Collection of Purdue Astronaut slide rules
Scope and Contents
Slide rules of six Purdue alumni astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Roy Bridges, Eugene Cernan, Richard Covey, Guy Gardner, and Jerry Ross.
Dates
- Other: undated
Access Information
Users should request permission from the Head of Archives and Special Collections or another archivist prior to accessing these items.
Extent
0.363 Cubic Feet (1 container)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Slide rules are organized alphabetically by last name of owner.
Custodial History
These items were originally part of the slide rules display in the Potter Engineering Building and were separated from the slide rules collection for increased preservation and security.
Separated Materials
These items were originally part of the slide rules display in the Potter Engineering Building and were separated from the slide rules collection for increased preservation and security.
Subject
- Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012 (Person)
- Bridges, Roy D., Jr. (Roy Dunbard), 1943- (Person)
- Cernan, Eugene (Person)
- Covey, Richard O., 1946- (Person)
- Gardner, Guy S., 1948- (Person)
- Ross, Jerry Lynn, 1948- (Person)
- Title
- Collection of Purdue Astronaut slide rules
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sammie Morris
- Date
- 11/30/2009
- Description rules
- Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2011-01-12: Collection description updated by E. Wilkinson.
- 2024-11-20: Updated container instances and location. - Jo Otremba
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu