Audio Visual, circa 1960 - 2011
Scope and Contents
This series contains a variety of recordings, films, and media that chronicle the life and career of Neil Armstrong. Some of the content that can be found in this series includes interviews, documentaries, news and media coverage of the space program, home movies, and fan recordings sent to Armstrong. The audio-visual series also includes recordings, corresponding documents, transcripts, and photographs for the 1992 Documentary Series, First Flights... with Neil Armstrong
See moreDates
- Creation: circa 1960 - 2011
Creator
- From the Collection: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material is primarily in English. Russian and Korean is also present.
Access Information
Collection is open for scholarly research. A 48 hours notice and consultation with the Flight Archivist is required to access the collection. Portions of the collection are restricted per donor restrictions and third party privacy.
Extent
15.157 Cubic Feet (Nine letter-size full-width manuscript boxes, six cubic feet boxes, two legal-size full-width boxes, two letter-size half-width box, and one flat box, eight 16mmX800 ft. film canisters, eight 16mmx1200 ft. film canisters, three 16mmx400 ft. film canister) : 20_16mm films
6.05 Gigabytes (49 digital files [access])
Arrangement
The audio visual material has been grouped by subject and in most cases is in chronological order. There are ten sub-series.
- Experimental Test Pilot
- Gemini Program
- Apollo Program
- Post Moon Landing World Tour and Celebration
- Apollo 11 Fan Mail
- Post Apollo 11
- Neil Armstrong's Home Movies and Audio Recordings
- Documentaries
- First Flights with Neil Armstrong Documentary Television Show
- Commercial Media
- Box: 381 (Audio)
- Box: 382 (Audio)
- Box: 383 (Audio)
- Box: 384 (Audio)
- Box: 385 (Audio)
- Box: 386 (Audio)
- Box: 387 (Text)
- Box: 388 (Audio)
- Box: 389 (Audio)
- Box: 392 (Moving Images)
- Box: 393 (Moving Images)
- Box: 394 (Moving Images)
- Box: 395 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 396 (Audio)
- Box: 401 (Moving Images)
- Digital Folder: MSA00005 Neil A Armstrong papers (Digital Files)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00182 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00183 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00184 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00185 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00186 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00187 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00188 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00189 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00190 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00191 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00192 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00193 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00194 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00195 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00196 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00197 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00198 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00199 (Moving Images)
- Reel: MSA00005_AV_00200 (Moving Images)
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu