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Letter to William Nichols from William G. Barry.
This letter requests William Nichols to be present at the trial as a defense witness and a written statement from Nichols to detail what his testimony would be. The letter includes questions for Nichols to answer in the written statement. -
Witness list as submitted to the Comannding General, Third United States Army.
In this letter, the Defense Counsel provides a list of witnesses for the defense in the case of John Nickerson. -
Letter to William G. Barry from the Defense Counsel.
This letter requests a pre-trial conference be held on the 26th or 27th of April, 1957. -
Letter to William G. Barry from Charles R. Zimmer.
Zimmer writes to Lt. Colonel Willaim G. Barry with the stipulations that will not be accepted in the case of Colonel John C. Nickerson. -
Witness list as submitted to the Comannding General, Third United States Army.
In this letter, the Defense Counsel provides a list of witnesses for the defense in the case of John Nickerson. -
Memorandum for Ray H. Jenkins and Robert K. Bell
This memo details an upcoming trip to Washington and the scheduled appointments with various senators and military officials in regard to the Nickerson case. The memo states that it would be preferred is all charges and specifications dropped and consider a reinvestigation and punishment. It includes other information regarding the case. -
Statements of Mrs. Nickerson and Dr. Wernher von Braun.
These voluntary statements were made in the office of Robert K. Bell. The first by Mrs. John C. Nickerson and the second by Dr. Wernher von Braun. -
Memorandum for Robert K. Bell from Charles R. Zimmer.
This memo was written about a conversation earlier that day. Zimmer tells Bell that after discussing with Lieutenant Cole, they agree that Colonel Nickerson should not be tried on any other charges than the first ten specification to Charge I. -
Letter and drafts of letter to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence from Robert K. Bell.
These drafts of the letter and final letter to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence requesting highly classified information to be made available to the Court in order to "insure a proper defense" in the Nickerson case. These documents also include a letter from Bell to Ray H. Jenkins asking him to read the draft of the letter before Bell sends it and also asks about traveling to Washington the following week. -
Phone message to Robert K. Bell from Walter Harper.
In this transcript of the phone message to Bell from Walter Harper of Reynolds Metals, Bell is informed that Mr. Hunt will be arriving the following day and will try to land at the air strip at Redstone Arsenal. This information was asked to be passed on to Colonel Nickerson. -
Letter to James A. Pickering from John "Jack" Nickerson.
Nickerson thanks Pickering for the letters of support sent to his defense counsel. He also discusses ballistic surface-to-surface missiles and "scientific progress". He ends by requesting a deposition as Pickering will be in Europe in May, when the trial is scheduled to happen. -
Letter to the Commanding General, Third United States Army from the Defense Counsel.
The Defense Counsel writes to the Commanding General, Third United States Army requesting "top secret clearance for all members of the General Court Martial, the Court Reporter, and the Civilian Counsel n the case of Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr." -
Letter to Robert K. Bell from Edward M. Almond.
Almond writes in reponse to Bell's February 18 letter regarding Medaris and other information of the Nickerson case. -
Letter to Robert K. Bell from C. F. Cordes.
Cordes writes in response to the defense counsel's request to the Commanding General, Third United States Army, of the trials dates May 13-17, 1957. He confirms that the trials dates have been postponed to the 15th in accordance with their request. -
Letter to Robert K. Bell from Ray H. Jenkins.
Jenkins writes in response to Bell's March 22 letter, addressing the various information that was included in Bell's letter and his ability to visit Huntsville for nine days to help prepare for the trial. -
Letter to the Commanding General, Third Army.
In this letter, it is requested that May 13-17, 1957 be set as the dates of the Nickerson trial. It then details the reasons for these specific dates. -
Letter to Ray H. Jenkins from Robert K. Bell.
Bell thanks Jenkins for joining the defense of Nickerson and writes that he included newspaper clippings and other informative information about the case. -
Letter to General Matthew B. Ridgway from Lt. Colonel Charles R. Zimmer.
