Jack N. James Collection, 1945-1986.

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Jack N. James Collection, 1945-1986.

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The collection consists mainly of memoranda, handwritten notes, diagrams, letters, charts, reports, publications, contracts, design specifications and other miscellaneous material. The collection pertains primarily to James' career with JPL during the time period 1958 to 1986. Of note in the document collection are correspondence and spacecraft specifications pertaining to Mariner 2 and 4 - the Venus and Mars missions. The collection also includes 2 color photographs of the Mariner 2 spacecraft and its launch. Some of the letters are James' correspondence with NASA, the Pentagon and the U.S. Military Joint Chiefs of Staff. The memoranda in this collection are administrative working memoranda written by James and his assistants R. V. Meghreblian and C. H. Terhune, when he was the Assistant Lab Director (ALD) for JPL. The collection is arranged in 1,977 file folders. The collection's originator, Jack James, had previously filed materials in separate file folders, grouped them and specifically labeled them by document type, subject matter and memorandum number. The original order has been retained, although internal evidence in the files indicates the collection was originally a part of a numeric-filing scheme, here incomplete. Most of the acronyms used are defined in Part L of Abbreviations and Acronyms Guide, JPL 1030-30 Rev. A, May 1980, Martha Martinez, editor. A copy is available in the Archives.

9.9 cubic ft. (1,977 folders)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8106374

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...

James, Jack N. (Jack Norval), 1920-2001

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James was Mariner R Project Manager. From the description of Sonett's letter of 1961 Oct 16 with four action items regarding Mariner R : letter to Charles Sonett, 1961 Oct 20. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097630 James was Deputy Planetary Program Director. From the description of Criticism of the New PMP (Program Management Plan) Format : letter to F.D. Kochendorfer, NASA, 1961 Feb 23. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library...

Meghreblian, Robert V. (Robert Vartan)

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.). Mariner Mars Mission.

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Terhune, Charles H., Jr., 1916-2006.

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Charles H. Terhune, Jr., was born on May 7, 1916 in Dayton, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1938 from Purdue University, and an Aeronautical Engineering degree from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1940. Terhune joined the Army Air Corps in 1938 and received his pilot wings in May 1939 at Kelly Field, TX. As an Army Air Corps pilot in 1939, he tested bullet-proof fuel tanks for aircraft at Wright Field, OH, and was associated with devel...

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.). Mariner Venus Mission.

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.). Mariner Project Office.

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National Military Establishment (U.S.)

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.). Flight Projects Office.

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