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  Charles Lundquist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

  Charles A. Lundquist seated in Von Braun Research Hall, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
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  Program from the dedication and opening of the Willy Ley Memorial Collection at the UAH Library.

  The program includes a diagram of the arrangement of the collection, a brief biographical sketch of Ley, and a program for the "Ley Memorial Symposium on Science and Technology in the 1970's." Willy Ley died in 1969. The UAH Library purchased his book collection from his widow, Olga Ley, in 1970.
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  Program from the first biannual Dr. Wernher von Braun Exploration Forum.

  The forum included a scholarship presentation and awards dinner given by the National Space Club. Special guests were musician John Denver, Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt, and engineer Ernst Stuhlinger.
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  VHS tape of "Trial by Fire and Water: Birmingham, 1963" (Part I).

  Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth is the speaker in this lecture given at Alabama A&M.
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  David Christensen speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  Christensen then worked in the Division of Graduate Programs and Research at UAH. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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  Painted sign advertising the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  Today this sign is on display in the Archives and Special Collections reading room on the ground floor of the library. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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  David Christensen speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  Christensen then worked in the Division of Graduate Programs and Research at UAH. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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  David Christensen speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  Christensen then worked in the Division of Graduate Programs and Research at UAH. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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  Olga Ley speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  David Christensen is standing at the right. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970.
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  Arthur Rudolph speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  At the time, Rudolph was retired from NASA as the former manager of the Saturn V program at Marshall Space Flight Center. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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  Ben Graves speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  Graves was the president of UAH at the time. David Christensen is standing at the right, next to a sign painted to advertise the collection. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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  Olga Ley cutting the ribbon at the opening of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970.
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  Olga Ley positioning a bust of Willy Ley on a display case.

  Wernher von Braun and UAH President Ben Graves can be seen in the background. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970.
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  Olga Ley positioning a bust of Willy Ley on a display case.

  Wernher von Braun and UAH President Ben Graves can be seen in the background. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970.
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  Jean Perrault, Arthur Rudolph, Wernher von Braun, and Ben Graves at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  Perrault was the director of the UAH Library at the time. Rudolph had retired from NASA from 1969 and von Braun was then working as Deputy Associate Administrator of NASA in Washington, D.C. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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  Olga Ley cutting the ribbon at the opening of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970.
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  Wernher von Braun and Ben Graves at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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  Dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  On the front row, left to right, are David Christensen, Arthur Rudolph, Wernher von Braun, and Olga Ley. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970
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  Wernher von Braun, Jean Perrault, Olga Ley, and Ben Graves at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection.

  The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970.
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  Attendees at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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  Attendees at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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  Attendees at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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  Flier advertising the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama 1954-1965 Lecture Series.

  This pamphlet features photographs taken by Alabama photographer Charles Moore during the civil rights era. Speakers listed include Fred Gray, Fred Shuttlesworth, Sonnie Hereford, and John Lewis.
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  Transcript of "Trial by Fire and Water: Birmingham, 1963" (Part I).

  Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth is the speaker in this lecture given at Alabama A&M.
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  View of Roberts Hall in the snow, looking toward Spragins Hall.

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  View of the Nursing Building looking towards Holmes Avenue.

  The four brick Southeast Campus Residence Halls can be seen in the background on the left.
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  View of a building on the UAH campus.

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  View of Central Campus Residence Hall looking toward the UAH Library.

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  View of the Nursing Building looking toward Holmes Avenue.

  Photograph of College of Nursing building in the spring from an aerial view.
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  Students studying outside Union Grove Gallery.

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  Faculty and students participating in Spring Fest.

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  Students climbing a rock wall at Spring Fest.

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  Student at Fall Fest Extreme Air 1998.

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  Students on an inflatable slide at Spring Fest.

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  Hot air balloons in front of Madison Hall.

  Madison Hall was demolished in 2015. The Student Services Building is now located on the site.
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  Live musicians performing at UAH.

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  Headstone of Lewellen Jones.

  This headstone is located in the Jones family cemetery behind Morton Hall. The headstone notes that Jones was a captain in the 1st Regiment of the Light Dragoons in the Revolutionary War. There is some dispute as to whether Jones is actually buried there.
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  Jones family cemetery.

  The cemetery is located on the UAH campus behind Morton Hall.
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  Jones family crypt.

  The cemetery is located on the UAH campus behind Morton Hall.
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  UAH track athletes running.