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Jet Propulsion Laboratory. University of California.
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1947-1980
bulk 1960-1974
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32 Cubic feet (71 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0612
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of publications issued by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory documenting JPL's work in jet and rocket propulsion, launch vehicle development, and planetary reconnaissance. Most of the material relates to work performed under NASA auspices, but significant material from Army- and Air Force-related research is also included.
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bulk 1942-1943
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0.47 Cubic Feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0844
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of a scrapbook containing 44 black and white photographs of various sizes as well as four typewritten pages describing the photographs and the flight tests they depict. Photographs are divided into five "exhibits." Exhibit I is noted to be the solid propellant jet unit. Exhibit II depicts flight tests conducted from April 7...
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Elder, Henry G.
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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
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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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Stewart, John L.
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1949-1951
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0.45 Cubic Feet ((1 legal document box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1996.0032
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The collection consists of a set of three volumes of reports pertaining to the design and construction of guidance and related apparatus for the Army's Corporal, Sergeant, and Hermes projects. The reports contain detailed technical information accompanied by calculations, graphs, drawings, and some photographs (in volume 2). The three volumes are d...
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Captured German Aeronautical Documents (CGD) Microfilm
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1945-1946
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7 microfilm reels
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0408
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Collection of microfilmed translations of captured German documents mainly relating to supersonic research, swept-back wings, jet-propulsion, patents, explosives, ballistics, missiles, compressors, and other aeronautical subjects.
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Newburn, R. L. (Ray L.)
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[ca. 1950s-1960s]
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1.8 Cubic Feet ((4 legal document boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1998.0058
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of publications and memoranda from JPL relating to Newburn's work with the Laboratory, as well as correspondence with colleagues, including Marcia Neugebauer and H.C. Urey.
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Power Jets, Ltd
- Dates:
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1930-1987
bulk [ca. 1930s-1940s]
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0.9 Cubic feet ((2 legal document boxes) (1 flatbox))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1991.0032
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of corporate records, magazine articles, photographs and a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings on Power Jets, Ltd. Most of the material in the collection also relates to Frank Whittle and his accomplishments. Included are some of Whittle's writings and the agreements he signed for Power Jets.
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von Ohain, Hans
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[ca. 1930s-1980s]
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20.03 Cubic Feet ((17 records center boxes) (1 flatbox) (3 tubes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1995.0059
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection documents Hans von Ohain's professional career in propulsion. While there is documentation on both his work in Germany and the United States, the majority of the collection covers his career in the latter -- especially his positions at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The following types of material are included: magazine articles w...
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Stewart, Homer
- Dates:
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1955-1958
- Size:
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0.45 Cubic Feet ((1 legal document box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1998.0010
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection includes Stewart's accumulated files covering the Committee's activities from Fall 1955 until its termination in May 1958, after the launch of the first US satellite. These papers give useful insights into the secret deliberations on the progress of selecting the Vanguard proposal and highlights the considerable problems of that sat...
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von Zborowski, Helmut Philip
- Dates:
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1939-1960
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0.15 Cubic Feet ((1 flatbox))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2001.0060
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This album 10 x 7 inches and contains 88 original photographs, taken from 1939 to 1960, of many of Zborowski's rocket, jet and coleopter projects, as well as 6 printed drawings.