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Box 3

 Container

Contains 13 Results:

Youth and Family, 1941 - 1994, bulk: 1941 - 1952

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier:  MSA 288, Series 1
Scope and Contents This series contains records and artifacts from Eugene Cernan's youth (prior to admission at Purdue University) as well as his family life. Holdings include awards and memorabilia from Proviso Township High School which detail Cernan's scholarship awards, scholastic excellence, report cards, membership in the National Honor Society, and participation in commencement for the Class of 1952. Cernan's athletic accomplishments are also described in the holdings, including his place on...
Dates: 1941 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1941 - 1952

Artifacts – youth and high school, 1950 - 1992

 Sub-Series — Box: 3
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.

Dates: 1950 - 1992

American Legion Junior Baseball patch, undated

 Item — Box: 3, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.

Dates: undated

American Legion Junior Baseball Ford Award patch, 1950

 Item — Box: 3, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.

Dates: 1950

Boy Scouts of America banner, undated

 Item — Box: 3, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.

Dates: undated

High School varsity letter patch, "P" , 1952

 Item — Box: 3, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.

Dates: 1952

High School varsity letter patch, "P" , 1952

 Item — Box: 3, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 5
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.

Dates: 1952

High School varsity letter patch, “M”, 1952

 Item — Box: 3, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 6
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.

Dates: 1952

High School varsity number patch, "2" , 1952

 Item — Box: 3, Item: 7
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 7
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.

Dates: 1952

High School varsity number patch, "5" , 1952

 Item — Box: 3, Item: 8
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 8
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.

Dates: 1952

Wooden Engineering scales, unknown

 Item — Box: 3, Item: 9
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 9
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.

Dates: unknown

NFL throwback card for Lem Barney, 1992

 Item — Box: 3, Item: 10
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 10
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.

Dates: 1992

Eugene A. Cernan papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 288
Scope and Contents The Eugene A. Cernan papers document the military, aeronautics, and astronautics career of Eugene A. Cernan, as well as his subsequent professional and public activities. The papers also feature records pertaining to Cernan's youth, family, and education. The collection includes but is not limited to artifacts, audiovisual recordings, awards, books, certificates, coins, correspondence, documents, mission patches, newspaper clippings, photographs, plaques, publications, scrapbooks, speeches,...
Dates: 1934 - 2016; Majority of material found within 1956 - 2012