News clippings announcing new citizenship for a group of German teenagers living in Huntsville, Alabama.
subject: Citizenship--United States
subject: German Americans
subject: Immigrants--United States--History--20th century
subject: Operation Paperclip (U.S.)
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: The members of the group were all children of German engineers who were brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip. The clippings include photos of the group with their new immigration registration cards.
creator: Chattanooga Times
creator: Huntsville Times
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1955
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language: en
type: Newspapers
type: Clippings
type: Text

Ballou Ballyhoo, vol. 9, issue 2, May 24, 1947.
subject: Ocean travel
subject: Operation Paperclip (U.S.)
subject: United States--Emigration and immigration
description: This newsletter was produced by the crew of the USAT General C.C. Ballou and includes information about services onboard, ship terminology, and news bulletins. The family of William A. Mrazek, an engineer who was already in the United States at Fort Bliss, Texas, immigrated from Germany to the United States on the Ballou. The newsletter was produced in both English and German.
creator: General C.C. Ballou (Transport ship)
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1947-05-24
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language: en
language: de
type: Newspapers
type: Text

German national identity card issued to Berta Mrazek.
subject: Mrazek, Berta Richter
subject: Vann, Ursula Mrazek
subject: Identification cards
description: This German identity card, or Personalausweis, was issued to Berta Mrazek at Nestomitz, Germany (now Neštěmice, Czech Republic) in 1941. The card includes a photograph of Mrazek and her daughter Ursula.
creator: Mrazek, Berta Richter
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1941-08-13
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language: de
type: Identity cards
type: Text

Engineers at Peenemünde, Germany.
subject: Holderer, O. C.
subject: Kraus, Gerhard W.
subject: Mrazek, William A.
subject: Patt, Kurt
subject: Aeronautical engineers
subject: Peenemünde (Germany)
description: From left to right, the photograph shows Oscar Holderer, Mayerhöfer, Gerhard W. Kraus, Nimz, William A. Mrazek, and Kurt Patt.
creator: Mrazek, William A.
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
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language: de
type: Photographs
type: Still Image

Group of engineers, probably at Peenemünde, Germany.
subject: Kraus, Gerhard W.
subject: Kröger, Arthur J.
subject: Mrazek, William A.
subject: Patt, Kurt
subject: Aeronautical engineers
subject: Peenemünde (Germany)
description: From left to right, the photograph shows William A. Mrazek, Arthur Kröger, unidentified, Gerhard W. Kraus, and Kurt Patt.
creator: Mrazek, William A.
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1942 circa
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language: de
type: Photographs
type: Still Image

Ancestor pass issued to Berta Mrazek.
subject: Mrazek, Berta Richter
subject: Germany--Genealogy
description: The document identifies Berta Mrazek's family lineage, including parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and 2nd-great grandparents. The Ahnenpass was a standard booklet issued to German citizens in order to prove their ancestry in the Third Reich.
creator: Mrazek, Berta Richter
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1942-08-21
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language: de
type: Family trees
type: Text

Photograph of Solvay Werke in Nestomitz, Germany.
subject: Factories
subject: Sudetenland (Czech Republic)
description: William A. Mrazek was employed as a project engineer at Solvay Werke from 1938 to 1940. Nestomitz is now Neštěmice, Czech Republic.
creator: Mrazek, William A.
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
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language: de
type: Photographs
type: Still Image

Wernher von Braun, William A. Mrazek, and M.E. Huston with a rocket nose cone recovered from space.
subject: Huston, M. E.
subject: Mrazek, William A.
subject: Von Braun, Wernher (1912-1977)
subject: Aeronautical engineers
subject: Noses (Space vehicles)
description: The photo is signed by Von Braun, Mrazek, and Huston.
creator: Army Ballistic Missile Agency (U.S)
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1958-02-20
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language: en
type: Photographs
type: Still Image

Hermann Oberth Award certificate presented to William A. Mrazek.
subject: Mrazek, William A.
subject: Aeronautical engineers
description: Mrazek was the 1978 recipient of the Oberth Award. During his career, Mrazek worked on the design and development of the Jupiter ICBM, Jupiter-C, and Saturn launch vehicles. He retired from Marshall Space Flight Center as the Associate Director for Engineering in Project Development in 1973.
creator: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Alabama Section
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1979-05-24
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language: en
type: Awards
type: Text

Program from the Alabama Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 27th Annual Awards and Installation Banquet.
subject: Costes, Nicholas C.
subject: Kroll, Gustav A.
subject: Mrazek, William A.
subject: Zisfein, Melvin B.
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: The program includes the presentation of the Hermann Oberth Award to William A. Mrazek.
creator: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Alabama Section
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1979-05-24
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language: en
type: Programs
type: Text

Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa diploma presented to William A. Mrazek.
subject: Mrazek, William A.
subject: Aeronautical engineers
subject: Honorary degrees
creator: Auburn University
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1962-12-14
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language: en
type: Diplomas
type: Text

Citation for Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa degree presented to William A. Mrazek.
subject: Mrazek, William A.
subject: Aeronautical engineers
subject: Honorary degrees
description: Given by Auburn University president Ralph Brown Draughon, the citation notes Mrazek's accomplishments as "Marshall Space Flight Center's chief engineer."
creator: Draughon, Ralph B. (Ralph Brown), 1899-
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1962
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language: en
type: Diplomas
type: Text

Letter from Arthur E. Sanderson at Marshall Space Flight Center to Berta Mrazek in Huntsville, Alabama.
subject: Mrazek, Berta Richter
subject: Sanderson, Arthur E.
subject: Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)
subject: Dinners and dining
subject: Project Apollo (U.S)
description: In the letter, Sanderson authorizes Mrazek to travel to Houston, Texas and Los Angeles, California "to participate in activities in connection with the Apollo 11 mission, at the invitation of the President of the United States."
creator: Sanderson, Arthur E.
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1969-08
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language: en
type: Correspondence
type: Text

Table assignment from the dinner honoring the Apollo 11 astronauts.
subject: Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)
subject: Dinners and dining
subject: Project Apollo (U.S)
description: The item shows the table arrangement for the dinner and is signed by Alabama governor Albert Brewer. William and Berta Mrazek were assigned to table 11.
creator: United States. White House Office
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1969-08-13
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language: en
type: Ephemera
type: Text

Menu from the dinner honoring the Apollo 11 astronauts.
subject: Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)
subject: Dinners and dining
subject: Project Apollo (U.S)
creator: United States. White House Office
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1969-08-13
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language: en
type: Menus
type: Text

Telegram from the White House to William and Berta Mrazek in Huntsville, Alabama.
subject: Mrazek, Berta Richter
subject: Mrazek, William A.
subject: Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)
subject: Dinners and dining
subject: Project Apollo (U.S)
description: The telegram invites the Mrazeks to attend the dinner honoring the Apollo 11 astronauts at Century Plaza in Los Angeles, California.
creator: United States. White House Office
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1969-08-02
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language: en
type: Telegrams
type: Text

Autographs of the Mercury Seven astronauts.
subject: Astronauts--United States
subject: Project Mercury (U.S.)
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: The group gave out autographs during their visit to Redstone Arsenal in 1959. A news clipping with a photograph of five of the seven astronauts in Huntsville is attached.
creator: Huntsville Times
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1959-06-30
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language: en
type: Clippings
type: Keepsakes
type: Still Image

Commencement Exercises of Auburn University, fall quarter 1962.
subject: Mrazek, William A.
subject: Aeronautical engineers
subject: Honorary degrees
description: The program includes the presentation of Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, to William A. Mrazek.
creator: Auburn University
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1962-12-14
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language: en
type: Programs
type: Text

School enrollment record belonging to William A. Mrazek.
subject: Mrazek, William A.
subject: Student records
subject: Technical education--Czechoslovakia
description: This booklet, a Meldungsbuch, is a record of Mrazek's enrollment at Deutsche Technische Hochschule Brünn (German Technical University in Brünn, Czechoslovakia, now Brno, Czech Republic), where he received an MS in Engineering in 1934. The booklet identifies his courses and professors and includes a photograph of Mrazek.
creator: Deutsche Technische Hochschule (Brno)
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1929
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language: de
type: School records
type: Text

Official first day cover commemorating the Apollo 11 moon landing.
subject: Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)
subject: First day covers (Philately)
subject: Project Apollo (U.S)
creator: United States. Post Office Department
source: William A. Mrazek Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1969
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language: en
type: Postage stamps
type: Still Image
type: Text