Marjorie Malina Collection, 1936-1945, 1997.

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Marjorie Malina Collection, 1936-1945, 1997.

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The collection consists of photographs and rocket motor diagrams with associated correspondence sent to John Bluth, JPL Archivist, by Marjorie Duckworth Malina, Frank Malina's second wife, on June 10, 1997. Included are 18 photographs and 8 diagrams of early JPL projects from 1936-1945, with two letters from 1997. Photograph no. 12 shows Theodore von Karman and William F. Durand of NACA, next to an Ercoupe, looking at a JATO unit under the wing, August 1941.

0.2 cubic ft. (1 box).

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)

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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a research and development center and NASA field center in Pasadena, California. The JPL is owned by NASA and managed by the nearby California Institute of Technology. The laboratory's primary function is the construction and operation of planetary robotic spacecraft, though it also conducts Earth-orbit and astronomy missions. It is also responsible for operating NASA's Deep Space Network. Among the laboratory's major active projects are the Mars Scien...

Durand, William Frederick, 1859-1958

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Professor and head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Stanford University, 1904-1924, Durand was most known for his aeronautical research. From the description of William Frederick Durand papers, 1876-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 551918463 Biographical/Historical note Frank Oakes Ellenwood was born November 10, 1878 in Little Hocking, Ohio. In 1904 he received the degree of A.B. in Mechanical Engineering ...

Malina, Frank J.

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Frank Malina (1912-1981) was an American aeronautical engineer and kinetic artist. Born in Brenham, Texas to parents of Czechoslovakian extraction (both musicians), Malina was for many years a scientist and directed American rocket research and UNESCO projects. In 1950 he learned the basics of oil painting from Reginald Weston and began to experiment, eventually leaving his UNESCO work to devote himself entirely to the pursuit of art. An early explorer in the field of digital art and the use of ...

von Karman, Theodore.

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Malina, Marjorie Duckworth.

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