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Commemorative plaque from the dinner honoring the Apollo 11 astronauts.
The plaque is designed to look like the plaque the Apollo 11 crew left on the Moon. -
Telegram from the White House to William and Berta Mrazek in Huntsville, Alabama.
The telegram invites the Mrazeks to attend the dinner honoring the Apollo 11 astronauts at Century Plaza in Los Angeles, California. -
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Table assignment from the dinner honoring the Apollo 11 astronauts.
The item shows the table arrangement for the dinner and is signed by Alabama governor Albert Brewer. William and Berta Mrazek were assigned to table 11. -
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Letter from Arthur E. Sanderson at Marshall Space Flight Center to Berta Mrazek in Huntsville, Alabama.
In the letter, Sanderson authorizes Mrazek to travel to Houston, Texas and Los Angeles, California "to participate in activities in connection with the Apollo 11 mission, at the invitation of the President of the United States." -
Photograph of Solvay Werke in Nestomitz, Germany.
William A. Mrazek was employed as a project engineer at Solvay Werke from 1938 to 1940. Nestomitz is now Neštěmice, Czech Republic. -
Group of engineers, probably at Peenemünde, Germany.
From left to right, the photograph shows William A. Mrazek, Arthur Kröger, unidentified, Gerhard W. Kraus, and Kurt Patt. -
Engineers at Peenemünde, Germany.
From left to right, the photograph shows Oscar Holderer, Mayerhöfer, Gerhard W. Kraus, Nimz, William A. Mrazek, and Kurt Patt. -
Ancestor pass issued to Berta Mrazek.
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. -
German national identity card issued to Berta Mrazek.
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. -
Ballou Ballyhoo, vol. 9, issue 2, May 24, 1947.
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. -
Citation for Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa degree presented to William A. Mrazek.
Given by Auburn University president Ralph Brown Draughon, the citation notes Mrazek's accomplishments as "Marshall Space Flight Center's chief engineer." -
School enrollment record belonging to William A. Mrazek.
This booklet, a Meldungsbuch, is a record of Mrazek's enrollment at Deutsche Technische Hochschule Brünn (German Technical University in Brünn, Czechoslovakia, now Brno, Czech Republic), where he received an MS in Engineering in 1934. The booklet identifies his courses and professors and includes a photograph of Mrazek. -
Commencement Exercises of Auburn University, fall quarter 1962.
The program includes the presentation of Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, to William A. Mrazek. -
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Wernher von Braun, William A. Mrazek, and M.E. Huston with a rocket nose cone recovered from space.
The photo is signed by Von Braun, Mrazek, and Huston. -
Program from the Alabama Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 27th Annual Awards and Installation Banquet.
The program includes the presentation of the Hermann Oberth Award to William A. Mrazek. -
Hermann Oberth Award certificate presented to William A. Mrazek.
Mrazek was the 1978 recipient of the Oberth Award. During his career, Mrazek worked on the design and development of the Jupiter ICBM, Jupiter-C, and Saturn launch vehicles. He retired from Marshall Space Flight Center as the Associate Director for Engineering in Project Development in 1973. -
Autographs of the Mercury Seven astronauts.
The group gave out autographs during their visit to Redstone Arsenal in 1959. A news clipping with a photograph of five of the seven astronauts in Huntsville is attached. -
News clippings announcing new citizenship for a group of German teenagers living in Huntsville, Alabama.
The members of the group were all children of German engineers who were brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip. The clippings include photos of the group with their new immigration registration cards.