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Space Exploration News collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 128
Scope and Contents
The Space Exploration News Collection features front page news stories relating to the Apollo 11 moon landing, John Glenn's history making orbit around the Earth on Friendship 7, the ending of the Space Shuttle Program and other monumental moments in the history of space exploration.
The original periodicals will be retained for historical value and use in displays and exhibits. The collection consists of three newspapers and one magazine.
The original periodicals will be retained for historical value and use in displays and exhibits. The collection consists of three newspapers and one magazine.
Dates:
1962 - 2011; Other: Majority of material found within 1962 - 1969
Steven C. Beering papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 181
Scope and Contents
The Steven C. Beering papers (1950-2001, 6.5 cubic feet) include interview transcripts and scripts for Vision for Tomorrow, Beta and VHS tapes of interviews and other material relating to the life and career of Steven Beering, president of Purdue University. The papers include a variety of tapes and DVDs that document activities on the Purdue University campus, relating to events at Westwood, the Black Cultural Center (BCC), and other locations.
Dates:
1950 - 2001; Other: Majority of material found in 1999; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/2006
Pierre J. Thuot papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 179
Scope and Contents
The Pierre J. Thuot papers document the three shuttle missions that Thuot flew. These were STS-36, STS-49, and STS-62. Within the collection, there is material on all three but with the main focus on STS-49. There is little information about STS-36 because it is still classified by the U.S. government. Included in the collection are over 50 color photographs of Thuot training for the Intelsat VI capture that he performed on STS-49. In addition to the photographs, included in the...
Dates:
1989 - 1994
Wagner Collection of Space Exploration and Moon Landing First Day Covers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 491
Scope and Contents
This collection contains eight volumes of Space Exploration and Moon Landing First Day Covers, containing an extensive and unique look into the stamps and first day covers of the early era of flight and space. They are primarily United States issued, but the collection also contains numerous international first day covers. Binder one begins with a stamp, issued July 20, 1969 and includes a "memorandum for the vice president, as Chairman of the Space Council to be in charge of...
Dates:
1961 - 1986; Other: Majority of material found within 1969
Paul J. Weitz papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 172
Scope and Contents
The Paul J. Weitz papers document the time Weitz spent as an United States astronaut and as Deputy Director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The papers contains eleven notebooks that were used by Weitz to record day-to-day meeting notes and tasks. The first entry is April of 1976 and the last entry is January of 1994. The notebooks contain information about The Challenger accident and Weitz's response to the incident from the day it happened and document what the administration...
Dates:
1976 - 1994
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.
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
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- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 18
- Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012 8
- Purdue University 6
- Project Apollo (U.S.) 5
- Space Shuttle Program (U.S.) 5
- Cernan, Eugene 4
- Purdue University. School of Aeronautics and Astronautics 4
- Ross, Jerry Lynn, 1948- 4
- Voss, Janice, 1956-2012 4
- Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 3
- Bridges, Roy D., Jr. (Roy Dunbard), 1943- 3
- United States. Navy 3
- Aldrin, Buzz 2
- Blaha, John E., 1942- 2
- Chaffee, Roger B., 1935-1967 2
- Collins, Michael, 1930- 2
- Covey, Richard O., 1946- 2
- Edwards Air Force Base (Calif.) 2
- Gardner, Guy S., 1948- 2
- Project Gemini (U.S.) 2
- Purdue Boilermakers (Football team) 2
- Purdue University--Presidents 2
- Purdue University--Students 2
- Purdue University. Libraries 2
- United States. Air Force 2
- United States. Department of the Air Force 2
- United States. Department of the Navy 2
- Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco 1
- Apollo 10 (Spacecraft) 1
- Apollo 17 (Spacecraft) 1
- Armstrong, Janet Shearon, 1934-2018 1
- Armstrong, Stephen Koenig, 1907-1990 1
- Armstrong, Viola L., 1907-1990 1
- Auburn University 1
- Beering, Jane, 1934-2015 1
- Beering, Steven C., 1932- 1
- Boy Scouts 1
- Brown, Mark N. (Mark Neil), 1951- 1
- Challenger (Spacecraft) 1
- Cleave, Mary L. 1
- Commercial Club of Cincinnati 1
- Commonwealth Club of Cincinnati 1
- Comstock, Joni B. 1
- Elliott, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1874-1960 1
- Friendship 7 (Spacecraft) 1
- Gemini 8 (Spacecraft) 1
- Gemini 9 (Spacecraft) 1
- General Electric Company 1
- Gilbreth, Lillian Moller, 1878-1972 1
- Glenn, John, 1921-2016 1
- Grissom, Virgil I. 1
- Gustafson, W. A. 1
- Hansen, Arthur G. 1
- Hansen, James R. 1
- Hovde, Frederick L., 1908-1983 1
- John F. Kennedy Space Center 1
- Langley Research Center 1
- Leestma, David C. 1
- NASA Advisory Council 1
- National Commission on Space (U.S.) 1
- National Football Hall of Fame (U.S.) 1
- Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) 1
- Phi Delta Theta Fraternity 1
- Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity 1
- Pogue, William R. 1
- Potter, A. A. (Andrey Abraham), 1882-1979 1
- President's Advisory Council on the Peace Corps 1
- Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident (U.S.) 1
- Project Mercury (U.S.) 1
- Proviso Township High School (Maywood, Ill.) 1
- Purdue Aeronautics Corporation 1
- Purdue Airlines 1
- Purdue Boilermakers (Men's Basketball team) 1
- Purdue Choral Society 1
- Purdue University. Army ROTC 1
- Purdue University. Faculty 1
- Roberts, O. D., 1911- 1
- Rose Bowl (Football game) 1
- Schneider, B. H. 1
- Shriver, Loren J., 1944- 1
- Society of Experimental Test Pilots 1
- Taiwan sheng li Chenggong da xue 1
- Thompson, Dianna 1
- Thuot, Pierre J., 1955- 1
- United States Air Force Academy 1
- United States. Air Force. Test Pilot School 1
- United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 1
- United States. Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps 1
- University of Cincinnati. School of Aerospace Engineering 1
- University of Oxford 1
- University of Southern California. School of Aerospace Engineering 1
- Wagner, Lindley H. (Lindley Heath), 1934- 1
- Walker, Charles D., 1948- 1
- Weitz, Paul J., 1932-2017 1
- Williams, Donald E., 1942-2016 1
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