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Van Allen, James A. 1914-2006. Cylindrical configuration for satellite payloads : letter to Dr. W. H. Pickering, 1957 Jul 20.

Title: Cylindrical configuration for satellite payloads : letter to Dr. W. H. Pickering, 1957 Jul 20.

ArchivalResource: 1 page.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/733104029 View

Herbert Friedman Papers, 1940-2000

Title: Herbert Friedman Papers 1940-2000

ArchivalResource: 31.0 Linear feet

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.Ms.Coll.113-ead.xml View

O'Donnell, Franklin. Explorer I : booklet, Dec 1007.

Title: Explorer I : booklet, Dec 1007.

ArchivalResource: 51 pages ill.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/733105924 View

Linnes, Karl 1923-1985. Interview with Karl Linnes / by Hallie Poore.

Title: Interview with Karl Linnes / by Hallie Poore.

Linnes describes minimum weight radio instrumentation, developments in telemetry including phase lock loop research that led to CODERAC, and design elements of Microlock and Minitrack. He describes missions including Sputnik, Vanguard and Explorer 1, and personnel including Rechtin, Sampson, Pickering, Froehlich, von Braun, Van Allen and others.

ArchivalResource: transcript : 60 p.2 audio cassettes (60 min) : analog, mono.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/733103319 View

Van Allen, James Alfred, 1914-. Autograph signature.

Title: Autograph signature. [between 1972 and 1977]

Autograph signature on first day cover-brochure (1972 Feb. 14, United Nations, New York): Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) : ill.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10441439 View

Hansen, James R. Oral history interview with James Hansen, 2000 October 23 and November 27.

Title: Oral history interview with James Hansen, 2000 October 23 and November 27.

Topics include: his youth and education; work on his Ph.D. with Van Allen and Satoshi Matsushima; planetary science and his work on Venus; aerosols; the work of Chandrasekar, Carl Sagan and Jim Pollack, Jastrow, Charney; global worming;

ArchivalResource: Sound recording: 4 cassettes.Transcript: 63 pp. (2 sessions)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79973068 View

Simpson, John A.,. Mainer IV experiments : summaries, no date.

Title: Mainer IV experiments : summaries, no date.

This series includes six summary descriptions of the experiments to be conducted on the Mariner IV spacecraft: Cosmic Ray Telescope, Cosmic Dust experiment, Solar Plasma experiment, Ionization experiment, Trapped Radiation experiment, Magnometer experiment.

ArchivalResource: 12 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/733104026 View

Pickering, William H., 1910-2004. William H. Pickering Speech Collection, 1955-1975.

Title: William H. Pickering Speech Collection, 1955-1975.

The collection consists of rough drafts and transcripts of speeches delivered by Pickering, along with related correspondence, and speeches and articles written by others that were of interest to Pickering. The collection is arranged in its original order: chronologically by date of speech or published article. The items include correspondence, memoranda, photographs, journal articles, newspaper clippings, transcripts of press conferences, rough drafts of speeches and transcripts of speeches. Speeches Delivered by Pickering (Boxes 1-11, folders 1-253). The folders include correspondence pertaining to the speech, any rough drafts, including hand-written drafts, any drafts of the speech that were different from previous drafts, a transcript of the speech as given, and in many cases, an "official" version of the speech. If the speech were published in a journal, copies of the journal article are also included. The date span of Pickering's speeches in the collection is 1955-1975, with bulk dates of 1958-1970. At the beginning of the collection is an index of Pickering's speech appearances from 1955 to 1968. The list is useful as a locating aid, although in some places the dates of speeches are incorrect. Not every speech is represented with a transcript or draft. A few were repeats of speeches that Pickering had made earlier, and some had no written script. The titles of the speeches represented in the collection are noted in the folder list. Pickering did repeat a few of his speeches to different groups. One example of this was Pickering's speech on the "Grand Tour" mission that eventually resulted in the Voyager project. The materials with the November 1969 Grand Tour speech that Pickering made for the Society of Sigma Xi included transparencies, a 1966 journal article by Gary Flandro, and several preliminary drafts of the speech. The speech was repeated at the University of Tennessee Space Institute in January 1970, and the Harvard Society of California in April 1970. Also included in the series are transcripts of press conferences and television and radio interviews of Pickering. Two press conferences are represented, regarding Pioneer 3 in 1958 and Mariner 5 in 1967. Pickering did several interviews for American and British television, and they are represented in the series. Several of the files contain photographs, either representing Pickering's talk or copies of slides that Pickering showed. One example is the speech "From Nebula to Man: Seeking the Ultimate Answers," given by Pickering in 1970, which includes 20 lithographs of slides used in the presentation. Pickering did a fair amount of world travel publicizing the Lab and space exploration. On at least two occasions he traveled back to his native land of New Zealand; correspondence and documentation relating to these trips are represented in the series. Pickering also made a few speeches in conjunction with the Apollo 11 Spacecraft and Lunar Rock Mobile Exhibit. The exhibit traveled to all the State Capitols of the continental U.S. from April 1970 to March 1971, as well as Hawaii and Alaska in April and May 1971. Exhibits on display included the Apollo 11 Command Module, a Moon rock, Apollo 11 space suits, and various art depicting the Apollo 11 mission. The NASA-sponsored display started and finished in Glendale, California. Pickering delivered speeches at Carson City, Nevada and Boise, Idaho, at the same time the exhibit was on display. In some cases, newspaper clippings publicizing an event that Pickering spoke at are in the collection. One example of this is Pickering's speech at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, held in Chicago in December 1970. The person introducing Pickering was interrupted by hecklers, although the situation was quickly diffused. The Los Angeles Times later reported, "Youths Boo Pickering's Talk on Mars," which was a double mistake, as Pickering himself was not interrupted, and his talk was not on Mars. Pickering wrote to a USC professor that he had stayed and answered questions from dissenters for twenty minutes after the initial question period, and that apart from the initial few hecklers, the demonstrators were well behaved. Speeches Delivered by Others (Boxes 12-15; folders 254-390). Pickering collected articles written by others and transcripts of speeches delivered by others. The span dates of the series are from 1958-1975, with a bulk date of 1963-1970. While the bulk of the series consists of articles written by JPL personnel, Pickering also collected speeches by other people. Also included are speeches and articles written by key NASA personnel such as NASA Administrators James E. Webb, Thomas O. Paine and James C. Fletcher and NASA Deputy Administrators Robert C. Seamans and George M. Low. Caltech president Lee A. DuBridge is also represented in the series with several speeches and articles. DuBridge's successor at Caltech, Harold Brown, is also represented in the collection with a speech. Additionally, there are several speeches regarding the space program delivered by members of Congress. These individuals include: George P. Miller, (D-CA), U.S. House 1945-73; Member, Committee on Science and Astronautics, 1959-73; Chair, 1961-73; Joseph E. Karth, (D-MN), U.S. House 1959-77; Member, Committee on Science and Astronautics, 1959-71; Chair, Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications, 1959-71; Emilio Q. Daddario (D- CT), U.S. House 1959-71; Member, Committee on Science and Astronautics; Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME), U.S. Senate 1949-73, ranking Republican on Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee 1967-73; Walter F. Mondale (D-MN) U.S. Senate 1965-76, Vice President 1977-81; Frank E. Moss (D- UT) U.S. Senate 1959-77, Chair, Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences 1973-77; John V. Tunney (R-CA) U.S. House 1965-71; U.S. Senate 1971-77; Hubert H. Humphrey (D-MN), U.S. Senate 1949-64, 71-78; Vice President 1965-69. Several of these speeches are in the form of testimony in the Congressional Record. One example from 1970 is testimony from James A. Van Allen of the State University of Iowa, Thomas Gold of Cornell University, and U.S. Senator Walter F. Mondale, regarding the proposed Space Shuttle.

ArchivalResource: 4.65 cubic ft. (393 folders)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/733100274 View

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973. Letter to James A. Van Allen. Washington, DC. 1960 June 24.

Title: Letter to James A. Van Allen. Washington, DC. 1960 June 24.

Thanking him for signing an advertisement urging Johnson to seek the presidency.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/148536733 View

United States. Post Office Dept. [Commemorative anniversary card] 1473-1973 honoring Copernicus / E.T. Klassen.

Title: [Commemorative anniversary card] 1473-1973 honoring Copernicus / E.T. Klassen.

Typescript (photocopy) signed. A commemorative card issued by the Post Office honoring eminent astronomers.

ArchivalResource: 1 card : ill. (some col.) ; 15 x 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8523256 View

Sydney Chapman Papers, 1860-1972

Title: Sydney Chapman Papers 1860-1972

These papers document the career of Sydney Chapman, who studied geophysics and physics of the upper atmosphere. Chapman served on the faculties of the University of Manchester, Imperial College, Oxford University, and the University of Alaska. He was also a member of research staff of the High Altitude Observatory in Boulder, Colorado. The papers consist of correspondence, lecture notes, photographs, reprints, etc.

