ATTN: C. Jones 

Kansas City Public Library 

ATTN: Oiv 

Kansas State Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Kansas State University Library 

ATTN: Oocs Dept 

University of Kansas 

ATTN: Dir of Library 

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Kent State University Library 

ATTN: Oocs Oiv 

Kentucky Oept of Library Archives 

ATTN: 

University of Kentucky 

ATTN: Gov Pub Oept 

ATTN: Dir of Lib (Reg) 

Kenyon College Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Lake Forest College 

ATTN: Librn 

Lake Sumter College Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Lancaster Regional Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Lawrence University 

ATTN: Oept 

Brigham Young University 

ATTN: Oocs Map 

Lewis University Library 

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Library and Statutory Dist Svc 

2 cy ATTN: Librn 

College 

ATTN: Librn 

Little Rock Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Long Beach Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Los Angeles Public Library 

ATTN: Serials Oiv U.S. Oocs 

Louisiana State University 

ATTN: Gov Ooc Oept 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries (Reg) 

Louisville Free Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Louisville University Library 

ATTN: Librn 

University of Texas 

ATTN: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public 

Affairs Library 

Maine Maritime Academy 

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University of Maine 

ATTN: Librn 
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Manchester City Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Mankato State College 

ATTN: Gov Pubs 

University of Maine at Farmington 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries 

Marathon County Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Principia College 

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University of Maryland 

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University of Maryland 

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State University 

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Information Center 

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Memphis Shelby County Public Library 

Information Center 

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Memphis State University 

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University 

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Mesa County Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Miami Dade Community College 

ATTN: Librn 

University of Miami Library 

ATTN: Gov Pubs 

Miami Public Library 

ATTN: Div 

Miami University Library 

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University of Santa Clara 

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Michigan State University Library 

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Michigan Tech University 

ATTN: Lib Dept 

University of Michigan 

ATTN: Acq Unit 

Middlebury College Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Millersville State College 

ATTN: Librn 

State University of New York 

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Milwaukee Public Library 

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University of Minnesota 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries (Reg) 

Minot State College 

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Mississippi State University 

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University of Mississippi 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries 

Missouri University at Kansas City General 

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University of Missouri Library 

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M.I.T. Libraries 

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Mobile Public Library 

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Midwestern University 

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Montana State Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Montana State University Library 

ATTN: Librn 

University of Montana 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries (Reg) 

Montebello Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Morhead State College 

ATTN: Library 

Mt Prospect Public Library 

ATTN: Gov't Info Ctr 

Murray State University Library 

ATTN: Lib 
 

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Nassau Library System 

ATTN: Librn 

National Academy of Sciences 

ATTN: C. Robinette 

ATTN: Medical Follow-Up Agency 

ATTN: Materials Advisory Board 

Natrona County Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Nebraska Library Community 

Nebraska Public Clearinghouse 

ATTN: Librn 

University of Nebraska at Omaha 

ATTN: Univ Lib 

Nebraska Western College Library 

ATTN: Librn 

University of Nebraska 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries (Reg) 

University of Nebraska Library 

ATTN: Acquisitions Dept 

University of Nevada Library 

ATTN: Gov Pubs Dept 

University of Nevada at Las Vegas 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries 

New Hampshire University Library 

ATTN: Librn 

New Hanover County Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

New Mexico State Library 

ATTN: Librn 

New Mexico State University 

ATTN: Lib Div 

University of New Mexico 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries (Reg) 

University of New Orleans Library 

ATTN: Gov Div 

New Orleans Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

New York Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

New York State Library 

ATTN: Control Cultural Ed Ctr 

State University of New York at Stony Brook 

ATTN: Main Lib 

State University of New York City Memorial Library 

at Cortland 

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State University of New York 

ATTN: Lib 

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State University of New York 

ATTN: Librn 

New York State University 

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State University of New York 

ATTN: Dept 

New York University Library 

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Newark Free Library 

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Newark Public Library 

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Niagara Falls Public Library 

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Nicholls State University Library 

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Nieves M. Memorial Library 

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Norfolk Public Library 

ATTN: R. Parker 

North Carolina Agricultural Tech State 

University 

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University Library of North Carolina at Greensboro 

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington 

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North Carolina Central University 

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North Carolina State University 

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington 

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University of North Carolina 

ATTN: BA Div 

North Dakota State University Library 

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University of North Dakota 

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University of North Dakota 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries 

North Georgia College 

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North Texas State University Library 

ATTN: Librn 
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Northeast Missouri State Univeristy 

ATTN: Librn 

Northeastern Oklahoma State University

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Northeastern University 

ATTN: Dodge Library 

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Northern Michigan University 

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Northwestern State University Library 

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Oberlin College Library 

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Ocean County College 

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Ohio State Library 

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Ohio State University 

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Ohio University Library 

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Oklahoma City University Library 

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Oklahoma City University Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Oklahoma Department of Libraries 

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ATTN: Div 

Old Dominion University 

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Olivet College Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Omaha Public Library Clark Branch 

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Onondaga County Public Library 

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Oregon State Library 

ATTN: Librn 

University of Oregon 

ATTN: 

