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NASA HQ Archives Program 300 E St SW Washington, DC 20546 [email protected] NASA Archives Program Robert Sherrod Apollo Collection Series Title: Robert Sherrod Apollo Collection Extent: 30 feet, 10 inches Box Count: 91 boxes Inclusive dates: 1944 – 1994 Location: 23/2/6 – 24/1/5 Transfer #: Accession Number: Disposition Authority: Media Type: Textual, photographic, and electronic Access Restrictions None. Use Restrictions Most government records are in the public domain, however, this series includes commercial materials, such as newspaper clippings, that may be subject to copyright restrictions. Researchers should contact the copyright holder for information. Copy Status: Research, Use and Preservation Preferred Citation Robert Sherrod Apollo Collection, NASA Headquarters Historical Reference Collection. Series Description This series consists of files collected by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) contract historian Robert L. Sherrod. Records contain materials collected by Sherrod for an unpublished history of the Apollo program reflecting correspondence, and memoranda between NASA officials, private sources, and other U.S. Government agencies; records of official meetings; reports; and oral histories. Specifically, this series contains correspondence files; press releases and press kits; oral histories; reports; chapter drafts; Apollo 11 flight; Apollo 8 flight; Apollo 1 (AS-204) accident and investigation; Apollo 13 flight; Apollo 12 flight; Apollo 7 flight; and Apollo lunar module (LM). The material is arranged into four subseries: Index Cards, Subject Files, Biographical Files, Oral History Interviews, and Chapter Drafts.

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NASA Archives Program Robert Sherrod Apollo Collection

Series Title: Robert Sherrod Apollo Collection

Extent: 30 feet, 10 inches Box Count: 91 boxes Inclusive dates: 1944 – 1994 Location: 23/2/6 – 24/1/5 Transfer #: Accession Number: Disposition Authority: Media Type: Textual, photographic, and electronic

Access Restrictions

None. Use Restrictions

Most government records are in the public domain, however, this series includes commercial materials, such as newspaper clippings, that may be subject to copyright restrictions. Researchers should contact the copyright holder for information. Copy Status: Research, Use and Preservation

Preferred Citation Robert Sherrod Apollo Collection, NASA Headquarters Historical Reference Collection.

Series Description

This series consists of files collected by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) contract historian Robert L. Sherrod. Records contain materials collected by Sherrod for an unpublished history of the Apollo program reflecting correspondence, and memoranda between NASA officials, private sources, and other U.S. Government agencies; records of official meetings; reports; and oral histories. Specifically, this series contains correspondence files; press releases and press kits; oral histories; reports; chapter drafts; Apollo 11 flight; Apollo 8 flight; Apollo 1 (AS-204) accident and investigation; Apollo 13 flight; Apollo 12 flight; Apollo 7 flight; and Apollo lunar module (LM). The material is arranged into four subseries: Index Cards, Subject Files, Biographical Files, Oral History Interviews, and Chapter Drafts.

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General Notes

Robert L. Sherrod’s personal papers are held by the Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library. Sherrod’s oral histories held in the HRC have been digitized and are currently available upon request. Keywords: Apollo program; Apollo 11 flight; Apollo 8 flight; Apollo lunar module (LM); Apollo 1 (204) fire; Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC); manned lunar landing; contract management; North American Aviation (NAA), Incorporated; Apollo 13 flight; space race; Apollo 12 flight; Apollo 7 flight; lunar orbit rendezvous (LOR); Gemini program; Mercury project; Saturn 5 launch vehicle; contract selection; Space Shuttle program; space policy; lunar exploration; Apollo command and service module (CSM); Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC); Apollo 9 flight; program management; Apollo 15 crew; James E. Webb; Wernher von Braun; Neil A. Armstrong; George E. Mueller; Joseph F. Shea; George M. Low; Frank Borman; John F. Kennedy; James A. Lovell, Jr.; Robert R. Gilruth; Thomas O. Paine; Buzz Aldrin; and Robert C. Seamans, Jr.

Box and folder list

Box 1 Oversize – Sherrod Index Cards: Personnel, A – K Folder 1: A Folder 2: B Folder 3: C Folder 4: D Folder 5: E Folder 6: F Folder 7: G Folder 8: H Folder 9: I Folder 10: J Folder 11: K Box 2 Oversize – Sherrod Index Cards: Personnel, L – Z Folder 1: L Folder 2: Mc Folder 3: M Folder 4: N Folder 5: O Folder 6: P Folder 7: Q Folder 8: R Folder 9: S Folder 10: T Folder 11: U

