Wernher Von Braun
A Register of His Papers in the Library of
Congress
Prepared by Allan J. Teichroew
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Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
1978
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Title: Papers of Wernher Von
Braun
Span Dates: 1796-1970
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1950-1970) ID No.: MSS44172 Creator:
Von Braun, Wernher,
1912-1977 Extent: 20,000
items;
56 containers plus 5 oversize;
22.8 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English and
German Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C. Abstract: German aerospace
engineer. Correspondence, fan mail, speeches and writings, public relations
material, subject files, scrapbooks, and printed material. The papers relate to
Wernher Von Braun's career in rocketry and aerospace engineering from his early
work on the V-2 rocket in Germany to his work for the United States Department
of Defense, the Redstone Arsenal, and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Names: Von Braun,
Wernher, 1912-1977 Bechtle,
Otto Wolfgang--Correspondence Brucker,
Wilber Marion, 1894-1968--Correspondence Durant,
Frederick C., 1916- --Correspondence Gartmann,
Heinz, 1917- --Correspondence Gerhards,
Jupps--Correspondence Grosse,
Aristid von, 1905- --Correspondence Kölle,
Heinz Hermann, 1917- --Correspondence Ley,
Willy, 1906-1969--Correspondence Loeser,
G.--Correspondence Medaris,
John B. (John Bruce), 1902- --Correspondence Ryan,
Cornelius--Correspondence Sikorsky,
Igor Ivan, 1889-1972--Correspondence Sparkman,
John, 1899-1985--Correspondence Stuhlinger, Ernst, 1913- --Correspondence Truax,
Robert Collins, 1917- --Correspondence Watkins,
Armitage, 1906- --Correspondence Whipple,
Fred Lawrence, 1906- --Correspondence United
States. Dept. of Defense United
States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration American
Rocket Society General
Dynamics Corporation General
Motors Corporation George C.
Marshall Space Flight Center Gesellschaft für Weltraumsforschung International Business Machines Corporation Lockheed
Aircraft Corporation Project
Apollo (U.S.) Project
Gemini (U.S.) Project
Mercury (U.S.) Sperry
Rand Corporation
Subjects: Aeronautics Guided missiles Rocketry--Germany Rocketry--United
States Rockets
(Aeronautics) Space flight V-2 rocket World War,
1939-1945--Aerial operations, German Redstone Arsenal
(Ala.)
Occupations: Aerospace
engineers Public
officials
Provenance:The papers of Wernher Von Braun, engineer, rocket scientist, and space
program administrator, were given to the Library of Congress by Von Braun
between 1962 and 1971. Additional papers were deposited in the Library by Von
Braun in 1971, but later given to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville,
Alabama, by his widow, Maria Von Braun, in 2007. Photocopies of the addition
were made by the Library and retained as part of the collection.
Transfers:Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other
custodial divisions of the Library. Photographs have been transferred to the
Prints and Photographs Division. Tapes have been transferred to the Motion
Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. All transfers are
identified in these divisions as part of the Wernher Von Braun Papers.
Copyright Status:Copyright in the unpublished writings of Wernher Von Braun in these
papers and in other collections of papers in the Library of Congress has been
dedicated to the public.
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Wernher Von Braun Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Date |
Event |
1912, Mar. 23 |
Born,
Wirsitz, East Prussia (now part of
Poland)
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1930 |
Assistant to
Hermann Oberth, experimenting with small
liquid rocket motors Founding member,
Rocket Field,
Berlin, Germany, sponsored and financed by
German Rocket Society
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1931 |
Student,
Institute of Technology,
Zurich, Switzerland
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1932 |
B.S.,
Institute of Technology,
Berlin, Germany
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1932-1937 |
Chief,
Testing Station, German Army Proving Ground,
Kummersdorf, Germany
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1934 |
Ph. D.,
University of Berlin,
Berlin, Germany
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1937-1945 |
Technical director,
German Rocket Research Center,
Peenemünde, Germany Responsible for V-2 Long-range
Rocket and A.A. Guided Missile Wasserfall
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1943-1945 |
Research professor,
Peenemünde, Germany
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1945 |
Captured by
U.S. Army and taken to
United States
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1945-1950 |
Technical adviser at
White Sands Missile Range, N. Mex. Project director,
Research and Development Service,
U.S. Army Ordnance Corps,
Fort Bliss, Tex.
