William J. Hammer Collection
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Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer)
- Dates:
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1881-1934
bulk 1905-1915
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5.66 Cubic feet (13 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0074
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The collection is the result of Major Hammer's passion for amassing material related to aeronautics and technology, and it is arranged into eleven series: articles, clippings, correspondence, drawings and blueprints, leaflets, legislation, minutes, miscellaneous, photographs, programs and publications. Housed in 23 folders, the correspondence is the most comprehensive series, reflecting the original order which grouped the letters into series by topic. Much of the correspondence concerns the planning of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration of 1909, and the involvement of Wilbur Wright and Glenn Curtiss. There is also a scrapbook of black and white photographs providing front and side views of specified airplanes. Each page has 3 photos showing different views of the same plane accompanied by a label with additional information. (See written copy for details. Also, please see information written on 8x11 notebook paper.)
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Bertelsen, William
- Dates:
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1957-1994
bulk 1960-1980
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4.68 Cubic feet (13 letter-size document boxes, 1 VHS tape)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1994.0013
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Air Cushion Vehicles Collection consists of materials gathered by William R. Bertelsen and it highlights his interest in, and contributions to, the development of Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs). The bulk of the collection covers the span between 1960 and 1980, but materials before and after those dates are also present. The collection includes photographs, brochures, reports and proceedings, and a videotape on the topic of ACVs. Bertelsen's notebooks, documenting his research and development of air cushion technologies, constitute the majority of the collection.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Contracts and Procurement Office
- Dates:
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1956-1984
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36.5 cu. ft. (36 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 522
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily document the administration of contracts and grants supporting the Satellite Tracking Program, Project Celescope, the Meteor Research Program, and the Gravitational Redshift Space Probe Experiment. Also included are files documenting other contracts and grants, mostly with the National Aeronautics and Space Administrati...
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Smithsonian Associates
- Dates:
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1976-1992
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1.5 cu. ft. (3 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-071
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiocassette recordings of lectures and other events presented by the Resident Associate Program in the National Air and Space Museum's Samuel P. Langley Theater.
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National Museum of American History. Department of Exhibits
- Dates:
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1957-1992
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35.58 cu. ft. (35 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 551
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of exhibition design, production, and installation information including proposals and narratives, scripts, schedules, graphic designs, construction contracts and specifications, floor plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, and photographs. The records also include Department of Exhibits administrative files such as corre...
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Langley, Samuel P, 1834-1906
- Dates:
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1867-1906
- Size:
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12.88 linear meters and oversize.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7003
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Samuel P. Langley (1834-1906) was the third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Apparently, many of Langley's papers were accidentally burned after his death. Langley papers in the Smithsonian are housed in the Smithsonian Archives and the National Air and Space Museum (NASM). The Allegheny Observatory holds papers from Langley's ye...
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Chesapeake Research Consortium
- Dates:
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1970-1981
- Size:
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12 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7451
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-
- Dates:
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1930-1982
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1.35 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1989.0050
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of Elton Silliman's personal and business papers. The material consists of correspondence, photographs, and documents pertaining to airline operations during the period 1930-1960, as well as airport and hotel financial records. The material also includes club and society reports and membership lists.
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United States. Army. Ordnance Department. Ordnance Research and Development Translation Center
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bulk 1938-1945
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3.4 Cubic feet (17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0468
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of microfilm copies of documents relating to research and development work conducted by the Ordnance Office of the German Army at the research station at Peenemünde, as well as document listings and indexes of those documents prepared by United States Army's Ordnance Research and Development Translation Center at Fort Eustis, VA.
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Kenyon, Cecil (Teddy), 1905-1985
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[ca. 1930s-1970s]
bulk [ca. 1940s-1960s]
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1.29 Cubic feet ((1 shoebox) (11 film cans))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1999.0013
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of both color and black and white images of Ted and Teddy Kenyon and their aviation careers. There are also a number of images of Bud and Betty Gillies. This collection also contains eleven 16mm films of Teddy Kenyon.