press releases
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Official or authoritative statements distributed to the press typically by a public relations firm or government agency.
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Apollo 11 Spacecraft Fifty-State Tour Press Kit
Collection — Box Small Collections Oversize 2019- , oversize: folder
Identifier: 2019-08-08
Content Description
The Apollo 11 Spacecraft Fifty-State Tour Press Kit is a small collection consisting of the press kit and related materials from the promotional tour of the Apollo 11 command module across the United States in 1970-1971. The press kit includes a folder containing seven 8x10" black-and-white prints, a mission report booklet, a press release with tour schedule, a "Log of Apollo 11" color booklet, and a tour map. Twelve 11x14" color lithograph prints reproducing photographs from the moon...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1970-1971
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Robert Bryant Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2019-06-17
Content Description
The Robert Bryant Collection is a small collection consisting of textual and visual materials related to Bryant's career working for Boeing, Northrop, Lear Fan and other aviation companies. The materials are organized by company and format.
Related to Boeing, the collection includes a request for proposal on systems and equipment for the Supersonic Transport Program, a 700-series decal, and a handbook on advanced composites. Materials related to Lear Fan include administrative...
Dates:
1946-1995
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Nancy S. Hammond Space Shuttle Programs Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-09-20
Contents of the Collection
The Nancy S. Hammond Space Shuttle Programs Collection documents the career of Nancy Hammond while employed with the Boeing Aerospace Company on NASA contracts. Hammond was part of a group responsible for tracking the progress of scheduled tasks to complete the Inertial Upper Stage rocket to be attached to the TDRS-A (Tracking, Data, and Relay) Satellite to be launched on the Space Shuttle STS-6. This collection, which dates from 1969-1993, consists of printed ephemera, manual drafts,...
Dates:
1969-1977, 1981-1993; Majority of material found within 1981-1990
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Esther (Hutchings) Hebrew Western Airlines Flight Attendant Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2021-12-10
Contents of the Collection
The Esther (Hutchings) Hebrew Western Airlines Flight Attendant Collection consists of textual and visual materials gathered by Hebrew during her career as a stewardess for Western Airlines (WAL) in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The materials illuminate the work and life of flight attendants in the mid-twentieth century. The collection is organized in two series: Western Airlines career-related materials and other airlines. There are several files of textual materials related...
Dates:
1945-1951, undated
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2000-06-20
Abstract
William P. “Bill” Lear was a prolific inventor with dozens of patents for a variety of machines to his name but is most famous for his work in the aviation field. Moya Marie Olsen Lear was a philanthropist, businesswoman, and the wife of aviation pioneer Bill Lear. The collection documents Bill Lear's inventions and career in the fields of radio navigation, aircraft design, the 8-track player, and his efforts at a steam-powered turbine. Materials are predominantly affiliated with Lear’s many...
Dates:
1838-2001, undated; Majority of material found within 1939-1986
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Noah D. Showalter Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-02-25-A
Content Description
The Noah D. Showalter Collection consists of textual, visual and audiovisual materials related to the career of N.D. Showalter, from his military service during World War II, to his time as a Boeing test pilot, and later work in military aircaft development.Showalter's military service as a bomber pilot during World War II is documented with a few military records but primarily with materials related to his involvement with the 483rd Bomb Group Association. Included are letters...
Dates:
1945-2012
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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
Donald D. Viele Lunar Orbiter Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2017-11-06
Abstract
Donald Viele was a Systems Engingeer with Boeing who worked with NASA on the Lunar Orbiter Program (1964-1967). This collection contains documents and photographs collected and authored by Viele during his time on the Lunar Orbiter team.
There is also some documentation relating to Viele's work with the Minuteman Missile program.
Dates:
1950-2016; Majority of material found within 1960-1970
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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