While in Japan in the early 1950s, William C. Moloney, a hematologist, came face to face with the effects of nuclear weapon radiation on the civilian population. In his journal from that time, he talks about a 9-year-old boy who reminds him of his own son. The boy is scarred by radiation, dying from leukemia and Dr. Moloney can not save him. \u201cHe had the most infectious smile,\u201d he writes on page 100 of his journal. \u201cI could have cried \u2026 and would have if I did not get out of the room after seeing him \u2026 I felt so frustrated and impotent.\u201d
\nThe Papers of William Moloney: Manuscript Collection No. 73 in HAM-TMC Library\u2019s Historical Research Center (HRC) are significant because the documents give a first-hand and personal account of the work of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission. The Papers show how two peoples who had been sworn enemies worked together to better understand the effects of radiation and themselves.
\nMoloney is often serious and sometimes resigned and frustrated by his experiences in studying the effects of the atomic bombs on the survivors and their children. He is often perplexed by the Japanese cultural, but he expresses a genuine love and respect for the Japanese people with whom he interacts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While in Japan in the early 1950s, William C. Moloney, a hematologist, came face to face with the effects of nuclear weapon radiation on the civilian population. In his journal from that time, he talks about a 9-year-old boy who reminds him of his own son. The boy is scarred by radiation, dying from leukemia […]<\/p>\n