John Glenn archives. Artifacts collection.

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John Glenn archives. Artifacts collection.

The Artifacts Collection Sub-Group contains 1,347 three-dimensional objects presented to, or collected by, Senator John H. Glenn, Jr. throughout his varied careers. Dating from 1917 to 2005, the wide assortment of artifacts in the collection help document and illustrate all aspects of Senator Glenn's life from his childhood in the small Ohio town of New Concord to his present position as chairman of the Board of Directors for the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy at The Ohio State University. Also included in the collection are materials pertaining to the life and accomplishments of Senator Glenn's wife, Anna "Annie" Castor Glenn.

1,347 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7973862

Ohio State University Libraries

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Glenn, John, 1921-2016

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John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (b. July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Guernsey County-d. December 8, 2016, Columbus, Ohio), astronaut and U.S. Senator from Ohio. He attended public schools of New Concord, Ohio, and later graduated from Muskingum College. Glenn served in the United States Marine Corps from 1942 to 1965, and was later a test pilot and joining the United States space program in 1959. He was selected as one of the original seven Mercury astronauts. In February 1962, Glenn became the first American...

Glenn, Annie.

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