The Josie Dondich Papers (1935-1974) document the Dondich family in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection contains correspondence to Senator Patrick McCarran, documents about Alex Dondich's military service and death, and photographs. It also includes documents of Mrs. L.G. Johnson, the sister of Josie Dondich.
The Josie Dondich Papers (1935-1974) document the Dondich family in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection contains correspondence to Senator Patrick McCarran, documents about Alex Dondich's military service and death, and photographs. It also includes documents of Mrs. L.G. Johnson, the sister of Josie Dondich.
Collection is open for research.
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Materials are arranged chronologically.
Josie Dondich (1908-1976) owned the Cut Rate Liquor Store located at 132 South Fifth Street (now Las Vegas Boulevard) in the 1940s. Her husband Ali T. Dondich (1896-1943) served in World War I and worked for Six Companies during the construction of Hoover Dam. The couple had three children, Alex (1925-1942), Elena (1927-2004), and James. Alex Dondich died in a POW camp in the Philippines during World War II. Josie Dondich passed away in 1976.
Josie Dondich Papers, 1935-1974. MS-00261. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Materials were donated in 1986; accession number 86-21.
Materials were processed by Special Collections staff.
In 2015, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Angela Moor revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.