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Program from the Alabama sesquicentennial statehood stamp first day of issue ceremony.
The program includes remarks from Huntsville Mayor Joe Davis, Rep. Bob Jones of the 8th Congressional District, Sen. John Sparkman, and other dignitaries from Huntsville and around Alabama. -
Program from the Alabama Sesquicentennial Birthday Luncheon in Huntsville, Alabama.
This program includes a menu, a list of luncheon committee members, and a brief historical sketch on the role of Madison County in the creation of the State of Alabama in 1819. Speakers listed include Gov. Albert P. Brewer, Huntsville Mayor Joe Davis, and U. S. Postmaster Winton M. Blount. -
Official program of the Monte Sano State Park Celebration.
This celebration was held on the park's opening day. Events included a parade, an address given by Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives William B. Bankhead, a history pageant, and a "Queen's Ball" that evening at the Russel Erskine Hotel. The program includes a description of the cabins, the "Legend of Monte Sano," a history of Huntsville, and a program for the history pageant, titled "The Parade of Progress." -
"1966 Inaugural Banquet of the Student Government Association of the University of Alabama in Huntsville."
The program includes the banquet menu, the program events, and a list of SGA officers and legislators. -
"Ground Breaking Ceremony, University of Alabama Research Institute, Huntsville, Alabama, December 20, 1962."
The program includes a short history of the Research Institute and a program of events, featuring remarks from Rudolf Hermann, Wernher von Braun, and Alabama Governor John Patterson. The back page shows a map of Huntsville with directions from the Huntsville Armory to the Research Institute. -
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UAH Founders' Day Luncheon program.
The program includes details of the lunch program, including performances by the UAH Village Singers and the dedication of the Ambulatory Care Center. Program honorees included John R. Morton, Philip M. Mason, H. Clyde Reeves, former Vice President for Huntsville Affairs; and Ben Graves, UAH's first president. -
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. -
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.