Mount Hopkins Department, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 1966-1970 Records.

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Mount Hopkins Department, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 1966-1970 Records.

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These records document the early history of the Mount Hopkins Observatory and concern site development, the construction of buildings, the development of astronomical instruments for use at Mount Hopkins, and projects conducted by SAO and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at the Observatory. The records include a contracts file, 1966-1970; a projects file, 1967-1970; administrative records, 1966-1970; and photographs and color slides of the Observatory, 1969.

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