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‘Forgotten Astronaut’ Collins There in Spirit, Journal and Courier, p. 2, July 22, 1969

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSF 50, Series 6, File 11

Scope and Contents

From the Series: In this series one can find a collection of clippings of planes and pilots dating from 1913-1972. There is also a collection of front page news stories from the Apollo 11 moon landing, with newspapers dated July 14-25, 1969. For preservation purposes, a few miscellaneous items have been added to this oversized box; a poster, Greater Rockford, "Rockford to Stockholm," Pilot B. R. J. "Fish" Hassell, departed Rockford, Illinois, August 19, 1928, arrived Rockford, May 13, 1969 (signed by pilot) and a Purdue 75th anniversary commemorative booklet, "Purdue Yesterday and Today, 75th Anniversary, 1949."

Dates

  • July 22, 1969

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection material is in English.

Access Information

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Series: 0.608 Cubic Feet (One flat box)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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