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Box 54

 Container

Contains 119 Results:

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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers / Career Scrapbooks / NASA / Director of the Langley Research Center / Various mementos mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center

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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers / Career Scrapbooks / NASA / Director of the Langley Research Center / Various mementos mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center

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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers / Career Scrapbooks / NASA / Director of the Langley Research Center / Various mementos mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center

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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers / Career Scrapbooks / NASA / Director of the Langley Research Center / Various mementos mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center

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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers / Career Scrapbooks / NASA / Director of the Langley Research Center / Various mementos mostly from the time that Bridges was the Center Director at NASA Langley Research Center

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 / 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 / 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 / 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

Daedalus Flyer article on Bridges speaking to the Gateway Flight, 1994

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, 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: 1994
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / 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

Newspaper article regarding Bridges' talk to Valley Elementary, publication information and date unknown, undated

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, 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: undated
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / 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

Speech to the European Training Session, September 10, 1996

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, 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: September 10, 1996
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / 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

Speech at Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) Dining Out, Kirtland AFB, NM, September 18, 1996

 Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1, Item: 7
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 1, 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: September 18, 1996
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / 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

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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers

NASA, 1950 - 2009, bulk: 1980 - 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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers / Career Scrapbooks

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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers / Career Scrapbooks / NASA

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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers / Career Scrapbooks / NASA

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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers / Career Scrapbooks / NASA / Miscellaneous Items from Throughout Career

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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers / Career Scrapbooks / NASA / Miscellaneous Items from Throughout Career

Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 6
Scope and Contents The Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers document the extensive Air Force and NASA career of Roy D. Bridges Jr.The papers include but are not limited to, artifacts, audio visual material, awards, books, briefs and records, certificates, clippings, clothing, correspondence, diaries, documents, flight logs, flight checklists and data files, along with Bridges' pilot kneeboard notes, medals, mementos, papers, photographs, scrapbooks, textbooks, research papers, and working paper...
Dates: 1950 - 2013
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections