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Scope and Contents Note
The William Barak Collection (approximately 1962-1989) contains photographs of Barak and colleagues while working E.G.&G. at the Nevada Test Site and in Alaska from the NERVA (Nuclear Rocket) Division and the last two tests in Amchitka (Milrow and Cannikin). The collection also contains numerous government publications, manuals, and maps relating to Barak's work. William S. Barak, Jr., was employed by E.G.&G. from 1962 until 1972, first in the NERVA (Nuclear Rocket) division, then the bomb testing site, including the last two Amchitka, Alaska tests as an Electrical Engineer.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. Irene Barak transferred all right, title and interest they had in the William Barak Collection (MS-01181) to UNLV. However, some material may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproduction and use (https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/research_and_services/reproductions) or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.
Arrangement
Materials remain as they were received.
Preferred Citation
William Barak Collection, approximately 1962-1989. MS-01181. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f14z2r
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2024 by Irene Barak; accession number 2024-050.
Processing Note
In 2024, Sarah Jones accessioned the collection, rehoused the material, and created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.