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The Nevada Test Site Oral History Project at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a comprehensive program dedicated to documenting, preserving and disseminating the remembered past of persons affiliated with and affected by the Nevada Test Site during the era of Cold War nuclear testing.
Subjects or Themes
Indigenous, World War II, Women, Veterans, Nuclear Testing
Project Language(s)
English
Time Period
Geographic Location
Project Categories
Content Type
Oral History, Teacher Resources, Multimedia recordings
Target Audience(s)
Creators
Mary Palevsky, Project Director
Robert Futrell, Principal Investigator, Sociology
Andrew Kirk, Principal Investigator, History
Robert Futrell, Principal Investigator, Sociology
Andrew Kirk, Principal Investigator, History
Year(s)
2008-2011
Host Institution / Affiliation / Project Location
University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries
Software Employed
Labor and Support
Project Cost
Partnerships, funding sources, or grant-funding acknowledgement
The Nevada Test Site Oral History Project research was conducted from September 2003 through July 2007 in UNLV’s College of Liberal Arts with funding from U.S. Depts. of Energy (award no. DEFG52-03NV99203) and Education (award no. P116Z040093).