Civil defense
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the protection of civilians from enemy attack. Works on the rights, under international law, of civilians in the hands of belligerent powers, and on measures to protect such rights are entered under War--Protection of civilians. Works on official or private assistance to civilians during war time are entered under War relief.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Montgomery County Civil Defense Documents
Collection
Identifier: 1999.008
Scope and Contents
The Montgomery County Civil Defense Documents house various papers from Montgomery County, the Tennessee Civil Defense Agency (TCDA), and former TCDA president Joan Blair. With dates ranging from 1958-1962 and 1978-1986, this collection consists of informational pamphlets, defense plans, meeting agendas, financial records and personal correspondence. It sheds light on a time when the county, state, and country feared the possibility of a nuclear attack. Within just a few decades, those fears...
Dates:
1956 - 1986