Flight and Space. Barron Hilton Flight and Space Exploration Archives
Collecting Area
Identifier: Flight and Space
Purdue Archives and Special Collections' collection of primary source materials on the history and development of powered flight began in 1940 with the gift of aviator Amelia Earhart's papers by her husband, George Palmer Putnam. Since that initial donation, the number of flight-related archival collections has increased to reflect the steady growth of faculty and alumni contributions to the development of flight and later, space exploration. The Barron Hilton Flight and Space Exploration Archives was established in 2011 with generous support provided by Barron Hilton and the Conrad Hilton Foundation and now includes the papers of engineers, aviation professionals, scholars, and astronauts including Purdue distinguished alumni such as Neil A. Armstrong and Eugene Cernan.
Found in 174 Collections and/or Records:
Lowell C. Gray papers
Collection — Box Communal Collections 7: Series MSA 135, Series 1, Placement: 05
Identifier: MSA 245
Scope and Contents
Main Author: Schneider, James G.Title: The Navy V-12 Program : leadership for lifetime/ James G. Schneider.Edition: 2nd ed.Publisher: Champaign, IL : Marlow Books, 1993.ISBN: 0963670700
Location: Archives & Special CollectionsCall Number: 359.0071173 Sch58n 1993
Letter to Judy Roberts from Lowell Gray, representative for the 1946 V-12 graduation class, in regards to a donation of a copy of The Navy V-12 Program:...
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
M. Jeanne Lucke papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 125
Scope and Contents
The M. Jeanne Lucke papers reflect Lucke's 20 years of employment with the TRW Systems Group in the 1960s-1980s. The types of material consists of an Apollo, Pathfinder and two Spacelab Mission adhesive patches, photographs with detailed descriptions of rocket launches and photographs of the planet Saturn taken from Voyager, along with a Titan IIIE/Centaur D-1T diagram and description. Also included among the items are a Voyager Encounters Jupiter booklet published by the National Aeronautics...
Dates:
1968 - 1985
Charles A. Lutz scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 3
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of newspaper articles, photographs, and loose papers are all pasted into this scrapbook, compiled by Charles Lutz. Items included in the scrapbook date from 1960-1961. Photographs in the scrapbook are photographs of band performances at Purdue football games and pep rallies. Newspaper articles included cover topics of Purdue traditions and band performances at football games. Loose papers include a letter of acceptance into a graduate assistantship in the Department of...
Dates:
1960 - 1961
Jack A. Marchand papers on the Voyager Project
Collection — Box Communal Collections 37, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSF 353
Scope and Contents
The Jack A. Marchand papers on the Voyager Project are papers, newsletters, and correspondence Marchand collected as part of the volunteer team for the Voyager Project. Many of Marchand's students at Purdue University wrote reports on the Voyager Project.
Dates:
1986 - 1990
James R. Maris papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 478
Scope and Contents
The James R. Maris papers document aspects of the Department of Aviation Technology's administration and teaching. Papers include a 1973 department administrative procedures manual; Professor Maris' course outlines, lectures and notes for Aviation Technology 358, Aviation History class, including lecture overheads which provide historical aircraft images, publications and handbooks on aviation careers, records of Purdue's Aviation Technology Flying Club, including meeting minutes, reports,...
Dates:
1944 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1992 - 1993
Frederick L. Martin collection
Collection — Box Communal Collections 9: Series MSA 163, Series 1; Series MSA 163, Series 2, Placement: 10
Identifier: MSA 166
Scope and Contents
The papers contain an article which describes the first flight around the world and Major Frederick Martin's part in it.
Dates:
1999
Mary Elizabeth Anderson papers
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20210303
Dates:
1930 - 1985
Mary L. Cleave papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 176
Abstract
This collections contains 3 binders containing crew reports on Shuttle missions, STS-1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,41-B,41-C,41-D,41-G,51-A,51-C,51-D,51-F,51-J, and 61-A. Detailed in these crew reports are the tasks preformed on each mission.
Dates:
1981-1986; Other: Date acquired: 09/18/2013
Michael Bogner Space Memorabilia collection
Unprocessed — Box 1
Identifier: 2023-123
Midwest Program on Airborne Television Instruction (MPATI) records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 178
Scope and Contents
Materials relating to the MPATI program for airborne television instruction.
Please see PDF Finding Aid for collection inventory.
Dates:
1961 - 1970
Joseph P. Minton collection of Purdue Aeronautics Corporation and Purdue Airlines Inc. historical material
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 257
Scope and Contents
The Joseph P. Minton collection of Purdue Aeronautics Corporation and Purdue Airlines Inc. historical material documents Joseph P. Minton's tenure as president of Purdue University Airlines, Incorporated, 1969 - 1971. Included among the material are photographs, newspaper clippings, info on Hugh Hefner's plane, "The Big Bunny," housed and maintained at the Purdue Airport, brochures, annual reports, stationery, performance reports, articles concerning Purdue Airlines, working papers and...
Dates:
1960 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1971
NASA record albums
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 303
Scope and Contents
Includes two record albums (LP, 33 1/3 rpm). They are as follows: NASA Radio Presentation: The Space Story; four weekly programs - 4 minutes, 30 seconds each, and NASA Radio Presentation: NASA Audio News Features #32: Statements by Viking Scientists.
Dates:
1976
Neil A. Armstrong Gemini 8 and Apollo 11 films
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20150226
Dates:
1966 - 1973
Neil A. Armstrong papers, addition 14
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-065
Zoe Dell Nutter papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 81
Scope and Contents
This collection contains aviation-related serial publications, copies of photographs, National Aviation Hall of Fame programs, and clippings pertaining to the life of aviatrix Zoe Dell Nutter.
Dates:
1965 - 2010
George M. Palmer papers
Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: MSF 482
Overview
Student course assignment results for AE 420, titled "Extrapolation 59," completed by K.E. Beyer, R. B. Chaffee, W. B. Fouts, and W. D. Harvey, May 23, 1957.
Dates:
1957
Paul Roscoe collection of astronaut photographs
Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: MSP 106
Abstract
Photographs documenting astronaut corps, NASA administration, and Saturn missile in the 1960s.
Dates:
circa 1960s; Other: Date acquired: 01/02/2013
Photograph from Amelia Earhart's 1937 World Flight, Karachi, India
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 46, Folder: 1
Identifier: 20200903
Dates:
June 16, 1937
Pierre J. Thuot papers, addition 03
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20171220.1
Dates:
1990 - 2003