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Peenemünde Interviews Project

Summary

Peenemünde Interviews Project
Peenemünde Interviews Project
Collection ID:
NASM.1999.0038
Creators:
Neufeld, Michael J., 1951-
Dates:
1985-1990
Languages:
The transcripts and recordings are in
English
, with the exception of one interview that was conducted in
German
.
Physical Description:
2.51 Cubic feet
4 records center boxes
Repository:
This collection consists of the oral history recordings and transcripts for the Peenemünde Interviews Project, which examined the development of the German Peenemünde complex from the early 1930s through World War II.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 39 hours of interviews with 13 individuals (in both audio cassette and transcript formats).

Arrangement

Arrangement
The Peenemünde Interviews Project is arranged alphabetically by interviewee. Boxes 1, 2 and 3 contain the interviews on cassette tapes; box 4 contains the edited transcripts of the audio.

Historical note

Historical note
The collection consists of the oral history recordings and transcripts for the Peenemünde Interviews Project, which examined the development of the German Peenemünde complex from the early 1930s through World War II. This project constitutes one of several oral history projects conducted within the Department of Space History, NASM. The principal investigator for this project was Michael Neufeld and the following individuals were interviewed: Werner Dahm; Konrad Danneberg; Walter Haeussermann; Karl Heimberg; Helmut Hoelzer; Fritz Mueller; Herman Oberth; Eberhard Rees (with Mrs. Rees); Gerhard Reisig; Arthur Rudolph; Bernhard Tessman (with Karl Heimburg); Georg von Tiesenhausen; and Walter Wiesman.

Administration

Author
Mark Kahn
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Space History, NASM, Transfer, 1999, 1999-0038, Varies
Processing Information
This collection was arranged and described by Mark Kahn in 2006. It was Encoded by Brittany Dunton in 2011.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
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.
Preferred Citation
Peenemünde Interviews Project, Acc. 1999.0038, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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