Rose Bowl ticket envelope signed by Purdue astronauts
Scope and Contents
One Rose Bowl ticket envelope, signed by Purdue astronauts Neil Armstrong, Eugene Cernan, Roger Chaffee, and Gus Grissom in 1967. Signatures were collected by Dean O. D. Roberts and his wife.
Dates
- Creation: 1967
Creator
- Rose Bowl (Football game) (Organization)
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Copyright and Use Information
Copyright held by Purdue University.
Historical Information
Purdue University participated in the 1967 Rose Bowl against the University of Southern California, with Purdue going on to win the game. The theme for the 1967 Tournament of Roses parade was "Travel Tales in Flowers." The float that Purdue students constructed for the 1967 Tournament of Roses parade honored four of their own Purdue alumni astronauts at the time of the game. The float depicted a Gemini capsule and the names of the four Purdue astronauts involved in Gemini; Armstrong, Cernan, Chaffee, and Grissom, along with the caption, "Alma Mater of Astronauts."
The ticket envelope signed by these four astronauts was saved from the event and was later given to the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections.
Extent
0.025 Cubic Feet (one folder)
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition Information
The donor is unknown.
Processing Information
The envelope has been placed into an archival box.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Rose Bowl ticket envelope signed by Purdue astronauts
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Mary A. Sego
- Date
- 2019-08-14
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- Second edition. Collection description first completed circa 2007.
Revision Statements
- 2019-08-14: Collection description updated to new standards by Mary A. Sego.
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