Scope and Contents Individuals whose names begin with P: Packard, David [Chairman, Hewlett-Packard Company] Brief resume"Packard Wary of Industry Diversification," Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 29, 1973"Packard Accepts Jackson Award," [Seattle Times?], undatedAdditional, short pieces about Packard Packard, Patrick H. [Aviation artist and...

Scope and Contents [From transcript] A casual interview of Lee Piester by Bill Stine, both good friends and innovators in the model rocketry arena. They discuss the early start of Centuri rockets in Lee's Phoenix garage (1961) through the time that Centuri was later sold to Damon Corporation in 1971. Lee remained as president of the company until his retirement in 1976. The interview talks about the challenges of an upstart company in a hobby that had no prior precedence, their innovative development of rocket...

Scope and Contents There are six subseries that make up the Model Rocketry Series: Subseries A. National Association of Rocketry, 1957-2007; Subseries B. International Model Rocketry, 1959-1981; Subseries C. Safety Codes and Regulations, 1958-1997; Subseries D. Corporations, 1957-2008; Subseries E. Designs, 1957-1989; Subseries F. Assorted Materials, 1957-1990.This series represents the bulk of Stine’s professional work in model rocketry and the development of the hobby beginning with the foundation...