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Box 54

 Container

Contains 119 Collections and/or Records:

Letter thanking Bridges for speaking at the LANTIRN Dining Out, along with speaking notes, July 1994

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 13
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, Item 13
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: July 1994

Speaking notes for the Speckled Trout (CSAF's C-135 Aircraft) Outstanding Unit Award Ceremony, March 12, 1993

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 17
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, Item 17
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 12, 1993

Speaking notes for an address in Lancaster, CA celebrating Martin Luther King Day, January 20, 1992

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 18
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, Item 18
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 20, 1992

Speaking notes for a discussion at the 6545th Test Group Commander's Call, Hill AFB UT, August 11, 1992

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 20
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, Item 20
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 11, 1992

Speaking notes for the Colonel's Promotion Party at Bridges’ home, Edwards AFB CA, October 31, 1991

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 22
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, Item 22
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: October 31, 1991

Speaking notes for the dedication of a new building to house the elements of the former 4950th Test Wing moving from Wright Patterson AFB to Edwards AFB as a result of base closure impacts, March 25, 1993

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 24
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, Item 24
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 25, 1993

Speaking notes and program for the memorial service for Lt. General Rushworth, former AFFTC Commander and X-15 astronaut, Edwards AFB CA, March 29, 1993

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 25
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, Item 25
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 29, 1993

Director of the Langley Research Center, 2003 - 2006

 Sub-Group — Box: 54
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 5
Scope and Contents Sub-group five is comprised of photographs, press releases, statement from Florida Governor Jeb Bush on Bridges' transfer to Langley, programs, clippings/articles, emails, caricatures, certificates, 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, and various mementoes from Bridges' time as Director of Langley Research Center.
Dates: 2003 - 2006

Miscellaneous Items from Throughout Career, 1959 - 2009

 Sub-Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6
Scope and Contents 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: 1959 - 2009

Photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA Johnson Space Center Astronaut Duty, 1983 - 1996

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 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 - 1996

Appointments, Applications, Certificates, Awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and Various Miscellaneous Items and Mementos, 1990 - 1996

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 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 - 1996

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

Program, Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame Enshrinement Banquet, May 6, 1995

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 2, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 2, 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: May 6, 1995

Photographs of Bridges and the other inductees at the Enshrinement Banquet, May 6, 1995

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 2, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 2, Item 3
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, 1995

Invitation to the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Banquet, May 6, 1995

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 2, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 2, Item 4
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, 1995

Photographs of the exhibit honoring Bridges in the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame, 1995

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 2, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 2, Item 5
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: 1995

Brockway, B. Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame awaits Gainesville astronaut. The Times, p. A1., May 4, 1995

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 2, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 2, Item 6
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 4, 1995

Program and photograph for the "HQ AFMC/LG/XR Dining-Out", April 29, 1994

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 2, Item: 7
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 2, Item 7
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 29, 1994

Program, Promotion ceremony for Colonel Bob Hood, Bridges' friend, May 3, 1996

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 2, Item: 8
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 2, Item 8
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 3, 1996

NASA "shakeup," Aerospace Daily article, January 29, 1996

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 2, Item: 9
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 2, Item 9
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 29, 1996

Retirement from Air Force "dream job" note and slide for Benita, Bridges' wife, 1996

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 2, Item: 10
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 2, Item 10
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: 1996

Honorary Membership Certificate, United Armed Forces Association, 1996

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 2, Item: 11
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 2, Item 11
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: 1996

Thank you letter and photograph for speaking at the Black Lane Elementary School, June 14, 1994

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 2, Item: 12
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 2, Item 12
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: June 14, 1994

Article in the Air Force Association Newsletter regarding Bridges' speech at the AFA/ROTC dinner, Air Force Museum, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, November 20, 1993

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 2, Item: 13
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 2, Item 13
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: November 20, 1993