MS 242 Guide to the John Z. Bowers, MD Papers (1947-1983)

Authors

John Z. Bowers (1913-1993)

Identifier

MS 242

Publication Date(s)

October 11, 2022

Language

English

Keywords

ABCC Collections, Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, Carl F. Tessmer, Shields Warren, photographs, photographs » black-and-white photographs

Abstract

This collection includes photographs, manuscripts, and reprints related to Dr. John Bowers' involvement with the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC). Of particular note are 58 black-and-white photographs of Nagasaki, Japan, taken by Captain Shields Warren (MC) in 1947. There is also a photograph showing Dr. Bowers alongside Carl Tessmer reviewing plans for the ABCC laboratory-clinic in Hiroshima, and another featuring the groundbreaking of the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF). A third set of photographs depicts Berlin, Germany during the Cold War. See more at MS 242.

Copyright

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Comments

Donated by Akiko K. Bowers, Dr. Bowers' wife, in 1995.

Recommended Citation

Bowers, John Z. (1913-1993), "MS 242 Guide to the John Z. Bowers, MD Papers (1947-1983)" (2022). Manuscript Finding Aids. 138.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/findingaids/138