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Vintage cigar box containing magic tricks, magic catalog, and magic information, undated

 Item — Box: 380a, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 11, Sub-Series 12, Item 17

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series: This sub-series brings together a variety of objects collected by Neil Armstrong throughout his life. There is a wide range of different artifacts here, including a piece of the Berlin Wall, items from Armstrong's military career, Boy Scout memorabilia, two magic kits and a model train set from his youth, a segment of the Graf Zeppelin, a signed drawing of professional baseball player Bob Feller, as well as many business cards, decals, and patches from a variety of events and organizations.

Dates

  • undated

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection material is primarily in English. Russian 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

From the Sub-Series: 7.242 Cubic Feet (Eight small archival boxes, four flat boxes, one letter-size full-width manuscript box, and one letter-size half-width manuscript box)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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