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Folder 12: V Folder 13: W Folder 14: XYZ Box 3 Oversize – Sherrod Index Cards: Subject, A Folder 1: A Box 4 Oversize – Sherrod Index Cards: Subject, B – H Folder 1: B Folder 2: C Folder 3: D Folder 4: E Folder 5: F Folder 6: G Folder 7: H Box 5 Oversize – Sherrod Index Cards: Subject, I – Phillips Report Folder 1: I Folder 2: J Folder 3: K Folder 4: L Folder 5: Mc Folder 6: M Folder 7: N Folder 8: O Folder 9: P – Phillips Report Box 6 Oversize – Sherrod Index Cards: Subject, P – S Folder 1: Philosophical – Putting Folder 2: Q Folder 3: R Folder 4: S Box 7 Oversize – Sherrod Index Cards, Subject, T – XYZs Folder 1: T Folder 2: U Folder 3: V Folder 4: W Folder 5: XYZ Box 8 Astronautics and Aeronautics Chronologies Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1963 SP-4004

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Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1964 SP-4005 Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1965 SP-4006 Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1966 SP-4007 Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1967 SP-4008 Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1968 SP-4010 Box 9 General Robert Sherrod Obituaries Descriptive Inventory of Materials Subject Files, Aerospace Industry – Apollo Chronology Aerospace Industry All-Up Testing AIAA (American Institute of Aero-Astronautics) Advertising, Space Program Air Force Space Program Animals in Space Program Apollo Chronology Box 10 Subject Files, Apollo Command and Service Modules – Apollo Mission Assignments Apollo – Command and Service Modules Apollo Data Priority Coordination (Schaffer) Apollo Program Documents – Formerly Classified – 1966-68 Apollo Picture History – Drafts, etc. Apollo Mission Assignments, Program Directives, Program Specs, and Program Development Plans Box 11 Subject Files, Apollo Project: Flight Summaries, Mission Reports Apollo Project Flight Summaries, Mission Rpts, Mag. Articles Apollo Project #2 Flight Summary Reports, News Media Symposium Box 12 Subject Files, Apollo Project #3 – Apollo Spacecraft 204 Fire Apollo Project #3 News Releases, Clips, PIO Material, etc. Apollo Service Propulsion System Engine (Aerojet) Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Apollo Weekly Meetings Schedules Apollo Spacecraft 204 Fire Box 13 Subject Files, Apollo 204 Apollo 204 Apollo 204 Part 2 Apollo 204

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Box 14 Subject Files, Apollo 204 Fire Apollo 204 Fire – Selected Papers Apollo 204 – Post Fire (2 folders) Box 15 Subject Files, Apollo 204 Post Fire – Apollo 7 Apollo 204 – PostFire – Folder #3 Apollo 4 (First Saturn V Mission (unmanned) CARR Tapes – Transcript Apollo 7 (Spacecraft 205) Apollo 5 (LM-1 space tested) Apollo 6 Flights & Tests USS Essex – Apollo 7 News Rel. Kits, issued by various contractors for Apollo 7 Box 16 Subject Files, Apollo 7 – Apollo 8 Apollo 7 – 1967 Life mag. project used only as picture story Apollo 8/AS-503 Apollo 8/AS503 Part 2 Apollo 8 – Folder #3 (January 1969 – Apollo 8 – News Media Releases and Magazines; CN Specials Box 17 Subject Files, Apollo 8 Kits, Contractors’ – Apollo 8 Apollo 8 “C” Prime Decision Documents & Correspondence Box 18 Subject Files, Apollo 9 Apollo 9 (AS-504, CSM, 104, LM-3 - #1 folder Apollo 9 – Contractors & Industry handouts Box 19 Subject Files, Apollo 10 – Apollo 11 Apollo 10 (AS-505, CSM-105, LM-4) Folder #1 Apollo 10 – Press Conferences, Kits & Briefings #2 Apollo 11 – Current News Specials, Press Kit etc. Box 20 Subject Files, Apollo 11 Apollo 11 - #2 Folder) Apollo 11 – First Anniversary of Moon Landing Apollo 11 (AS-506, CSM-107, LM-5) Official documents. Fold. #1

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Box 21 Subject Files, Apollo 12 – Apollo 13 Apollo 12 (AS-507, CSM 108, LM-6) Apollo 12 - #2 Apollo 12 – Daily Opns Reports #2 Apollo 13 Box 22 Subject Files, Apollo 13 Apollo 13 (2 folders) Box 23 Subject Files, Apollo 13 – Apollo 14 Apollo 13 #2 Folder: Magazine articles, CN Special, press releases, etc. Apollo 13 Review Board Apollo 14 Mission – 1/31/71 Box 24 Subject Files, Apollo 15 – Apollo 16 Apollo 15 #1 Apollo 15 – Current News Specials 1, 2, 3. Apollo 16 Box 26 Subject Files, Apollo 17 - Ar Apollo 17 Appendix (Possible) Artist Sketches of Gordon Cooper and of his Mercury MA-9 Flight Box 27 Subject Files, Astronauts Astronauts – Contracts – LIFE, etc. Astronauts Astronauts’ General Info. Suits, Pens, Pencils Box 28 Subject Files, Astronauts’ Characteristics – Bendix & Space Program Astronauts’ Characteristics Astronauts – Travel Astronauts’ Wives and Widows Atomic Energy Committee Aviation Week – Jan-Feb-Mar 1961; 1st quarter 1963 Awards & Medals Bendix & Space Program Box 29 Subject Files, Bibliographies – Biographies, Astronauts Bibliographies, Books, Borrowed + Rec’d

