HANFORD HISTORY PROJECT Manhattan Project Oral HistoriesListen to history from those that experienced it. Below are resources to explore the oral histories of people whose lives intertwined with the Manhattan Project.Hanford History ProjectThe Hanford History Project is a physical and online archive documenting the history of the Hanford nuclear production facilities and the surrounding community, the Tri Cities (Richland, Kennewick, and Pasco). Washington State University - Tri Cities hosts the Hanford History Project. Through contract with the Mission Support Alliance and the US Department of Energy, the project also manages the Hanford Collection, which is the Department of Energy's own extensive collection of documents and artifacts from Hanford's history.
Hanford History Project Database
See featured collections and exhibits. 
Latinx Experiences in Hanford
Listen to Latinx Hanford workers share their memories of their work on the Hanford site and contributions in the Tri-Cities community. 
CREHST Museum Oral Histories
Hear stories on topics ranging from the Alphabet houses to living in trailer camps. 
African American Experiences in Hanford
Listen to oral histories from African Americans who worked for Manhattan Project in Hanford. 
Post-1943 Oral Histories
Listen to oral histories with residents about the Hanford area during and following the Second World War. 
B Reactor Museum Oral Histories
Listen to Oral History Interviews conducted by the B Reactor Museum Association. Center for Oak Ridge Oral HistoryCOROH comprises over 900 audio and video interviews capturing the story of life, people, and history in the unique “Secret City” of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Spanning the pre-Oak Ridge era, the Manhattan Project years during WWII, to present day residents.
Center for Oak Ridge Oral History
Hear oral histories from the "Secret City" of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Voices of the Manhattan Project“Voices of the Manhattan Project” is a joint project by the Atomic Heritage Foundation and the Los Alamos Historical Society to create a public archive of our oral history collections of Manhattan Project veterans and their families. Their online collection features 600 audio/visual interviews with Manhattan Project workers and their families, including J. Robert Oppenheimer, General Leslie R. Groves, Glenn Seaborg, Hans and Rose Bethe, George and Vera Kistiakowsky, and many more. 
Voices of the Manhattan Project
“Voices of the Manhattan Project” is a joint project by the Atomic Heritage Foundation and the Los Alamos Historical Society. 
Men Who Flew on Atomic Bombing Missions
Listen to interviews with some of the men who flew on the atomic bombing missions. 
Voices From Japan
Interviews with atomic bomb survivors, the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and experts on the bombings and their impacts. Peace Database of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial MuseumThe Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum has a navigable database of museum artifacts including video testimonies from survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, art created by survivors, and belongings of victims. 
Peace Database
A compiled database of A-bomb or peace related materials and information stored in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. 
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Oral histories spreading the message of "no more Hiroshimas". |
Last updated: April 17, 2025