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Charles Lundquist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
University of Alabama in Huntsville. Research Institute
Lundquist, Charles A.
Charles A. Lundquist seated in Von Braun Research Hall, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
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Program from the dedication and opening of the Willy Ley Memorial Collection at the UAH Library.
Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
Libraries--Special collections
Science writers
The program includes a diagram of the arrangement of the collection, a brief biographical sketch of Ley, and a program for the "Ley Memorial Symposium on Science and Technology in the 1970's." Willy Ley died in 1969. The UAH Library purchased his book collection from his widow, Olga Ley, in 1970.
Programs
Program from the first biannual Dr. Wernher von Braun Exploration Forum.
Denver, John
Schmitt, Harrison H.
Stuhlinger, Ernst, 1913-2008
Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977
National Space Club
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.
David Christensen speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
Christensen, David L.
Christensen then worked in the Division of Graduate Programs and Research at UAH. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
Painted sign advertising the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
Today this sign is on display in the Archives and Special Collections reading room on the ground floor of the library. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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Olga Ley speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
Ley, Olga, 1912-
David Christensen is standing at the right. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970.
Arthur Rudolph speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
Rudolph, Arthur Louis Hugo, 1906-
At the time, Rudolph was retired from NASA as the former manager of the Saturn V program at Marshall Space Flight Center. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
Ben Graves speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
Graves, Benjamin Barnes
Graves was the president of UAH at the time. David Christensen is standing at the right, next to a sign painted to advertise the collection. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
Olga Ley cutting the ribbon at the opening of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970.
Olga Ley positioning a bust of Willy Ley on a display case.
Wernher von Braun and UAH President Ben Graves can be seen in the background. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970.
Jean Perrault, Arthur Rudolph, Wernher von Braun, and Ben Graves at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
Perrault, Jean Michel
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.
Attendees at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.