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Biographies of Astronauts Biographies – Astronauts #2 (official NASA data sheets) Box 30 Subject Files, Biographies of Key Personnel – Budget Biographies of NASA HQs Key Personnel Biosatellites Boeing Company Bomex Book Reviews Budget History 10th Anniversary Special Box 31 Subject Files, Calendar – Computers Calendar – Flight Operations Canada – Space Events Carriers and Other Ship Data Centaur Program Centers, NASA – Miscellaneous Chronologies: World Almanac, Information Please & World Topics, etc. Clippings, Miscellaneous Computers, etc. Box 32 Subject Files, Congressional Hearings – Cuts in Space Program Congressional Hearings & Clippings Contractors & Systems Contributions to NASA from the Public Controllers, Mission Criticisms, Adverse, of Manned-Space Program Cuts in Space Program Box 33 Subject Files, DoD – EVA Department of Defense (DoD) MS of “Decision to Go to the Moon,” John M. Logsdon Design + Production – RS work for Earth Resources EASEP (Early Apollo Scientific Scientific Experiment Payload) Electronics Employment Up Engineers – Shortage of Engineers, Unemployed Excerpts from Books on Space EVA (Extravehicular Activity)

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Box 34 Subject Files, Films, Apollo – Grumman Films, Apollo – Use and Sales of First Words Uttered on the Moon Flight Directors Food for Astronauts Gemini Project – Fact Sheets of MSC, General Electric Glossaries of Space Language & Terms Grumman Aerospace Corp., LOR – LEM Box 35 Grand Tour (Planetary) Grumman Lunar Excursion Module Study Additional Background on Grumman/LM Contains the Hjornevik Report and Shea Program Review Histories Box 36 Subject Files, Holmes, J.E. – Inventions from Space Program Holmes, Jay E. Huntsville, Ala., Geo. C. Marshall MSFC Webb and the Huntsville Controversy Houston, MSC – now LBJ Space Center Interplanetary Exploration Inventions from Space Program Box 37 Subject Files, Johnson Library – Lunar Landing Mission Johnson Library – P. Michael Wye material Kennedy Space Center, Florida KSC Bicentennial Exhibit, 1976 Lewis Research Center Sensitive LEM SEB Reports Lunar Extravehicular Activity Lunar Landing Mission – Box 38 Subject Files, Lunar Orbit Rendezvous – Lunar Receiving Laboratory Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR) Lunar Roving Vehicles Lunar Landing Research Vehicles Lunar Samples – Distribution of Lunar Receiving Laboratory Box 39 Subject Files, Lunar Sciences – MSC Minutes Senior Staff Lunar Science, Apollo Lunar Science Conference

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Lunar Science Institute Lunar Symbolic Articles MSC/Minutes/Senior Staff/1962 MSC/Minutes/Senior Staff/1963 MSC/Minutes/Senior Staff/1964 Box 40 Subject Files, MSC Minutes Senior Staff – Mississippi Test Facility MSC/Minutes/Senior Staff/1965 MSC/Minutes/Senior Staff/1966 Management – General Problems Mariner Mars Experiments Management Council, OMSF Martin-Marietta McDonnel-Douglas Corporation Mercury Project Michoud Assembly Facility Mississippi Test Facility – Bay St. Louis Box 41 Subject Files, Moon – North American Rockwell Moon – articles regarding it National Research Council Newsweek Articles – The Moon Age New York Times Special Supplement 7/17/69 Nat’l Aeronautics & Space Act of 1958 North American Aviation, Inc. North American Rockwell Corp., & Rocketdyne Box 42 Subject Files, North American Rockwell – Pentagon Papers North American Rockwell Corp. #2 folder Notebook 8 – Supplemental + Budget documents in Back Oddments – Clips RS Thinks Odd OMSF – Office of Manned Space Flight Overseas Press Bulletin & Time F.Y.I. Paperclip, Project Patches for Space Missions Pentagon Papers Box 43 Subject Files, Personnel – Receipts Personnel – General Philosophical Theses on Manned Space Program Photography POGO – Effect; Tests of Polls & Surveys on Space Program Post-Apollo Programs

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Postmortems – Apollo Press, TV, Radio & Industry Accreditation RANN (Research Applied to National Needs) Reader’s Digest Receipts Box 44 Subject Files, Reports to the President – Scientists Reports to the President from Adm. NASA Public Information Contacts Rescues in Space Rockets, General Information, clippings, etc. Rocks, Oldest Rockwell International Russia – translations, articles, Russia #1 Russia – Clips & Releases Satellites Saturday Evening Post Articles Saturn I – Orbital Workshop Science (American Association for Adv. of Sci. Scientists – General Information Box 45 Subject Files, Saturn Vehicles – Simulators & Simulation Saturn Vehicles: I-B, IV-B, V, S-IC, S-II – Fact Sheets, configurations, illustrations Scientists and Their View About Space Program Security Determinations Simulators & Simulation Box 46 Subject Files, Skylab Changed designation 2/24/70 Skylab (formerly Apollo Applications Program) Box 47 Subject Files, Skylab – Space Medicine Skylab – 1972-1973 Material #2 Skylab – Releases, Clips, etc. #3 Source Evaluation Board Space Applications Space Junk (Space Hardware Still in Orbit) Space Medicine Box 48 Subject Files, Space Science Board – Triskaidekaphobia Space Science Board Space Station & Shuttle Space Station/Shuttle – Magazine articles & news clippings.

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Space Suit for Astronauts Stamps – General Information Statistics – Miscellaneous Stone’s Weekly Tarawa & Marine Corps Miscellanies Technology Tenth Anniversary Kit – 17 subjects Time/LIFE Records – RS Notes Tracking Ships & Stations for Apollo Triskaidekaphobia – Fear of #13 and the superstitions extant about that number Box 49 Subject Files, Unsung Heroes – World Book Unsung Heroes University Research Program & NASA Vehicle Assembly Building & Complex 39, KSC Weekly Reports, C.C. Gay & Administrator’s Highlights Weightlessness Women in Space Program Miscellaneous Apollo Outline of Book Missions accomplished during 11-14 Dec 72 Missions Accomplished – 1973 World Book Encyc. Science Serv. Box 50 Biographical Files, Abbey, George Abbey, George – Apollo Office of Program Mgr Abbey, George – Apollo material rec’d 4/16/73 File #1 Abbey, George – Apollo material rec’d 4/16/73 File #2 Box 51 Biographical Files, Abbey, George – Berry, Charles Abbey, George – Apollo material rec’d 4/16/73 File #3 Aldrin, Major Edwin Eugene, Jr., USAF Anders, Major William A., USAF – Apollo 8 crewman Armstrong, Neil A. – first civilian astronaut Armstrong, Neil A. Interview data Alan Bean, Astronaut & Moon Walker Berry, Dr. Charles M. Life Sci. Dir., Astronauts’ Physician Box 52 Biographical Files, Black, Fred J., Jr. – Clarke, Arthur C. Black, Fred J., jr./Baker, Bobby Borman, Frank, Col., USAF, Group II Astronaut Brunk, Dr. William E., Planetary Explorations Callaghan, Richard L. Carpenter, M(alcolm) Scott, Cdr, USN

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Cernan, Eugene A., CDR, USN Clarke, Arthur C. Father of the comns satellite & science-fact-and-fiction author Box 53 Biographical Files, Collins, Michael – Eisenhower, Dwight D. Collins, Michael, Astronaut Conrad, Captain Charles, jr. USN Cooper, L. Gordon (Colonel, USAF) Astronaut Cronkite, Walter – CBS Commentator Cunningham, R(onnie) Walter, civilian astronaut; was USMC pilot Debus, Dr. Kurt H. Director, Kennedy Space Center Dembling, Paul G. NASA General Counsel Disher, John H. Dep.Director Skylab Program Draper, C.S. Dryden, Hugh L. former NASA Dep. Administrator DuBridge, Dr. Lee Alvin, Science Adviser to President Nixon Duke, Charles M., Jr. LMP of Apollo 16 Eisele, Donn Fulton – Astronaut Eisenhower, Dwight David, 34th Pres. Box 54 Biographical Files, Emme, Eugene M. – Glenn, John H., Jr. Emme, Dr. Eugene M., NASA Historian England, Dr. Anthony Wayne Scientist-Astronaut Engle, Joe Henry, Capt. USAF Astronaut Evans, Ronald E., Cdr., USN, Astronaut Apollo 17 CSM pilot Faget, Dr. Maxime A., MSC Farley, Phillip J. – interview Finger, Harold B., Asso. Adm. Organ. & Mgt. Fletcher, James C. Adm, NASA Freitag, Captain Robert F., USN Frosch, Robert Alan 5th Administrator, NASA Gilruth, Robert R., Director, MSC Glenn, John H. Jr. NASA Consultant Former Astronaut Box 55 Biographical Files, Glennan, T.K. – Irwin, James B. Glennan, Dr. Thomas Keith – NASA Adm Goddard, Robert Hutchings Gordon, Richard Francis, jr. Captain, USN Griffin, Gerald D. Grissom, Virgil I. Astronaut Hage, Mr. George Hampton – Dir. Of Apollo Program Haise, Fred Wallace, Former USMC pilot civilian astrona Haney, Paul Former PAO, MSC Heinl, Robert D., USMC Holmes, D(yer) Brainerd, former Dep. Assoc. Adm., NASA Hines, William – Science Editor, Wash. Star