Ouachita Baptist University 

ATTN: Librn 

Pacific-Sierra Research Corp 

ATTN: H. Brode 

Pan American University Library 

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Passaic Public Library

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Queens College 

ATTN: Dept 

Pennsylvania State Library 

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Pennsylvania State University 

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University of Pennsylvania 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries 

University of Denver 

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Free Library of Philadelphia 

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Philipsburg Free Public Library 

ATTN: Library 

Phoenix Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

of Pittsburgh 

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Plainfield Public Library 

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Popular Creek Public Library District 

ATTN: Librn 

Association of Portland Library 

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Portland Public Library 

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Portland State University Library 

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Pratt Institute Library 

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Louisiana Tech University 

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Princeton University Library 

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Providence College 

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Providence Public Library 

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Public Library Cincinnati & Hamilton County 

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Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County 

ATTN: Librn 

University of Puerto Rico 

ATTN: Maps Room 

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Quinebaug Valley College 

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Auburn University 

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Rapid City Public Library 

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Reading Public Library 

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Reed College Library 

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Augusta College 

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University of Rhode Island Library 

ATTN: Gov Pubs 

University of Rhode Island 

ATTN: Dir of Libraries 

Rice University 

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Louisiana College 

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County Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Riverside Public Library 

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University of Rochester Library 

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University of Rutgers Camden Library 

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State University of Rutgers 

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Rutgers University 

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Rutgers University Law Library 

ATTN: Fed Dept 

Salem College Library 

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University 

ATTN: Librn 

San Antonio Public Library 

ATTN: Bus Science Tech Dept 

San Diego County Library 

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San Diego Public Library 

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San Diego State University Library 

ATTN: Gov Pubs Dept 

San Francisco Public Library 

ATTN: Gov Dept 

San Francisco State College 

ATTN: Gov Pubs 

San Jose State College Library 

ATTN: Dept 

San Luis Obispo City-County Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Savannah Public Effingham Liberty Regional 

Library 

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Science Applications, Inc 

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Scottsbluff Public Librarv 

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Scranton Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Seattle Public Librarv 

ATTN: Ref Asst 
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Selby Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Shawnee Library System 

ATTN: Librn 

Shreve Memorial Library 

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Silas Bronson Public Library 

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Sioux City Public Library 

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College 

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Slippery Rock State College Library 

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South Carolina State Library 

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University of South Carolina 

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University of South Carolina 

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South Dakota State Library 

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University of South Dakota 

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South Florida University Library 

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Southeast Missouri State University 

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Southern California University Library 

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Southern Methodist University 

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University of Southern Mississippi 

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Southern Utah State College Library 

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University of Southwestern Louisiana Libraries 

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Southwestern University 

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Spokane Public Library 

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Springfield City Library 

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St Bonaventure University 

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St Lawrence University 

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St Louis Public Library 

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Stanford University Library 

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State Historical Library 

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Stetson University 

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University of Steubenville 

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Stockton San Joaquin Public Library 

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Stockton State College Library 

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Albion College 

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Superior Public Library 

ATTN: Librn 

Swarthmore College Library 

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Syracuse University Library 

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Tacoma Public Library 

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Hillsborough County Public Library at Tampa 

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Temple University 

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University of Tennessee 

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College of Idaho 

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Texas A M University Library 

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University of Texas at Arlington 

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Texas Christian University 

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Texas State Library 

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Texas Tech University Library 

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Toledo Public Library 

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Torrance Civic Center Library 

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Traverse City Public Library 

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Trenton Free Public Library 

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Trinity College Library 

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Tufts University Library 

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University of Tulsa 

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UCLA Research Library 

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Uniformed Services University of the Health 

Sciences 

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University Libraries 

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University of Maine at 

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University of Northern Iowa 

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Utah State University 

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University of Utah 

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University of Utah 

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Utica Public Library 

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Valencia Library 

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Valparaiso University 

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Vanderbilt University Library 

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University of Vermont 

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Virginia University 

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Virginia Military Institute 

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute Library 

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Virginia State Library 

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University of Virginia 

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Volusia County Public Library 

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Washington State University 

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Washington University Libraries 

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University of Washington 

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Wayne State University Library 

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Wayne State University Law Library 

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Weber State College Library 

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West Chester State College 

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West Covina Library 

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Univeristy of West Florida 

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West Georgia College 

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West Hills College 

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West Texas State University 

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West Virginia College of Grad Studies Library 

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Westerly Public Library 

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Western Carolina University 

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Western Illinois University Library 

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Western Washington University 

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Western Wyoming Comnunity College Library 

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Whitman College

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Wichita State University Library 

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Williams Mary College 

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Emporia Kansas State College 

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William College Library 

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Public Library 

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Winthrop College 

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University of Wisconsin at Whitewater 

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University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee 

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University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh 

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University of Wisconsin at Platteville 

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University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point 

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University of Wisconsin 

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University of Wisconsin 

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Worcester Public Library 

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Wright State University Library 

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Wyoming State Library 

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University of Wyoming 

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Yale University 

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Yeshiva University 

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Yuma City County Library 

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