Papers. 1946-1982 and n.d.

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Papers. 1946-1982 and n.d.

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The items included in the collection are clippings, honors and awards, photos, trophy, plaque, and a woven mat. They relate to Lolita Brice Bluford, Guion Bluford, and other members of the Bluford family. Guion Bluford became an astronaut.

19 items.

Tulane University, Amistad Research Center

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Tulane University, Amistad Research Center

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Bluford, Harriet Lolita (Brice) d.?-1978.

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Bluford Family., 1946-1982.

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Bluford, Harriet Lolita (Brice). d.?-1978. Teacher of special education Philadelphia Schools seldom used name, "Harriet" - letters signed "Lolita" or "Geet". Dtr. of John and Ella (Hawkins) Brice, 1935 - B.S., Knoxville College, - m. Guion Stewart Bluford: 3 children, boys, 1 of whom became 1st black astronaut. Bluford, Guion Stewart, Jr., 1943-78 - made Major in Air Force; one of three first black astronauts, part of 35-member team (stressing minorities and women) who began training at Johnson ...

Bluford, Guion Stewart, 1942-

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NASA astronaut, aerospace engineer, military officer, and senior engineering executive, Guion S. Bluford Jr. was born on November 22, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the eldest of three sons of Guion Bluford, Sr., a mechanical engineer, and Lolita Bluford, a special education teacher. Bluford graduated from Overbrook Senior High School in 1960 and went on to graduate from Pennsylvania State University in 1964 with his B.S. degree in aerospace engineering. He was also a distinguished g...