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Houbolt, Dr. John C. – LOR Irwin, James B., LCol, USAF. Apollo 15 crew Box 56 Biographical Files, Johnson, LBJ Ranch Apollo 7 – Lee, Chester M. Johnson, LBJ Ranch – Apollo 7 Crew & Webb Decorated etc. Johnston, Richard S. Director, Life Sciences, MSC Kelly, Thomas Joseph “Father of the LEM” Kennedy, Sen. Edward M. (D-Mass.) Kennedy, President John F. Kerwin, Joseph P., Lt. Commander (Astronaut) Kistiakowsky, Dr. George B. Kraft, Christopher Columbus – Flight Director, MSC, Houston Lakey, Don Lee, Captain Chester M., USN (Ret) Box 57 Biographical Files, Lewis, Richard S. – Low, George M. Lewis, Richard S. – Science Editor of the Chi. Sun-Times and author of Appointment on the Moon. Lesher, Richard L. Asst Adm. For Tech. Utiliz Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Logsdon, John – Historian, (Inter-University Case Program, Inc.) The Mode – Logsdon Lorenz, Konrad Zacharias Professor, scientist, author, Lovell, Captain James A., Jr. USN – Astronaut Low, George M. Deputy Administrator, NASA Box 58 Biographical Files, Low Notes 1967 – McCurdy, Richard C. Low Notes – 1967 Low Notes – 1968 Low Notes – 1969 Low, George Selected documents G.M. Low #2 Lunney, Glynn S., Flight Controller, MSC Mailer, Norman Mathews, Charles W. Associate Ad. for Applications Mattingly, Thomas K., II, LCDR, USN 5th class McCurdy, Richard C. Asso. Adm for Organization & Mgt. Box 59 Biographical Files, McDivitt, James A. – Nixon, Richard M. McDivitt, James A., Col, USAF Mitchell, Edgar Dean, Captain, USN Mueller, Dr. George E., Asso. Adm. for Manned Space Flight Murphy, Capt. Walter P., USN (ret) Myers, Dale D. – Associate Adm. OMSF Neff, Don – Time Correspondent – Houston

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Nixon, Richard Milhous – 37th President, USA Box 60 Biographical Files, Newell, Homer E. – Petrone, Rocco A. Newell, Dr. Homer E., Assoc. Adm. NASA O’Leary, Brian – Ex=Astronaut Paine, Dr. Thomas O. – NASA Administrator Paine, Dr. Thos. O., Interview notes and personal-file papers Pennino, Colonel John L. Petrone, Rocco A., Ass’t Dir., Program Mgt Box 61 Biographical Files, Phillips, Samuel – Scheer, Julian Phillips, Samuel, Lt. Gen. Apollo Program Director Piland, Robert O. Putnam, William – Notes on Interview Ramo, Dr. Simon Ray, Tom – NASA Historian Rees, Eberhard Roth, Gilbert L. – Saegesser, Lee – NASA Historian Sawyer, Paul (astronauts’ lawyer) Scheer, Julian – NASA Asst. Admin for PA Box 62 Biographical Files, Scherer, Lee R. – Shea, Joseph F. Scherer, Captain Lee R., USN (Ret) Schirra, Captain Walter M. Jr. USN Schmitt, Harrison H., Dr. Geologist-Astronaut Scott, Col. David R, USAAF – astro, Schweickart, Mr. Russell (Rusty) L. Seamans, Robert C., Jr. Shapley, Willis H. NASA Assoc. Dep. Administrator Shea, Dr. Joseph F. – Correspondence with Webb, Mueller Box 63 Biographical Files, Shea, Joseph F. – Tindall, Howard W. Jr. Shea, Dr. Joseph F. Sheldon, Charles Stuart, II Shepard, R. Adm. Alan B., USN first U.S. astronaut to enter space. Sidey, Hugh – Time-LIFE Correspondent Simons, Howard, Sci. Ed., Wash. Post Sjoberg, Sigurd A., Deputy Director MSC, Houston Slayton, Donald K. Director, FCO Smith, Senator Margaret Chase Staats, Elmer B. Stafford, Col. Thomas Patton, USAF Stevenson, Adlai Ewing

