Box 50
Container
Contains 63 Collections and/or Records:
Former space shuttle pilot chosen as Kennedy Space Center director, Orlando Sentinel with accompanying letter from Dorothy Strickland, widow of Herbert Strickland, Bridges’ high school principal from Gainesville, Georgia, January 15, 1997
Item — Box: 50, Folder: 3, Item: 15
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 3, File 3, Item 15
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Black binder with various mementos, photographs, and articles of Bridges' service at Kennedy Space Center Florida from March 1997 - August 2003.
Dates:
January 15, 1997
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
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MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
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Career Scrapbooks
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NASA
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Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center
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NASA, Kennedy Space Center Florida
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White binder with various photographs, articles, correspondence, programs, speeches, mementos, including patches, and other miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the NASA Kennedy Space Center Director
Articles from Bridges' hometown paper, the Gainesville Times, on Bridges' appointment as KSC Center Director, March 4, 1997
Item — Box: 50, Folder: 3, Item: 16
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 3, File 3, Item 16
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Black binder with various mementos, photographs, and articles of Bridges' service at Kennedy Space Center Florida from March 1997 - August 2003.
Dates:
March 4, 1997
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center
/
NASA, Kennedy Space Center Florida
/
White binder with various photographs, articles, correspondence, programs, speeches, mementos, including patches, and other miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the NASA Kennedy Space Center Director
Various clippings on Bridges being appointed Kennedy Space Center Director, 1997
Item — Box: 50, Folder: 3, Item: 17
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 3, File 3, Item 17
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Black binder with various mementos, photographs, and articles of Bridges' service at Kennedy Space Center Florida from March 1997 - August 2003.
Dates:
1997
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center
/
NASA, Kennedy Space Center Florida
/
White binder with various photographs, articles, correspondence, programs, speeches, mementos, including patches, and other miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the NASA Kennedy Space Center Director
Clipping, A conversation with Roy Bridges, Florida Today, April 20, 1997
Item — Box: 50, Folder: 3, Item: 19
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 3, File 3, Item 19
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Black binder with various mementos, photographs, and articles of Bridges' service at Kennedy Space Center Florida from March 1997 - August 2003.
Dates:
April 20, 1997
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center
/
NASA, Kennedy Space Center Florida
/
White binder with various photographs, articles, correspondence, programs, speeches, mementos, including patches, and other miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the NASA Kennedy Space Center Director
Letter from AIAA regarding a speech Bridges made to their members and speech slides, "Earth, Moon, Mars, and Beyond", May 27, 1997
Item — Box: 50, Folder: 3, Item: 20
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 3, File 3, Item 20
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Black binder with various mementos, photographs, and articles of Bridges' service at Kennedy Space Center Florida from March 1997 - August 2003.
Dates:
May 27, 1997
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center
/
NASA, Kennedy Space Center Florida
/
White binder with various photographs, articles, correspondence, programs, speeches, mementos, including patches, and other miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the NASA Kennedy Space Center Director
Certificate from NASA for getting Cassini launched successfully, 1997
Item — Box: 50, Folder: 3, Item: 21
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 3, File 3, Item 21
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Black binder with various mementos, photographs, and articles of Bridges' service at Kennedy Space Center Florida from March 1997 - August 2003.
Dates:
1997
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center
/
NASA, Kennedy Space Center Florida
/
White binder with various photographs, articles, correspondence, programs, speeches, mementos, including patches, and other miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the NASA Kennedy Space Center Director
Email with a summary of a speech that I gave to the NASA Kennedy Management Association (NKMA), Dian Hardison, May 12, 1997
Item — Box: 50, Folder: 3, Item: 22
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 3, File 3, Item 22
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Black binder with various mementos, photographs, and articles of Bridges' service at Kennedy Space Center Florida from March 1997 - August 2003.
Dates:
May 12, 1997
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center
/
NASA, Kennedy Space Center Florida
/
White binder with various photographs, articles, correspondence, programs, speeches, mementos, including patches, and other miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the NASA Kennedy Space Center Director
Clipping, Mars in 25 years, Mature Lifestyles , July 1997
Item — Box: 50, Folder: 3, Item: 23
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 3, File 3, Item 23
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Black binder with various mementos, photographs, and articles of Bridges' service at Kennedy Space Center Florida from March 1997 - August 2003.
Dates:
July 1997
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center
/
NASA, Kennedy Space Center Florida
/
White binder with various photographs, articles, correspondence, programs, speeches, mementos, including patches, and other miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the NASA Kennedy Space Center Director
Bridges' comments on the rollout of the last Spacelab mission and program, undated
Item — Box: 50, Folder: 3, Item: 25
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 3, File 3, Item 25
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Black binder with various mementos, photographs, and articles of Bridges' service at Kennedy Space Center Florida from March 1997 - August 2003.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center
/
NASA, Kennedy Space Center Florida
/
White binder with various photographs, articles, correspondence, programs, speeches, mementos, including patches, and other miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the NASA Kennedy Space Center Director
Letter from Guy Spearman to Senator Graham's chief of staff, Ken Klein, December 6, 1999, and to Dan Goldin with Bridges' edits regarding his performance at KSC Honor Awards, May 2000
Item — Box: 50, Folder: 3, Item: 27
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 3, File 3, Item 27
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Black binder with various mementos, photographs, and articles of Bridges' service at Kennedy Space Center Florida from March 1997 - August 2003.
Dates:
May 2000
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center
/
NASA, Kennedy Space Center Florida
/
White binder with various photographs, articles, correspondence, programs, speeches, mementos, including patches, and other miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the NASA Kennedy Space Center Director
Career Scrapbooks, 1950 - 2009
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4
Scope and Contents
The career scrapbooks consist of thirty-one three-ring binders that Bridges put together throughout his Air Force and NASA careers. There is a wealth of material that is contained in the binders. Some of the items are: applications, appraisals, certificates, correspondence and letters of congratulations, notification of appointments, speaking notes, and other various notes, emails, cards and miscellaneous items from his retirement. The binders also include photographs from...
Dates:
1950 - 2009
NASA, 1950 - 2009
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
The sub-series is comprised of six sub-groups with a scope note for each at the sub-group level.
Dates:
1950 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2009
Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center, 1950 - 2006
Sub-Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 3
Scope and Contents
Includes performance appraisals, photographs, articles, correspondence, orientation documents prepared for new staff, programs, speeches, mementos, including patches, and other miscellaneous items and backup material during tenure as John F. Kennedy Space Center Director, along with items his from time as Director of Langley Research Center, including items related to Bridges' retirement from NASA, 2003-2005. Also included is a binder with mission patches and astronaut autographs (1997 -...
Dates:
1950 - 2006