Charles Moss Duke papers, 1964-1974.

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Charles Moss Duke papers, 1964-1974.

Letters, press releases, NASA transcriptions of communications and commentaries during the flight of the Apollo 16 moon mission, newspaper and magazine articles, and photographs of the Duke family and of the moon mission; box 1: biographical data and mission commentaries, Jan. 1968-Apr. 1972; box 2: press releases, Apollo communications, newspaper clippings, and photographs, 1964-1974. Newspaper clippings, 1959 and 1971-1973, re the Apollo 16 moon mission.

1 roll microfilm.

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Astronaut aboard Apollo 16 moon mission, 1972; graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S. 1964), U.S. Naval Academy (B.A. 1957), and Lancaster High School (Lancaster, S.C.); Lieutenant Colonel in U.S. Air Force; known as Charles Duke, Jr. From the description of Charles Moss Duke papers, 1964-1974. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 48490596 ...