"Floor Plan of Central Office and Laboratory Building of the Research Institute."
Laboratories
University of Alabama in Huntsville
University of Alabama in Huntsville. Research Institute
Huntsville (Ala.)
Madison County (Ala.)
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Architectural drawings
Still Image
Circular announcing MSFC's involvement with the documentation of the Saturn program at the UAH Research Institute.
Gorman, Harry H.
Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Saturn Project (U.S.)
Science--United States--History
The documentation noted in the circular is available at UAH Archives and Special Collections in the Saturn V Collection.
Circulars
Text
"Haskins Makes Quick Change from Civilian Ph.D. to Pfc."
Haskins, Richard
Military engineers
Physicists--United States
Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)
Clipping from the Redstone Rocket, March 2, 1954. The article highlights Haskins' background as a physicist and his role in the 9330 Technical Service Unit.
Redstone Rocket
Clippings
Newspapers
"14 Employees Graduated With First UAH Class."
Aeronautical engineers
Commencement ceremonies
Engineers in government
Clipping from the Marshall Star, May 29, 1968, vol. 8, no. 36.
Marshall Star
"Science Historians Join With Research Institute."
Beltz, John S.
Hacker, Barton C., 1935-
Clipping from the UAH Exponent, Wednesday, December 10, 1969, vol. 2, no. 10, page 3. The article highlights the work of Barton C. Hacker and John S. Beltz to collect historical documents from the Saturn program. The documentation they collected is available at UAH Archives and Special Collections in the Saturn V Collection.
Camp sites, facilities, etc.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U. S.)
Huntsville (Ala.)--Maps
Monte Sano State Park (Ala.)
Monte Sano Mountain (Huntsville, Ala.)
State parks and reserves
The map notes park roads, buildings, telephone lines, trails, overlooks, and cliffs, and includes drawings of picnic and camping areas, a pool, and a lodge. Locations such as Inspiration Point, the former site of the Monte Sano Hotel, Natural Well, O'Shaughnessy Point, the fire tower, and the C.C.C. camp are marked. The map was taken from "aerial photographs as drawn by O.G. Graves" based on a land survey conducted by John F. Davis.
United States. Department of the Interior
Maps
The map shows neighborhoods, boundaries, and structures on Monte Sano as well as the surrounding areas. Land owned by Monte Sano State Park and the Burritt Museum is designated.
Stuhlinger, Ernst, 1913-2008
O'Shaughnessy, James
Hotel Monte Sano (Huntsville, Ala.)
Viduta (Huntsville, Ala.)
Drawn for James F. O'Shaughnessy, the map shows the Monte Sano Hotel, the community of Viduta, Laura's View and Laura's View Station, and natural features of the mountain, such as Chalybeate Spring and Natural Well. The map also features names of property owners O'Shaughnessy, J. R. Stevens, Mrs. M. W. Wells, Milton Humes, and W. J. Pulley.
Jones, G. W.
"Map of the Plateau of Monte Sano, Madison County, Ala."
Railroads
Drawn for the North Ala. Improvement Co., the map details various natural features of Monte Sano, the James F. O'Shaughnessy estate "Mountain Villa," the Hotel Monte Sano, the community of Viduta, and the Monte Sano Railway.
Mayhew, James H.
Aerial photograph of Monte Sano Mountain in Huntsville, Alabama and surrounding areas.
The photograph shows Monte Sano at lower center, with Governors Drive at left and Bankhead Highway at right.
Photographs
College buildings
Colleges students
View of UAH Community Housing apartments on Lancewood Drive.
Student housing
Community Housing was located at the corner of Lancewood Drive and University Drive. The site is now the North Ridge Apartments complex.
David McGlathery attends the first integrated class at UAH.
McGlathery, David Mack
College integration
College students
McGlathery, shown second from left at the rear, was the first African American student to gain admission to UAH. In the caption, the AP notes that "he enrolled at the previously white institution today without incident."
Associated Press
Wernher von Braun presents an Award of Achievement to Jean Drake at the 1969 MSFC employee picnic.
Drake, Jean
Smith, Lois
Von Braun, Wernher (1912-1977)
Company picnics
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Drake worked in the Safety Office. Lois Smith is shown seated at left.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wernher and Maria von Braun claim a table with son Peter at the 1969 MSFC employee picnic.
Von Braun, Maria
Von Braun, Peter
Wernher von Braun with daughter Margrit and son Peter in the crowd at the 1969 MSFC employee picnic.
Newby, David H.
Von Braun, Margrit
MSFC Director of Administration and Technical Services David H. Newby is shown in the foreground.
College sports
Students relax in a dorm room at Southeast Campus Housing.