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Gay Kauffman Nevada Test Site Papers (MS-00535)

Abstract

The collection includes materials from the Nevada Test Site (1955-1967) including newsletters published by the Reynolds Electrical & Engineering Co., Inc. and photographs of Southern Nevada flora, fauna, and archaeology. It also includes photographs of test explosions at the Nevada Test Site, as well as photographs documenting a visit from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) officials and a visit from John F. Kennedy to the Nevada Test Site. The collection also contains an oversized poster of an atomic explosion and one of a nuclear rocket development station.

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Date

1955 to 1967

Extent

0.44 Cubic Feet (1 box, 1 flat file)
2.21 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The collection includes materials from the Nevada Test Site (1955-1967) including newsletters published by the Reynolds Electrical & Engineering Co., Inc. and photographs of Southern Nevada flora, fauna, and archaeology. It also includes photographs of test explosions at the Nevada Test Site, as well as photographs documenting a visit from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) officials and a visit from John F. Kennedy to the Nevada Test Site. The collection also contains an oversized poster of an atomic explosion and one of a nuclear rocket development station.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically.

Biographical / Historical Note

Gertrude Anne Yoder was born in 1914 in Denver, Colorado. She began working as an editor for Reynolds Electrical Engineering Company in the 1950s. She was responsible for soliciting photographs for the newsletter.

Source:

Adams, Kayla, and Ashley Loper, “Women in Place.” Landscapes of the Nevada Test Site. December 22, 2016. Accessed March 20, 2018. https://uni.edu/carrchl/wp/ntsohp/women-in-place/.

Related Collections

The following resources may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection:

Edward G. Halligan Photograph Collection on the Nevada Test Site, approximately 1960-1969. PH-00101. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kauffman, Gay. Interview, 2006 October 11. OH-03068. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Gay Kauffman Nevada Test Site Papers, 1955-1967. MS-00535. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 2007 by Gay Kauffman; accession number 2007-21.

Processing Note

In 2018, as part of a backlog elimination project, the collection was processed and a finding aid was created in compliance with current professional standards by Faye Mazzia.

Resource Type

Papers

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS00535

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