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ParCor Financial Records, 1945-1969, n.d. \nSubseries C. Personnel, 1942-1972, n.d. \nSubseries D. Labor, 1952-1972 \nSubseries E. Board of Directors Minutes, 1956-1968 \nSubseries F. Corporate History, 1916-1960, n.d. \nSubseries G. Operations Control Systems, 1954-1968 \nSubseries H. Corporate Office Master Files, 1948-1967, n.d. \nSubseries I. Corporate Office New Construction, 1942-1968, n.d.\t \nSubseries J. Patents and Legal Documents, 1940-1960\t \nSubseries K. MIT, 1951-1956, 1991-1992\n \nSeries II. Division 2: Automotive Division, 1937-1971, n.d.","Series III. Division 3: Appliance Division, 1924-1962, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. General Correspondence, 1924-1951, n.d. \nSubseries B. Products, 1941-1962, n.d.\n \nSeries IV. Division 4: Ordnance Division, 1933-1967, n.d.","Series V. Division 5: Aircraft Division, 1923, 1941-1992, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Foreign Activities, 1953-1968, n.d. \nSubseries B. General, 1923, 1942-1978, n.d. \nSubseries C. Helicopter Rotor Blades, 1943-1971, n.d. \nSubseries D. Numerical Control, 1941-1992, n.d. \nSubseries E. Special Products, 1943-1982, n.d. \nSubseries F. North America Rockwell, 1955-1956, 1964-1976, n.d.\n \nSeries VI. Division 6: Subsidiaries Division, 1957-1977, n.d.","Series VII. Division 7: Minor Products Division, 1943-1966, n.d.","Series VIII. Division 8: John T. Parsons Company, 1944-2000, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Financial/Legal, 1944-1994, n.d. \nSubseries B. Correspondence, 1948-1998, n.d. \nSubseries C. Controllable Pitch Propeller, 1946-1980, 1993, n.d. \nSubseries D. Computer Bilt, 1949-1989, n.d. \nSubseries E. Wind Energy Systems, 1964-1990, n.d. \nSubseries F. ParJon Master Files, 1968-1984 \nSubseries G. Consulting, 1956-2000, n.d. \nSubseries H. Punch Presses, 1959-1984, n.d. \nSubseries I. HITCO and Whittaker, 1960-1982 \nSubseries J. Ariel Files, 1989-1990 \nSubseries K. Marathon Files, 1974-1977, 1980-1990, n.d. \nSubseries L. Nimble Keyboard, 1962-1989, n.d. \nSubseries M. Michigan Reports, 1970-1991, n.d. \nSubseries N. Pallet Manufacturing, 1969-1991, n.d. \nSubseries O. Motor Coach, 1968-1973, n.d. \nSubseries P. Newspaper Articles, 1981-1991, n.d. \nSubseries Q. Digitron, 1948-1993, n.d. \nSubseries R. General, 1965-1996, n.d.\n \nSeries IX.  Division 9: Personal, 1910-1997, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Industrial Brochures, 1951-1994, n.d. \nSubseries B. Trade Journals and Magazines, 1958-1990, n.d. \nSubseries C. Civic Ombudsman, 1967-1978, n.d. \nSubseries D. Environment, 1966-1985 \nSubseries E. Filed Clippings, 1963-1991 \nSubseries F. Community Involvement, 1927-1990, n.d. \nSubseries G. Parsons Reading Files, 1961-1969, n.d. \nSubseries H. Financial Reports of Other Companies, 1950-1985 \nSubseries I. Traverse City, 1943-1995, n.d. \nSubseries J. John T. Parsons Personal Records, 1931-1996, n.d. \nSubseries K. Correspondence, 1930-1997, n.d. \nSubseries L. Swedish Affairs, 1916, 1938-1983, 1996 \nSubseries M. Music, 1950, 1964, 1971-1982 \nSubseries N. General, 1910-1994, n.d. \nSubseries O. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1972-1996 \nSubseries P. Ferris and State Jobs, 1961-1990, n.d.\n \nSeries X.  Division 10: Posters, Drawings, and Artifacts, 1947-1948, 1958-1978, 1984, 1990-1992, n.d.","John T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. ","Parsons produced bombs and land mines for U.S. government during World War II. He conceived a machine tool for automatically producing aircraft structural shapes from punch card/tape input (1946); executed a contract to produce the world's first numerical control milling machine (1949) and monitored design and completion of the machine (1950-1952). Parsons also originated an aircraft operation that became the world's largest designer, producer, and overhauler of helicopter rotor blades and built the first all-composite airplane for the Office of Naval Research. He created many other processes involving computer applications to manufacturing and received approximately fifty U.S. patents in the fields of numerical control, marine propellers, foundry systems, and data acquisition manufacturing methods. ","Parsons served as president and owner of the Parsons Corporation of Traverse City, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Stockton, California (1954-1968). He was then president and owner of the John T. Parsons Company, Traverse City, Michigan (1968-1986). ","Among his numerous awards, Parsons was the first recipient of the Numerical Control Society's Joseph Marie Jacquard Award as the Father of Numerical Control (1968), a recipient of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Engineering Citation as the person whose brilliant conceptualization of numerical control marked the beginning of the second industrial revolution (1975), recipient of the National Medal of Technology (1985), and recipient of the National Tooling and Machining Association's Distinguished Service Award (1987). ","He died in Traverse City, Michigan at the age of 93.","The guide to the John T. Parsons Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","CAUTION: Materials in this folder may be dirty. Gloves are recommended for handling.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the John T. Parsons Papers was completed in September 2023, as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the  National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) .","The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials.","The following publications have been separated to the Rare Book Collection:","Spur, Günter.  Produktionstechnisches Zentrum Berlin : Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik der TU Berlin (IWF) : Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik (IPK) . Berlin:  Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik, Berlin, 1989. (Includes inscription in German to John T. Parsons.)","Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME 1990.  