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Accession Number: HC 30
The Chemical Demilitarization Media Project
Bulk, 1985-1991
10.4 linear ft.
Online Catalog Record (BANC)
Overview
History
Series
Description
Series
I - Alternative Technologies
Series
II - Demilitarization/Detoxification
Series
III - Environmental Impact Studies
Series
IV - Newspaper Clippings
Series
V - Public Hearings
Series
VI - Reports and Committees
Series
VII - Subject Files
Series
VIII - Videotapes
Access and Use
Provenance: Joseph T. Gray entrusted his clippings, research materials,
and videotapes of persons and events surrounding the chemical weapons debate
to Berea College
in 1993,
while retaining the right to refuse permission for publication or multiple
photocopies.
Restrictions: Permission to publish based upon research use
of the videos must be obtained from Joseph T. Gray. The permission of Mr.
Gray must be secured for any duplication whatsoever of the video material.
Upon the death of Mr. Gray such permission must be secured from Berea College.
Researchers are allowed to make single photocopies for their private use.
Preferred Citation:
Chemical Demilitarization Media Project, Berea College Special
Collections & Archives, Berea, Ky.
Related Archives
- Citizens Review Support Study Collection, 1960 - 1990, HC 32
Overview
The Chemical Demilitarization Media Project Collection documents Joseph T. Gray’s
six years of research on the subject of chemical weapons demilitarization. Its
primary focus is the debate over disposal alternatives to incineration of nerve
gas and other weapons stored at the Bluegrass Army Depot in Madison County, Kentucky.
Materials include reports, news clippings, publications, and videotapes. The
video material consists mainly of interviews with various involved persons, the
proceedings of public meetings in Madison County, and related congressional hearings
in Washington, DC, all during the early 1990s.
History
Joseph T. Gray worked with Appalshop in Whitesburg, Kentucky, making documentaries,
until he decided to work independently. While living in Somerset, Kentucky,
he sought funding to produce a documentary on the question of how to dispose
of deteriorating chemical weapons stored at the Army's Bluegrass Depot in Madison
County, Kentucky. Although he followed the hearings and shot raw footage of
interviews, etc., he never received the funding he needed to edit and produce
a documentary on the subject.
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Series Description
26 Manuscript Boxes
(Box list available by clicking series links below)
This series consists of books, reports, and miscellaneous articles discussing
alternative technologies for the destruction of chemical weapons. Thermal treatment
preprocessing and postprocessing operations, high temperature and low pressure
pyrolysis, enzyme technology, and electrochemical treatment are examples of
the several alternatives described in this material.
This series consists of reports and publications that describe the status
of the U.S. Army's chemical weapons stockpile. The reports go into detail outlining
how these weapons should be destroyed and what progress the army has made toward
this goal. The material is particularly remarkable for the relatively slight
degree of discussion regarding environmental risk factors associated with the
destruction
process.
This series consists of reports, a book, and various articles regarding the
potential effect of the Army's chemical weapons disposal plan on the environment.
The Johnston Atoll Base in the Pacific is one example used in many of the studies
because it is using incineration to destroy its chemical weapons. Both the
Anniston Army Depot and the Bluegrass Army Depot are also investigated in various
reports.
This series contains news clippings related to the U.S. Army's chemical weapons
storage. The articles cover a fourteen-year period, primarily focusing on the
Bluegrass Army Depot in Madison County, Kentucky. Topics include safety, public
reaction/protest, accidents, and the status of the weapons.
This series is composed of minutes taken at various public meetings. The focus
of these meetings was to discuss chemical weapons disposal, safety, and environmental
impact. The bulk of the meetings were held in Madison County, Kentucky.
The material in this series includes reports drawn up by independent groups
and by committees. The reports focus on various chemical weapons such as GBond
VX, the Army's procedure for safe storage of these weapons, the advantages/disadvantages
of incineration, and citizens' perspectives on the Army's chemical weapons
disposal plans.
This series is composed of minutes taken at various public meetings. The focus
of these meetings was to discuss chemical weapons disposal, safety, and environmental
impact. The bulk of the meetings were held in Madison County, Kentucky.
This series consists of videotapes, a tape log, and tape content notes. This
material mainly consists of interviews with various involved persons, the proceedings
of public meetings in Madison County, and related congressional hearings in
Washington, DC, all during the early 1990s. The original tapes are in U-matic
SP master broadcast videocassette format, but VHS viewing tapes are available
in Special Collections & Archives.
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