Audio Visual, 1940 - 2012
Scope and Contents
The Jerry L. Ross papers document Ross' student life at Purdue, his test flight engineer work, and NASA career as an engineer and astronaut. The collection includes Purdue coursework and memorabilia; papers from Ross' work at Edwards Air Force Base, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, and Test Pilot School; NASA Space Shuttle training, mission documents and mission related scrapbooks, memorabilia, and flight crew films and interviews, along with documents and maps from Ross' work on Space Shuttle Columbia accident recovery operation. Also included are 64 NASA publications, 45 aerospace, aviation and Purdue journals and publications.
Examples of the types of material in the collection include Purdue textbooks, aircraft flight test manuals, flight reports, mission plans, and checklists for the B-1 aircraft, Test Pilot School materials, NASA course materials, and Space Shuttle Mission checklists, manuals, handbooks, an oral history interview, and 16mm and VHS films. There are numerous clippings featuring Ross and fellow astronauts, space shuttle missions, NASA history, Purdue astronaut reunion and other events. In particular, this collection provides an insider's view of space exploration, and a window through which we may begin to understand and take measure of the era of the UNited States Space Shuttle Program.
Dates
- Creation: 1940 - 2012
Creator
- From the Collection: Ross, Jerry Lynn, 1948- (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material is in English. One MIR publication is in Russian.
Access Information
Collection is open for research. Per donor request, some DVDs and VHS cassettes are listed as restricted, consult with archivist. Two folders contain confidential information and are marked as restricted.
Extent
6.687 Cubic Feet (Five cubic foot boxes, four letter-size full-width manuscript boxes, and 428 megabytes)
Arrangement
The Audio Visual series consists of four sub-series. The sub-series are described in a scope note at that level.
- VHS tapes
- DVDs
- Film Reels
- Photographs
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