Neal O. Hines papers, 1942-1990

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hines, Neal O.
Title
Neal O. Hines papers
Dates
1942-1990 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.29 cubic feet (6 boxes plus 1 vertical file)
Collection Number
2930
Summary
Papers of an author and former director of University Relations Office concerning his book and other materials
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Neal Oldfield Hines (1908-1993) was an author and former director of the University of Washington Office of Public Information. In 1949 he was a member of the Bikini Resurvey Expedition conducted by the University of Washington Applied Fisheries Laboratory under contract with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. The purpose of the expedition was to gather information on the biological effects of the Bikini nuclear bomb tests in 1946. It was one of numerous expeditions to the atoll in the years following the tests. Hines also accompanied a 1956 Eniwetok Atoll survey.

As a result of his visits to the Marshall Islands, Hines became interested in the islanders who were evacuated from their home on Bikini Atoll in 1946. He wrote "Proving Ground: An Account of the Radiological Studies in the Pacific, 1946-1961", a book published in 1962 and several articles, including one on the Marshall Island stick charts for Pacific Discovery in 1952 and article on Bikini for the Encyclopedia Britannica in 1970.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Materials relating to his books, "Proving Ground", "Fish of Rare Breeding", and "Denny's Knoll"; correspondence, photographs, diary, writings, reports, audio tape recordings, maps, and publications concerning atomic testing at Bikini Atoll in 1946 and its aftermath; publications and maps concerning the Marshall Islands and background material concerning the University's Metropolitan Tract.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 5 accessions.

  • Accession No. 2930-001, Neal O. Hines logbooks, 1976-1980
  • Accession No. 2930-003, Neal O. Hines book, 1990
  • Accession No. 2930-005, Neal O. Hines papers, 1954-1989
  • Accession No. 2930-006, Neal O. Hines papers, 1942-1986
  • Accession No. 2930-007, Neal O. Hines papers, circa 1973-1981

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 2930-001: Neal O. Hines logbooks, 1976-1980Return to Top

.62 cubic foot (1 box)

Scope and Content: Logbooks kept during writing of his book, "Denny's Knoll", and related items collected for the book, including correspondence.

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Neal O. Hines, 4/30/1981.

Accession No. 2930-003: Neal O. Hines book, 1990Return to Top

1 vertical file

Scope and Content: Archival copy of his book, "The Retirement Association at the University of Washington."

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Lorri Hagman, 4/15/1991.

Accession No. 2930-005: Neal O. Hines papers, 1954-1989Return to Top

.42 cubic foot (1 box)

Scope and Content: Publications and maps concerning the Marshall Islands and background material concerning the University's Metropolitan Tract.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Neal Hines, 6/13/1991.

Accession No. 2930-006: Neal O. Hines papers, 1942-1986Return to Top

1.04 cubic feet (3 boxes)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, photographs, diary, writings, reports, audio tape recordings, maps, and publications.

Accession concerns atomic testing at Bikini Atoll in 1946 and its aftermath. Hines, a member of the Bikini Resurvey Expedition conducted by the University of Washington Applied Fisheries Laboratory for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission in 1949, used this material for his book, "Proving Ground: an account of the radiological studies in the Pacific, 1946-1961", and other writings about the Marshall Islands.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Neal Hines and Shirley Stalgis, March 22 and April 24, 1991

