Portion of gas balloon Explorer
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- 1934
Creator
- Stevens, A. W. (Albert William), 1886-1949 (Person)
- Kepner, W. E. (Person)
- Anderson, Orvil A. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Portion of gas balloon Explorer must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
2 items (41 x 18 cm. and smaller.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Items found in book by National Geographic Society (U.S.), entitled, The National Geographic Society-U.S. Army Air Corps stratosphere flight of 1935 in the balloon "Explorer II". Volume located in Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University with call number: TL 620 .N3 A3 1936.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Title
- Register of Portion of gas balloon Explorer
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Megan Furcini
- Date
- 2011 May 25
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States