Carl Mora and Wendell Weart at the book signing held at the National Atomic Museum

Although it is hardly a news flash, we thought it opportune to remind our loyal readers of the publication in November 1999 of Sandia and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, 1974-1999 (SAND99-1482), authored by your very own Corporate Historian Carl J. Mora. If you somehow missed out on acquiring your personal copy of this book, it is available at the National Atomic Museum Bookstore for $25.00.

Research Historian Rebecca Ullrich, who incidentally just recently accomplished the transmogrification from contractor to Sandian, published A History of Building 828 (SAND99-1941). The erstwhile Building 828 used to occupy the now empty lot just northeast of Building 832. And although not a publication, but a very visible accomplishment, Rebecca assisted the team that built the "Windows in Time" 50th anniversary monument using the hoist from Building 828. She helped the team find photos and wrote the text included on the monument.

Carl Mora will be winging off to the Southwest Oral History Association meeting in Long Beach, California on April 28-30, 2000, where he will give a talk on the oral history techniques used in his research for the WIPP history.

On April 12, the Corporate Archives and History Program participated in "Information: The Competitive Advantage" at the TTC. The event included a keynote presentation by Richard Hulser, an internationally recognized expert in information management. A panel of directors involved in Sandia's information management activities presented and discussed the major problems and potential solutions we face in this area.

Tony Sparks of the National Atomic Museum Store is happy to sell you a Sandia history book or two.

Archives Assistant Shirley Morris with the Corporate Archives display at the "Information: the Competitive Advantage" program.

Various information solution displays from inside and outside the Laboratories were exhibited in the TTC lobby.

The History Program shared a table with the National Atomic Music Store, which was selling copies of various Sandia histories (including Carl Mora's history of WIPP and Leland Johnson's general history of Sandia). The Corporate Archives display included the Nick DeLollis Collection and a sign-up sheet for Archives tours. The Archives tours were quite popular as many folks came over to Building 894 to see some of the treasures of Sandia's past. The event was jointly organized by the Technical Library (9615 and 9616) and Recorded Information Management (9612).