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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Mercury and Gemini Booklets
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2024.0045
- Creators:
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationUnited States. Department of Defense
- Dates:
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early 1960s
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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.05 Cubic feet1 folder
- Repository:
Hugh "Fritz" Morris was a teacher in Florida during the early 1960s who collected ephemera relating to the US space program during the course of his work, including the three booklets and spiral photo album found in this collection.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of three booklets related to the US space program and a spiral photo album that were collected by Hugh "Fritz" Morris during his time as a teacher in Florida. Booklets include
Astronaut John H. Glenn Orbits the Earth for America
, dated February 20, 1962; Department of Defense Support of Project Gemini GT-4,
undated; and Exploring Space… Project Mercury
, undated. The photo album is titled Visit of Astronauts John H. Glenn, Jr., and M. Scott Carpenter to General Dynamics | Astronautics
and dated June 28, 1962.Arrangement
Arrangement
Itemized.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Educated at Drake University and the University of Southern Mississippi, Hugh "Fritz" Morris taught middle school in Cocoa Beach, Florida during the early 1960s and collected materials on the US space program that were distributed to schools in Florida to help drive interest in the Mercury and Gemini programs.
Administration
Author
Amara Pugens
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Michael Morris, Gift, 2024, NASM.2024.0045
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Amara Pugens, 2024.
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
Mercury and Gemini Booklets, NASM.2024.0045, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Astronauts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Gemini Project | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Mercury Project | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Glenn, John Herschel, Jr., 1921-2016 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Carpenter, M. Scott (Malcolm Scott), 1925-2013 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Air and Space Museum Archives
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Business Number: Phone: 703-572-4045
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