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Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: If you use this subject heading, please use the local "Science and Technology" heading, too.

Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:

Melvin N. Gough Papers, 1919-1971 (Ms1987-057)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1987-057
Dates: 1919 - 1971
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

NASA Project Tapes

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2001-020
Abstract

This collection contains 16 reel to reel audio tapes of various NASA projects from 1963 through 1966. These tapes include news conferences from Kennedy Space Center and pertaining to Projects Gemini and Mercury, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, and other astronauts. These tapes also include some recordings of launchings and landings from these projects.

Dates: 1963 - 1966
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / NASA Project Tapes

Nuclear Pioneers: Conference on Nuclear Developments, Videotapes and Papers

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: Acc-1993-808
Dates: 1991-08
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

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

C. Wayne Ottinger Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-038
Abstract This collection contains of a draft of a proposal, "Concept Proposal for Preservation of Aerospace Technology Project (PAT) [Improving Technology Preservation Processes]" written by former NASA aerospace engineer C. Wayne Ottinger and others for what would become PAT Projects, Inc. It also includes an executive summary, cover letter, and slides of proposal presentation. The proposal suggests the need for documenting aerospace history. Primary goals of the project include providing "a lead...
Dates: 1992
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / C. Wayne Ottinger Papers

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
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Thornton L. Page Papers

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
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Otis Jerome Parker Papers

John T. Parsons Papers

 Collection
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: 1910 - 2000
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / John T. Parsons Papers

William Hewitt Phillips Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2005-019
Abstract This collection contains the papers of William Hewitt Phillips (1918-2009), an aerospace engineer for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and National Air and Space Administration (NASA). The collection includes lecture notes, reports and memoranda tracing the development of Phillips' theories while at the Langley Research Center and spans from his work on World War II-era aircraft to the early U.S. space program and beyond. These papers include calculations of various...
Dates: 1918 - 2008
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / William Hewitt Phillips Papers

Edward C. Polhamus Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-051
Abstract

Edward C. Polhamus (1923-2001) was an aeronautical engineer active in aerodynamics research related to the development of high-speed aircraft. The collection include reprints of articles and reports by Polhamus, correspondence, notebooks, photographs relating to his patents, and materials relating to his Wright Brothers lectureship.

Dates: 1962 - 1986
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Edward C. Polhamus Papers

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