James Hart Wyld Collection
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Wyld, James Hart.
- Dates:
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bulk 1930-1939
- Size:
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0.5 Cubic feet (2 Boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2005.0051
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
A collection of items attributed to rocket pioneer James Hart Wyld dating from the 1930s and 1940s. The collection consists of two boxes, with one containing notes and prints attributed to Wyld and the other containing original negatives.
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Elder, Henry G.
- Dates:
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1945-1960
bulk 1953-1957
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0.55 Cubic feet ((1 records center box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0182
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of pamphlets, bulletins, reports, and meeting notices from the ARS, RRS, and other rocket societies, compiled by Henry G. Elder.
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Goodman, Louis, 1905-1973
- Dates:
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bulk 1930s-1940s
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0.3 Cubic feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2015.0014
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of approximately 0.3 cubic feet of material relating to Louis Goodman's work with the American Rocket Society (ARS) including correspondence; original technical drawings by Goodman and others; news clippings; publications; and five 8 by 10 copy photographs of Goodman and one 11 by 17 inch copy photograph of the Luncheon for...
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Gordon, Robert
- Dates:
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[ca 1940s-1950s]
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0.68 Cubic Feet ((1 legal document box) (1 slim legal document box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1999.0023
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of biographical material on Robert Gordon, papers authored by him and by colleagues on various aspects of rocket propulsion, and his associations with the American Rocket Society, the Aerojet Engineering Corporation and the University of California Department of Nuclear Engineering.
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Lawrence, Lovell, Jr., 1915-1971
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1943-1953
- Size:
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3.27 Cubic feet ((3 records center boxes))
3.12 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0010
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The bulk of this collection consists of documents relating to Lawrence's work at RMI, including technical reports and administrative papers, as well as personal and business correspondence. The collection also includes some material on ARS and Lawrence's Chrysler years.
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Chillson, Charles W., 1910-
- Dates:
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1950-1956
- Size:
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3.12 Linear feet
3.5 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0008
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection largely documents Chillson's affiliation with the ARS, particularly his presidency in the early 1950s, and includes correspondence with ARS members, aerospace companies, and organizations such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the British Interplanetary Society, the International Astronautical Federation, and the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences. There is also correspondence with Wernher von Braun and Esther C. Goddard. The collection also includes papers presented to or published by the ARS, some diagrams and photographs highlighting rocket plans or capabilities, and some pamphlets and articles on rockets.
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Haley, Andrew Gallagher, 1944-1966
- Dates:
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1939-1967
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46.87 Cubic feet ((43 records center boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0200
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection documents Haley's involvement with astronautics and space law. The material consists primarily of documents covering Haley's activities in the IAF and ARS, including information on the various conferences and institutes he helped organize. The collection also contains material relating to the founding and early operations of Aerojet...
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bulk 1946-1947
- Size:
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0.05 Cubic Feet ((1 folder))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2012.0012
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the following imagery: eight 2.75 by 4.25 inch black and white photographs, and fifteen 4 by 6 inch black and white copy prints (including copies of the smaller images), with corresponding 35 mm copy negatives. The images include shots of Reaction Motors engine testing at Lake Denmark, New Jersey, and feature the followi...
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Rosen, Milton, b. 1915
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bulk 1940s-1990s
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4.36 Cubic feet ((4 box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2005.0070
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of four cubic feet of material documenting the aerospace career of Milton Rosen, especially his work on the Viking Rocket and Vanguard Projects. The collection includes the following types of material: a Viking scrapbook; publications written by Rosen, including articles, papers, journals, and books; Viking photographs; Nav...
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Bull, Harry W., 1909-1971
- Dates:
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1925-1935 and undated
- Size:
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0.15 Cubic feet (3 folders)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1207
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of approximately 0.15 cubic feet of material relating to Harry W. Bull and his work with rockets.