James E. Deacon papers, 1965-2012, undated

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Summary

Title:
James E. Deacon papers
Dates:
1965-2012, undated
Creators:
Deacon, James E.
Abstract:
This collection includes materials collected by James E. Deacon (Jim Deacon) related to Devils Hole and the Devils Hole pupfish.
Extent:
1.25 linear feet and 1.20 gigabytes
Language:
Preferred citation:

National Park Service, Death Valley National Park; James E. Deacon papers, [folder title], DEVA 66593 [include series, subseries, file, or item identifier as needed]; [name of creator if applicable]

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes Devils Hole pupfish data, records related to Cappaert v. United States, correspondence, press clippings, pupfish modeling group records, presentation notes, Devils Hole algae records, printed presentation slides and figures, Devils Hole mapping project records, reports and publications, video, photographs, and slides. Items are predominantly related to Devils Hole, the Devils Hole pupfish, and efforts to save the pupfish. This collection also includes obsolete media formats that cannot be easily accessed. These include one floppy disc and one zip drive in box 1 folder 1 and two VHS tapes, one reel of black and white silent Super 8 film, and one MiniDV tape in box 3 folder 1.

Biographical / historical:

James Everett Deacon, also known as Jim Deacon, was born May 18, 1934 in White, South Dakota, and died in his Nevada home on February 23, 2015. Deacon is known for his conservation work with endangered desert fishes, particularly the Devils Hole pupfish. Deacon earned a B.S. from Midwestern University and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas, Lawrence in 1960. He began working as an assistant professor of biology at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 1960. He became an associate professor of biology in 1965 and a professor of biology in 1968. Her retired from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2002. Deacon was a founding member of the Desert Fishes Council, an organization with a mission to “preserve the biological integrity or desert aquatics ecosystems and their associated lifeforms,” and served as the chair of the organization from 1975-1977. Deacons served on the Devils Hole Pupfish Recovery Team from 1978-1982 and the Warm Springs Pupfish Recovery Team from 1975-1980. Sources “About DFC.” Desert Fishes Council. Accessed January 21, 2025. https://www.desertfishes.org/. “Death Valley National Park Mourns the Loss of Long Time Friend of the Park.” National Parks Service, March 10, 2015. https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/news/jim-deacon.htm. “James Everett Deacon – State of Nevada.” State of Nevada. Accessed January 21, 2025. https://tools.water.nv.gov/Hearings/past/Spring%20-%20Cave%20-%20Dry%20Lake%20and%20Delamar%20Valleys%202011/Exhibits/GBWN%20Exhibits/GBWN_Exh_015%20Deacon%20CV.pdf. “Noted UNLV biologist James Deacon has died.” Las Vegas Review-Journal, February 27, 2015. https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/noted-unlv-biologist-james-deacon-has-died/.

Acquisition information:
Collected by James E. Deacon and donated by Jack Williams.
Processing information:

Processed by Allyson Sekerke, 2024

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Death Valley National Park staff.
Date Prepared:
1965-2012, undated
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Items containing sensitive or personally identifiable information may be restricted at the discretion of the curator. Technical limitations may prevent access to obsolete media formats.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

National Park Service, Death Valley National Park; James E. Deacon papers, [folder title], DEVA 66593 [include series, subseries, file, or item identifier as needed]; [name of creator if applicable]

Location of this collection:
PO Box 579
Death Valley, CA 92328, US
Contact:
(760) 786-3282
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