Publications, 1953 - 1962
Scope and Content
The Paul R. Hill Collection contains material relating to the NACA/NASA/Langely career of Paul R. Hill from 1939-1970. Materials include books, papers, newspapers, lantern slides, NASA publications and memos, overhead sheets, and notes from presentations and talks.
Many photographs portray Hill's design for a personal flight device. Other drawings reflect planetary orbits or space station models. Presentation notes accompany a few slide folders.
The collection also consists of various publications and papers written by Hill and other authors. Many of these publications are declassified official NASA reports, and others are NASA publications from award ceremonies and department memorandums. Wherever possible, bibliographies at the folder-level are included in the "Contents List" below. Other publications include drafts of papers reviewed by Hill. A number of books were removed from the collection to be catalogued (see "Separated Materials" below).
Also included in this collection are personal papers of Paul R. Hill. Some of these items include his 1936 voter registration, work evaluations, and correspondence regarding his personal projects. Newspaper and magazine clippings kept by Hill are also included in the collection.
Dates
- 1953 - 1962
Creator
- From the Collection: Hill, Paul R., 1909-1990 (Person)
Language of Materials
THe materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 5.6 Cubic Feet (6 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
Bibliography
- Equations, Tables, and Charts for Compressible Flow, 1953
- Preliminary Experimental Investigation of the Flight of a Person Supported by a Jet Thrust Device Attached to his Feet, 1953
- Flight Tests of Man Standing on a Platform Supported by a Teetering Rotor, 1954
- Flight Investigation at Mach Numbers from 0.8 to 1.5 to Determine the Effects of Nose Bluntness on the Total Drag of Two Fin-Stabilized Bodies of Revolution, 1955
- High Temperature Oxidation and Ignition of Metals, 1956
- A Method of Computing the Transient Temperature of Thick Walls from Arbitrary Variation of Adiabatic-Wall Temperature and Heat-Transfer Coefficient, 1957
- An Analysis of Ablation-Shield Requirements for Manned Reentry Vehicles, 1960
- NASA Reports - A Discussion for Prospective Authors, 1962
- Perigee Propulsion for Orbital Launch of Nuclear Rockets, 1962
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu