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Box 1

 Container

Contains 14 Collections and/or Records:

Donald E. Williams papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 12
Scope and Contents The Donald E. Williams papers document Williams' two shuttle missions; STS-51-D and STS-34, along with memorabilia from STS-1, the first mission. Also included are various mission patches and decals. The artifacts include his flight helmet, and items used in space; gloves, knife, fork, teaspoon, and can opener.

Types of materials include: artifacts, checklists (mission), clippings, decals, memorabilia, NASA press kit, papers, mission patches, and photographs.
Dates: 1978 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1985 - 1989

Papers and Memorabilia, 1978 - 1991

 Series — Box: 1
Identifier: MSA 12, Series 1
Scope and Contents The items in this series are varied and include; STS 51-D mission checklists, clippings about Williams, NASA STS-1 mission press kit, various mission patches and decals, and photographs of Williams and other astronauts.
Dates: 1978 - 1991

Patches, NASA and mission related, 1978 - 1989

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 12, Series 1, File 1
Scope and Contents Includes twelve patches.
Dates: 1978 - 1989

Mission decals, 1978 - 1989

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 12, Series 1, File 2
Scope and Contents Includes twenty-seven mission decals.
Dates: 1978 - 1989

NASA Press Kit, STS-1, First Space Shuttle Mission, April 1981

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSA 12, Series 1, File 3
Scope and Contents From the Series: The items in this series are varied and include; STS 51-D mission checklists, clippings about Williams, NASA STS-1 mission press kit, various mission patches and decals, and photographs of Williams and other astronauts.
Dates: April 1981

Orbit Ops Checklist, STS 51-D, 1985

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSA 12, Series 1, File 4
Scope and Contents From the Series: The items in this series are varied and include; STS 51-D mission checklists, clippings about Williams, NASA STS-1 mission press kit, various mission patches and decals, and photographs of Williams and other astronauts.
Dates: 1985

Contingency Deorbit Prep, STS-51-D, 1985

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSA 12, Series 1, File 5
Scope and Contents From the Series: The items in this series are varied and include; STS 51-D mission checklists, clippings about Williams, NASA STS-1 mission press kit, various mission patches and decals, and photographs of Williams and other astronauts.
Dates: 1985

Contingency EVA Operations, STS-51-D, 1985

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSA 12, Series 1, File 6
Scope and Contents From the Series: The items in this series are varied and include; STS 51-D mission checklists, clippings about Williams, NASA STS-1 mission press kit, various mission patches and decals, and photographs of Williams and other astronauts.
Dates: 1985

Clippings, press - articles and newspapers on Donald Williams, 1985 - 1989

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSA 12, Series 1, File 7
Scope and Contents From the Series: The items in this series are varied and include; STS 51-D mission checklists, clippings about Williams, NASA STS-1 mission press kit, various mission patches and decals, and photographs of Williams and other astronauts.
Dates: 1985 - 1989

Photographs of Williams and other astronauts, 1989

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSA 12, Series 1, File 8
Scope and Contents Some of the photographs are undated.
Dates: 1989

STS-34 card with mission logo Atlantis, 1989

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSA 12, Series 1, File 9
Scope and Contents From the Series: The items in this series are varied and include; STS 51-D mission checklists, clippings about Williams, NASA STS-1 mission press kit, various mission patches and decals, and photographs of Williams and other astronauts.
Dates: 1989

STS-34 NASA causeway vehicle permit, 1989

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSA 12, Series 1, File 10
Scope and Contents From the Series: The items in this series are varied and include; STS 51-D mission checklists, clippings about Williams, NASA STS-1 mission press kit, various mission patches and decals, and photographs of Williams and other astronauts.
Dates: 1989

NASA ID card, medical certifications for spaceflight, 1991

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSA 12, Series 1, File 11
Scope and Contents From the Series: The items in this series are varied and include; STS 51-D mission checklists, clippings about Williams, NASA STS-1 mission press kit, various mission patches and decals, and photographs of Williams and other astronauts.
Dates: 1991

Mission patches and personal name patches, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSA 12, Series 1, File 12
Scope and Contents From the Series: The items in this series are varied and include; STS 51-D mission checklists, clippings about Williams, NASA STS-1 mission press kit, various mission patches and decals, and photographs of Williams and other astronauts.
Dates: undated