Rockets (Aeronautics) -- Models
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2013-09-17
Overview
The G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection encompasses the professional work of G. Harry Stine, the founder of model rocketry in the United States. The collection includes material related to his work in the National Association of Rocketry, drafts of his writings, rocket designs, materials affiliated with model rocketry corporations, his aeronautical research files, and his work in commercial space flight.
Dates:
1874-2008; Majority of material found within 1956-1997
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Series III. Aeronautical Research Files, 1916-1997
Series
Scope and Contents
The Aeronautical Research Files is the largest of all the series in the Stine Collection, consisting of about 31 cubic feet of material. Nine subseries make up this grouping: Subseries A. Aircraft, 1916-1987; Subseries B. Facilities, 1953-1997; Subseries C. International Programs, 1920-1993; Subseries D. Rockets and Missiles, 1924-1996; Subseries E. Satellites, 1957-1995; Subseries F. Spacecraft and Missions, 1946-1986; Subseries G. Space Vehicles, 1960-1993; Subseries H. Space – General,...
Dates:
1916-1997
Series V. Visual and Audiovisual Materials, circa 1940s-1997
Series
Scope and Contents
This series has broken into three sections: Subseries A. 35mm Slides, 1946-1992; Subseries; B. Negatives, 1952-1974; and Subseries C. Audiovisual materials, circa 1940s-1995.The first subseries consists of roughly 3,000 slides taken between 1950 and 1995 depicting various model rocketry competitions and activities that Stine was involved with during his lifetime, as well as images related to crewed space flight, astronomy, and various slides form lectures. The titles in the...
Dates:
circa 1940s-1997
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