Melvin N. Gough Papers, 1919-1971

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Melvin N. Gough Papers, 1919-1971

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The Melvin N. Gough collection spans from 1919 to 1971 and includes a wide variety of materials reflecting Gough's career as a test pilot, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) administrator, and flight safety investigator. Types of materials include NACA and Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development (AGARD) reports and documents, articles, correspondence, notes and speeches, and newspaper and magazine clippings.

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Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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