UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives

Tom Shaver (VB assistant), Sarah Preston.

Item

Dublin Core

Identifier

spc_ward_000002_01
spc_ward_000002_02
MC_79_002

Title

Tom Shaver (VB assistant), Sarah Preston.

Description

Interview with Tom Shaver on Wernher von Braun, describing his character, personality, and funny stories from his time as von Braun's assistant. Entirety of side one, side 2 through 45 minute mark.
Phone call with Sarah Preston, who worked at a bar where the NASA workers from Marshall Space Flight Center frequented. Conversation focuses on stories overheard about Wernher von Braun. Remainder of side 2.

Date

1999-03

Temporal Coverage

Format

Audiocassettes

Source

Ward Collection
University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama

Language

Rights

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Relation

clir_grant_audio_metadata

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Duration

2:00:30

Collection

Citation

Ward, Bob, 1934-, “Tom Shaver (VB assistant), Sarah Preston.,” UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, accessed October 13, 2024, http://libarchstor2.uah.edu/digitalcollections/items/show/1478.

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  1. spc_ward_000002_01.mp3
  2. spc_ward_000002_02.mp3