Arthur C. Clarke Collection of Sri Lanka
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Clarke, Arthur C., Sir (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008
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1932-2012
bulk 1950-2008
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95.02 Cubic feet (188 legal size boxes; 5 15 x 12 x 3 flat boxes; 1 16 x 20 x 3 flat box; 4 12 x 8 x 5 shoeboxes)
88.55 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2015.0010
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Sir Arthur C. Clarke is one of the preeminent science-fiction writers of the 20th century.
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Wheatland, Richard
- Dates:
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1929-1971
bulk 1952-1969
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7.63 Cubic feet (7 records center boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1992.0052
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Collection consists of materials created by and collected by Richard Wheatland II during the period when he was employed as Vice President of Sales and Service for New York Airways, a helicopter airline operating in the New York City metropolitan area in the mid 20th century.
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La Vove, Arthur., 1909-1993
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bulk 1930-1946
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0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2015.0037
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of an original draft manuscript for "Hump Drivers" written by Arthur La Vove around 1946. The story is structured as a series of vignettes and recalls La Vove's experiences in the China-Burma-India (CBI) theater during World War II. A print made from an original drawing by La Vove introduces many of the chapters. There are ...
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United States. Army Ballistic Missile Agency
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1958-1962
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0.2 Cubic feet (One slim letter box)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2020.0031
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the following four reports relating to Project Horizon, 1958 - 1962.
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Desind, Herbert Stephen.
- Dates:
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1950-1992
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109 Cubic feet (305 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1997.0014
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The collection consists of 109 cubic feet of material, primarily photographs with some additional documentation, covering aerospace topics. The bulk of the material relates to US space exploration, including extensive photo files on US manned missions through the Space Shuttle, and satellite and sounding rocket work. The first series consists of unmanned spacecraft material, the second series consists of manned spacecraft material, and the third series consists of aircraft material.
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Davis, Benjamin O., Jr., 1912-
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1928-1990
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75.03 Cubic feet (168 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1992.0023
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 72 linear feet of the papers of Benjamin O. Davis. Included are the following types of material: programs, invitations, certificates, correspondence, published material, and photographs.
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bulk 1912
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0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0934
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of a 3.75 x 5.75 inch hand-drawn and hand-colored cartoon, on cardstock, depicting Theodore Roosevelt, dressed as a "Rough Rider," piloting an airplane that has an American flag attached to its tail. All text on the cartoon is handwritten in black ink in French. The piece is dated November 1912 and is marked no. 4 in a seri...
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Redding, Fred
- Dates:
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circa 1960-circa 2000
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18 Cubic feet (16 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2019.0032
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of approximately 15 cubic feet of papers, mostly reports and articles, written or collected by Fred W. Redding for his work on space system concepts for national defense and commercial space industry and services.
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Stits, Ray
- Dates:
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1940s-1960s
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12.6 Cubic feet (11 boxes and 4 tubes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2019.0024
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of approximately 12 cubic feet of photographs (construction, static, and inflight), blueprints (originals and working copies), and engineering and flight test data Stits aircraft.
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Heinlein, Robert A. (Robert Anson), 1907-1988
- Dates:
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July 20, 1969
- Size:
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2019.0026
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This item is Robert A. Heinlein's handwritten log of activities associated with the Apollo 11 mission.