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
Academic libraries--Circulation and loans
Redstone Scientific Information Center
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville (Ala.)
Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)
Madison County (Ala.)
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.
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Correspondence
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Letter from Christel L. McCanless at the UAH Library to the Army Missile Support Command at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.
McCanless, Christel Ludewig
United States Army. Missile Command
Scholarly periodicals
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.
"Huntsville: Strategic Center of the Southeast."
Tourism
Tourist maps
The map is an excerpt from Huntsville tourism materials, "Information Kit, Facts, and Figures on Living in Huntsville-Madison County, Alabama."
Huntsville Industrial Expansion Committee
Maps
Still Image
The map is an excerpt from the tourist brochure "This is Huntsville" published by First National Bank.
First National Bank of Huntsville (Ala.)
University of Alabama Statement of Costs, Redstone Graduate Program, 1963-1964.
Education (Graduate)
Engineering schools
The document outlines costs associated with laboratories and graduate coursework in math, physics, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering.
Reports
President John F. Kennedy being interviewed by a reporter while MSFC director Wernher von Braun looks on.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Kennedy visited Huntsville for a second time on Armed Forces Day 1963. His first visit occurred on September 11, 1962.
Photographs
President John F. Kennedy visits Marshall Space Flight Center.
Brown, Harold, 1927-2019
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
McNamara, Robert S., 1916-2009
Seamans, Robert C.
Webb, James E. (James Edwin), 1906-1992
Wiesner, Jerome B. (Jerome Bert), 1915-1994
Shown in the photograph, left to right: President John F. Kennedy, Robert C. Seamans, Wernher von Braun, James E. Webb, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert S. McNamara, Jerome D. Wiesner, and Harold Brown.
U.S. Army Ordnance Missile Command Armed Forces Day 1961 After-Action Report.
Aerospace industries
Armed Forces Day
Guided missiles
Parades
Soldiers
The report outlines highlights of the Armed Forces Day, including attendance, media, and the parade lineup. The theme of the day was "Power for Peace." The report includes news clippings, a Redstone Arsenal welcome brochure, and photographs of the festivities in downtown Huntsville and at Redstone Arsenal.
United States. Army Ordnance Missile Command
Clippings
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.
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Saturn launch vehicles
Saturn Project (U.S.)
Drawn by Don Sprague at the Huntsville Engineering section of Boeing.
Boeing Aerospace Company. Space Division. Launch Systems Branch
Diagrams
Noise
Rocket engines--Noise
Saturn launch vehicles--Testing
The pamphlet uses a cartoon character named "D. B. Noyes" to explain to the public "the nature and effects of the noise which Saturn makes during static firing tests."
Pamphlets
Astronomical observatories
Astronomy--United States
Rocket City Astronomical Association
Scientists--United States
Telescopes
The pamphlet includes a reprint of an article from RCAA publication Space Journal, a history of the organization with photos, and membership information.
Vitra Engineering Company
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.
Saturn V launch tower service arm being loaded into the Super Guppy for transportation to Kennedy Space Center.
Transport planes
Boeing Aerospace Company. Saturn Booster Branch
Kuers, Werner
Army Ballistic Missile Agency (U.S.)
Portrait photographs
Marshall Space Flight Center "Lunar Landing Celebration" program.
Celebrations--Alabama
Company picnics
The celebration included an employee picnic, a dance, and an open house.
Programs
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.
Apollo 11 Award of Achievement presented to Oscar C. Holderer.
Holderer, O. C.
Awards
Certificates
Brian Nelson and Nelson Brown conduct Human Factors Engineering experiments on the KC-135 Vomit Comet.
Brown, Nelson
Nelson, Brian
Human factors in engineering design
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Contact sheets
KC-135 (Tanker aircraft)