Processing Info: Processed in 1991.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder Accession
1/1 2930-006
Outgoing Letters
1949, 1986
1/2-3 2930-006
General Correspondence: Bair, W. J.
1980
1/2-3 2930-006
General Correspondence: De Brum, Raymond
1949, 1952
1/2-3 2930-006
General Correspondence: Held, Richard E.
1968
1/2-3 2930-006
General Correspondence: Kolinsky, Dorothy
1971
1/2-3 2930-006
General Correspondence: Lamberson, Phil and Jan
1977
1/2-3 2930-006
General Correspondence: Richardson, Ron
1971
1/2-3 2930-006
General Correspondence: Shaw, (Mrs.) Matthew
undated
1/2-3 2930-006
General Correspondence: Stone, Earl L. (3)
1986
1/2-3 2930-006
General Correspondence: U.S. Defense Atomic Support Agency (2)
1969
1/2-3 2930-006
General Correspondence: U.S. Navy, Sherwood (Grace) Special Service Library (Kwajalein) (2)
1975, 1976
1/2-3 2930-006
General Correspondence: Williams, Christopher
1968
1/2-3 2930-006
General Correspondence: Williams, Hill (3)
1968, 1972
1/4 2930-006
"Operation Crossroads: A Look Into the Abyss"
1971
1/5 2930-006
Speeches and Writings (by others)
1961-1982
1/6 2930-006
Reports
1965-1967
1/7 2930-006
News Releases
1970
1/8 2930-006
Clippings
1962-1986
1/9 2930-006
Newsletters
1948-1972
1/10 2930-006
Maps
1942, 1944
1/11 2930-006
Photographs - Negatives of test detonations
1948-1969
1/12-14 2930-006
Photographs - Rongelap
1948-1959
1/15 2930-006
Photographs - Bikini
1956-1957
1/16 2930-006
Photographs - Miscellaneous
1969
1/17 2930-006
Photo Transparencies
1949-1956
1/18 2930-006
Ephemera
1961-1962
2/1 2930-006
Audio Recordings - Dictation discs
undated
2/2 2930-006
Audio Recordings - "People of Bikini" (reel-to-reel tape)
1968
2/3 2930-006
Miscellaneous
1961-1977
2/4 2930-006
Bikini General Correspondence
1970-1974
2/5 2930-006
Bikini Reprints
1970-1974
2/6 2930-006
Bikini Resurvey Expedition Journal
1949
2/7 2930-006
Bikini Resurvey Expedition News Releases
1949
2/8 2930-006
Bikini Resurvey Expedition Photographs
1949
2/9 2930-006
Bikini Resurvey Expedition Miscellaneous
1949
2/10 2930-006
Feeny, Thomas J. (Most Rev.) General Correspondence
1949-1954
2/11 2930-006
Feeny, Thomas J. (Most Rev.) Speeches and Writings
1949-1954
2/12 2930-006
Marshall Islands Canoes - General Correspondence
1953
2/13 2930-006
Marshall Islands Canoes - Photographs
1953
2/14 2930-006
Marshall Islands Canoe - Notes
1953
2/15 2930-006
Marshall Islands Stick Charts - General Correspondence/Notes
1952-1953
2/16 2930-006
Marshall Islands Stick Charts - Photographs
1952-1953
2/17 2930-006
Eniwetok Survey (Redwing) - Photographs
1956-1957
2/18 2930-006
Eniwetok Survey (Redwing) - Miscellaneous
1956-1957
Box
3 2930-006
Publications
undated

Accession No. 2930-007: Neal O. Hines papers, circa 1973-1981Return to Top

.21 cubic foot (1 box)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, notes and announcements regarding Hines' books.

These materials relate to his books, "Proving Ground", "Fish of Rare Breeding", and "Denny's Knoll."

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Neal Hines, 4/16/1991.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Atomic bomb--Testing
  • Fishes--Breeding--Washington (State)--History--Sources
  • Nuclear weapons--Testing
  • Nuclear weapons--Testing--History--Sources
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Radioactivity--Physiological effect
  • Radioactivity--Physiological effect--History--Sources

Personal Names

  • Douglas, John Francis, 1874-1952
  • Hines, Neal O.--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Fifth Avenue Theater (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Metropolitan Building Company (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Olympic Hotel (Seattle, Wash.)
  • UNICO Properties
  • University of Washington Retirement Association
  • University of Washington. Laboratory of Radiation Biology

Geographical Names

  • Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands)
  • Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands)--History--Sources
  • Eniwetok Atoll (Marshall Islands)
  • Kwajalein Island (Marshall Islands)
  • Marshall Islands
  • Marshall Islands--History--Sources
  • Marshall Islands--Maps
  • Metropolitan Tract (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Metropolitan Tract (Seattle, Wash.)--History--Sources

Titles within the Collection

  • Denny's Knoll: A History of the Metropolitan Tract of the University of Washington
  • Proving Ground: an account of the radiological studies in the Pacific, 1946-1961
  • The Retirement Association at the University of Washington: A History

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Armstrong, Grant (interviewee)
    • Bain, William J. (William James), 1896- (interviewee)
    • Covey, Don (interviewee)
    • Denny, Brewster C (interviewee)
    • Dierdorf, Jack (interviewee)
    • Douglas, James, 1803-1877 (interviewee)
    • Ellis, James R. (James Reed), 1921- (interviewee)
    • Feeney, Thomas J
    • Ferguson, William (interviewee)
    • Frayn, R. Mort (interviewee)
    • Gardner, Bea (interviewee)
    • Harlocker, Fred (interviewee)
    • Harris, Charles William, 1880- (interviewee)
    • Johanson, Perry B. (Perry Bertil), 1910- (interviewee)
    • Katz, Solomon, 1909- (interviewee)
    • Lee, Arthur T. (Arthur Trumbull) (interviewee)
    • Miller, Pendleton (interviewee)
    • Odegaard, Charles E (interviewee)
    • Rosellini, Albert D. (Albert Dean), 1910-2011 (interviewee)
    • Ryan, James M (interviewee)
    • Shefelman, Harold S., 1898- (interviewee)
    • Spiller, John (interviewee)
    • Sprague, Mrs. Robert (interviewee)
    • Stirrat, George (interviewee)
    • Stuntz, George (interviewee)
    • Yamasaki, Minoru, 1912- (interviewee)