Peterkin, Ernest W. <br/><br/>
Ernest W. Peterkin papers, 1946-1992  (bulk 1946). 

 - 400  items. 1  1  container and  oversize. 0.4  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, journal, writings, notebook, orders, photoreproduction of sketchbook, and other papers kept by Peterkin as a member of the scientific group which photographed the atomic blasts during Operation Crossroads, the nuclear testing on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, in 1946. 
<br/><br/><br/>Watercolor paintings, charcoal and pencil drawings, sketches, a sketchbook, and photographs <br/>Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <br/>transferred to 
<br/><br/><br/>Naval officer and engineer.  Born 1920; died 1995. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008133 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 96083615  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nuclear weapons--Testing.<br/>Operation Crossroads, Marshall Islands, 1946.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands)--History.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Engineers.<br/>Naval officers.