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Thornton L. Page Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1983-002
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers of astronomer Thornton L. Page, including biographical material, drafts and published versions of papers, and texts of speeches.
Dates:
1936 - 1983
James J. Pandapas Audiotape and Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ms-1997-011
Scope and Contents
Resident of Blacksburg, Virginia, born in Peabody, Massachusetts. Played a large role in the development of business and residential housing in Blacksburg by establishing Blacksburg's first industry, Electro-Tec, in 1947, and Poly-Scientific Corporation, in 1953, both manufacturers of electroplated slip-rings for radar antennae. Also developed various neighborhoods in Blacksburg, including Airport Acres (established in 1942) and Highland Park (1945). In 1948 Pandapas purchased a 500 acre...
Dates:
1966-1988, 1997
Records of the Office of the Vice-President, Louis A. Pardue
Record Group
Identifier: RG-03-03
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of correspondence relating to Dr. Louis A. Pardue's duties both as Vice-President and Director of Graduate Studies. Materials consist of general correspondence, general reports, financial reports, enrollment statistics, commencement and inaugural reports, minutes, and departmental information collected by Pardue from 1950 through 1963. There are extensive correspondence and other material of the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Science (ORINS), of which VPI...
Dates:
1950 - 1963
Otis Jerome Parker Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-065
Abstract
This collection includes the technical publications and internal communications from NASA's Langley Research Center, largely relating to Parker's work on "jet shoes" and other devices designed for extravehicular activity propulsion and maneuverability during the Apollo and Skylab projects.
Dates:
1963 - 1975
W. Dale Parker Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-093
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers of William Dale Parker, management specialist on NASA's Project Gemini, General Motors plant engineer; General Dynamics management specialist; writer; businessman; self-described political consultant, expert on human relations, and genius. It contains correspondence, memorabilia, photos, scrapbooks, and ephemera relating to Parker's life, career and interests, as well as the life and career of his youngest daughter, Jacquelyn Parker, the first female...
Dates:
1914 - 2006
John T. Parsons Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ms-1987-016
Abstract
John T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials.
Dates:
ca. 1935-1987
Passenger Pidgeon Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-082
Abstract
The collection consists of Virginia Tech librarian Ralph Brown's 1945 compilation of correspondence on passenger pidgeons.
Dates:
1945
J. V. Paterson Notebook
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-119
Abstract
The J. V. Paterson Notebook contains a manuscript copy of "Specifications of a Steel Paddle Wheel Saloon River Steamer," with information on how to construct bulwarks, promenade decks, galleys, and a captain's bridge.
Dates:
[1891?]
William MacFarland Patton Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1954-001
Abstract
This collection contains papers of William MacFarland Patton, civil engineer and professor at Virginia Agricultural & Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech). It includes a partial draft of Patton's book, A Practical Treatise on Foundations and draft of an unpublished textbook on civil engineering, together with patent documentation for two inventions.
Dates:
1893, 1896, n.d.
William Hewitt Phillips Autobiography
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-080
Abstract
The collection contains the autobiography (typescript draft) of William Hewitt Phillips, NACA and NASA Langley Research Center aerospace engineer; chief of Flight Dynamics and Control Division from 1970 to 1979.
Dates:
ca. 1995
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