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Summary Description
Title: Robert C. Pendleton Papers, 1957-1982
Creator:Pendleton, Robert C. (Robert Cecil)
Repository: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Publisher: University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Abstract: Robert C. Pendleton served as professor of biology (1961-1982) and director of the Department of Radiological Health at the University of Utah.
Extent: 2 linear ft.
Identification: Acc0275
Language: English

Biographical Sketch
Robert C. Pendleton served as professor of biology (1961-1982) and director of the Department of Radiological Health at the University of Utah. Dr. Pendleton was born in Torrey, Utah on November 5, 1918. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Utah in 1946, his master's degree the following year and his doctorate in 1952. Dr. Pendleton was active in studying the effects of radioactive fallout through the food chain. He served on the Utah Nuclear Energy Commission, the Utah Council on Science and Technology, and was named to the National Academy of Sciences committee on radioactive waste management. Dr. Pendleton died July 10, 1982.



Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence, personal research,, and reprints of publications. Also included are newspaper clippings and press releases on the effects of radiation, especially fallout from nuclear weapons test sites in Nevada. The collection also contains class syllabi.


Administrative Information
Restrictions : Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
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Index Terms
These records are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the J.Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog under these index terms.
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Subjects:
Pendleton, Robert C. (Robert Cecil) -- Archives
University of Utah -- Faculty
Radioactive pollution
Radioecology
Radioecology -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- History -- Sources
Radiobiology -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- History -- Sources
Nuclear weapons -- Nevada -- Testing
University of Utah. Dept. of Biology
University of Utah - Archives

Genres:
Correspondence.
Clippings.
Press releases.
Reprints.
Syllabi.

Restrictions
Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.


Arrangement of the Records
The collection is arranged alphabetically.


Detailed Description of the Records
    box  1 :
      folder  1 : Class Handouts - Radiobiology
      folder  2 : Class Handouts - Radiobiology
      folder  3 : Class Handouts - Radioecology
      folder  4 : Class Tests - Examples
      folder  5 : Correspondence
      folder  6 : Correspondence - Governor's Office
      folder  7 : Correspondence to Public Servants - Fallout
      folder  8 : Diplomas, Certificates, Awards
      folder  9 : Early Research
    box  2 :
      folder  1 : Fallout - Epidemiology of Radiation in Utah
      folder  2 : General Electric - Hanford Washington (Monthly Research Reports, 1957-1960)
      folder  3 : Humor
      folder  4 : India Project
      folder  5 : Minutes of Meetings on Effects of Fallout Radiation (Salt Lake City - August 29, 1979)
      folder  6 : Molecular Biology Dept.
      folder  7 : National Enquirer Article
      folder  8 : News Releases (to 1957)
      folder  9 : News Releases (1960-1962)
      folder  10 : News Releases (1963)
      folder  11 : News Releases (1964-1965)
      folder  12 : News Releases (1966)
      folder  13 : News Releases (1967)
      folder  14 : News Releases (1968)
      folder  15 : News Releases (1968)
      folder  16 : News Releases (1969)
      folder  17 : News Releases (1970)
      folder  18 : News Releases (1972)
    box  3 :
      folder  1 : News Releases (1974-1979)
      folder  2 : News Releases (1974-1979)
      folder  3 : News Releases (1977-1982)
      folder  4 : Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Solomom Islands with Special Reference to Foods and Plants
      folder  5 : Offsite Monitors Workshop - Proceedings and Correspondence
      folder  6 : Radiological Health Advisory Committee (1963-1964)
      folder  7 : Reprints - Biology and Ecology
      folder  8 : Reprints - Cesium 137
      folder  9 : Reprints - Iodine
      folder  10 : Reprints - Phosphorus
    box  4 :
      folder  1 : Reprints - Radium and Radon
      folder  2 : Reprints - Nevada Tests
      folder  3 : Reprints - Radiation Miscellaneous
      folder  4 : Reprints - Various Isotopes
      folder  5 : Speeches - Materials
      folder  6 : Student Papers - Radiation (RESTRICTED)
      folder  7 : Student Papers - Radiation (RESTRICTED)
      folder  8 : Testimony before U.S. District Court on Radiation in Utah
      folder  9 : Utah State Advisory Committee on Science and Technology
      folder  10 : Utah State Radiological Advisory Committee (1964)