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1947 |
Married
Maria Von Quistorp
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1950-1956 |
Chief,
Guided Missile Development Division, Redstone
Arsenal,
Huntsville, Ala.
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1953 |
Published
The Mars Project (Urbana:
University of Illinois Press. 91 pp.), translated by
Henry J. White Published
Man on the Moon (London:
Sidgwick and Jackson. 134 pp.), with
Fred L. Whipple and
Willy Ley. Also published as
Conquest of the Moon (New York:
Viking Press. 126 pp.)
|
1955 |
Naturalized as American citizen |
1956 |
Published
The Exploration of Mars (New York:
Viking Press. 176 pp.), with
Willy Ley
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1956-1960 |
Director,
Development Operations Division,
Army Ballistic Missile Agency,
Huntsville, Ala.
|
1957 |
Received Distinguished Civilian Service Award,
Department of Defense
|
1958 |
Received Dr. Robert Goddard Memorial Trophy |
1960 |
Published
First Men to the Moon (New York:
Holt, Rinehart and Winston. 96 pp.)
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1960-1970 |
Director,
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, National
Aeronautic and Space Administration,
Huntsville, Ala.
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1967 |
Published
History of Rocketry & Space
Travel (New York: Crowell. 244 pp.), with
Frederick I. Ordway III Published
Space Frontier (New York: Holt,
Rinehart and Winston. 216 pp.)
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1970-1972 |
Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Washington, D.C.
|
1972 |
Vice president,
Engineering and Development, Fairchild
Industries,
Germantown, Md.
|
1975 |
Founded
National Space Institute
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1977, June 16 |
Died,
Alexandria, Va.
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The papers of
Wernher Von Braun (1912-1977) span the years 1796
to 1970, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the decades 1950 to
1970. A few items in the collection predate Von Braun's emigration to the
United States and his postwar duties with the
United States Army as part of the “Paperclip”
project, but most of the papers relate to his work at the
Redstone Arsenal and the
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center,
Huntsville, Alabama. Consisting largely of office
files and fan letters, the collection includes extensive
public
relations matter,
general
correspondence, an
invitation
file,
subject
files,
speeches and
writings, and
miscellaneous
printed matter. Nearly half of the papers consist of fan mail, some of it
topical and scientific correspondence requiring original replies by staff
members, but more of it from autograph seekers and admirers who were especially
prolific following major space accomplishments. Also in the collection are
bound volumes of photocopies of Von Braun's scrapbooks, 1930 to 1958, which
treat the evolution of rocketry from the perspective of his
V-2 research for
Nazi
Germany and his guided missile work for the
United States Army after World War II.
Born in
Wirsitz, East Prussia, in 1912, Wernher Von Braun
early became interested in rocketry and pursued studies at the
Berlin Technical Institute and the
University of Berlin which prepared him for his
career. His success as a rocket expert coincided with the technological
outburst of the World War II period and the space and arms developments in the
postwar period. These papers emphasize Von Braun's scientific contributions to
the
United States space program as well as focusing on
his role as a spokesman for space exploration in competition with the
Soviet Union. They portray his association with
the
American Rocket Society and the
Gellschaft für Weltraumsforschung, his duties as
chief of
Guided Missile Development at
Huntsville, and his directorship of
NASA's Marshall Flight Center. The files most
reflective of Von Braun's official responsibilities are the
subject
files and the
general
correspondence, which include letters, notes, memoranda, and such related
material as technical reports, drawings, charts, and personnel forms.
Von Braun was an early advocate of space conquest and exploration
whose views were carried by popular weeklies and the daily press years before
the success of Sputnik imparted greater urgency to
a stepped-up American space effort. Two files of more than usual interest are
the
subject
files regarding
Congress and space, and a folder entitled “A. V.
Grosse Action” which contains responses to Grosse's plan for the launching of
an American satellite in the mid-1950s. Also of significance are
speeches
which Von Braun gave before scientific, business, and other organizations.
These speeches delineate his projections and later his reminiscences of the
development of space science. Other important papers include manuscripts of
some of Von Braun's books, his correspondence with German and American
publishers, his exchanges with such former German rocket specialists as
Herman Oberth, and his correspondence and
memoranda concerning the major American space shots from the
Explorer firings to Apollo
11.
Von Braun moved from
Alabama to
NASA headquarters in
Washington shortly after the 1969 moon landing,
and in 1972 he left government service for private industry. The latter facets
of his career are not covered by the papers in this collection. Absent also are
family papers and primary documentation of his work on the V-2 and his capture
and impressment into the service of the
United States Army.
Correspondents in this collection include
Aristad V. Grosse,
Donald Jackson,
Robert C. Truax,
Frederick C. Durant III,
F. D. McHugh,
Armitage Watkins,
Igor Sikorsky,
Fred L. Whipple,
John S. Burlew,
Wilbur M. Brucker,
J. B. Medaris,
I. M. Levitt,
Willy Ley,
Cornelius Ryan,
Chesley Bonestell,
Heinz Hermann Kölle,
Heinz Gartmann,
G. Loeser,
K. Shuette,
Jupp Gerhards,
Otto Wolfgang Bechtle,
D. C. Fahrney,
Kenneth W. Gatland,
Bert J. Slattery,
Ernst Stuhlinger,
Lee James,
J. Preston Layton,
James J. Harford,
Walter R. Dornberger,
A. J. Eggers, and
John Sparkman.
Von Braun had considerable correspondence with leaders in the
aerospace industry, including
Aerojet General Corporation,
Lockheed,
General Dynamics,
General Motors,
Ford,
Chrysler,
Sperry-Rand,
Douglas Aircraft,
General Electric,
Northrop Corporation, and
International Business Machines. The bulk of the
letters and memoranda, however are from
NASA headquarters in
Washington and from
Marshall Space Flight Center.
Appended to the collection is an
addition
which consists mostly of
speeches
from the mid-1960s and fan mail from the Apollo 11
mission.
A substantial collection of
Von Braun papers is also located at the
U. S. Space and Rocket Center,
Huntsville, Alabama.
The collection is arranged in seven series:
Container |
Series |
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BOX 1-12
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Letters, memoranda, and notes sent and received, with related
matter such as enclosed technical reports, photographs, charts, drawings, and
personnel forms.
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Organized chronologically by year and alphabetically therein by
topic, name of person, or organization.
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BOX 13-14
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Letters of invitation received, with replies. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX 14-20
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Set A,
1952-1958 |
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Fan mail and public correspondence. |
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Organized chronologically by month. |
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BOX 20-39
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Set B,
1958-1967 |
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Fan mail and public correspondence. |
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Organized chronologically by year and alphabetically by name of
correspondent therein.
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BOX 39
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Set C,
1967-1969 |
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Autograph requests and form letter replies. |
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Organized chronologically by year. |
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BOX 40-45
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Subject correspondence sent and received; organizational minutes,
reports, and printed matter; personnel forms; bibliographies; notes; and
miscellaneous material.
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Arranged alphabetically according to subject matter and
chronologically therein.
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BOX 46-52
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Handwritten, typewritten, near-print, printed, and photocopies of
speeches and writings by Von Braun and others.
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Arranged chronologically, with longer and undated book and article
drafts placed alphabetically by title near the end of the series, followed by
speeches and writings by others arranged chronologically.
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BOX 52-57
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Assorted vellum diplomas, loose clippings, and photocopies of Von
Braun's scrapbooks.
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Clippings chronologically arranged by year; scrapbooks arranged in
rough chronological sequence.
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BOX 58-61
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BOX 58
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General
Correspondence,
1953-1969 |
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Photocopies of letters, memoranda, and notes sent and received.
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Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent. |
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BOX 58-60
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Public Relations
Correspondence,
1963-1970 |
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Photocopies of autograph requests and congratulatory letters,
mostly pertaining to the Apollo 11 mission.
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Arranged by year with additional distinctions between autograph
requests, congratulatory letters, and foreign-language letters.
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BOX 60-61
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Subject File,
1959-1969 |
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Photocopies of personnel files, thank-you letters sent to
Apollo 11 team members, and photocopies of
correspondence and related matter concerning the House Committee on Science and
Astronautics.
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Arranged alphabetically by title of subject. |
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BOX 61
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Speeches and
Writings,
1950-1970,
n.d.
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Photocopies of handwritten and near-print speeches by Von Braun.
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX 61
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Miscellany,
1913-1967 |
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Photocopies of miscellaneous printed matter. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
Container |
Contents |
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BOX 1-12
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General
Correspondence,
1950-1969
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Letters, memoranda, and notes sent and received, with related
matter such as enclosed technical reports, photographs, charts, drawings, and
personnel forms.
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Organized chronologically by year and alphabetically therein by
topic, name of person, or organization.
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BOX 1
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1950, A-Z
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1952, A-Z
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1953, A-Z
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(3 folders)
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1954, A-Z
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(3 folders)
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1955
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A-D |
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BOX 2
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E-Z |
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(3 folders)
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1956, A-Z
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(3 folders)
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1957
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A-G |
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BOX 3
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H-Z |
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(3 folders)
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1958, A-Z
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(5 folders)
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BOX 4
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1959, A-Z
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(5 folders)
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1960
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A-G |
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(3 folders)
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BOX 5
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H-Z |
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(6 folders)
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1961
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A-B |
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(2 folders)
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BOX 6
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C-O |
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(10 folders)
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BOX 7
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P-Z |
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(5 folders)
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1962
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A-C |
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(2 folders)
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BOX 8
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D-Sh |
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(7 folders)
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BOX 9
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Si-Z |
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(2 folders)
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1963
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A-K |
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(5 folders)
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BOX 10
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L-Z |
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(4 folders)
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1964, A-Z
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(3 folders)
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1965
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A-G |
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BOX 11
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H-Z |
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(3 folders)
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1966, A-Z
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(3 folders)
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BOX 12
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1967, A-Z
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(2 folders)
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1968, A-Z
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1969, A-Z
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BOX 13-14
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Invitation File,
1952-1967
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Letters of invitation received, with replies. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX 12
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1952-1957
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(4 folders)
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BOX 13
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1958-1967
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(8 folders)
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Public Relations
Correspondence,
1952-1969
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BOX 14-20
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Set A,
1952-1958 |
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Fan mail and public correspondence. |
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Organized chronologically by month. |
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BOX 14
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1952-Oct.
1954
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(10 folders)
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BOX 15
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Nov.
1954-Apr. 1956
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(11 folders)
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BOX 16
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May 1956-Nov.
1957
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(9 folders)
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BOX 17
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Nov.-Dec.
1957
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(6 folders)
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BOX 18
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Dec.
1957-Feb. 1958
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(6 folders)
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BOX 19
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Feb.-Sept.
1958
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(7 folders)
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BOX 20
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Oct.-Dec.
1958
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(2 folders)
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BOX 20-39
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Set B,
1958-1967 |
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Fan mail and public correspondence. |
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Organized chronologically by year and alphabetically by name of
correspondent therein.
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BOX 20
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1958
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A-Cl |
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(5 folders)
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BOX 21
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D-Gz |
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(8 folders)
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BOX 22
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H-Le |
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(7 folders)
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BOX 23
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Lf-Q |
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(7 folders)
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BOX 24
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R-Tz |
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(7 folders)
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BOX 25
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U-Z |
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(5 folders)
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1959
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A-D |
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(4 folders)
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BOX 26
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E-Q |
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(7 folders)
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BOX 27
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R-Z |
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(3 folders)
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1960
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A-Cl |
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(5 folders)
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BOX 28
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Cm-I |
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(9 folders)
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BOX 29
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J-N |
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(9 folders)
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BOX 30
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O-Sz |
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(9 folders)
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BOX 31
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T-Z |
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(5 folders)
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1961
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A-C |
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(3 folders)
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BOX 32
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D-K |
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(7 folders)
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BOX 33
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L-R |
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(6 folders)
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BOX 34
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R-V |
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(6 folders)
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BOX 35
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W-Z and
anonymous
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(4 folders)
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1962
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A-F |
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(4 folders)
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BOX 36
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G-S |
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(8 folders)
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BOX 37
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T-Z |
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1963
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A-G |
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(6 folders)
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BOX 38
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H-V |
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(7 folders)
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BOX 39
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W-Z and
anonymous
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(2 folders)
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1967, A-Z
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BOX 39
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Set C,
1967-1969 |
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Autograph requests and form letter replies. |
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Organized chronologically by year. |
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BOX 39
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Autograph requests,
1967-1969
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(4 folders)
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BOX 40-45
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Subject File,
1949-1968
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Subject correspondence sent and received; organizational minutes,
reports, and printed matter; personnel forms; bibliographies; notes; and
miscellaneous material.
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Arranged alphabetically according to subject matter and
chronologically therein.
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BOX 40
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Alabama's World Fair Commission,
1962
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Alabama State Fair Exhibit,
1961
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American Rocket Society
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1954-Apr.
1958
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(4 folders)
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BOX 41
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May
1958-1960
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(6 folders)
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BOX 42
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Photocopies,
1952-1957
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American Ballistic Missile
Agency,
1958-1961
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Astronautica Acta,
1954-1958
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A. V. Grosse Action, launching a
satellite,
1951-1957
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Bibliographies of Von Braun's
writings
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Calculations for moon
book
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Colliers,
1951-1953
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(2 folders)
See also Oversize
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Congress and the space program
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1963-1964
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(2 folders)
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BOX 43
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1965-1966
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(2 folders)
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Dedication of Marshall Space
Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., thank-you letters,
1960
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German correspondence
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General,
1949-1954
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(2 folders)
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Gesellschaft für
Weltraumforschung,
1950-1953
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(2 folders)
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German personnel,
1952
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Guided missile development,
miscellaneous declassified material,
1952-1965
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BOX 44
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Mercury
flight, congratulations,
1961
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Mercury-Redstone 3, congratulations,
1961
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Mercury-Redstone 5, congratulations,
1961
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National Aeronautics and Space
Administration conferences,
1961-1963
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Office notes, memoranda, drafts,
etc.,
1963-1968
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Press relations,
1958-1960
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(3 folders)
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Publications, correspondence
concerning
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1949-1953
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BOX 45
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1954-1956
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Ranger 7-9
lunar flights
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(3 folders)
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Saturn
rocket, congratulations,
1961
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Saturn C-1
launching, invitations,
1962
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Steuben Society of America,
1960-1961
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Symposium on air travel in thirty
years,
1955
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Thiel, Adolph K.,
dissertation
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BOX 46-52
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Speeches and Writings,
1934-1969
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Handwritten, typewritten, near-print, printed, and photocopies of
speeches and writings by Von Braun and others.
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Arranged chronologically, with longer and undated book and article
drafts placed alphabetically by title near the end of the series, followed by
speeches and writings by others arranged chronologically.
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BOX 46
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1947-Apr.
