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Program from the first biannual Dr. Wernher von Braun Exploration Forum.

The forum included a scholarship presentation and awards dinner given by the National Space Club. Special guests were musician John Denver, Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt, and engineer Ernst Stuhlinger.

Wernher and Maria von Braun at a cocktail party given for the Alabama legislature.

A note on the back of the photo reads, "Cocktail Party for legislature at time Huntsville wanted Research Park & Institute for university." From left to right: Mrs. Foster Haley, Mrs. Milton Cummings, Wernher von Braun, Maria von Braun, Roscoe Roberts, Ryan DeGraffenried, and Milton Cummings.

Jean Perrault, Arthur Rudolph, Wernher von Braun, and Ben Graves at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

Perrault was the director of the UAH Library at the time. Rudolph had retired from NASA from 1969 and von Braun was then working as Deputy Associate Administrator of NASA in Washington, D.C. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.

Wernher von Braun and Ben Graves at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.

Dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

On the front row, left to right, are David Christensen, Arthur Rudolph, Wernher von Braun, and Olga Ley. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970

Wernher von Braun, Jean Perrault, Olga Ley, and Ben Graves at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection.

The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970.

"Fort Bliss Old Timers: A Progress Report."

Subtitled "Some of the Old Timers' Contributions to the Science of Space," this booklet commemorates the accomplishments of the group of engineers posted at Fort Bliss, Texas, beginning in 1945. It includes a brief history of rocket development in Germany from 1929 through 1944, photographs of the 1965 Old Timers Reunion, and a directory of the oldtimers. It also includes a transcript of a speech given by Wernher von Braun in honor of Walter Dornberger's retirement.

Correspondence related to Wernher von Braun's sixtieth birthday.

The materials include a congratulatory note from William A. Schulze to von Braun, in which he notes, "To me it appears like yesterday, when we celebrated your 25th birthday in Kummersdorf." Von Braun's response, handwritten on a card, reads: "It was also great to be 25 or so, when we started working together!" Enclosed are instructions from Eberhard Rees encouraging Marshall retirees to send von Braun personalized birthday wishes for inclusion in a bound volume later.

Signed photograph of Wernher von Braun.

Pamphlet from the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Mission Celebration in Huntsville, Alabama.

The pamphlet includes biographical information on the three Apollo 11 astronauts as well as Wernher von Braun, then director of Marshall Space Flight Center. The back of the pamphlet congratulates the NASA and aerospace employees in Huntsville "who have made this historic achievement possible."

Wernher von Braun with daughter Margrit and son Peter in the crowd at the 1969 MSFC employee picnic.

MSFC Director of Administration and Technical Services David H. Newby is shown in the foreground.

Circular announcing MSFC's involvement with the documentation of the Saturn program at the UAH Research Institute.

The documentation noted in the circular is available at UAH Archives and Special Collections in the Saturn V Collection.

Marshall Space Flight Center Space Day 1961 program.

The program includes "Marshall Center Highlights" from the Center's first year, a message from director Wernher von Braun, a photograph of the Space Queen and Princesses, and a guide to the Center's buildings.

"Rocket City Astronomical Association."

The pamphlet includes a reprint of an article from RCAA publication Space Journal, a history of the organization with photos, and membership information.