Box 54
Container
Contains 91 Collections and/or Records:
Valley Press, Desert Thunder, special magazine edition celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Jet Flight, May 6, 1992
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 29
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, Item 29
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
May 6, 1992
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Miscellaneous Items from Throughout Career
/
Photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA Johnson Space Center Astronaut Duty
Program, speaking notes and other related correspondence regarding the Flight Test Historical Foundation dinner celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Jet Flight, Hyatt Hotel, Los Angeles CA, May 10, 1992
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 30
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, Item 30
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
May 10, 1992
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Miscellaneous Items from Throughout Career
/
Photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA Johnson Space Center Astronaut Duty
Speaking notes and program for the 6510th Test Wing Change of Command Ceremony, Edwards AFB CA, January 22, 1992
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 31
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, Item 31
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
January 22, 1992
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Miscellaneous Items from Throughout Career
/
Photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA Johnson Space Center Astronaut Duty
Speaking notes for the Retirement Ceremony for Colonel Gary Matthes, Edwards AFB CA, undated
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 32
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, Item 32
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Miscellaneous Items from Throughout Career
/
Photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA Johnson Space Center Astronaut Duty
Speaking notes for the 412th Test Group (B-2) Change of Command Ceremony, Edwards AFB CA, April 30, 1993
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 33
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, Item 33
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
April 30, 1993
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Miscellaneous Items from Throughout Career
/
Photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA Johnson Space Center Astronaut Duty
Speaking notes for the Retirement Ceremony for TPS Commandant and former astronaut, Colonel Guy Gardner, Edwards AFB CA, August 20, 1992
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 34
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, Item 34
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
August 20, 1992
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Miscellaneous Items from Throughout Career
/
Photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA Johnson Space Center Astronaut Duty
Speaking notes for the 6545th Test Group Dining Out, Hill AFB UT, March 13, 1992
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 35
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, Item 35
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
March 13, 1992
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Miscellaneous Items from Throughout Career
/
Photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA Johnson Space Center Astronaut Duty
News article; Schleck, D. New Day at NASA Langley: Bridges' move from Kennedy Space Center not without questions. Daily Press, pp. A1, A10., August 10, 2003
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 16
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 5, File 1, Item 16
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Includes various mementoes mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center.
Dates:
August 10, 2003
Sketch of Bridges by Johnny Merrill, 2003
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 17
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 5, File 1, Item 17
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Includes various mementoes mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center.
Dates:
2003
Program, NASA Honor Awards Program, Bridges awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, 2004
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 18
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 5, File 1, Item 18
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Includes various mementoes mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center.
Dates:
2004
Op-Ed regarding President Bush's new Vision for Space Exploration, January 2004
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 19
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 5, File 1, Item 19
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Includes various mementoes mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center.
Dates:
January 2004
Sketch of Bridges by former NASA Langley employee, Ed Kilgore, May 26, 2004
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 20
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 5, File 1, Item 20
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Includes various mementoes mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center.
Dates:
May 26, 2004
Plaque presented to Bridges from the Engineers' Club of the Virginia Peninsula for his presentation, "Shuttle-Return to Flight", January 27, 2004
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 21
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 5, File 1, Item 21
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Includes various mementoes mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center.
Dates:
January 27, 2004
Certificate, flag and letter signed by NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe commemorating the centennial of powered flight, December 2003
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 22
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 5, File 1, Item 22
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Includes various mementoes mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center.
Dates:
December 2003
Photograph of Bridges and other members of the Advisory Group for the Joint Forces Command with Admiral and Mrs. Giambastiani at their home in Norfolk, 2003
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 23
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 5, File 1, Item 23
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Includes various mementoes mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center.
Dates:
2003
Group photograph of the NASA Langley Senior Staff at the Virginia Beach Senior Leadership Retreat, October 2004
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 24
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 5, File 1, Item 24
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Includes various mementoes mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center.
Dates:
October 2004
Letter from Congressman Dave Weldon along with certificate for a flag flown over the capital in honor of Bridges' retirement from NASA, January 20, 2006
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 25
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 5, File 1, Item 25
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Includes various mementoes mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center.
Dates:
January 20, 2006
CALIPSO patch , 2003
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 26
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 5, File 1, Item 26
Scope and Contents
Per Bridges, "CALIPSO was a major Earth Science research satellite with instruments built under the management of Langley Research Center during Bridges' tenure."
Dates:
2003
Photographs from Bridges' final flight in the LaRC Boeing 757 research aircraft, September 2005
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 27
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 5, File 1, Item 27
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Includes various mementoes mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center.
Dates:
September 2005
A group photograph of Bridges' birthday present complete with bow - the Boeing 757 returned to flight on July 19, 2005 after many months in modification for new programs and to correct safety issues., July 19, 2005
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 28
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 5, File 1, Item 28
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Includes various mementoes mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center.
Dates:
July 19, 2005
Retirement reception comments upon Bridges departure from NAS, December 14, 2005
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 29
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 5, File 1, Item 29
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Includes various mementoes mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center.
Dates:
December 14, 2005
Patch from Virginia State Police presented to Bridges by First Sergeant Ron Watkins, the brother of his Administrative Assistant at LaRC, Karen Evans, 2005
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 30
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 5, File 1, Item 30
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Includes various mementoes mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center.
Dates:
2005
Colonel official photograph, 1983
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
1983
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Miscellaneous Items from Throughout Career
/
Photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA Johnson Space Center Astronaut Duty
Brigadier General official photograph, 1990
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
1990
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Miscellaneous Items from Throughout Career
/
Photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA Johnson Space Center Astronaut Duty
Stringer, S. Former astronaut from Gainesville recalls historic moment. The Times, p. A1 , July 17, 1994
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, Item 3
Scope and Contents
Includes photograph of Bridges' parents.
Dates:
July 17, 1994
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
NASA
/
Miscellaneous Items from Throughout Career
/
Photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA Johnson Space Center Astronaut Duty