Box 4
Container
Contains 11 Collections and/or Records:
Mark N. Brown papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 302
Scope and Contents
The Mark N. Brown papers include papers and memorabilia of retired astronaut and Purdue Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering alumnus, Mark N. Brown. Included are Brown's textbooks from his studies at Purdue, Air Force ROTC certificate, Apollo program photographs that were pinned to Brown's Purdue dorm room wall while he was a student in the early 1970s, a Purdue paper airplane contest trophy, along with other Purdue memorabilia. The collection also includes NASA memorabilia...
Dates:
1963 - 1991
Senior Project for Aeronautics, Astronautics, and Engineering Sciences, (A&ES) 451 (preliminary design of a specific aircraft), "The Roach Clipper," by Mark Brown, Gib Henderson, Tom Rice, Gary Short, Dan Sommers, and Denny Warner, 1973
File — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 302, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 1
Scope and Contents
This is a mimeographed copy.
Dates:
1973
Apollo 11 photographs , circa 1969 - 1973
File — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 302, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 2
Scope and Contents
Brown marked on folder, "These pictures were on my dorm room wall while a student at Purdue." Includes nine NASA photographs.
Dates:
circa 1969 - 1973
Trophy, Longest distance paper airplane contest, Orville Wright Trophy, Purdue University, 1971
Item — Box: 4, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 302, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series consists of Brown's Purdue senior project for Aeronautics, Astronautics, and Engineering Sciences, (A&ES) 451. Students worked as a group and were to make a preliminary design of an aircraft. In the case of Brown's group, it was a "Roach Clipper." This particular aircraft is a Short Take-off and Landing (STOL) craft. Brown worked on the propulsion and performance part of the project.Other items are Apollo 11 photographs, which Brown indicated, were on his dorm...
Dates:
1971
Framed certificate, United States Air Force, Reserve Officers Training Corps, Air Force ROTC Detachment 220, Purdue University, May 8, 1973
Item — Box: 4, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 302, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Item 2
Scope and Contents
Given as designation of Distinguished Graduate to Mark Neil Brown, 8 May 1973.
Dates:
May 8, 1973
Plaque, "AFROTC Hand Ball Champ, Mark Brown", 1971
Item — Box: 4, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 302, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series consists of Brown's Purdue senior project for Aeronautics, Astronautics, and Engineering Sciences, (A&ES) 451. Students worked as a group and were to make a preliminary design of an aircraft. In the case of Brown's group, it was a "Roach Clipper." This particular aircraft is a Short Take-off and Landing (STOL) craft. Brown worked on the propulsion and performance part of the project.Other items are Apollo 11 photographs, which Brown indicated, were on his dorm...
Dates:
1971
Nametag, "Purdue Homecoming '85, Mark N. Brown", 1985
Item — Box: 4, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 302, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series consists of Brown's Purdue senior project for Aeronautics, Astronautics, and Engineering Sciences, (A&ES) 451. Students worked as a group and were to make a preliminary design of an aircraft. In the case of Brown's group, it was a "Roach Clipper." This particular aircraft is a Short Take-off and Landing (STOL) craft. Brown worked on the propulsion and performance part of the project.Other items are Apollo 11 photographs, which Brown indicated, were on his dorm...
Dates:
1985
Purdue Pete ashtray, undated
Item — Box: 4, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 302, Series 1, SUb-Series 2, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series consists of Brown's Purdue senior project for Aeronautics, Astronautics, and Engineering Sciences, (A&ES) 451. Students worked as a group and were to make a preliminary design of an aircraft. In the case of Brown's group, it was a "Roach Clipper." This particular aircraft is a Short Take-off and Landing (STOL) craft. Brown worked on the propulsion and performance part of the project.Other items are Apollo 11 photographs, which Brown indicated, were on his dorm...
Dates:
undated
Little hammer with Purdue on it, undated
Item — Box: 4, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 302, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series consists of Brown's Purdue senior project for Aeronautics, Astronautics, and Engineering Sciences, (A&ES) 451. Students worked as a group and were to make a preliminary design of an aircraft. In the case of Brown's group, it was a "Roach Clipper." This particular aircraft is a Short Take-off and Landing (STOL) craft. Brown worked on the propulsion and performance part of the project.Other items are Apollo 11 photographs, which Brown indicated, were on his dorm...
Dates:
undated
Purdue University, 1963 - 1984
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 302, Series 1
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University series contains 26 textbooks used by Brown while he was a student at Purdue University from 1963 - 1967. Some of the textbooks contain his highlights, notations, a few assignment sheets and notes.Also found in the series is Brown's senior group project for Aeronautics, Astronautics, and Engineering Sciences, (A&ES) 451, Apollo 11 photographs that Brown had on his dorm room wall while at Purdue, and a trophy from a paper airplane contest.While at...
Dates:
1963 - 1984
Senior Project, Artifacts, and Memorabilia, 1969 - 1985
Sub-Series — Box: 4
Identifier: MSA 302, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
This sub-series consists of Brown's Purdue senior project for Aeronautics, Astronautics, and Engineering Sciences, (A&ES) 451. Students worked as a group and were to make a preliminary design of an aircraft. In the case of Brown's group, it was a "Roach Clipper." This particular aircraft is a Short Take-off and Landing (STOL) craft. Brown worked on the propulsion and performance part of the project.Other items are Apollo 11 photographs, which Brown indicated, were on his dorm...
Dates:
1969 - 1985