Welcome to the Oak Ridge Public Library Digital Collections, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Welcome to the Oak Ridge Public Library Digital Collections, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
World War II ignited in 1939 when Germany invaded Poland, compelling Britain and France to declare war on Germany. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the United States entered the war.
Concerned that the Germans might develop a theoretical super bomb, Albert Einstein penned a letter warning President Roosevelt in …
The Library is fortunate to have a collection of photographs taken by Edward Wescott during his years as principal Atomic Energy Commission photographer. These photographs depict life in early Oak Ridge, which was especially remembered for the mud, the lines, and the security gates. The collection consists of over 1, 000 photographs …
The Municipal Photograph Collection ranges in date from 1945 to 1980 and covers many subjects from Oak Ridge’s history. A majority of the images illustrate activities of the early Recreation Department, including the outdoor pool construction, Roane-Anderson sports teams and the Playground Circus. Activities of Oak Ridge Fire, …
Ruth Carey, once a photographer for the newspaper, the Oak Ridger, took photos for many different types of events from 1960 until 1994. Some of the events Mrs. Carey took photos for included play productions, weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, and events sponseored by the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association.
Edward W. Dougherty was born July 6, 1907 in Blount County, Tennessee. He was a graduate of Everett High School in Maryville and received a B. S. degree from University of Tennessee in 1939. He continued his education at the Phoenix Art Institute and Columbia University in New York City. In 1942, while teaching at Central High School in …
Oak Ridge Public Library, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, houses the Center for Oak Ridge Oral History as well as the Oak Ridge Room, a unique collection established to gather and preserve the records and history of the "Secret City."
Oak Ridge Public Library hopes that these collections will help reveal the history of the ‘Secret City’ to students, researchers and all other citizens.
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