Box 8a
Container
Contains 82 Collections and/or Records:
Certificates - NASA 10 and 20 Year Service Awards, January 2, 1964 and January 19, 1971
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 26
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 26
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 2, 1964 and January 19, 1971
Decree and Certificate, Chile, October 28, 1966
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 27
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 27
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:
October 28, 1966
Two photographs of a bull fighter, inscribed to Armstrong, 1966
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 28
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 28
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
Fact Sheet - NASA Manned Spacecraft Center - Gemini VIII Rendezvous and Docking Mission, April 1966
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 29
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 29
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 1966
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
Artifact - Letter and wood chip from the actual Douglas World Cruiser, "New Orleans," that was part of the aircraft making the first flight around the world in 1924, letter from William Curry, Director of Air Force Museum dated , February 15, 1967
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 31
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 31
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:
February 15, 1967
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
Photographs - NASA photos, Gemini IV spacewalk, 1965
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 34
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 34
Scope and Contents
Includes three phtographs.
Dates:
1965
Letter and photograph from Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, February 7, 1967
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 35
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 35
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:
February 7, 1967
Letter from Oklahoma Governor Dewey F. Bartlett, February 15, 1967
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 36
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 36
Scope and Contents
NASA spacewalking photo on same page in binder.
Dates:
February 15, 1967
Letter from American Ambassador, J. Wesley Jones , February 11, 1968
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 37
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 37
Scope and Contents
(NASA spacewalking photo on same page in binder.)
Dates:
February 11, 1968
Three photographs with James A. Rhodes, Governor of Ohio, upon Armstrong's receipt of the Governor's Award for the year 1966, January 13, 1967
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 38
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 38
Scope and Contents
(Signed by James A. Rhodes.)
Dates:
January 13, 1967
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
Small photograph of Wilbur Wright along with his autograph, July 17, 1911
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 41
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 41
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:
July 17, 1911
Luncheon invitation from President and Mrs. Johnson, January 26, 1967
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 42
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 42
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 26, 1967
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 - U.S. Naval School, Underwater Swimmers, U.S. Naval Base, Key West, Florida, certify that Neil Armstrong satisfactorily completed a 40 hour course in skin and scuba diving under the sanction of the National Association of Underwater Instructors, April 14, 1967, and an Identification Card, successfully completed the National YMCA Scuba Diving Course, April 14, 1967
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 44
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 44
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 14, 1967
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
Clipping - Armstrong presenting Purdue President Hovde with a Boilermaker Pete flag that was flown aboard Gemini VIII, 1966
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 46
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 46
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
Certificate of Field Service Training, 32 Hour Course in Apollo Guidance and Navigation System Familiarization, June 2, 1964
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 47
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 47
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:
June 2, 1964
Certificate - "Brothers of the Sun," signed by Bill Luton, circa 1966
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 48
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 48
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:
circa 1966
Certificate - Armstrong Qualified as a Delta Pilot by flying the USAF F-102 Delta Wing Supersonic Interceptor, March 29, 1956
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 49
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 49
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:
March 29, 1956
Letter from Vice President, signed "Ted," thanking Armstrong for giving up his Christmas with family to appear with Bob Hope in Vietnam, along with Stafford and Cernan, dated , January 27, 1970
Item — Box: 8a, Folder: 50
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 1, File 2, Item 50
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 27, 1970