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 249 Collections and/or Records:
Orion Test Flight One flown Purdue memorabilia
Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 8
Identifier: 20151102.1
Dates:
2015
Daniel J. Hampton papers, addition 02
Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 30
Identifier: 20170324
Dates:
1960
Roy D. Bridges, Jr. papers, addition 10
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 20120405.1
Dates:
1999 - 2001
Purdue Press Kit
Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 72
Identifier: 2025-015
Dates:
1982 - 1983
Robert S. Foerster Teacher in Space Project papers
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20181003.1
Dates:
1980 - 2010
Purdue University Aeronautics records
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20070726
Dates:
circa 1940 - 1981
James Maris papers, addition 01
Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 74
Identifier: 2025-042
Dates:
unknown
Collection of Astronaut and Space memorabilia
Unprocessed Material — Box Box 1
Identifier: 20120921
Dates:
1961 - 1992
General Electric Apollo Design Reference Mission poster
Unprocessed Material — Box Tube 1
Identifier: 20121008.5
Dates:
1965
Gemini VIII and Test Flight films
Unprocessed Material — Box 3 film canisters
Identifier: 20121008.1
Dates:
circa 1961 - 1965
Robert Stone papers on "The Satellite Sky"
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20131113.1
Dates:
1961 - 1988; Majority of material found in 1988
Kenneth S. Reightler US Space Shuttle Crew films
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20131206
Dates:
1991 - 1994
Purdue Aeronautics Corporation and Purdue Airlines collection
Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 2
Identifier: 20111026.2
Dates:
1959 - 1968
Neil deGrasse Tyson lecture
Unprocessed Material — Box Envelope 1
Identifier: 20140425.6
Dates:
2013
Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 13
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20170427
Dates:
1986 - 1999
Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 14
Unprocessed Material — Box 01
Identifier: 20180116
Dates:
1991 - 1998
Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 15
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20190107
Dates:
2018-09-01 - 2018-09-30
Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 16
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190328
Dates:
1985 - 2002
Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 17
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 20200512.1
Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 18
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-028
Dates:
1975 - 2019
Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 19
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-031
Dates:
1980 - 2021
Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 20
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-036
Dates:
1992 - 2018
Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 21
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-037
Dates:
1986 - 2011
Collection of Astronaut and Space memorabilia, addition 2
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20120225
Dates:
1969 - 1990