Office of the Director Ceremonial and Visitation Collection, 1960 - 1973.

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Office of the Director Ceremonial and Visitation Collection, 1960 - 1973.

This collection contains records of ceremonial and visitation events arranged by the Director's Office. It includes 109 folders of correspondence, news reports, medical reports, interoffice memoranda concerning international representatives and members of the U.S. Congress who visited and toured JPL. Also, includes documents about ceremonial events, such as the Mariner 9 encounter, Caltech Board of Trustees meetings and employment awards for JPL employees. Meetings and activities were also documented for the National Academy of Science and Engineering, the Exchange Program Integration Board, the JPL Historian's Office, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institute for Advancement of Engineering and several medical organizations, including Verdugo Hills Hospital Association and the Huntington Institute of Applied Medical Research, all of which were coordinated by the Office of the Director. The collection also consists of ascending chronological files from 1960-1973. File titles were retained as found.

4.35 cubic ft. (109 folders).

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