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"The Com Line," vol. 1, no. 1.
This is the first issue of the UAH faculty-staff newsletter. It reports on topics including Benjamin Graves becoming UAH's first president, an art exhibit in the library, graduation honors, the rowing team, and faculty lectures and publications. -
"The Com Line," vol. 1, no. 4.
This is the fourth issue of the UAH faculty-staff newsletter. It reports on topics including the success of the first commencement exercises, the locations and occupations of UAH graduates, the library's purchase of the Willy Ley collection, promotions, and math club tutoring. -
"The Com Line," vol. 1, no. 8.
This is the eighth issue of the UAH faculty-staff newsletter. It reports on topics including the first interdisciplinary course being offered at the university, summer activities, space environment lectures, and the new library hours. -
"The Com Line," vol. 1, no. 9.
This is the ninth issue of the faculty-staff newsletter. It reports on topics including a guest lecturer from the University of California, Berkley, a Chamber of Commerce donation to fund the nursing program, the forming of the soccer club, and the UAH Christmas party. -
Letter to Charles F. Pfeifer from David Bowman.
Bowman writes to Pfeifer about a "two-pager" that he wrote, detailing its contents. He also includes several other of his resume highlights including four novels, playscripts, and other things he has written. Bowman also includes that he is the president of the Tallulah Bankhead Society, a society that honors and celebrates a 1930s actress from Alabama. Bowman is appealing to Pfeifer, a creative film manager, about his recent work on the Nickerson case. -
Article from Missiles and Rockets publication.
This article, "Army 'Leak' Probe Agitates Redstone", published in the February 1957 issue, details secret information that went public in 1957 through Drew Pearson. The "leak" concerns the "Wilson Memorandum" that transfers the Army's role to the Air Force in the development and control of guided and ballistic missiles and rockets. The leak is traced back to Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr. The article states that the "prevailing opinion is that Col. Nickerson is being made a scapegoat by persons very high up in the Army." The article further details the events that led to the court martial of Colonel Nickerson. -
Front page of The Huntsville Times from February 1, 1958.
Topics included on the front page of this newspaper include the Jupiter missile developed by the German Rocket Team and the announcement that it had circled the globe, and other various space topics. -
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