Box 43

Scope and Contents This series contains multiple forms of correspondence related to Cernan's life since his selection to become an astronaut. Subjects include Cernan's selection for NASA's Manned Spaceflight Program, congratulatory letters and telegrams related to Cernan's career as an astronaut, photographs, Cernan's post-NASA activities, and his autobiography, The Last Man on the Moon. Correspondents regularly include notable NASA officials, politicians, and celebrities and are noted in the...

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The folder titles in quotes are as Cernan had labeled them. Much of the general correspondence involves fellow astronauts and their wives, Russian cosmonauts, several presidents, and various politicians. Also found among the correspondence, are letters in regards to the development of the Purdue University Flight and Space Exploration Archives, and Cernan's and Barron Hilton's role in its development.

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The folder titles in quotes are as Cernan had labeled them. Much of the general correspondence involves fellow astronauts and their wives, Russian cosmonauts, several presidents, and various politicians. Also found among the correspondence, are letters in regards to the development of the Purdue University Flight and Space Exploration Archives, and Cernan's and Barron Hilton's role in its development.

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Included is a small binder of correspondence with Purdue President Martin Jischke, business related correspondence with Ron Howard (Apollo 13 movie related) and Tom Hanks. Also included is correspondence related to fellow astronauts and their wives, a Blue Angels V.I.P. Flight certificate, and information in regards to Cernan being the recipient of the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy in 2007. There are also a few miscellaneous letters.

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Includes various logo designs and stationery.

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Includes various correspondence, covering many activities, between Cernan and his friend Barron Hilton, including the brochure, Celebrating the Living History of Flight: From the Montgolfier Balloon to the Last Man on the Moon..., Barron Hilton Cup, August 1 - 2, 1998.

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Correpondence in regards to a print reproduction of Bob McCall's mural which covers the foyer of the National Air and Space Museum. McCall was a friend of Cernan's, and he also helped to design the mission patch for Apollo XVII.

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Included is correspondence related to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation's help in establishing the Purdue University Flight and Space Exploration Archives, along with the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation.

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,...