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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
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
Earl A. Thornton Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-026
Abstract
The collection includes research files, personal notes, audio recordings, videocassettes, photographs, and publications collected by engineer and professor Earl A. Thornton on the fields of aviation, aeronautics, and aerospace.
Dates:
1885 - 2000
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