Program from the dedication and opening of the Willy Ley Memorial Collection at the UAH Library.
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: 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.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Willy Ley Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
language: en
type: Programs
type: Text

Program from the first biannual Dr. Wernher von Braun Exploration Forum.
subject: Denver, John
subject: Schmitt, Harrison H.
subject: Stuhlinger, Ernst, 1913-2008
subject: Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977
subject: National Space Club
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: 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.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1988-10-19
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
language: en
type: Programs

David Christensen speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
subject: Christensen, David L.
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Academic libraries
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: 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.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
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language: en
type: Still Image
type: Photographs

Painted sign advertising the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Academic libraries
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: 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.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
relation: spc_lund_2019_01
language: en
type: Still Image
type: Photographs

David Christensen speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
subject: Christensen, David L.
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Academic libraries
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: 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.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
relation: spc_lund_2019_01
language: en
type: Still Image
type: Photographs

David Christensen speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
subject: Christensen, David L.
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Academic libraries
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: 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.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
relation: spc_lund_2019_01
language: en
type: Still image
type: Photographs

Olga Ley speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
subject: Ley, Olga, 1912-
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Academic libraries
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: David Christensen is standing at the right. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
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language: en
type: Still image
type: Photographs

Arthur Rudolph speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Rudolph, Arthur Louis Hugo, 1906-
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Academic libraries
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: 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.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
relation: spc_lund_2019_01
language: en
type: Still image
type: Photographs

Ben Graves speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
subject: Graves, Benjamin Barnes
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Academic libraries
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: 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.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
relation: spc_lund_2019_01
language: en
type: Still image
type: Photographs

Olga Ley cutting the ribbon at the opening of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
subject: Ley, Olga, 1912-
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Academic libraries
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
relation: spc_lund_2019_01
language: en
type: Still image
type: Photographs

Olga Ley positioning a bust of Willy Ley on a display case.
subject: Ley, Olga, 1912-
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Academic libraries
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: 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.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
relation: spc_lund_2019_01
language: en
type: Still image
type: Photographs

Olga Ley positioning a bust of Willy Ley on a display case.
subject: Ley, Olga, 1912-
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Academic libraries
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: 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.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
relation: spc_lund_2019_01
language: en
type: Still image
type: Photographs

Jean Perrault, Arthur Rudolph, Wernher von Braun, and Ben Graves at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
subject: Graves, Benjamin Barnes
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Perrault, Jean Michel
subject: Rudolph, Arthur Louis Hugo, 1906-
subject: Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977
subject: Academic libraries
description: 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.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
relation: spc_lund_2019_01
language: en
type: Still image
type: Photographs

Olga Ley cutting the ribbon at the opening of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
subject: Ley, Olga, 1912-
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Academic libraries
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
relation: spc_lund_2019_01
language: en
type: Still image
type: Photographs

Wernher von Braun and Ben Graves at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
subject: Graves, Benjamin Barnes
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Academic libraries
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
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language: en
type: Still image
type: Photographs

Dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
subject: Christensen, David L.
subject: Ley, Olga, 1912-
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Rudolph, Arthur Louis Hugo, 1906-
subject: Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Academic libraries
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: 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
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
relation: spc_lund_2019_01
language: en
type: Still image
type: Photographs

Wernher von Braun, Jean Perrault, Olga Ley, and Ben Graves at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection.
subject: Graves, Benjamin Barnes
subject: Ley, Olga, 1912-
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Perrault, Jean Michel
subject: Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Academic libraries
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
relation: spc_lund_2019_01
language: en
type: Still image
type: Photographs

Attendees at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Academic libraries
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
relation: spc_lund_2019_01
language: en
type: Still image
type: Photographs

Attendees at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Academic libraries
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
relation: spc_lund_2019_01
language: en
type: Still image
type: Photographs

Attendees at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
subject: Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
subject: Libraries--Special collections
subject: Science writers
subject: University of Alabama in Huntsville
subject: Academic libraries
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Madison County (Ala.)
description: The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
creator: University of Alabama in Huntsville
source: Charles A. Lundquist Collection
source: Box 92
source: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
date: 1971-04-16
rights: This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
relation: spc_lund_2019_01
language: en
type: Still image
type: Photographs