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Soviet Space Program

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Don Rerick collection of Purdue University and NASA memorabilia

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20181116
Dates: 1915 - 1975
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Yuri Gagarin Song Book and Commemorative Matches Box Set

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 205
Scope and Contents The Yuri Gagarin Song Book and Commemorative Matches Box Set honors Gagarin's achievement as the first person in space. The collection includes a commemorative poem and song book from Moscow (1962) honoring cosmonaut Gagarin and his fellow cosmonauts; Gherman Titov, Andriyan Nikolayev, and Pavel Popovich, the first four Soviets in space. Also included is a commemorative box set of matches. The illustrated souvenir box (9 ¼" x 11 ½") contains 28 individual illustrated boxes of matches,...
Dates: 1934 - 1968
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections