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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Space Race Scrapbooks
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1999.0029
- Creators:
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Enkenhus, Kurt
- Dates:
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1957-1961
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1.88 Cubic feet(4 flatboxes)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of ten scrapbooks created by Dr. Kurt Enkenhus, who was director of the Aerodynamics Department at the Naval Ordnance Lab and a Professor at the von Karmen Institute, Brussels, Belgium. The scrapbooks, containing newspaper and magazine articles from a variety of American sources, document the space race between the Soviet Union and the United States. The scrapbooks also contain a small amount of articles on general US foreign policy and domestic issues.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
John Anderson, Aero, gift, 1999, 1999-0029, unknown
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
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General
General
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Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Space race | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Astronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Astronautics and state | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Cold War | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Manned space flight | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
International relations | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Outer space -- Exploration -- Soviet Union | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Outer space -- Exploration -- United States | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Clippings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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