ArchivalResource: 123 boxes (circa 60 linear feet)

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv48580 View

Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996,. The Solar System [serial], 1975 Sep.

Title: The Solar System [serial], 1975 Sep.

ArchivalResource: 206 pages : il., charts.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/733101376 View

Fraser, Lorence. Oral History interview with Lorence Fraser, 1983 March 9.

Title: Oral History interview with Lorence Fraser, 1983 March 9.

This interview describes Fraser's work as an engineer and instrumentation specialist at the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (DTM) during WWII, and then more significantly, at Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) following World War II. His work at DTM was on proximity fuse research. He tranferred from DTM to APL during the war and concentrated on radar research and control systems for guided missiles. After the war, he participated in the used of V-2s for upper atmostphere research with James Van Allen's High Altitude Group, developing instrumentation for telemtetry and cosmic ray research. Other affiliations and contacts discussed include: Luis Alvarez, William Fowler, Allen Hynek, Richard Roberts, Philip Rudnick, Robert Shankland, Merle Tuve, James Van Allen, John Victoreen and the Victoreen Instrument Company, White Sands Missile Range. Topics discussed include metallurgy, nuclear fission, proximity fuzes, rocket development and radio transmission.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 61 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154305594 View

Edward Purdy Ney Papers, 1941-1996

Title: Edward Purdy Ney Papers 1941-1996

The collection consists of correspondence, research data, patent drawings, publications, and reports of Edward P. Ney, University of Minnesota physicist and astronomer best known for research in cosmic rays, the solar corona, zodiacal light, infrared astronomy, space photography, and radon gas.

ArchivalResource: 18.75 linear ft.

http://special.lib.umn.edu/findaid/xml/uarc01031.xml View

Schwengel, Fred, 1907-. Papers of Fred Schwengel, 1940-1972.

Title: Papers of Fred Schwengel, 1940-1972.

The papers of Fred Schwengel document his political career and interests with subject files on such national issues as agriculture, education, school prayer, and the Vietnamese conflict. Iowa related topics include information on cities and counties, Iowa colleges and universities, and businesses. There are copies of his speeches and legislation, along with four boxes of photographs. His life long interest in Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War is also represented. Correspondence is found throughout the collection. There are letters from: William S. Beardsley, Robert D. Blue, Gerald L. Bogan, James E. Bromwell, Roy Carver, Merwin Coad, John C. Culver, Paul Cunningham, James I Dolliver, Paul Engle, Norman Erbe, Whitney Gillilland, H.R. Gross, Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Leo A. Hoegh, Charles B. Hoeven, and Harold E. Hughes. More correspondents include: Ben F. Jensen, Roger W. Jepsen, Donald E. Johnson, Arthur R. Kudart, John H. Kyl, Karl M. LeCompte, Herschel C. Loveless, John C. McDonald, Thomas E. Martin, Wiley Mayne, Edward Mezvinsky, Jack R. Miller, Arthur A. Neu, Allan Nevins, William H. Nicholas, Frank Nye, Robert D. Ray, and Russell M. Ross. More correspondents include: William J. Scherle, John R. Schmidhauser, James S. Schramm, Elizabeth O. Shaw, Mary Louise Smith, Neal Smith, David M. Stanley, Henry Talle, James A. Van Allen, and Helen M. Virden.

ArchivalResource: Papers, 324 linear ft. (650 boxes)Photographs, 2 linear ft. (4 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233106221 View

Church, S. H.,. Miscellaneous autograph collection [manuscript] 1859, 1905, n.d.

Title: Miscellaneous autograph collection [manuscript] 1859, 1905, n.d.

In a letter to S. H. Church, J. J. Jusserand declines an invitation from the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1905 June 6. The collection also contains poems, 1859 & n.d., by Henry Theodore Tuckerman. An undated cartoon "The Van Allen belt is falling," is signed by James Alfred Van Allen.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647946333 View

Dubridge, Lee A., 1901-1994,. Interview with Lee A. Dubridge / by R. Cargill Hall.

Title: Interview with Lee A. Dubridge / by R. Cargill Hall.

Lee Dubridge discusses the early years of JPL and the beginning of JPL's relationship with NASA.

ArchivalResource: transcript : 24 p.1 audio cassette (60 min) : analog, mono.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/733103282 View

Chapman, Sydney, 1888-1970. Papers, 1860-1972.

