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Abstract This collection contains materials belonging to American astronaut, Donald K. "Deke" Slayton (1924-1993). This collection contains materials about the Apollo-Soyuz Program, programs and invitations to events, photographs, a map of Moscow, and newspaper clippings. Slayton was one of the first seven American astronauts, selected by NASA as part of the Mercury 7. He flew on the Apollo-Soyuz Progam mission, where American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts docked together and completed several...

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The Center of Contemporary Architecture, a cultural non-governmental organization in Moscow, produced a weekly television series (2001-2004) titled Architecture Gallery which was supported by the Ford Foundation and authored and narrated by Irina Korobina. This collection contains selected videos from the Architecture Gallery television program produced by the C:CA. Also present are DVDs of other films produced by the C:CA, "Ivan Leonidov, the Architect" and "Netherlands' Coasts."

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Born 1927. Architect in Russia. Graduated from Moscow Architecture Institute in 1951. Worked on institutional architectural projects until her retirement in 1983. Now an active painter and artist. Collection contains one exhibit brochure and a draft copy of a book with color illustrations of her architectural projects and photographs of her paintings.

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Russian architectural historian. Collection includes two photographs and biographical information. Also included in the donation are four published volumes about Russian architecture. Book topics include religious buildings, Russian manor houses, and Russian monasteries. Books are cataloged in Addison and located in the Rare Book Room.