Letter from Bethel Fite, Director of the Department of Library Extension and Program Services, to library assistant John S. Phillips at the University of Alabama Center in Huntsville.
Fite, Bethel
Phillips, John S.
Academic libraries
Huntsville (Ala.)
Madison County (Ala.)
Fite expresses his regret that Phillips must discontinue his employment at the University of Alabama Center in Huntsville and discusses the state of the University of Alabama System libraries.
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Letter from Charley Scott, Director of Instruction, to Christel McCanless, Librarian, at the University of Alabama Huntsville Center.
McCanless, Christel Ludewig
Scott, Charley
Academic librarians
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Scott notes his appreciation for McCanless' adept handling of the "Review of the Development of the Huntsville Campus Library."
Letter from Christel L. McCanless at the UAH Library to the Army Missile Support Command at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.
United States Army. Missile Command
Academic libraries--Circulation and loans
Redstone Scientific Information Center
Scholarly periodicals
Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)
In the letter, McCanless requests the transfer of scientific and engineering journals from Redstone to support research and teaching at the University. A list of the journals is enclosed.
Letter from Christel L. McCanless concerning reserve books.
Academic libraries--Reserve collections
The letter concerns the use of a reserve shelf for students and faculty used to allow a particular item with few or no copies to be used by multiple individuals. The letter notes that this item cannot be taken from the reserve room.
Letter from Christel Ludewig in Montevallo, Alabama to Hermann and Emmy Ludewig in Huntsville, Alabama.
Ludewig, Emmy Jaglitz
Ludewig, Hermann R. R.
McCanless, George F., Jr.
College students
Project Mercury (U.S.)
Space race--United States--History--20th century
University of Montevallo
Montevallo (Ala.)
In the letter, Christel congratulates her father on the success of Alan Shepard's flight as the first American in space and comments on aspects of her life as a college student.
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry--United States
Defense information, Classified
Intermediate-range ballistic missiles
Jupiter missile
Leaks (Disclosure of information)
Carlisle (Pa.)
This letter is written to testify of Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr.'s character. Hines writes that Nickerson showed himself to be "completely trustworth, security conscious, and loyal at all times."
Hines, Charles B.
Letter from Col. John C. Nickerson at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, to Gen. James A. Pickering in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ballistic missiles
Cold War
Courts martial and courts of inquiry--United States
Espionage
Nickerson, John C.
Pickering, James A.
In this letter, Nickerson thanks Gen. Pickering for his support and explains why he believes the Army is the best service branch to develop ballistic missiles. He also discusses the need for missiles in case of war with the Soviet Union. Nickerson was a staff officer at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency at Redstone Arsenal assigned to work on the Jupiter, the United States' first mid-range ballistic missile. He was arrested and court martialed for espionage in 1957 after releasing sensitive documents about the United States missile program to the press. At the time, Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson granted the Air Force sole authority to develop intermediate range ballistic missile systems. Nickerson disagreed with this policy, and in response, leaked documents that demonstrated the superiority of Army missiles compared to those developed by the Air Force. He eventually pled guilty to lesser charges and was suspended from the Army for one year and was fined $1,500. Dr. Wernher von Braun was among those who testified on Nickerson's behalf.
Nickerson, John C., Jr.
Letter from Dorothy L. Biggio to Mrs. Helen Burwell concerning the death of Edwin D. Burwell Jr.
Burwell, Edwin D., Jr.
Burwell, Helen
United States. Veterans Administration
The letter discusses the application for benefits due to Edwin D. Burwell Jr.'s death.
Biggio, Dorothy L.
Letter from Douglas H. McDonald to Robert K. Bell.
Princeton (Ind.)
In response to Bell's May 8th letter, McDonald informs Bell that Mr. Wiltsie will proceed as instructed regarding the reponse to the inquiry. He also expresses that he and his wife are excited to have Bell and his wife visit them.
McDonald, Douglas H.
Insurance premiums
Letter writing
Payment
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
This letter is probably to Oscar Goldsmith and his wife, or whoever maintained correspondence with Ed while Oscar was sick. Ed expresses his apologies for Oscar's condition and states that it was "ideal Spring days" in Chattanooga. After closing the letter, Ed writes on the back: "Please pay the enclosed insurance premium also as I am afraid to pay it and run short of cash."
Letter from Edwin D. Burwell Jr. concerning his missing pay voucher.
Wages
Burwell, Edwin D. III [Burwell, Edwin D., Jr.]
Letter from George L. von Pragenau in Huntsville, Alabama to Senator John J. Sparkman in Washington, D.C.
Sparkman, John, 1899-1985
Von Pragenau, George Landwehr
Aeronautical engineers
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)
Von Pragenau suggests to Sparkman that residents of Huntsville should display American flags outside their homes and businesses at the same moment that "astronaut Neil Armstrong will plant the American flag onto the lunar soil." He wrote a similar letter to Huntsville mayor Joe Davis.
Letter from George W. Croker at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Fred Croxton, director of the Redstone Scientific Information Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Croker, George W.
Croxton, Fred
In the letter, Croxton discusses an agreement made between the University of Alabama and Redstone Scientific Information Center (RSIC) to share library services and materials, including journal subscriptions, messenger service, and access to the RSIC facility.
Letter from Goforth Enterprises, Inc. to Mr. H. R. Mitchell thanking him for his interest in the Skyliner and requesting survey information.
Amusement rides
Hartselle (Ala.)
Morgan County (Ala.)
Hoyle, J. Robert
Letter from H. G. Wellborn to her uncle.
Courts--United States--Cases
Evidence (Law)
Homicide Investigation
Trials (Murder)--United States
Marion (Ark.)
Wellborn writes to her uncle requesting information on the case of her "Pa", Abner Tate, who was arrested and tried for murder. She informs her uncle that there was a supposed detailed report in a Huntsville publication but couldn't get her hands on a copy. She concludes by writing of their temporary living arrangements just outside of Memphis, Tennessee.
Wellborn, H. G.
Series I, Sub Series B, Box 4, Folder 17
Letter from Hildegard Nörenberg to Hans Albert Silberberg (undated).
Nörenberg, Hildegard
Silberberg, Hans Albert
Hildegard Nörenberg (1904-1977) was a nurse and midwife from Berlin-Tegel, Berlin, Germany. She immigrated to Alabama in 1956, as her sister Maria, the wife of Operation Paperclip engineer Werner Kuers, had moved to Huntsville, Alabama in the early 1950s. From 1924 to 1932, Nörenberg frequently corresponded with Hans Albert Silberberg, her close friend and longtime love. Silberberg was a music student, composer, and pianist. He died in 1932, at the age of 25.
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