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Correspondence, speeches, brochures, financial records, newspaper clippings, and related documents concerning the Hiroshima House. Founded by the Morris's in May 1957, the house was a recreation center and hostel for the survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Arranged alphabetically by title.

Lorentz pictured this as a film about the dangers of the Hydrogen Bomb. "This is a motion picture," he explained, "that presents in dramatic form everything of importance concerning the atomic bomb and atomic energy that can be told the general public. It is not a scare movie, nor is it a propaganda film." After years spent trying to find funding, he had to abandon the project. The files contain correspondence, research, and screenplay drafts.

Kikuchi was cameraman for Miki Shigeru and for Kamei Fumio. He worked on the documentary film,The Effects of the Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki(shot in 1945 finished in 1946) with Miki as second camera assistant. He worked for Miki Film Company in 1946. He established Tokyo Photo Laboratory (Ltd.) in 1956 and was a cameraman for several of Kamei's films. --Kichi no kotachi/基地の子たち, Asobiba no nai kodomotachi/遊び場のない子供たち, Fudōbyō tono tatakai/風土病との闘いand others.

Also used penname Kōno Yūkichi/香野雄吉.Kanō was the producer of the documentary film, The Effects of the Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (shot in 1945 finished in 1946). This section includes articles about and by Kanō Ryūichi, as well as magazines and books owned by Kanō. These include issues of the magazine,Bunka eiga/文化映画from 1938 until 1941. Also,Eiga kyōiku/映画教育/The Cine Educationfrom 1930 to 1943 (9 issues only). For more issues ofBunka eiga,and documentary film related materials, see Subseries VI.7: Subject Files: Documentary Film Materials.

This sub-series is composed of correspondence files originating from various offices and personnel within the Division of Government Aided Research. The sub-series is arranged alphabetically by folder title and then chronologically where applicable. An index to the correspondence for 1944-1945 alphabetical correspondence files is also included. War Filing – Alpha 1944-1945 consists of alphabetically and chronologically arranged correspondence regarding contracts (funding, termination of, extension of, amendments to), personnel issues (salaries, appointments and terminations), compensation, activities on campus (military training), space issues (including restoration of space to the University from military), new selective service issues and deferment of Columbia employees. Reports found in these files include two from James Kip Finch, one regarding Engineering, Science, and Management War Training activities from July 1, 1943 to June 30, 1944 and a final report of the War Training Program at C.U. dated 24 March 1945. Information regarding classification of documents and research and Trustee minutes reporting on completed contracts and lists of people involved (Oct. 2, 1944, Dec 4, 1944, May 7, 1945) are also included. Correspondence of note includes: letters with General Electric regarding contract work, correspondence concerning the New London Labs, Professor Edwin Matzke correspondence of 27-29 September 1944 concerning the return of valuables in storage to campus, and correspondence with the War Manpower Commission. Also addressed is the restoration of SAM Labs space (found in "M-S" file) and the restoration of Chandler Museum to the University.