Box 180
Container
Contains 27 Collections and/or Records:
Speeches, Writings, Manuscripts for Review, and Notebooks, 1958 - 2012
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8
Scope and Contents
This series contains all of the speech materials kept by Neil Armstrong throughout his career. The series also includes materials related to speech preparation and writing. The speeches have been retained in and the order in which they were found. Earlier speeches were kept according to the place in which the speech was given or the organization to which he gave the speech. Also housed here is Armstrong’s published writings, which include academic articles, pieces for news and other...
Dates:
1958 - 2012
Speeches, 1967 - 2012
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains manuscripts, drafts, and handwritten editorial notes for speeches delivered by Armstrong throughout his life. Over time, Armstrong used several different filing systems for his speech materials. These various arrangements have been preserved with the label applied by Armstrong himself indicated by enclosure in [brackets]. The sub-series begins with early speeches arranged in binders labeled [A]-[Z] in which speeches are arranged alphabetically according to Armstrong’s...
Dates:
1967 - 2012
Speeches - Miscellaneous Speeches unfiled by Armstrong, circa 1969 - 2011
Sub-Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5
Scope and Contents
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
circa 1969 - 2011
Purdue University Bulletin/Schools of Engineering (Volume 71; Careers in Engineering), Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, June 28, 1971
Item — Box: 180, Folder: 2, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 2, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
June 28, 1971
The Blue Planet, World Wildlife Fund, London, England, November 18, 1970
File — Box: 180, Folder: 2, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 2, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
November 18, 1970
News Conference, On First Anniversary of Manned Moon Landings, Washington, D.C., July 8, 1970
Item — Box: 180, Folder: 2, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 2, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
July 8, 1970
Commencement Address to the University of Maryland, Heidelberg, Germany, April 30, 1971
Item — Box: 180, Folder: 2, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 2, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
April 30, 1971
Office of the White House Press Conference, Key Biscayne, Florida, March 7, 1970
Item — Box: 180, Folder: 2, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 2, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
March 7, 1970
Biographical Data and Reference Materials Photocopies, July 24, 1970
Item — Box: 180, Folder: 2, Item: 7
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 2, Item 7
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
July 24, 1970
NASA Office of Legislature Affairs: Legislative Activities Report (Volume VIII), Washington, D.C., September 16, 1969
Item — Box: 180, Folder: 3, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 3, Item 9
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
September 16, 1969
"Why Explore the Moon?" Excerpt from statement to Congress by Dr. George E. Mueller, NASA Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight, March 11, 1969
Item — Box: 180, Folder: 3, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 3, Item 11
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
March 11, 1969
Ohio State University Commencement Address, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, June 11, 1971
Item — Box: 180, Folder: 3, Item: 8
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 3, Item 15
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
June 11, 1971
Statement of Neil A. Armstrong, Deputy Associate Administrator (Aeronautics) Office of Advanced Research and Technology, statement before the Committee on Science and Astronautics, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., March 11, 1971
Item — Box: 180, Folder: 3, Item: 9
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 3, Item 16
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
March 11, 1971
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Seattle, Washington, September 28, 1970
Item — Box: 180, Folder: 3, Item: 10
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 3, Item 17
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
September 28, 1970
Lunar Surface Exploration, Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas, (COSPAR, Leningrad, USSR), May 1970
Item — Box: 180, Folder: 3, Item: 11
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 3, Item 18
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
May 1970
The New York Times, "Transcript of Astronauts' Addresses to Congress," Washington, D.C., September 16, 1969 - September 17, 1969
Item — Box: 180, Folder: 3, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 3, Item 10
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
September 16, 1969 - September 17, 1969
Address to joint session of Congress to return American flags flown on Apollo 11. Includes 3 drafts (rough, edit, and final) showing work in progress, September 16, 1969
File — Box: 180, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
September 16, 1969
Apollo 11 related speeches and reference materials, circa 1969 - 1971
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
circa 1969 - 1971
[Excerpt from Lunar Surface Exploration by Neil A. Armstrong, Delivered at COSPAR], 1971
File — Box: 180, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
1971
[Butler University/Commencement Speech], 1972
File — Box: 180, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 5
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
1972
Correspondence, notes, and a bibliography with a copy of Mr. Armstrong's statements to Congress, circa 2011
File — Box: 180, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 7
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
circa 2011
U.S. Manned Space Flight, April 17, 1970 - January 31, 1971
Item — Box: 180, Folder: 2, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 2, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
April 17, 1970 - January 31, 1971
Apollo Historical Summary, undated
Item — Box: 180, Folder: 3, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 2, Item 8
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
undated
Letter to Sister Mary Jucunda from Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger, Associate Director for Science at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, circa 1970
Item — Box: 180, Folder: 3, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 3, Item 13
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
circa 1970
(Remarks); The National War College, National Defense University, Washington, D.C., April 1, 1971
Item — Box: 180, Folder: 3, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 8, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 5, File 3, Item 12
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Sub-Group five consists of miscellaneous speeches unfiled by Armstrong. One box contains speeches which are undated.
Dates:
April 1, 1971