Box 79
Container
Contains 40 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and Clippings, 1965 - 2014
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7
Scope and Contents
Included are a letter with a drawing and two Valentine's Day cards from Ross' children, Valentine's from Ross' former elementary school teacher, congratulatory letters and cards upon Ross' selection as one of the astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle, Purdue Alumni Association and College of Engineering related letters. Also included are appearance requests, thank-you letters for Ross' appearance at events and some fan mail. There are a few letters from space shuttle and United States Air...
Dates:
1965 - 2014
Houston Chronicle, All America mourns: Nation's proud space program suffers most shattering blow, January 29, 1986
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 3, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 13, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Included are a letter with a drawing and two Valentine's Day cards from Ross' children, Valentine's from Ross' former elementary school teacher, congratulatory letters and cards upon Ross' selection as one of the astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle, Purdue Alumni Association and College of Engineering related letters. Also included are appearance requests, thank-you letters for Ross' appearance at events and some fan mail. There are a few letters from space shuttle and United States Air...
Dates:
January 29, 1986
Houston Chronicle, In Remembrance, February 2, 1986
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 3, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 13, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Included are a letter with a drawing and two Valentine's Day cards from Ross' children, Valentine's from Ross' former elementary school teacher, congratulatory letters and cards upon Ross' selection as one of the astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle, Purdue Alumni Association and College of Engineering related letters. Also included are appearance requests, thank-you letters for Ross' appearance at events and some fan mail. There are a few letters from space shuttle and United States Air...
Dates:
February 2, 1986
The Houston Post, Disaster 10 Miles High, January 29, 1986
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 3, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 13, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Included are a letter with a drawing and two Valentine's Day cards from Ross' children, Valentine's from Ross' former elementary school teacher, congratulatory letters and cards upon Ross' selection as one of the astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle, Purdue Alumni Association and College of Engineering related letters. Also included are appearance requests, thank-you letters for Ross' appearance at events and some fan mail. There are a few letters from space shuttle and United States Air...
Dates:
January 29, 1986
The Times, Home newspaper of the Calumet Region, Search continues, January 29, 1986
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 3, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 13, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Included are a letter with a drawing and two Valentine's Day cards from Ross' children, Valentine's from Ross' former elementary school teacher, congratulatory letters and cards upon Ross' selection as one of the astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle, Purdue Alumni Association and College of Engineering related letters. Also included are appearance requests, thank-you letters for Ross' appearance at events and some fan mail. There are a few letters from space shuttle and United States Air...
Dates:
January 29, 1986
The Times, Home newspaper of the Calumet Region, 'We will never forget', January 31, 1986
Item — Box: 79, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 13, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Included are a letter with a drawing and two Valentine's Day cards from Ross' children, Valentine's from Ross' former elementary school teacher, congratulatory letters and cards upon Ross' selection as one of the astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle, Purdue Alumni Association and College of Engineering related letters. Also included are appearance requests, thank-you letters for Ross' appearance at events and some fan mail. There are a few letters from space shuttle and United States Air...
Dates:
January 31, 1986
STS-27, January 10, 1988 - September 30, 1989
File — Box: 79, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 14
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Included are a letter with a drawing and two Valentine's Day cards from Ross' children, Valentine's from Ross' former elementary school teacher, congratulatory letters and cards upon Ross' selection as one of the astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle, Purdue Alumni Association and College of Engineering related letters. Also included are appearance requests, thank-you letters for Ross' appearance at events and some fan mail. There are a few letters from space shuttle and United States Air...
Dates:
January 10, 1988 - September 30, 1989
The Times, Main Street - A Sunday feature, Space: The quest continues (feature story on Ross), January 10, 1988
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 4, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 14, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Included are a letter with a drawing and two Valentine's Day cards from Ross' children, Valentine's from Ross' former elementary school teacher, congratulatory letters and cards upon Ross' selection as one of the astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle, Purdue Alumni Association and College of Engineering related letters. Also included are appearance requests, thank-you letters for Ross' appearance at events and some fan mail. There are a few letters from space shuttle and United States Air...
Dates:
January 10, 1988
Post-Tribune, Nation/World, Astronauts arrive for shuttle tests , November 13, 1988
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 4, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 14, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Included are a letter with a drawing and two Valentine's Day cards from Ross' children, Valentine's from Ross' former elementary school teacher, congratulatory letters and cards upon Ross' selection as one of the astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle, Purdue Alumni Association and College of Engineering related letters. Also included are appearance requests, thank-you letters for Ross' appearance at events and some fan mail. There are a few letters from space shuttle and United States Air...
Dates:
November 13, 1988
The Times, Serving Northwest Indiana, Real blast: Local astronaut won't be lonely at the Cape, November 14, 1988
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 4, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 14, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Included are a letter with a drawing and two Valentine's Day cards from Ross' children, Valentine's from Ross' former elementary school teacher, congratulatory letters and cards upon Ross' selection as one of the astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle, Purdue Alumni Association and College of Engineering related letters. Also included are appearance requests, thank-you letters for Ross' appearance at events and some fan mail. There are a few letters from space shuttle and United States Air...
