Box 8a
Container
Contains 62 Collections and/or Records:
Letter of thanks from Colonel William F. Curry, Director of Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, for donation of relics and flag flown aboard the Gemini VIII Space Capsule, December 27, 1966
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 30
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 30
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Correspondence related to the Gemini Program consists primarily of notes of a congratulatory nature, sent to Neil Armstrong and David Scott following the completion of Gemini VIII. Included here are not only letters and telegrams, but also memos conveying information about the travel arrangements for the friends and families of Gemini astronauts during the Gemini VIII launch.A binder (scrapbook) was part of an addition to the papers in 2016. The contents were retained as found, and...
Dates:
December 27, 1966
Letter from James A. Rhodes, Governor of Ohio, notifying Armstrong that he had been selected to receive the Governor's Award for the year 1966 , January 13, 1967
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 32
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 32
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Correspondence related to the Gemini Program consists primarily of notes of a congratulatory nature, sent to Neil Armstrong and David Scott following the completion of Gemini VIII. Included here are not only letters and telegrams, but also memos conveying information about the travel arrangements for the friends and families of Gemini astronauts during the Gemini VIII launch.A binder (scrapbook) was part of an addition to the papers in 2016. The contents were retained as found, and...
Dates:
January 13, 1967
Certificates - Outstanding Young Men of America, 1966
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 33
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 33
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Correspondence related to the Gemini Program consists primarily of notes of a congratulatory nature, sent to Neil Armstrong and David Scott following the completion of Gemini VIII. Included here are not only letters and telegrams, but also memos conveying information about the travel arrangements for the friends and families of Gemini astronauts during the Gemini VIII launch.A binder (scrapbook) was part of an addition to the papers in 2016. The contents were retained as found, and...
Dates:
1966
Project Gemini Information Sheet, postmarked Cape Canaveral, November 11, 1966
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 39
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 39
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Correspondence related to the Gemini Program consists primarily of notes of a congratulatory nature, sent to Neil Armstrong and David Scott following the completion of Gemini VIII. Included here are not only letters and telegrams, but also memos conveying information about the travel arrangements for the friends and families of Gemini astronauts during the Gemini VIII launch.A binder (scrapbook) was part of an addition to the papers in 2016. The contents were retained as found, and...
Dates:
November 11, 1966
Letter from Charles A. Lindbergh to Armstrong, accepting his invitation to the launching of Apollo XI, June 15, 1969
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 40
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 40
Scope and Contents
(Signed by Lindbergh.)
Dates:
June 15, 1969
Certificate - Proclaiming Armstrong an Honorary Conch and Citizen of the Fabulous Florida Keys, signed by Gerald Saunders, Chairman, Board of County Commissioners, Monroe County, Florida, undated
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 43
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 43
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Correspondence related to the Gemini Program consists primarily of notes of a congratulatory nature, sent to Neil Armstrong and David Scott following the completion of Gemini VIII. Included here are not only letters and telegrams, but also memos conveying information about the travel arrangements for the friends and families of Gemini astronauts during the Gemini VIII launch.A binder (scrapbook) was part of an addition to the papers in 2016. The contents were retained as found, and...
Dates:
undated
Certificate - Kappa Kappa Psi, Honorary Band Fraternity, Gamma Phi Chapter, April 30, 1966
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 45
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 45
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Correspondence related to the Gemini Program consists primarily of notes of a congratulatory nature, sent to Neil Armstrong and David Scott following the completion of Gemini VIII. Included here are not only letters and telegrams, but also memos conveying information about the travel arrangements for the friends and families of Gemini astronauts during the Gemini VIII launch.A binder (scrapbook) was part of an addition to the papers in 2016. The contents were retained as found, and...
Dates:
April 30, 1966
Gemini Program Files, 1952 - 2005
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
The Gemini Program files include a small selection of personal correspondence and a wide range of working documents. Personal items consist of congratulatory correspondence from family and colleagues at NASA. The working documents begin with materials related to the systems of Gemini spacecraft, equipment, and basic operating procedures. Technical documents detailing Gemini systems are followed by training materials used by Neil Armstrong during the Gemini program. The arrangement of this...
Dates:
1952 - 2005
Correspondence, 1963 - 1968
Sub-Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1
Scope and Contents
Correspondence related to the Gemini Program consists primarily of notes of a congratulatory nature, sent to Neil Armstrong and David Scott following the completion of Gemini VIII. Included here are not only letters and telegrams, but also memos conveying information about the travel arrangements for the friends and families of Gemini astronauts during the Gemini VIII launch.A binder (scrapbook) was part of an addition to the papers in 2016. The contents were retained as found, and...
Dates:
1963 - 1968
Gemini Program - Scrapbook (Binder), includes Personal Correspondence, 1952 - 1974
File — Box: 8a
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Correspondence related to the Gemini Program consists primarily of notes of a congratulatory nature, sent to Neil Armstrong and David Scott following the completion of Gemini VIII. Included here are not only letters and telegrams, but also memos conveying information about the travel arrangements for the friends and families of Gemini astronauts during the Gemini VIII launch.A binder (scrapbook) was part of an addition to the papers in 2016. The contents were retained as found, and...
Dates:
1952 - 1974
NASA Career, 1948 - 2009
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1
Scope and Contents
Housed in this series are the documents and other materials generated during Neil Armstrong's NASA career, from his days as an experimental test pilot through his assignment as the Deputy Administrator of Aeronautics. Early materials of note are documents related to the X-15 program and Armstrong’s engineering work as part of the Dyna-Soar team before his transfer into the astronaut program. A central piece of this series is the inclusion of Armstrong's application to the NASA astronaut...
Dates:
1948 - 2009
Neil A. Armstrong papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5
Scope and Contents
The Neil A. Armstrong papers document the military, aeronautics, astronautics, teaching and corporate business career of Neil A. Armstrong. The papers also feature items from Armstrong's youth and education. The collection includes but is not limited to documents, coursework, working papers, subject files, correspondence, writings, speeches, recordings, photographs and newspaper clippings. The papers are divided into eighteen series, and further information on the scope and content of the...
Dates:
1671 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1960 - 2012