UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives

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  • spc_schu_0002005.pdf

    The sign in front of the missile reads, "Hermes Guided Missile, U.S. Army Ordnance, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala."
  • spc_mraz_0000017.pdf

    From left to right, the photograph shows William A. Mrazek, Arthur Kröger, unidentified, Gerhard W. Kraus, and Kurt Patt.
  • spc_dann_000253.mp4

    The film shows a young girl walking around with a dog in the Dannenbergs' back garden in Monte Sano, Huntsville, Alabama. Summer, 1971
  • spc_schu_662_676.pdf

    This booklet, "Sammelbuch der Bescheinigung über die Endzahlen aus der Aufrechnung der Versicherungskarten für August Schulze," documents Schulze's government health insurance while he was employed in Germany from 1930 through 1944. Each page serves as an insurance card for each year of employment. Page seven marks Schulze's first insurance record as an employee at Peenemünde.
  • spc_mraz_012_014.pdf

    This German identity card, or Personalausweis, was issued to Berta Mrazek at Nestomitz, Germany (now Neštěmice, Czech Republic) in 1941. The card includes a photograph of Mrazek and her daughter Ursula.
  • spc_stuh_003_004_translated.pdf

    Stuhlinger attended the launch of Apollo 11 with her husband Ernst Stuhlinger, then the Associate Director for Science at Marshall Space Flight Center. In the entries, she describes her reaction to the launch and the successful lunar landing and makes note of the celebrations she and her family attended in Huntsville. She also records her daily activities, including socializing with neighbors and shopping with her children. A translation is included.
  • spc_schu_000294a.pdf

    This excerpt includes pages 36 and 37 of the daybook. In the entries, Schulze notes his travel to Fort Bliss, Texas from Aberdeen, Maryland. A translation is included.
  • loc_noer_000599.pdf

    Hans Albert Silberberg is the last student printed. This is a list of students with the pieces they will be performing for examination.
  • spc_mraz_0000015.pdf

    From left to right, the photograph shows Oscar Holderer, Mayerhöfer, Gerhard W. Kraus, Nimz, William A. Mrazek, and Kurt Patt.
  • spc_dann_000207.mp4

    Klaus Dannenberg leaving the Holiday Inn in Auburn after graduation. Later shows shots of a young woman and her son playing in a kid's pool in a backyard. Konrad Dannenberg's note on the film box reads, "Later: a few frames w/ little George + Ulla w/ Klaus and Betty at Auburn Easter 67 / Most shots at the Auburn Holiday Inn / Colors not good - film was too old!" 1967.
  • spc_schu_2024_2025.pdf

    The V-2 rocket was also called the A-4, or Aggregat 4, its technical name. The back of the diagram is stamped "Geheime Kommandosache" ("Secret Military Document").
  • spc_dann_000266.mp4

    Kerry, Betty, and Klaus Dannenberg attend an Easter egg hunt around the local pool of the Brookgreen Park apartment complex, where they live in Dallas, Texas. Many other families are shown also bringing their kids to the hunt, and Kerry Dannenberg is shown finding some of the eggs. Spring 1972.
  • loc_noer_000597_000598.pdf

    This is a concert program for a concert from the Würrt Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart that Hans Albert Silberberg is part of.
  • spc_dann_000192.mp4

    Shown is a crowd exiting the Von Braun Concert Hall. The film then cuts to the reception afterwards.
  • spc_dann_000202.mp4

    First part of film shows captions for a family from Stuttgart, Germany coming over to visit the Dannenbergs and their trip to Daytona Beach and Jacksonville, Florida. Later half shows Christmas presents and the Dannenbergs' family dog, Lucky. Konrad Dannenberg's notes on the film box read, "Titles: 1st Advent etc 1967 / Trip to Daytona Bch / The [illegible] coming etc / No good: "ON ALMA'S FARM" / "TRIP TO N.Y." / Wrapped / Xmas presents review / Lucky on film (good)." September 1967.
  • spc_dann_000163.mp4