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Stuhlinger, Dr. Ernst Strickland, Zack – Space Technology Editor, Avn. Week, etc Swigert, John Leonard, Jr. – astronaut & member Apollo 13 crew Tindall, Howard W., Jr. Box 64 Biographical Files, Verne, Jules – von Braun, Wernher Verne, Jules (author of “From the Earth (to the Moon,” etc., etc. Vogel, Lawrence – Shea, Mueller,NAR letters von Braun, Dr. Wernher Box 65 Biographical Files, Von Braun Daily Journals 1960-1961 Daily Journals – 1960 Journals 1961 Box 66 Biographical Files, Von Braun Daily Journals 1962-1963 Journals – Jan through Dec., 1962 (Part of June (filed LOR Journals – 1963 – Box 67 Biographical Files, Von Braun Daily Journals 1964-1965 Journals – 1964; Oct – Dec.; Jan – Mar; Jul – Sep; April – June 1965 Box 68 Biographical Files, Von Braun Daily Journals 1966-1967 Jan – Dec 1966 von Braun Journal 1967 Box 69 Biographical Files, Von Braun Daily Journals 1968-1969 von Braun, Dr. Wernher – Journal of 8/9/67 1968 Journals – 1969 Box 70 Biographical Files, Webb, James E. Webb, James E. Webb – McNamara Gemini-MOL Document Webb, James E. (Miscellaneous) Webb, James Edwin – Administrator, NASA Box 71 Biographical Files, Webb, James E. – Williamson, David Webb, James Edwin – Administrator, NASA White, Edward H., II LCol, USAF. Died in Apollo 204 Fire

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Wiesner, Dr. Jerome B., Scientific Advisor to JFK Williams, Clifton C., jr Capt., USMC Williams, Walter C., Assistant Director NASA, MSC Williams – Wylie Material – Book – “Go” Williamson, David Box 72 Biographical Files, Welsh, Edward – Young, Robert B. Welsh, Dr. Edward Cristy, Exec. Sec, NAS Council Worden, Alfred M., Lt. Col., USAF Command Pilot Apollo 15 Wright, Dr. Monte - & Apollo book contract York, Dr. Herbert Young, Commander John W., USN Young, Robert B., Director, Industrial Operations, MSFC Box 73 Interviews, WBESSI Interviews WBESS Interviews – Aldrin through Lovell WBESSI Interviews – Michel Thru Young Box 74 Interviews, WBESSI Interviews (concl.) – Interviews: Abbey – Holmes WBESSI Interviews Interviews: Abbey – Callaghan (& list) Interviews: Cate – Holmes Box 75 Interviews, Hull – Phillips Interviews: Hull – Newell Interviews: O’Donnell – Phillips Box 76 Interviews, Piland – Young Interviews: Piland – Shea Interviews: Shepard – Young Box 77 Interviews, Reel-to-Reel #1 Abbey 26 July 72 – MSC Geo. Abbey, JSC 29 June 74 Aldrin 1 Aldrin 2 Armstrong F. Black I 27 Feb 73 F. Black II 27 Feb. 73 Dr. C.A. Berry 24 April 1973 #1 Dr. C.A. Berry 24 April 1973 #2 Callaghan #1 27 Jan 71

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Callaghan #2 Cohen John Dowd, Time Inc. Lawyer 10 Jan. 73 died 1977 Draper Box 78 Oversize - Interviews, Cassette Interviews #1 A – K and Other Transcripts Interview w/ George W.S. Abbey, July 26, 1972 Interview w/ George W.S. Abbey, June 29, 1974 Interview w/ Edwin E. Aldrin, December 4, 1970 (2 cassettes) Interview w/ Niel Armstrong, September 23, 1971 Interview w/ Dr. Charles A. Berry, Dir. of Life Sciences – NASA April 24, 1973 (2 cassettes) Interview w/ Fred B. Black, February 27, 1973 (2 cassettes) Interview w/ Richard L Callaghan, Special Assistant to James Webb January 27, 1971 (2 cassettes) Interview w/ Aaron Cohen, CSM Manager April 23, 1972 Interview with John F. Dowd January 10 1973 Interview with DR. Charles Stark Draper M.I.T. Cambridge, Mass May 17 1971 by Robert Sherrod Interview with Dr. Michael Duke MSC, July 27 1972 by Robert Sherrod Interview with DR.James C. Fletcher NASA Administretor, Washington DC. 27 Dec. 1972 Interview with Arnold Frutkin Asst Administrator NASA for International Affairs July 11 1972 by Robert Sherrod Interview with-DR.Robert R. Gilruth Director MSC, Houston NASA HG. 1430-1530 3/12/1971 by Robert Sherrod Interview with Robert R. Gilruth 14-16 Nov. 1972 (2 cassettes) Interview with Gerald Griffin NASA Former Flight Director MSC, march 8 1974 by Robert Sherrod Interview with Gerald Griffin Assistant Administrator for Legislative Affairs and Former Flight Director by Robert Sherrod 4/11/74 Interview with Astronaut Fred Haise JSC, Houston, 1 July 1974 by Robert Sherrod Interview with Paul Haney at National association of Brodcasters Washington D.c. 17 July 1971 by Robert Sherrod Interview with Senator Hubert H. Humphrey Washington D.C. 11 May 1971 by Robert Sherrod Interview with-DR.Robert S. Johnston Director of Life Science MSC 12 Dec. 1992 with RS Interview with Thomas J. Kelly December 13 1972 by Robert Sherrod Interview with Dr. Christopher C. Kraft Director of MSC July 27 1972 by. Robert Sherrod (2 cassettes) Apollo 11, 5th Anniversary Ceremony, KSC July 16, 1974 Apollo 12 LM to EVA November 19, 1969 (2 cassettes) Apollo 11, EVA July 21, 1969 (3 cassettes) Apollo 11 transcript #339 July 20, 1969 Center Directors Press Conference July 14, 1969 The Sounds of Mission Control Apollo 16. 3rd E.V.A. 23 April 1972 First Recording made from this point With Robert Sherrod CSM 012 CARR 8/19/66 (6 cassettes) Apollo 13, April 14, 1970 (3 cassettes) Box 79 Oversize – Interviews, Cassette Interviews #2 L – Y Interview with Capt. James Lovell USN Texas June 28-29 1974 By Robert Sherrod (5 cassettes)