Title: Papers, 1860-1972.

Includes correspondence, festschrift, reprints of scientific articles, manuscripts of three books by Chapman, scientific data, lecture notes and other notebooks, motion pictures, as well as a wide assortment of graphic material--photographs, negatives, lantern slides, and diagrams--used by Chapman to illustrate his lectures before college, scientific, and civic audiences. Main topics: auroras, barometric pressure (measurement data), geomagnetism, history of physics, and the International Geophysical Year (1955-1959). As president of the International Geophysical Year, Chapman was involved in all aspects of planning and implementing International Geophysical Year scientific and technical investigations. Major correspondents: Syun-Ichi Akasofu, Julius Bartels, Thomas George Cowling, Benson Fogle, A. Hickey, Peter Calvin Kendall, F. A. Lindemann, George Polanyi, John Ashworth Ratcliffe, James Van Allen, Ernest H. Vestine, Claes E. Walen.

ArchivalResource: 103 boxes (44.9 cu. ft.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122469764 View

Newell, Homer Edward, 1915-. Oral history interview with Homer Edward Newell, 1980 July 17 and October 20.

Title: Oral history interview with Homer Edward Newell, 1980 July 17 and October 20.

Early life; education at Harvard University and at University of Wisconsin in the 1930s. Teaching cadets at University of Maryland; war work at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL); reaction to news of the atomic bomb; development of early rocket-sonde program at the NRL, 1945-1946; upper atmospheric research; establishment of V-2 Panel (later Rocket and Satellite Research Panel); impressions of early rocket researchers such as Edward O. Hulbert, Herbert Friedman; development of new rockets for scientific research; Vanguard satellite program at NRL; the International Geophysical Year program; reaction to Russian launch of Sputnik satellite in 1957; post-Sputnik debate over a new space agency; creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958; move from NRL to NASA, 1958; development of space science programs in the new agency; astronomical experiments and the use of big satellites; thoughts on manned space program and effect on space science around 1961; debate by scientists about a manned space program; funding for NASA space science; international cooperation; administration of NASA space science in the 1960s; problems with the first Orbiting Astronomy Observatory and the Small Astronomy Satellite program; long-term NASA planning; effects of Vietnam and economy on space missions; the Space Telescope and Space Shuttle; and planetary missions, past and future. Also prominently mentioned are. Philip Abelson, Lloyd Viel Berkner, George David Birkhoff, Werner von Braun, Hugh Dryden, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Harvey Fletcher, Herbert Friedman, Harry Goett, Leo Goldberg, Ross Gunn, John Hagen, Edward Olson Hulburt, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Ernie Krause, Richard Milhouse Nixon, Otto Oldenburg, Tom Paine, Milton Rosen, Robert J. Seamans, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Abe Silverstein, Richard Tousey, John Townsend, James Van Allen, Alan Tower Waterman, James Webb; Aerobee (Rocket), American Science and Engineering, Inc., Explorer (Satellite), Goddard Space Flight Center, International Geophysical Year, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mariner (Spacecraft), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) Space Science Board, National Science Foundation (U.S.), Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.), Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, Orbiting Solar Observatory, Skylab, Small Astronomy Satellite Program, Space Science Summer Study, Space Shuttle, Sputnik (Spacecraft), United States Congress, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Manned Spacecraft Center, United States Navy, University of Maryland, V-1 (Rocket), V-2 (Rocket), Vanguard Group, Viking (Rocket), Voyager (Spacecraft), and WAC Corporal (Rocket).

ArchivalResource: Transcript, 71 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84445975 View

Spady, L. Operation Deal : memo to Richter, Henry L. Jr., 1957 Oct 31.

Title: Operation Deal : memo to Richter, Henry L. Jr., 1957 Oct 31.

Copy of telegrams sent between Dr. Van Allen and Dr. Pickering regarding transfer of "your experiment" to JPL.

ArchivalResource: 1 page.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/733103326 View

Ney, Edward Purdy, 1920-. Edward Purdy Ney Papers, 1941-1996.

Title: Edward Purdy Ney Papers, 1941-1996.

The collection consists of correspondence, research data, patent drawings, publications, and reports of Edward P. Ney, University of Minnesota physicist and astronomer best known for research in cosmic rays, the solar corona, zodiacal light, infrared astronomy, space photography, and radon gas.

