My Virtual Reading Room

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Her bio, written by her daughter, used to be one of my favourite books...still is, I suppose :)
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And here's an interesting article:

Marie Curie: Why her papers are still radioactive

Marie Curie, whom Google is celebrating Monday with a Google Doodle in honor of her 144th birthday, lived her life awash in ionizing radiation. More than a century later, her papers are still radioactive.

Many library collections use special equipment, such as special gloves and climate-controlled rooms, to protect the archival materials from the visitor. For the Pierre and Marie Curie collection at France's Bibliotheque National, it's the other way around.

That's because after more than 100 years, much of Marie Curie's stuff –her papers, her furniture, even her cookbooks – are still radioactive.
Those who wish to open the lead-lined boxes containing her manuscripts must do so in protective clothing, and only after signing a waiver of
liability. 

The rest of article here: http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2011/1107/Marie-Curie-Why-her-papers-are-still-radioactive