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Interview with DR. George M. Low Deputy NASA Administrator Washington 24 Dec 1970 With Robert Sherrod Interview with DR. George M. Low Deputy NASA Administrator Washington 21 June 1972 With Robert Sherrod Interview with DR. George M. Low Deputy NASA Administrator Washington 5 July 1972 With Robert Sherrod Interview with DR. George M. Low Deputy NASA Administrator Washington 7 Sept 1972 With Robert Sherrod Interview with DR. George M. Low Deputy NASA Administrator Washington 16 January 1974 With Robert Sherrod Interview with DR. George M. Low Deputy NASA Administrator Washington 12 February 1974 With Robert Sherrod Interview With Glynn Lunney Manager for Apollo Soyuz Test Project and former Flight Director, MSC. At, MSC 26 July 1972 By Robert Sherrod Interview With Richard C. McCurdy Associate Administrator for Organization and Management, NASA 1970-1973 With Robert Sherrod 7 Dec. 1973 Interview with Dr. George E. Mueller X Associate Administrator for Manual Flight NASA 21 April 1971 With Robert Sherrod Interview with Dr. George E. Mueller X Associate Administrator for Manual Flight NASA 20 March 1973 With Robert Sherrod Interview with Homer Nowell NASA Administrator By Robert Sherrod Interview with Dr. Homer Newell NASA Administrator 22 July 1971 With Robert Sherrod Interview with Dr. Thomas O. Paine NASA Administrator 14 August 1970 With Robert Sherrod Interview with Dr. Thomas O. Paine NASA Administrator 10 September 1970 With Robert Sherrod Interview with Paine and Webb, October 7, 1971, By, Robert Sherrod Interview with Rocco Petrone, September 25, 1970, By, Robert Sherrod (2 cassettes) Interview with Rocco Petrone, July 29, 1974, By, Robert Sherrod Petrone Interview Notes September 26, 1974 By, Robert Sherrod Interview with Rocco Petrone September 26-27, 1974, By, Robert Sherrod Interview with Rocco Petrone, October 8, 1974, By, Robert Sherrod (2 cassettes) Tape of General Phillips Telecon, June 12, 1969 By, Robert Sherrod Interview with General Sam Phillips, July 2, 1971, By, Robert Sherrod (2 cassettes) Interview with Robert Piland, January 7, 1972, By, Robert Sherrod Interview with Paul Sawyer, November 15, 1972, By, Robert Sherrod (2 cassettes) Interview with Dr. Harrison H. Jack Schmitt, April 9, 1974, By, Robert Sherrod Interview with Joseph F. Shea, May 6, 1971 By, Robert Sherrod (2 cassettes) Interview with Joseph F. Shea May 16, 1971 By, Robert Sherrod (4 cassettes) Interview with Joseph F. Shea, March 10, 1973 By, Robert Sherrod Interview with Alan Shepard, December 14, 1972 By, Robert Sherrod Interview With S.A. Sjoberg July 27, 1972 By Robert Sherrod Interview With Donald Slayton July 26, 1972 By Robert Sherrod Interview With Dr. David Strangway By Robert Sherrod Interview With H.W. Tindall, April 23, 1972 By Robert Sherrod Interview With DR. Wernher Von Braun 8-25-70 By Robert Sherrod Interview With James E. Webb April, 28, 1971 By Robert Sherrod Interview With John Young June, 28, 1974 By Robert Sherrod

