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Photograph from the inaugural Madison County Women's Scroll of Honor ceremony.
Frances Roberts, shown at center, was named to the Madison County Women's Scroll of Honor in 1976. According to the Huntsville Times, recipients of the honor "are native to or identified most closely with Huntsville and Madison County and who have made significant contributions within their professional fields of activity or concern." Roberts was honored alongside Huntsville artist and poet Maria Howard Weeden (1847-1905). The award is a project of the Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama. -
Photograph of the Cabaniss House in the snow.
The house is located at 603 Randolph Avenue in downtown Huntsville. Frances Roberts lived there for much of her adult life. -
Snapshot of the Weeden House.
The Weeden House is located at 300 Gates Avenue in downtown Huntsville. The house underwent restoration in the 1970s and is now a historic house museum and garden open to the public. -
Frances C. Roberts at commencement at the University of Alabama.
This photo was taken at the time of Roberts' doctoral graduation from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in history from the University of Alabama. On either side of her are Howard C. Elliot, Jr., Ph.D. in biochemistry, and Elmer Dean Calloway, Ph.D. in chemistry. -
Space Journal, vol. 1, no. 1., Summer 1957.
This issue of Space Journal includes articles written by Fred L. Whipple, Hermann Oberth, and Ernst Stuhlinger, as well as a foreword by Wernher von Braun. The issue also includes drawings for an observatory to be built at the top of Monte Sano Mountain in Huntsville, Alabama. Produced by the Rocket City Astronomical Association (now known as the Von Braun Astronomical Society), Space Journal was published in Huntsville from 1957 to 1959. This digitized copy was generously provided by Jeff Bennett at the Von Braun Astronomical Society (VBAS). -
Leaftlet advertising the Ross Davis Electronic Band Organ.
This advertisement includes equipment specifications and features for the electronic band organ. -
"Appendix to Chapter II of a Survey of Various Vehicle Systems for the Manned Lunar Landing Mission."
This appendix includes various diagrams of orbital launch vehicles, graphs of propellant and tankweight, returnpayload, and lift-off requirements, velocity requirements for a manned lunar mission, multiple drawings for the Saturn C-3 vehicles, lunar mission payloads, information of vehicle size, and a summary of the Saturn C-3 lunar mission. -
"A Practical Approach to the Optimization of the Saturn V Space Vehicle Control System Under Aerodynamic Loads."
This paper includes the equations for the bending moment of a launch vehicle with the effects of bending and sloshing dynamics. It also includes a comparison between the bending moment response envelope of the measure winds and the bending moment response of the MSFC synthetic wind profile. -
"Application of Saturn Systems to Orbit Launch Operations."
Presented at the AIAA/AAS Stepping Stones to Mars Meeting, this paper compares the "payload velocity spectrum for existing and future missions" with Saturn V capabilities. -
"Monte Sano State Park."
"A spectacular view from Monte Sano State Park near Huntsville, Alabama. Color by Wayne Floyd." -
"Apollo Logistic Support Systems."
According to an abstract found on the page following the title page, this paper includes "one possible conceptual definition of an early Apollo Logistics Support Systems (ALSS) is presented and various payloads for the system are briefly discussed. " It also discusses the Lunar Mobile Laboratory (MOLAB) and other considerations for a lunar scientific mission. -
ISCS International Solar Cycle Studies Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics 1998-2002 MAX IMPACT ISCS 2001 Workshop June 13-16, 2001 * Longmont, Colorado, USA.... Poster design courtesy of: UAH The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Poster Advertising the ISCS Worshop in Colorado in 2001. Poster features text and images of the Sun and Earth on a blue space-like background. -
"Tilt-A-Whirl Parts Price List"
This pamphlet gives the prices for the Tilt-A-Whirl ride components. -
Memorandum to update the "Apollo/Saturn Logistics Support Requirements Plan."
This memorandum contains the pages to be changed in the logistics program for the Apollo/Saturn Project. The logistics plan includes the design, procuring, manufacturing, and production processes. This plan formalizes the program, improves logistic support, and implements management and action plans. -
Photograph of Willie Armstrong Hutchens.
