Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)

Organization

Staff Only

Dates

Usage: 1970-present

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Christopher C. Kraft Papers, 1941-1998 (Ms1985-001)

Digital Record

Identifier: Ms1985-001

Dates: 1941 - 1998

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Henry J. Kelley Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms-1988-021

Abstract The Henry J. Kelley Papers include correspondence, notes, drafts and offprints of publications, teaching materials, and research reports from 1948-1988 documenting the career of Kelley (1926-1988), an aerospace engineer and authority on flight optimization. The majority of the collection consists topic based subject/research files, files on individuals (correspondence, resumes, and papers), teaching/course materials, and conference/professional organizational files. There are drafts and...

Dates: 1948 - 1988

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Henry J. Kelley Papers

Hugh P. and Ethel C. Kelly Collection

Collection

Identifier: Ms-2024-060

Abstract

This collection contains materials related to Hugh P. and Ethel C. Kelly, including a scrapbook, portrait, Telstar artifact, and a medal. Hugh P. Kelly earned a bachelor's and master's degree in engineering from Virginia Tech in 1937 and 1938. He worked on the Telstar project in the 1960s, and Mrs. Kelly later established the Hugh P. and Ethel C. Kelly Professorship in the VT College of Engineering.

Dates: c. 1930s-2000

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Hugh P. and Ethel C. Kelly Collection

Christopher C. Kraft Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms-1985-001

Abstract

The Christopher C. Kraft Papers consists of approximately 28 cu. ft. of manuscripts, particularly NACA and NASA reports and documents, meeting notes and agendas, and research materials. A later donation contains the manuscript for 2001 Kraft's autobiography. Kraft (1924-2019) graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) in 1944 and went on to become NASA's first flight director and the director of the Johnson Space Center.

Dates: 1941 - 1998; Majority of material found within 1941 - 1982

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Christopher C. Kraft Papers

Nuclear Pioneers: Conference on Nuclear Developments, Videotapes and Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms-1993-004

Abstract This collection consists of seven videotapes recorded at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (or Virginia Tech) in August 1991. The tapes contain interviews with six nuclear pioneers: Sigvard Eklund, Bertrand Goldschmidt, Robert E. Marshak, Glenn T. Seaborg, Gerald F. Tape, and Herbert F. York. They discuss topics such as the arms race, peaceful uses of the atom, and international perspectives on nuclear development. The collection also contains documentation and papers...

Dates: 1991

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Nuclear Pioneers: Conference on Nuclear Developments, Videotapes and Papers