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Charles M. Ehresman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 490
Scope and Contents The Charles M. Ehresman papers document the work and professional activities of Charles M. Ehresman, designer of Purdue University's High Pressure Rocket Laboratory, associate professor of Mechanical Engineering, and operations manager of Purdue's Thermal Sciences and Propulsion Center (known today as Zucrow Laboratories). The collection also documents the design and construction of the High Pressure Rocket Laboratory and its early administration and operations, as well as materials...
Dates: 1897 - 2011; Other: Majority of material found within 1960 - 1972; Other: Majority of material found within 1997 - 2009
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

R.F. Strauss and R.E. Wiech, Jr., Fundamentals of Rocket Propulsion, 1960

 Item — Box: 16, Item: 1
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 20
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Proposal for Analytical and Experimental Investigations of Unconventional Nozzle Designs, 1960

 Item — Box: 16, Item: 2
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 21
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Summary of Plug Nozzle Investigation, 1960

 Item — Box: 16, Item: 3
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 22
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Small ICBM System Engine and Vehicle Design Data, 1960

 Item — Box: 16, Item: 4
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 23
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Design Study of a Large Unconventional Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine and Vehicle, 1960

 Item — Box: 16, Item: 5
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 24
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Air Force Technical Manual, General Safety Procedures for Chemical Guided Missile Propellants, 1961

 Item — Box: 16, Item: 6
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 25
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Eugene M. Emme, "Aeronautics and Astronautics: An American Chronology of Science and Technology in the Exploration of Space 1915-1960", 1961

 Item — Box: 16, Item: 7
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 26
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Kurt R. Stehling, Project Vanguard: The Story of Project Vanguard by its Head of Propulsion, 1961

 Item — Box: 16, Item: 8
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 27
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Aerodynamic Thrust Vector Control for Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines, 1961

 Item — Box: 16, Item: 9
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 28
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Application of Aerodynamic Thrust Vector Control in Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines, 1961

 Item — Box: 16, Item: 10
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 29
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Proposal for Plug Segment Research Program, 1961

 Item — Box: 16, Item: 11
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 30
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Analytical and Experimental Investigations of Unconventional Nozzle Designs, 1961

 Item — Box: 16, Item: 12
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 31
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Subject File, Plug Nozzle Material (from envelope marked "Victor Ransom", memoranda, diagrams, and miscellaneous material , circa 1958 - 2008

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, File 14
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: circa 1958 - 2008
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Subject File, Images and Newsletters, concerning Rocket Engines, circa 1950s - 1970s

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, File 15
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: circa 1950s - 1970s
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

NASA Technical Note, Propellant Vaporization as a Criterion for Rocket-Engine Design, 1960; Technical Report, "Propellant Vaporization as a Design Criterion for Rocket-Engine Combustion Chambers", 1960

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, File 16
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Booklets, Very Large Rocket Engines: Combustion Instability In A Rocket Chamber With Rectangular Section, 1960; Small Plug Nozzle Engine: Engine Weights and Parameter Optimizations, 1960; Plug Nozzle Program: Tasks I and II Final Report, 1960

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, File 17
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Plug Nozzle Program: Quarterly Report No. 1, 1960; Plug Nozzle Program: Quarterly Report No. 2, 1960

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, File 18
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Plug Nozzle Program: Contract NASw40, Supporting Task, Final Report, 1960; Quarterly Report No. 2: Analytical and Experimental Investigations of Unconventional Nozzle Designs, 1960

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, File 19
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Report No. LRP 178 Physical Properties of Liquid Propellants, 1960; Report, Research and Development Capabilities and Interests, 1961

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, File 20
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

NASA Proceedings, Conference on Results of the First U.S. Manned Suborbital Space Flight, 1961; Technical Note “Performance of Small (100-LB Thrust) Rocket Motors Using Coaxial Injection of Hydrazine and Nitrogen Tetroxide, 1961

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, File 21
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Plug Nozzle Segment Testing: Using Liquid Hydrogen-Liquid Oxygen, 1961

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, File 22
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Astronautics, Vol. 6, No. 10, October 1961

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, File 23
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: October 1961
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Research Memoranda, circa 1961 - 1984

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, File 24
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sub-series four consists of books and booklets, as well as binders containing various reference materials, used in Ehresman's research.

Dates: circa 1961 - 1984
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers / Research and Writings / Research Materials

Research and Writings, circa 1920s - 2000s

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 490, Series 1
Scope and Contents

Series one is divided into four sub-series.


  1. Collaborative Research and Work
  2. Conferences, Presentations, and Publications
  3. Multimedia
  4. Research Materials
Dates: circa 1920s - 2000s
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Charles M. Ehresman papers