1959
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(9 folders)
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BOX 47
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May 1959-Aug.
1961
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(10 folders)
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BOX 48
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Sept. 1961-June
1968
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(7 folders)
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BOX 49
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July 1968-1969,
n.d.
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(5 folders)
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“Across the Moon” |
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BOX 50
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Conquest of the Moon
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The Exploration of Mars
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“First Flight to the
Moon”
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(4 folders)
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The Mars Project
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General |
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BOX 51
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Handwritten draft of the
scientific appendix
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“Raketentechnik and
Raumfahrtforschung,” Ph. D. dissertation,
1934
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“Voyage to Mars” |
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“Voyage to the Moon” |
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BOX 52
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By others,
1962-1965
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(3 folders)
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BOX 52-57
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Miscellany,
1796-1968
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Assorted vellum diplomas, loose clippings, and photocopies of Von
Braun's scrapbooks.
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Clippings chronologically arranged by year; scrapbooks arranged in
rough chronological sequence.
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BOX 52
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Assorted vellum diplomas,
1796-1823
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Clippings,
1934-1968
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(3 folders)
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Citations and awards
(photocopies),
1952-1961
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German items (photocopies),
1928-1933
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Programs (photocopies),
1957-1961
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University degrees (photocopies),
1958-1959
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BOX 53 (oversize) |
Colliers rocket drawings, 1951-1953
(Container 42)
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Scrapbooks |
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Awards and photocopies of
awards
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Rocketry,
1930-1934
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German scientists come to
America,
1945-1952
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Rocketry,
1946-1949
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BOX 54 (oversize) |
Rocket to the moon,
1948-1955
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Space flight campaign,
1949-1954
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Rocket research center started
at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala.,
1950-1952
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BOX 55 (oversize) |
Peenemünde in U.S.A.,
1950
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Practicality of space flight,
1952-1956
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Immigration to the United
States,
1963
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BOX 56 (oversize) |
Space flight,
1953-1956
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Space exploration,
1953-1954
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BOX 57 (oversize) |
International Geophysical Year
Project,
1955-1957
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Missiles,
1956
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United States Army-Jupiter,
1956-1958
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BOX 58-61
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Addition,
1913-1970,
n.d.
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BOX 58
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General
Correspondence,
1953-1969 |
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Photocopies of letters, memoranda, and notes sent and received.
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Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent. |
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BOX 58
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1953-1969, A-Z
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BOX 58-60
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Public Relations
Correspondence,
1963-1970 |
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Photocopies of autograph requests and congratulatory letters,
mostly pertaining to the Apollo 11 mission.
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Arranged by year with additional distinctions between autograph
requests, congratulatory letters, and foreign-language letters.
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BOX 58
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1963-1968
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1969
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Autograph
requests
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(2 folders)
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Congratulatory
letters
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(3 folders)
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BOX 59
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Foreign language
letters
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General |
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(6 folders)
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BOX 60
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(2
folders)
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From American
citizens
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From prominent
individuals
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1970, autograph requests
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BOX 60-61
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Subject File,
1959-1969 |
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Photocopies of personnel files, thank-you letters sent to
Apollo 11 team members, and photocopies of
correspondence and related matter concerning the House Committee on Science and
Astronautics.
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Arranged alphabetically by title of subject. |
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BOX 60-61
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Apollo
11, thank-you letters sent,
1969
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Committee on Science and
Astronautics (photocopies),
1959-1961
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Personnel files |
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1960-1966
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(2 folders)
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BOX 61
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1967
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BOX 61
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Speeches and
Writings,
1950-1970,
n.d.
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Photocopies of handwritten and near-print speeches by Von Braun.
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX 61
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1950-1970
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(6 folders)
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Miscellaneous rough drafts,
n.d.
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(2 folders)
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BOX 61
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Miscellany,
1913-1967 |
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Photocopies of miscellaneous printed matter. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX 61
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Printed matter,
1913-1967
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