The James "Dee" Donithan Collection of Nevada Test Site Photographs (approximately 1970-1999) consist of 8x10 photographs depicting flowers, landscapes, wildlife, workers, work sites, and testing equipment at the Nevada Test Site. The photographs were printed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Mercury, Nevada, and collected into a binder by James "Dee" Donithan.
The James "Dee" Donithan Collection of Nevada Test Site Photographs (approximately 1970-1999) consist of 8x10 photographs depicting flowers, landscapes, wildlife, workers, work sites, and testing equipment at the Nevada Test Site. The photographs were printed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Mercury, Nevada, and collected into a binder by James "Dee" Donithan.
Collection is open for research.
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Materials remain as they were received.
James "Dee" Donithan (1928-2019) was born in Rosiclare, Illinois. He served in the United States army during the Korean War, and earned his bachelor's degree in Geology from the University of Illinois in 1959. He married his wife, Ann, in 1959 and the couple later had two children. Donithan spent the next few years working in the oil and gas industry. In 1968, he moved with his family to Las Vegas, Nevada and worked for Lawrence Livermore Laboratory at the Nevada Test Site. In 1990, he joined Desert Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a geological engineer. During his time at the DRI, Donithan worked for the Division of Hydraulic Sciences and analyzed effects of past nuclear testing and its impact on water.
Source:
"James 'Dee' Donithan obituary," accessed September 4, 2024. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/james-donithan-8855918
James "Dee" Donithan Collection of Nevada Test Site Photographs, approximately 1970-1999. PH-00366. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1121g
Donated in 2024 by Ryan Donithan; accession number 2024-102.
In 2024, Sarah Jones accessioned the collection, removed photographs from degrading plastic sleeves, rehoused the collection into acid-free folders, and wrote the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.
Administrative Information
Acquired in 2024 by Aaron Mayes, Visual Materials Curator, as part of Special Collections and Archives holdings on the environment.