On back: "Aunt Willie" -
Business card of Hans Albert Silberberg.
This business card is of Hans Albert Silberbeg, a musician in Berlin-Tegel. -
"Little known engineer is father of 'Moon-Bug' idea."
News article that details the creation and function of a lunar module or "moon bug" created by Wernher von Braun. -
"Rental Karts must be TOUGH-Simplex-Mark V."
This advertisement provides an image, a description, and prices for the Simplex Mark V. -
"IU Presentation and Dedication."
This is a note book that contains newspaper articles and photographs about the new IBM building in Huntsville, Alabama. It also has information about the Instrument Unit for the first Saturn IB flight. There is also information about the Saturn IB Instrument Unit being barged to Kennedy Space Center.; There are 2 pages that list the articles with the title, newspaper name, writer and date.; There are six color photographs that show the dedication of the IBM building and the Instrument Unit. One photograph has Dr. Wernher von Braun standing behind the ring. Two of the photographs show the Instrument Unit on a trailer being pulled by a truck.; Preferred Citation: [Identification of item] Saturn V Collection, Dept. of Archives/Special Collections, M. Louis Salmon Library, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL. -
"Raymond Loewy Living in Space."
This biographical portfolio booklet describes the role that industrial designer Raymond Loewy's designs played in the Skylab program. -
Blueprint for Space Science Fiction to Science Fact U.S. Space and Rocket Center June 27 through December 1, 1991
Photo of rocket taking off under illustration of the solar system with the Sun with a face in the center. -
Photograph of William Thomas Hutchens.
On back: "William Thomas Hutchens 1859-1940" -
Photograph of Willie Armstrong Hutchens.
On back: "Willie Armstrong Hutchens?" -
"Streco Turnpike Cruiser Ride."
This advertisement provides images and descriptions for the ride. -
"Streco Water Top."
The flier provides images, specifications, a description, and a price for the Streco Water Top. -
Leaflet advertising the Turnpike Ride and Turnpike Cruiser.
The leaflet contains photographs of the ride, descriptions of the ride, labelled images of the ride parts, and ride specifications. -
Aerial photograph of Monte Sano Mountain in Huntsville, Alabama and surrounding areas.
The photograph shows Monte Sano at lower center, with Governors Drive at left and Bankhead Highway at right. -
Plat map of Monte Sano.
The map shows neighborhoods, boundaries, and structures on Monte Sano as well as the surrounding areas. Land owned by Monte Sano State Park and the Burritt Museum is designated. -
Excerpt from the journal of Irmgard Stuhlinger.
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. -
Irmgard Stuhlinger School Essays, No. 1 to No. 13
Irmgard Stuhlinger was the wife of Ernst Stuhlinger, a scientist acquired in Operation Paperclip. In these school essays, she discusses her daily life in Stuttgart, Germany, as a child. When writing these essays she was 8 years old. Some of the topics include a letter to family members, Christmas, descriptions of the weather, and talking about field trips. -
Irmgard Stuhlinger School Essays, from No. 15
Irmgard Stuhlinger was the wife of Ernst Stuhlinger, a scientist acquired in Operation Paperclip. In these school essays, she discusses her daily life in Stuttgart, Germany, as a child. When writing these essays she was 8-9 years old. Some of the topics include letters to family members, a fictional story, Christmas, descriptions of the weather, and talking about field trips. -
Irmgard Stuhlinger School Essays, 1934-1935
Irmgard Stuhlinger was the wife of Ernst Stuhlinger, a scientist acquired in Operation Paperclip. In these school essays, she discusses her daily life in Stuttgart, Germany, as a child. When writing these essays she was 9-10 years old. Topics of the essays include family life, a fictional moral story, descriptions of the weather, as well as significant historic events such as the Saarabstimmung (1935 Saar status referendum). Furthermore, she mentions Adolf Hitler (German chancellor) and the Sturmabteilung (Paramilitary organization run by Nazi Germany) in these essays. In this collection, she includes an illustration with each essay.