These documents include the draft of the letter and the final letter. Zimmer writes to Ridgway regarding his testimony and its importance in the Nickerson trial. Zimmer also asks for Ridgway's opinion on the "necessity of an Army commander exercising immediate and direct control" over defense weapons. -
Phone conversation between Robert K. Bell and General Shinkle
The transcript details a conversation regarding the necessity of military counsel being present during the conference with Colonel Bengston, Captain Ledford, and Colonel Nickerson and under whose orders was the military counsel under. -
Letter to Robert E. Jones from Robert K. Bell.
Robert K. Bell writes to Senator Bob Jones for help and information regarding the Nickerson case. -
Letter to the Commanding General, Third Army, from the Third Army Advisory Committee.
This letter details the committee's agreement with Nickerson's actions, believing he was acting "for what he thought was the best interest of the national defense." They advocate for the inclusion of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency team on the intermediate-range ballistic missile program. The committee states that trial by court-martial would not reflect the many accomplishments Nickerson has made for the Army weapon program and feel it unnecessary. -
Correspondence between Robert K. Bell and Harry M. Ayers.
In response to Bell's February 13 letter from Edward Almond, Ayers informs Bell that he is attempting to find someone who would write a letter to newspaper publications in agreement with their opinion that Medaris is taking too much credit for his work. Bell responds that he is skeptical Ayers would find anyone as Medaris could make their life a "rather miserable existence". -
Correspondence between Robert K. Bell and Edward M. Almond.
These letters include information pertaining to the Nickerson case. Almond expresses desire to "get something in motion to subdue the unnecessary and trivial expressions of � General Medaris". The letters also mention various correspondence that was included in the exchange of information. Both men advocate for the "cause" of Colonel Nickerson's actions. Bell was Nickerson's attorney during his trial. -
Letter to Mrs. Nell Zimmer.
This personal letter from Robert K. Bell details personal health conditions and an upcoming trip to Washington. -
STS 51-L Data and Design Analysis Task Force Lessons Learned Report.
This report was produced by the Data and Design Analysis Task Force "to support the Presidential Commission appointed by President Ronald Reagan to investigate the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew." The report includes details from investigations in the areas of Development and Production, Prelaunch Activities, Accident Analysis, and Mission Planning and Operations. The report includes a recommendation to conduct an investigation "into the manufacturing process, final delivery and material cutting of the O-rings" that failed during the accident. -
Flier for the UAH Library.
The flier provides information on how to borrow library materials, navigating the library, and who to refer to for help in particular research areas. It also includes a floor plan of each level. -
Early photographs of the UAH Book Nook.
The Book Nook was the original name of the UAH Bookstore. After her resignation as Librarian in 1968, Christel McCanless acted as a consultant for the Book Nook in the 1970s. -
Faculty members confer near the "Freedom Shrine" at the UAH Library.
The back of the photo reads: "L to R Christel L. McCanless, First UAH Lib'n H. Clyde Reeves, VP and Representative of Freedom Shrine Program given to UAH Lib." The Freedom Shrine is a collection of historic American documents and a program of the National Exchange Club. It was donated to the UAH Library, then located in the Graduate Studies Building (later named Madison Hall), by the Exchange Club of Huntsville and Thiokol Chemical Corporation. -
"This is UAH" college information brochure.
The information envelope provides information on the city of Huntsville as well as information pertaining to UAH's academic programs, extracurricular activities, admissions process, and fees. -
"UAH Summary Statistics-Cataloging and Circulation Departments."
This document lists the number of books added and circulated in the month of October. -
Document describing the past of the UAH library compared to its present state and future expansion.
This document discusses the space the library used in Morton Hall and the Graduate Studies building and states a plan for housing library materials between the two locations. A library fact sheet is attached. -
Fall 1973 Book List.
The booklet includes a book refund policy and lists all books, titles, and publishers used in UAH courses during the Fall 1973 term. -
UAH 1971 "Annual Commencement" program.
The program include the order of events and a list of degree recipients. -
"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. -
"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. -
"UAH '70 Faculty - Staff Directory."
The directory provides the telephone numbers for the divisions of the university. The name, title, office telephone number, office location, home address, and home telephone number are given for the faculty and staff individually. -
"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.