The John Werner Welland papers (1951-2000) consist of materials that focus on Welland's career in the United States Air Force. Included are correspondence, diplomas, medical and personnel records, passports, death records, and other papers. Welland (1933-1991) was born in New York and was one of many who became known as an "Atomic Veteran" due his work for the Air Force during the atmospheric nuclear testing program carried out by the United States in the 1940s to 1960s.

The Ivor Delwyn Thomas papers consist of materials related to nuclear reactor and nuclear industry development along with personal correspondence and other materials. Thomas was an environmental chemist.

The uranium mining oral history project (1970-1971) was conducted under the auspices of the American West Center. The focus of the interviews was documentation of the uranium industry in Utah and Colorado. Among those interviewed were miners, residents of towns affected by the uranium boom, employees of Union Carbide and the Vanadium Corporation of America, Native Americans, and lawyers specializing in mining.

The Peter Huntoon papers (1832-2011) consist of materials about nuclear technology, ranging from nuclear explosions, to power plants, to the side effects of radiation, and the effects of nuclear technologies on prominent areas which have experienced significant exposure to nuclear energy. Huntoon was a professor of Geology at University of Wyoming.

The Stephen Gary Erickson photograph collection contain materials documenting Erickson's activities in opposition to the manufacture, testing, and storage of weapons of mass destruction in Utah and the Intermountain West.