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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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bulk 1965-1983
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9.46 Cubic feet ((8 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2012.0014
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 8 cubic feet of documentation on the Baker-Nunn camera, including the following types of material: drawings, photographs, manuals and reports, and memorandums and correspondence
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Satellite Tracking Program
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1955-1969
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21 cu. ft. (21 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 301
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of ten Baker-Nunn films taken at each Satellite Tracking Program station for each year from 1955 to 1969. A data sheet is included with each film.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Satellite Tracking Program
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1957-1983
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79.59 cu. ft. (64 record storage boxes) (2 16x20 boxes) (30 blueprint storage boxes) (11 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 478
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists mostly of records documenting the administration, operation and scientific work of the STP Baker-Nunn camera and laser-ranging stations. The majority of the files were created after the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) reorganization in 1973 and maintained by the Radio and Geoastronomy Division. The re...
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Office of the Director
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1971-1987
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30 cu. ft. (30 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 437
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the administration and scientific programs of SAO under the leadership of Field, 1973-1983, and Shapiro, 1983-1987. A small amount of material was created during Whipple's tenure as director. The records consist of correspondence, memoranda, proposals, reports, budgets, publications, and related materials documenting ...
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1932, 1946, 1957-1989
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4.43 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-109
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by James C. Cornell, Jr., a public information specialist and publications manager for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) for nearly 40 years. SAO jointly administers the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) with the Harvard College Observatory. Materials prima...
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Barton, George V.
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1982-1983
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3 audiotapes (Reference copies). 4 digital .mp3 files (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9556
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...
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Fred L. Whipple Oral History Interviews
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Whipple, Fred L. (Fred Lawrence), 1906-2004, interviewee
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1976
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4 audiotapes (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9520
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Satellite Tracking Program
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1953-1968
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41 cu. ft. (82 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 263
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists mostly of records documenting the administration and operation of the STP tracking stations and includes files on the stations kept by the Photographic Observation Section, 1956-1961; SOD, 1961-1965; and STADAD, 1965-1968. The station files consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, reports, a...
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1910, 1921, 1938, 1954-2000
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9.5 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-263
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by James C. Cornell, Jr., a public information specialist and publications manager for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO). SAO jointly administers the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) with the Harvard College Observatory. Materials primarily consist of phot...
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Assistant Director (Science)
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1961-1973
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18.5 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 253
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of administrative records maintained by Charles A. Lundquist as assistant director (Science), which primarily concern SAO scientific projects. Projects represented in the records include the Satellite Tracking Program, Celescope Project, Gravitational Redshift Space Probe Experiment, Hydrogen Maser Program, Very ...
