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Rafting competition at 1993 Fall-Der-All.
The photograph shows the College of Engineering team paddling on the campus lake. -
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. -
Program for the "Dedication of the Graduate Studies Building."
This program provides background information on contributions that allowed for the creation of the Graduate Studies Building and the program of events. It includes a "host" nametag. The building was later renamed Madison Hall and was demolished in 2015. -
Professor Kate Leonard in the laboratory.
Leonard was an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering at UAH. -
Proclamation from Gov. Jim Folsom announcing December 12, 1993 as Dr. Frances Roberts Day.
Folsom issued the proclamation on the same day that Roberts received an honorary doctorate from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The text of the proclamation commends Roberts' service to the university and the community, noting that "Dr. Roberts combined her job of teaching, research and service with a much broader sense of responsibility which led her to do above and beyond what she was asked." -
Press release noting the addition of 55,000 volumes to the University of Alabama library system.
The release states, "Almost half of the increase results from a 21,000-volume build-up of the Huntsville stock." It also includes details about other system libraries. -
Presentation of the 2001 Homecoming King and Queen.
UAH President Frank Franz is shown at back left. -
Portrait of Dr. Harold J. Wilson on display at the dedication of Wilson Hall.
Wilson joined UAH in 1972 as faculty in the Deparment of Biological Sciences and served as the Dean of the College of Science from 1984 until his death in 1991. The photograph shows members of his family viewing the portrait. -
Photographs of Library secretary Sandy Lamb.
The description reads, "Sandy Lamb, our second secretary." -
Photo proof sheets of 1992 UAH athletics teams.
Shown on page 1: Soccer players Brian Denis, Chris O'Halloran, and Ivan Zujovic; ice hockey coach Doug Ross, unidentified coach or staff member, and Sharon Newman. Page 2: Paula Tullis; soccer players Roye Locklear, William A. Koelle, R. David Sorrell, Stephen Gruchot, Milo Boering, Jason Jones, Adam Fuller, and Brian Mitchell. Page 3: Soccer players Carl Stewart, Chris Maltezos, Felix Egbe, Hassan Hassan, Ricky Crawford, Hisham Khalafalla, Paul Tedesco, and Scott Humphrey. -
Photo of Frances C. Roberts.
Photo from the Huntsville Times. The photo was taken for an article about the honorary doctor of humane letters that Roberts received from UAH on December 12, 1993. -
Panelists onstage at the SALT II and American Security Conference held at the Von Braun Civic Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
UAH organized the conference as part of the annual John Sparkman Symposium on United States Foreign Policy. According to the 1979 conference proceedings, the symposium was "founded to bring major issues in United States foreign policy to public discussion by providing a forum in which scholars and experts from government or the private sector might meet." The conference featured speakers including historians, military officers, political scientists, and politicians from Huntsville and across the United States. -
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. -
Ostap Stromecky at his desk.
Stromecky was the founder of the UAH Soccer team and first coach. He led the UAH soccer team to 16 NAIA District Championships, and 6 NAIA National Tournaments. Stromecky was also a professor of Russian. -
Optics professor Charles Gearing.
Gearing taught graduate level courses in optical testing and lens design at UAH. -
Optics professor Chandra Vikram.
Vikram taught applied optics at UAH and was involved with the International Society for Optical Engineering. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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.