Balloons
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Ernest Lichfield papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2519
Scope and Contents
Contains papers, journals, manuals, newspapers, and photographs related to Lichfield's professional life. Includes patent papers, legal documents, abstracts and photographs concerning the atmospheric testing equipment he invented. Also includes newspaper articles, technical manuals, written by him, and a historical survey on atmospheric balloons, written by Edward Kirschner. Contains data collected (charts and graphs) from balloon testing and photographs of the equipment commonly used. ...
Dates:
1966-1984
Ruth Stevens papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 8112
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs of preparations for the Explorer II balloon flight in November 1935. This collection also includes photographs and postcards collected during the week that Ruth and Albert Stevens were in Poland in 1939. There is also a letter to Ruth Stevens from Richard H. Cracroft that he wrote after he read her manuscript for her husband's biography, and a copy of an obituary and funeral program for Ruth Stevens.
Dates:
1935-1990
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Ruth Stevens papers