Stevens, A. W. (Albert William), 1886-1949
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Portion of gas balloon Explorer
Two balloon fragments, one containing the following typed information: "Portion of gas balloon 'Explorer' used in stratosphere flight. Started - 5:40 A.M. July 28, 1934 from five miles SW of Rapid City, So. Dakota. Ascended to 60613 feet approx. when bag developed rip which forced flyers to descend by parachutes. Landed July 28 at 3:40 P.M. near Holdrege, Neb. where the gondola was wrecked." Fragment signed by W. E. Kepner, Albert W. Stevens, and Orvil A. Anderson.
Ruth Stevens collection of postcards and photographs of the Explorer II and other balloons, 1935 November
Contains twenty photographs and postcards of the Explorer II balloon, launched in November 1935 and captained by Ruth Stevens husband, A. W. Stevens. Also contains four photographs of an unidentified balloon launch.
Ruth Stevens collection of postcards from Tatra Mountains, Poland, 1939 August
Contains seventy-six postcards collected by Ruth Stevens while she and her husband were visiting Poland in August, 1939. The postcards depict the Tatra Mountains, a number of famous landmarks in Krakow and Warsaw, and the artwork of polish painters, especially Zofia Stryjenska.
Ruth Stevens funeral program, obituary, and other materials, 1985 April 16, 1990 October
Contains a photocopy of a program for Ruth Stevens's funeral in October 1990 as well as photocopy of her obituary from the Daily Herald. Also includes a photocopy of a letter from Richard H. Cracroft to Ruth Stevens concerning a draft of her biography of A. W. Stevens, "My Husband, the Astronaut".
Ruth Stevens photographs, between 1938-1949
Contains twenty photographs of Ruth Stevens, her husband A. W. Stevens, and their friends in the late 1930s and 1940s.
Ruth Stevens photographs of Poland, 1939 August
Contains twenty-nine photographs taken by Ruth Stevens while she was in Poland with her husband, A. W. Stevens, in August of 1939.
Albert W. Stevens photograph collection
This collection contains 14 photographs dealing with the United States Army Air Corps Captains Albert W. Stevens and Orvil Anderson and their trip to the stratosphere in 1935 in the Gondola Explorer II for the National Geographic Society.
Ruth Stevens papers
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.
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- Balloon ascensions 6
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