Purdue University. Alumni and alumnae
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Neil A. Armstrong papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5
Scope and Contents
The Neil A. Armstrong papers document the military, aeronautics, astronautics, teaching and corporate business career of Neil A. Armstrong. The papers also feature items from Armstrong's youth and education. The collection includes but is not limited to documents, coursework, working papers, subject files, correspondence, writings, speeches, recordings, photographs and newspaper clippings. The papers are divided into eighteen series, and further information on the scope and content of the...
Dates:
1671 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1960 - 2012
Roger B. Chaffee letter and postcard
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 282
Scope and Contents
The letter dated July 24, 1965 is from Roger Chaffee to his parents. On the reverse is a July 25, 1965 note from Martha Chaffee to her in-laws in which she signs, "Roger, Martha, Sheryl and Steve." In the letter, Roger discussed an upcoming flight and the astronaut's rotation as capsule communicator (CAPCOM). He mentions Gus Grissom, Gene Cernan, Jim McDivitt, Buzz Aldrin and Dave Scott. Both Roger and Martha discuss recent family activities at home. The postcard, dated July 1965, was sent...
Dates:
1967
Jerome M. Goldman papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 461
Scope and Contents
The Jerome Goldman papers document Goldman's career as a Purdue University student in Aeronautical Engineering, his service in the United States Army Air Corp and his work afterwards as a pilot for United Air Lines, along with his key role in establishing Purdue Aeronautics Corporation and Purdue Air Lines as chief pilot, director of operations, and later vice president for operations and maintenance. Also included are papers from his work with International Learning Systems, the Federal...
Dates:
1941 - 1972; Other: Majority of material found within 1965 - 1972
James M. Johnson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 13
Scope and Contents
The James M. Johnson papers document the career of pilot James Johnson (Jimmy Johnson) and his colleagues in early flight and aviation training. Most of the collection is made up of photographs. There are also newspaper clippings and three pilot's log books. The photographs show Johnson individually, Johnson standing with colleagues, Johnson in or near airplanes, and airplanes individually. Many of the photographs were taken at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio.
Dates:
1905 - 1953; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1915
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- Aeronautics 3
- Correspondence 3
- Aerospace engineering 2
- Air pilots 2
- Artifacts (Object genre) 2
- Astronauts 2
- Black-and-white photographs 2
- Books 2
- Business records 2
- Clippings (Information artifacts) 2
- Color photographs 2
- Color slides 2
- Diplomas 2
- Letters (Correspondence) 2
- Manuals (instructional materials) 2
- Personal papers 2
- Publications (Documents) 2
- Test pilots 2
- "First Flights" documentary 1
- Administrative records 1
- Aeronautics -- Periodicals 1
- Aerospace engineering -- Handbooks 1
- Aerospace engineering -- Periodicals 1
- Aerospace engineering -- Textbooks 1
- Air pilots, Military 1
- Air pilots--Indiana 1
- Aircraft 1
- Airplanes--Piloting 1
- Articles 1
- Astronautical charts 1
- Astronautics 1
- Astronautics--Periodicals. 1
- Astronautics--Research 1
- Astronautics--United States--History 1
- Astronauts--1960-1970 1
- Astronauts--Training of--United States 1
- Audiocassettes 1
- Awards 1
- Black-and-white slides 1
- Businessman 1
- Certificates 1
- Coursework 1
- DVDs 1
- Diagrams 1
- Diagrams (Mission Module) 1
- Electronic mail 1
- Engineering 1
- Fan mail 1
- Films 1
- Handbooks 1
- Historical documents 1
- Korean War, 1950-1953 1
- Lunar landing sites 1
- Lunar module 1
- Lunar photography 1
- Lunar roving vehicles 1
- Magnetic tapes 1
- Manuscripts (Documents) 1
- Maps 1
- McCook Field (Ohio) 1
- Mechanical engineering 1
- Military service--1940-1950 1
- Model airplanes 1
- Moon rocks 1
- Moon--Surface 1
- NASA publications 1
- NASA space programs 1
- NASA--Deputy Administrator of Aeronautics 1
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Space Shuttle insignia 1
- Naval aviators 1
- Negatives (photographs) 1
- Newsletters 1
- Notebooks 1
- Operating manuals 1
- Outer space--Exploration 1
- Photograph albums 1
- Photographic prints 1
- Picture postcards 1
- Pilots (Aeronautics) 1
- Professor 1
- Purdue University. Class of 1943 1
- Records (Documents) 1
- Reference materials 1
- Report cards 1
- Reports 1
- Scrapbooks 1
- Slide rules 1
- Sound recordings 1
- Space flight 1
- Space flights 1
- Space photographs 1
- Space vehicles--Landing--Moon 1
- Speeches (documents) 1
- Teachers 1
- Textbooks 1
- Textiles 1
- Theses 1
- Training manuals 1
- Transcripts 1
- VHS 1 + ∧ less
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