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Walter Matthews Jefferies Aviation Collection (MS-344)
Collection
Identifier: MS-344
Abstract
The Walter Matthews Jefferies Aviation Collection consists of more than 15,000 photographs and over 1100 books, pamphlets, and journals. The bulk of the photographs pertain to aviation from the 1930s to the 1960s. Most of the photographs document military aircraft produced by a variety of aircraft manufacturers. However, the collection also contains a significant number of photographs taken by movie studios during the filming of aviation-themed movies. A large amount of technical manuals...
Dates:
1917-2002
Found in:
Special Collections
James R. Shock Airship Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-388
Abstract
The James R. Shock Airship Collection documents the progression of airships from the early experimental prototypes of the late 19th century to the surveillance blimps used by the United States government today. The collection includes numerous photographs of military and civilian airships, blimps, and barrage balloons, along with detailed descriptions of the photographs. Included is Mr. Shockâs research for the airship books and articles he wrote over the years, magazine articles,...
Dates:
1908-2010; Majority of material found within 1994-1999
Found in:
Special Collections
Dr. Stanley C. White Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-465
Abstract
Dr. Stanley C. White was a pioneer in the design of life support systems for space travel. He worked as an aerospace doctor with the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab programs. He was the president of both Aerospace Medical Association and International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine. Dr. White's collection contains photographs, slides, and papers from his career. Many of the photographs are from his work at NASA and his papers contain the selection of astronauts. There are many...
Dates:
1950-2000; Majority of material found within 1961-1979
Found in:
Special Collections
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- Aeronautics -- History 1
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- Airships -- Accidents 1
- Airships -- Germany -- History -- 20th century 1
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- Akron (Ohio) -- History 1
- Art directors 1
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- Artists 1
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- Audiocassettes 1
- Aviation artists 1
- Clippings (information artifacts) 1
- Closed ecological systems (Space environment) 1
- Drawings (visual works) 1
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- John F. Kennedy Space Center Region (Fla.) 1
- Langley Air Force Base (Va.) 1
- Microfilms 1
- Newspapers 1
- Outer space -- Exploration 1
- Photograph albums 1
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- Space medicine 1
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- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) 1 + ∧ less
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- Aerospace Medical Association 1
- American Society of Aviation Artists 1
- Fossett, James Stephen, 1944-2007 1
- Glenn, John, 1921-2016 1
- Goodyear Aircraft Corporation 1
- Graf Zeppelin (Airship) 1
- Hindenburg (Airship) 1
- Jefferies, Walter M. (Walter Matthews), 1921-2003 1
- Lockheed Martin 1
- Macon (Airship) 1
- Naval Aviation Museum Foundation 1
- Project Apollo (U.S.) 1
- Project Gemini (U.S.) 1
- Project Mercury (U.S.) 1
- Shepard, Alan B. (Alan Bartlett), 1923-1998 1
- Shock, James R., 1924-2010 1
- Skylab Program 1
- Space Shuttle Program (U.S.) 1
- Space Station Program (U.S.) 1
- United States. Air Force 1
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1
- Van Treuren, Richard G. 1
- White, Stanley C., 1926-2011 1
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