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Box 80 Interviews, Reel-to-Reel #2 Dr. Michael Duke, Curator LRL Fletcher 27 Dec 1972 Frutkin 11 July 72 Gilruth Gilruth 14-16 Nov. 72 (2 reels) Griffin 3/8/74 Gerald Griffin 4/11/74 Fred Haise JSC 1 July 74 Haney H.H. Humphrey, 11 May 1971 R. Johnston MSC 12 Dec. 1972 Thomas J. Kelly, Grumman, Kraft I MSC 27 July 1972 Box 81 Interviews, Reel-to-Reel #3 Kraft II MSC 27 July 1972 Lovell I JSC 28-29 June 74 Lovell II JSC 28-29 June 74 Lovell III JSC 28-29 June 74 Lovell IV JSC 28-29 June 74 Lovell V JSC 28-29 June 74 Dr. George Low 24 Dec. 70 Low 5 July 72 Low 7 Sept. 72 George M. Low 16 Jan 74 Dr. George M. Low 12 Feb. 74 Low Lunney, MSC, 26 July 72 McCurdy, R.C. 7 Dec 1973 Box 82 Interviews, Reel-to-Reel #4 Mueller (2 reels) Mueller, Dr. George E. 20 Mar 1973 Newell/Sherrod Interview 7/22/71 Newell, Homer 9 Feb. 1973 Newell 14 Aug 70 Paine Paine – Webb 7 Oct 71 T.O. Paine #2 Rocco Petrone 25 Sept. 70 (2 reels) Petrone HQ 29 July ‘74 Petrone 26-27 Sept. 1974 Petrone int. notes 9/26/74 (then blank)

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Box 83 Interviews, Reel-to-Reel #5 Petrone, 8 Oct. 1974 (2 reels) Phillips (2 reels) Gen Phillips’ Telecon Piland Sawyer, 15 Nov 72 (2 reels) Schmitt, Dr. Harrison H. (Jack) 9 Apr. 74 Shea 6 May 71 Shea (4 reels) Box 84 Interviews, Reel-to-Reel #6 Dr. Joseph F. Shea 10 March ‘73 Shepard 14 Dec 72 Sjoberg MSC 28 July 72 Slayton MSC 26 July 1972 Dr. David W. Strangway MSC Tindall 23 Apr 72 Von Braun Webb, James E. 28 April 1971 Capt. John Young JSC 28 June 74 Reel-to-Reel Mission Audio #1 Armstrong – first words on moon Apollo 11 EVA (3 reels) Apollo 11 Fifth Anniversary Ceremony – KSC – 16 July 74 Box 85 Reel-to-Reel Mission Audio #2 Apollo 12 LM to EVA Apollo 13 crisis (4 reels) Mission Control, Apollo 16 KSC Conf. 14 July 69 CSM 012 CARR (3 reels) Box 86 Chapter 1 Material Chapter I Material Clips, magazine articles, books Oct 28, 1969 – unfiled clippings from Julie’s drawer. Unfiled papers from RS’s desk Notes for Future Chapters NASA – News clippings, etc. (save for Chapter I) Part I NASA – News clippings, etc. (save for Chapter I) Part 2 Early Material Mueller Box 87 Chapters 1-7 Source Material & Drafts Newspaper Syndication- 1969

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Miscellaneous Tentative Preface Introduction Outline Special Phrases File Appendix Chap. II – Mr. Kennedy Seeks a Goal Chap. III – Astronauts & Their Story Chap. IV – Finding a Way to the Moon Chapter III – “Contending Modes” Chapter IV – “Matching Modules and Missions” Chap. V – Second Group- Move to Houston Chap VI- Gemini Chap. VII The Fire Box 88 Draft Chapters 8-20 Chap. VIII- Consequences of the Fire Chap. IX – Apollo 4, 5, 6 –Paine Chap X – C-Prime – Webb Retires Chap. XI – Apollo 7 Chap. XII – C-Prime – Apollo 8 Launched Bx Chap. XIV – The Squares Ascendant Chap. XV – D, F, G Planned – Apollo 9 Chap. XVI – Apollo 10 Chap XVII-Preparing for the Moon Chap. XVIII – Moon Landing Chap. XIX – Victory and Disillusion Chap. XX – Apollo 12 and 13 Appendix Complete Set Box 89 Chapter Drafts with Comments Drafts With Comments Drafts With Comments #2 Box 90 Chapter Drafts with Comments & Illustrations Chapter Drafts with Comments #3 Possible Illustrations – Charts, Cartoons, Low + Ehricke Papers, Etc Box 91 Oversize Oversized Article MA-9 WWII USS Gambier Bay material

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Douglas MacArthur material