C-8-5, 1945-05-01

Item — Box: 5

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This colleciton contains panels and framed photographs from a 2010 exhibit shown at the University of Alabama in Huntsville's M. Louis Salmon Library. Also included is the website designed to support the exhibit.

Dates

Creation: 1945-05-01

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Biographical / Historical

On May 1, 1945, a delegation of senators and representatives of the United States Congress visited the Dora site. The officials moved quickly through the camp, but were fascinated to discover the underground factory and the rockets.