Dates:
November 14, 1988
Houston Chronicle, Air of secrecy surrounds space shuttle Atlantis, November 27, 1988
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 4, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 14, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Included are a letter with a drawing and two Valentine's Day cards from Ross' children, Valentine's from Ross' former elementary school teacher, congratulatory letters and cards upon Ross' selection as one of the astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle, Purdue Alumni Association and College of Engineering related letters. Also included are appearance requests, thank-you letters for Ross' appearance at events and some fan mail. There are a few letters from space shuttle and United States Air...
Dates:
November 27, 1988
Newspapers - Front Pages and Entire Issues, 1965 - 1993
File — Box: 79, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 11
Scope and Contents
The items in Box 79 are oversized.
Dates:
1965 - 1993
Get 1st Close Look at Mars Thursday After Mariner 4 Takes 21 Photographs (publication information unavailable), July 10, 1965
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 11, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the File:
The items in Box 79 are oversized.
Dates:
July 10, 1965
Chicago Tribune, New Mars Photos Show Craters-First Division Troops Arrive in Viet Nam, July 30, 1965
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 1, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 11, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the File:
The items in Box 79 are oversized.
Dates:
July 30, 1965
Chicago Tribune, Gemini Space Twins Await Blastoff for Eight-Day Orbital Adventure , August 19, 1965
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 1, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 11, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the File:
The items in Box 79 are oversized.
Dates:
August 19, 1965
Chicago Tribune, LBJ Off To Hawaii Today, First Pictures from Moon!, February 5, 1966
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 1, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 11, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the File:
The items in Box 79 are oversized.
Dates:
February 5, 1966
Daytona Beach Evening News, Gemini Shot Delayed: Rescheduled For Friday Liftoff: Target In Orbit , June 1, 1966
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 1, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 11, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the File:
The items in Box 79 are oversized.
Dates:
June 1, 1966
Chicago Tribune, 144 Pictures Of Moon Sent By Surveyor: Scientists Exult; Top Russians , June 3, 1966
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 1, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 11, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the File:
The items in Box 79 are oversized.
Dates:
June 3, 1966
The Post-Tribune, Splash! Twins on Target: Stafford, Cernan Cheered by Wasp, June 6, 1966
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 1, Item: 7
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 11, Item 7
Scope and Contents
From the File:
The items in Box 79 are oversized.
Dates:
June 6, 1966
The Hammond Times, Price Of a Man on The Moon , January 29, 1967
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 2, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 12, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Included are a letter with a drawing and two Valentine's Day cards from Ross' children, Valentine's from Ross' former elementary school teacher, congratulatory letters and cards upon Ross' selection as one of the astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle, Purdue Alumni Association and College of Engineering related letters. Also included are appearance requests, thank-you letters for Ross' appearance at events and some fan mail. There are a few letters from space shuttle and United States Air...
Dates:
January 29, 1967
The Post-Tribune, In The Beginning….Preview for Apollo 11 , July 15, 1969
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 2, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 12, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Included are a letter with a drawing and two Valentine's Day cards from Ross' children, Valentine's from Ross' former elementary school teacher, congratulatory letters and cards upon Ross' selection as one of the astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle, Purdue Alumni Association and College of Engineering related letters. Also included are appearance requests, thank-you letters for Ross' appearance at events and some fan mail. There are a few letters from space shuttle and United States Air...
Dates:
July 15, 1969
The Post-Tribune, The World Beams as Giant Leap Tops Moon: 500 Million at Lunar Ringside, July 21, 1969
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 2, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 12, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Included are a letter with a drawing and two Valentine's Day cards from Ross' children, Valentine's from Ross' former elementary school teacher, congratulatory letters and cards upon Ross' selection as one of the astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle, Purdue Alumni Association and College of Engineering related letters. Also included are appearance requests, thank-you letters for Ross' appearance at events and some fan mail. There are a few letters from space shuttle and United States Air...
Dates:
July 21, 1969
The Times, Home Newspaper of the Calumet Region, Man Walks On The Moon, July 21, 1969
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 2, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 12, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Included are a letter with a drawing and two Valentine's Day cards from Ross' children, Valentine's from Ross' former elementary school teacher, congratulatory letters and cards upon Ross' selection as one of the astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle, Purdue Alumni Association and College of Engineering related letters. Also included are appearance requests, thank-you letters for Ross' appearance at events and some fan mail. There are a few letters from space shuttle and United States Air...
Dates:
July 21, 1969
The Times, Home Newspaper of the Calumet Region, On the Moon, July 30, 1969
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 2, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 12, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Included are a letter with a drawing and two Valentine's Day cards from Ross' children, Valentine's from Ross' former elementary school teacher, congratulatory letters and cards upon Ross' selection as one of the astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle, Purdue Alumni Association and College of Engineering related letters. Also included are appearance requests, thank-you letters for Ross' appearance at events and some fan mail. There are a few letters from space shuttle and United States Air...
Dates:
July 30, 1969
Gary Post-Tribune, The Moon Says 'Cheese', July 30, 1969
Item — Box: 79, Folder: 2, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 7, File 12, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Included are a letter with a drawing and two Valentine's Day cards from Ross' children, Valentine's from Ross' former elementary school teacher, congratulatory letters and cards upon Ross' selection as one of the astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle, Purdue Alumni Association and College of Engineering related letters. Also included are appearance requests, thank-you letters for Ross' appearance at events and some fan mail. There are a few letters from space shuttle and United States Air...
Dates:
July 30, 1969