National Air and Space Museum Archives

Kitchen Explorer I Cookbook

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2014.0045
Creators:
Redstone Officers Wives Club
Dates:
bulk 1950s
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.05 Cubic feet
1 folder
Repository:
This collection consists of a cookbook produced by the Redstone Officers Wives Club entitled,
Kitchen Explorer I
.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a cookbook produced by the Redstone Officers Wives Club entitled,
Kitchen Explorer I
. The cookbook measures approximately 8.5 by 6 inches, has a plastic spiral binding, and contains 155 pages including front and back covers. In addition to recipes provided by the women of the Club, there is a chapter called "Missile Men" which features recipes submitted by various personnel at Redstone Arsenal including Wernher von Braun and John Medaris. The cookbook has hand-drawn illustrations throughout and the cover features a drawing of a woman at a table watching a spacecraft flying above.
Note: Blank pages in the cookbook have not been digitally reproduced in the slideshow. Any gaps in numbering are due to their omission.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is in original order.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Redstone Arsenal was home to the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, with John Bruce Medaris as Commanding General, beginning in 1956. Dr. Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun and his rocket team were already working at Redstone Arsenal (since 1950) as part of the Paperclip Project (Operation Paperclip). Redstone Arsenal boasted over 1,600 highly trained and technologically up-to-date personnel, many of whom held advanced degrees. The Redstone Missile, Jupiter Missile, Nike-Zeus Surface-to-Air Missile, and the Pershing Missile were all developed at Redstone Arsenal, as well and the United States' first satellite, Explorer 1 (RTV 8 and 9).

Administration

Author
Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Marcus Peacock, Gift, 2014, NASM.2014.0045
Processing Information
Arranged and described (2014) and encoded (2020) by Jessamyn Lloyd.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

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
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Kitchen Explorer I
Cookbook, NASM.2014.0045, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Medaris, John Bruce., General Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Redstone Arsenal Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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