    (The film itself was titled "3rd House Construction Sequ.") This film shows Konrad, Klaus, and Ingeborg Dannenberg celebrating Christmas and opening presents. Winter 1956/57.
  • loc_noer_000615_000617.pdf

    The card features an illustration of a mosaic of women playing music along with the text "Frohe Weihnachten" (Merry Christmas).
  • spc_dann_000273.mp4

    The video shows Ingeborg and Konrad Dannenberg returning home to Monte Sano, Huntsville, Alabama where they find their house covered in snow and ice. The rest of the film shows them making the "title screen" shots also seen in this film. Winter 1972.
  • loc_noer_000591_000592.pdf

    This business card is of Hans Albert Silberbeg, a musician in Berlin-Tegel.
  • spc_dann_000179.mp4

    Konrad and Klaus Dannenberg go fishing outside of Ocala, Florida. Having successfully caught some fish, they then show someone butchering the fish for them. They then show the place where they're staying: Florida's Silver Springs. The film ends with a shot of the Prince of Peace Memorial. Summer 1959.
  • spc_dann_000180.mp4

    Film opens showing the see through bottom of a boat during a boat tour. Then the film transitions to showing Konrad, Klaus, and Ingeborg Dannenberg visiting Tommy Bartlett's Deer Farm and petting the deer. Summer 1959.
  • loc_jojr_000052_000058.pdf

  • loc_salm_000001.pdf

    Anschluss refers to the political union of Germany and Austria, achieved through Adolf Hitler's annexation of Austria in 1938. Collected by Louis Salmon during his U.S. Army service in Austria during and after World War II, the ballot asks if the voter approves the unification of Austria with the German Reich and supports the Nazi Party ticket. It is unclear whether this ballot is an original or a later reproduction.
  • spc_dann_000256.mp4

    First half of film shows the launch of Apollo 15 from Cape Canaveral. The second half shows three women, one of them Ingeborg Dannenberg, visiting a beach, probably near Cape Canaveral. 1971.
  • spc_mraz_019_045.pdf

    The document identifies Berta Mrazek's family lineage, including parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and 2nd-great grandparents. The Ahnenpass was a standard booklet issued to German citizens in order to prove their ancestry in the Third Reich.
  • spc_schu_276_337.pdf

    Written by William A. Schulze, this day book includes notes from his activities at Army Proving Ground at Aberdeen, Maryland in early 1946. Schulze was transported from Germany to Aberdeen in late 1945 as part of the first group of German engineers sent to the United States. During the week of March 17-23, Schulze records his travel from Aberdeen to El Paso, Texas, leaving on Monday, March 18, and arriving in Texas on Thursday, March 21. The day book includes entries on shopping, leisure activities, birthdays, and mail. Schulze's notes reference H. N. Toftoy, Konrad Dannenberg, Wilhelm Jungert, Hannes Luehrsen, Theo Poppel, Erich Neubert, Walter Schwidetski, and others.
  • spc_reis_000001_001.pdf

    Gerhard Reisig Dipl.-Ing., later Dr. Gerhard Reisig, was a German-American rocket scientist that worked on the team of von Braun at Fort Bliss. This journal covers his journey to the United States under Operation Paperclip, and includes descriptions of his experience to and through his arrival on December 6th, 1946. In this journal, he discusses numerous parts of his travel and experience in the United States including the rail route taken by the group he was in, reviews of two films of the time, comments on fashion and American society, as well as periodic mentions of food culture especially early in the journal. He additionally copies several articles by hand, some in English, some translated, from periodicals, particularly Time magazine.
  • Q162B6T4_001_063a.pdf

    This set of illustrated cards includes thirty color prints of various animals of the prehistoric world. The Theodor Reichardt Cocoa Company produced five different series of these cards in the early twentieth century. While the cover indicates that this volume contains cards from series 1a, it also includes cards from series 1 and series 2a. Many of the pages show notes made in ink by science writer Willy Ley, the book's original owner.
  • spc_mraz_003_011.pdf

    This newsletter was produced by the crew of the USAT General C.C. Ballou and includes information about services onboard, ship terminology, and news bulletins. The family of William A. Mrazek, an engineer who was already in the United States at Fort Bliss, Texas, immigrated from Germany to the United States on the Ballou. The newsletter was produced in both English and German.
  • spc_dann_000301.mp4

    Konrad and Klaus meet up with old friends of Konrad in Bodenwerder, Germany. They then tour a graveyard where the Dannenbergs had been historically buried as well as touring the town of Bodenwerder.
  • spc_dann_000160.mp4

    The deBeers meet up with the Konrad, Klaus, and Ingeborg Dannenberg at Zoder's Court in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. They then show themselves relaxing by the pool, as well as exploring and playing in the creek that runs next to the inn. Spring/Summer 1958.
  • spc_dann_000128.mp4

    In Yellowstone Konrad, Klaus, and Ingeborg Dannenberg continues to tour the park, seeing Lewis falls via artist point and the geyser Old Faithful. Konrad Dannenberg's additional note on the film box reads, "New Unused Film! film was tangled!" Summer 1956.
  • spc_dann_000289.mp4

    Film shows the remainder of the Dannenberg's stay at Ingeborg and Konrad's for Christmas eve, during which they open presents. The second half of the film shows the whole crew (Konrad, Ingeborg, Klaus, Betty, Christie, Kerry, and Betty's parents) going over to Klaus and Betty's house to open more present there on Christmas day. Winter 1977.
  • spc_dann_000288.mp4

    Ingeborg and Konrad Dannenebrg are joined by Klaus, Betty, Kerry, Christie, and Betty's parent for Christmas at their home on Monte Sano, Huntsville, Alabama. All parties are shown relaxing and opening presents in the living room. Winter 1977.
  • spc_dann_000287.mp4

    Ingeborg and Konrad Dannenberg are joined by Klaus, Betty, Kerry, Christie, and Betty's parents for Christmas at their home on Monte Sano, Huntsville, Alabama. The guests are shown processing into the house and then everyone is shown opening Christmas presents. Winter 1977.
  • spc_dann_000281.mp4

    Ingeborg and Konrad Dannenberg visit Ulla, Johnny, and George Doane for Christmas dinner 1976. They are shown preparing the dinner, and then the rest of the film is the two families eating together. Location unknown.
  • spc_dann_000195.mp4

    Konrad, Klaus, and Ingeborg Dannenberg celebrating Christmas. Shown is them opening Christmas gifts and card at the house on Monte Sano, Huntsville, Alabama. Winter 1962. Konrad Dannenberg's note on the film box reads, "George & Ulla leaving Kl w/Schnaps bottles / Lucky - Xmas Cards."
  • spc_dann_000290.mp4

    The Dannenbergs (Konrad, Ingeborg, Klaus, Betty, Kerry, and Christie) celebrate Christmas with Betty's parents at Klaus and Betty's house. The beginning of the film shows Kerry and Christie playing with their new presents, and then transitions to show the preparation and serving of the Christmas day meal. Winter 1977.
  • spc_dann_000283.mp4

    The Doanes (Ulla, George, Johnny, and others) visit the Dannenbergs (Ingeborg and Konrad) to open Christmas gifts at their home in Monte Sano, Huntsville, Alabama. This film shows presents being opened by one of the Doane boys and Ingeborg, along with passing shots of the others opeing presents. Winter 1976.
  • spc_dann_000282.mp4

    The Doanes (Ulla, George, Johnny, and others) visit the Dannenbergs (Ingeborg and Konrad) to open Christmas gifts at their home in Monte Sano, Huntsville, Alabama. The Doanes are shown filing into the house, and the rest of the film shows presents being passed out and opened. Winter 1976.
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