ArchivalResource: 18.75 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62693193 View

National Air and Space Museum. Dept. of Space History. The Space Astronomy Oral History Project, 1981-1986.

Title: The Space Astronomy Oral History Project, 1981-1986.

This project examines the early use of rockets and satellites over the period 1946 through the early 1960s to study the upper atmosphere and space. The central thread of this collection is how the availability of new technologies for research, first the rocket and later satellites, helped to create a new social matrix for research. The key institutional elements of this matrix were parts of the military, such as the office of Naval Research and the Naval Research Laboratory, the Johns Hopkis Applied Physics Laboratory, the Army's White Sands Proving Ground, and the Air Force Cambridge Research Center; a group of universities and scientists such as the University of Iowa and James Van Allen; researach coordinating bodies such as the Upper Air Rocket Research Panel; and, at the end of the 1950s, NASA.

ArchivalResource: 225 hours of interviews with 56 individuals.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78732321 View

Westphal, J. A. (James Adolph), 1930-. Oral history interview with James Westphal, 1982.

Title: Oral history interview with James Westphal, 1982.

This interview reviews Westphal's family background, education, and early employment at the Seismograph Service Corporation and at Sinclair Research Labs, a division of Sinclair Oil Corporation, where he gained experience in designing and constructing a variety of instrumentation. The bulk of the interview is devoted to a thorough discussion of Westphal's career at the California Institute of Technology (CalTech), first as an instrumentation engineer and later as an associate professor and professor of planetary science. The interview documents his initial activities in the design and improvement of infrared detectors and telescopes, his pioneering work with the Silicon Vidicon photometers, and then his increasing interest and involvement in the science of infrared astronomy and planetary astronomy. Also covered in great detail is Westphal's work on the Wide Field Camera (WFC) for the Space Telescope (ST) project, including discussion of the evaluation of detectors, design, competing for the contract award, NASA's procedures and structure and their effect on the development of ST and its instrumentation, and the use of ST and WFC after launch. Other topics discussed include: NASA Infrared Telescope Facility; Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Moonwatch project; Sputnik satellite projects; Charles Hewitt Dix; Heinz Lowenstam; Bruce Murray; Gerry Neugebauer; Frank (Francis) Low; and James Van Allen, among others.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 266 pages (2 sessions).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154303383 View

Richter, Henry L., Jr.,. Interview with Henry L. Richter, Jr. / by Russell Castonguay.

Title: Interview with Henry L. Richter, Jr. / by Russell Castonguay.

Dr. Henry L. Richter, Jr., former head of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Space Instruments Section, describes his work on the early Explorer satellites and his involvement in tracking the Soviet Sputnik satellites. He also participated in the development of the Microlock tracking system. In 1958, he attended an International Geophysical Year (IGY) conference in the Soviet Union where scientists shared data on the IGY satellites.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 27 p.1 sound cassette (45 min.) : analog, mono.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/733102276 View

Chapman, Sydney, 1888-1970. Papers of Sydney Chapman, 1860-1972.

Title: Papers of Sydney Chapman, 1860-1972.

The correspondence includes both incoming and outgoing and indicates the wide range of Chapman's personal and professional activities. The International Geophysical Year files reflect his role as head of the Special Committee and his involvement in all aspects of planning and implementing the IGY scientific and technical investigations. The lecture notes include his teaching lectures, primarily in geomagnetism, lectures delivered to professional organizations, and talks presented to community and civic organizations. Also included are a wide range of graphic materials, photographs, lantern slides, and diagrams used to illustrate his lectures. The book drafts are manuscripts in preparation of one unidentified book co-authored with Nagata; "Solar-Terrestrial Physics: an Account of the Wave and Particle Radiations from the Quiet and Active Sun, of the Consequent Terrestrial Phenomena" with Syun-Ichi Akasofu; and "The Mathematical Theory of Non-uniform Gases" with T. G. Cowling. The biographical materials include correspondence, honors and awards, and a copy of the festschrift presented on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The series of reprints is believed to include a copy of everything Chapman published as well as drafts of works never published, and works of interest by others, most notably by Julius Bartels and Carl Stormer. The scientific data consist primarily of barometric pressure readings from various observatories. Major topics include: auroras, barometric pressure, geomagnetism, history of physics, and the IGY. Major correspondents: Syun-Ichi Akasofu, Julius Bartels, Thomas George Cowling, Peter Calvin Kendall, James Van Allen, Ernest H. Vestine.

ArchivalResource: 123 boxes (circa 60 linear feet).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154306445 View