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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 243 Collections and/or Records:

Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 20

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-036

Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 21

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-037

Ruth Senderrek Mecca papers on Curtiss-Wright Engineering Cadettes

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-046
Dates: circa 1944 - 2000

General Electric Apollo Design Reference Mission poster

 Unprocessed Material — Box Tube 1
Identifier: 20121008.5

Dale and Carole Sue Gibson NASA photographs

 Unprocessed Material — Box Box 1
Identifier: 20110211.1

Purdue University Engineering Communications records

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20091209
Dates: circa 1928 - 2004

1969 moon landing newspapers

 Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 27
Identifier: 20091001.1

Neil A. Armstrong papers, addition 13

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20181211

Collection of Neil Armstrong and Janet Shearon Armstrong materials

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20181201

Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 16

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190328

Jerome M. Goldman papers, addition 06

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20191113.1

William F. Causey Space Exploration Collection

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190910.1

Our Poetic Tribute to Amelia Earhart album

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20120416

Purdue University Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories records

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1 DVD
Identifier: 20070719

Peg Smith Collection on Amelia Earhart

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20080123
Dates: circa 1932 - 2002

Charles G. Garrett, Jr. papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20140828

Theodore J. Williams papers, addition 01

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20140818

George Hawkins, George Mueller, and Neil Armstrong photograph

 Unprocessed Material — Communal collections box 73, Placement: 5
Identifier: 20130222

Theodore J. Williams papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20140711.1

Collection of Astronaut and Space memorabilia, addition 2

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20120225

Roberta Gleiter papers, addition 09

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20141029.1

Earhart copies of Chapman gift and misc.

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20080112

First day covers

 Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 14
Identifier: 20080103