Contents of the Collection

The John L. Schell World War II Collection contains primarily textual materials related to the World War II military service of United States Navy pilot and fighter ace John L. Schell. Materials include military certificates and citations, pilot's logs, clippings, and additional printed ephemera, including a typed history of the "Fighting 3 (VF-3)." There is also a small amount of photographs, depicting military personnel and activities.

Content Description The Richard A. Arensberg Photograph Collection is a small collection consisting of two unrelated photographs. One photograph depicts a Gilmore gas station, circa 1930s-1940s. The photograph is black-and-white and measures 10x14 inches. It is not a vintage print but was printed circa 1990s-2000s. The image shows one man filling his car with gas while another man looks on. The license plate on the car is for Washington, indicating that the gas station was probably located somewhere in...

Content Description The Steve Schadelbauer NASA Collection is a small collection consisting of materials collected by Schadelbauer during his career as a NASA engineer at Johnson Space Center. The collection includes: a memorial program for the Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 mission members, February 4, 2003; a memorial program for the Space Shuttle Challenger 51-L mission members, January 31, 1986; an Integrated Radar and Communications Subsystem (KuBand) brochure, 1977; an Avionic Systems Division logo flyer...

Contents of the Collection From the Collection: The Captain Charles B. D. Collyer Collection is a small collection of portraits and correspondence related to Captain Charles B. D. Collyer. The bulk of the collection is comprised of correspondence between Collyer's former fiancée Eleanor Waddell, A. Lee Moore, Arizona Senator Carl Hayden, and Secretary of War Harry L. Stimson. The correspondence focuses on Waddell's attempt to have an air field in Arizona named in honor of Collyer. Note that the initial letter from Waddell to Senator...