Dearborn, Mich.:  Society of Manufacturing Engineers, North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, 1990. (Inscribed \"John T. Parsons\".)","Interlochen Center for the Arts.  Alumni directory 1995.  Produced for Interlochen Center for the Arts by Publishing Concepts Incorporated, The Clancy Way. (John T. Parsons's wife Elizabeth is listed as an alumni.)","Design, control and analysis of manufacturing systems : proceedings of the 27th CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems, May 21-23, 1995, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.  (Inscribed \"]John T. Parsons] was keynote speaker\".)"," Metalworking : yesterday and tomorrow : the 100th anniversary issue of American machinist / by the editors of American machinist.  New York : American machinist, [1978]. (Includes profile on John T. Parsons.) (Call number: TS205 .M469 Spec Large Copy 2)","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","John T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials.","Please note:  This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and Universtiy Archives for more information.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Parsons, John T., 1913-2007","The materials in the collection are in English."],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.1987.016"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John T. Parsons Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["John T. Parsons Papers"],"collection_ssim":["John T. 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Division 3: Appliance Division, 1924-1962, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. General Correspondence, 1924-1951, n.d. \nSubseries B. Products, 1941-1962, n.d.\n \nSeries IV. Division 4: Ordnance Division, 1933-1967, n.d.","Series V. Division 5: Aircraft Division, 1923, 1941-1992, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Foreign Activities, 1953-1968, n.d. \nSubseries B. General, 1923, 1942-1978, n.d. \nSubseries C. Helicopter Rotor Blades, 1943-1971, n.d. \nSubseries D. Numerical Control, 1941-1992, n.d. \nSubseries E. Special Products, 1943-1982, n.d. \nSubseries F. North America Rockwell, 1955-1956, 1964-1976, n.d.\n \nSeries VI. Division 6: Subsidiaries Division, 1957-1977, n.d.","Series VII. Division 7: Minor Products Division, 1943-1966, n.d.","Series VIII. Division 8: John T. Parsons Company, 1944-2000, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Financial/Legal, 1944-1994, n.d. \nSubseries B. Correspondence, 1948-1998, n.d. \nSubseries C. Controllable Pitch Propeller, 1946-1980, 1993, n.d. \nSubseries D. 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He conceived a machine tool for automatically producing aircraft structural shapes from punch card/tape input (1946); executed a contract to produce the world's first numerical control milling machine (1949) and monitored design and completion of the machine (1950-1952). Parsons also originated an aircraft operation that became the world's largest designer, producer, and overhauler of helicopter rotor blades and built the first all-composite airplane for the Office of Naval Research. He created many other processes involving computer applications to manufacturing and received approximately fifty U.S. patents in the fields of numerical control, marine propellers, foundry systems, and data acquisition manufacturing methods. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eParsons served as president and owner of the Parsons Corporation of Traverse City, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Stockton, California (1954-1968). He was then president and owner of the John T. 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Traverse City, 1943-1995, n.d. \nSubseries J. John T. Parsons Personal Records, 1931-1996, n.d. \nSubseries K. Correspondence, 1930-1997, n.d. \nSubseries L. Swedish Affairs, 1916, 1938-1983, 1996 \nSubseries M. Music, 1950, 1964, 1971-1982 \nSubseries N. General, 1910-1994, n.d. \nSubseries O. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1972-1996 \nSubseries P. Ferris and State Jobs, 1961-1990, n.d.\n \nSeries X.  Division 10: Posters, Drawings, and Artifacts, 1947-1948, 1958-1978, 1984, 1990-1992, n.d.","John T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. ","Parsons produced bombs and land mines for U.S. government during World War II. He conceived a machine tool for automatically producing aircraft structural shapes from punch card/tape input (1946); executed a contract to produce the world's first numerical control milling machine (1949) and monitored design and completion of the machine (1950-1952). Parsons also originated an aircraft operation that became the world's largest designer, producer, and overhauler of helicopter rotor blades and built the first all-composite airplane for the Office of Naval Research. He created many other processes involving computer applications to manufacturing and received approximately fifty U.S. patents in the fields of numerical control, marine propellers, foundry systems, and data acquisition manufacturing methods. ","Parsons served as president and owner of the Parsons Corporation of Traverse City, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Stockton, California (1954-1968). He was then president and owner of the John T. Parsons Company, Traverse City, Michigan (1968-1986). ","Among his numerous awards, Parsons was the first recipient of the Numerical Control Society's Joseph Marie Jacquard Award as the Father of Numerical Control (1968), a recipient of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Engineering Citation as the person whose brilliant conceptualization of numerical control marked the beginning of the second industrial revolution (1975), recipient of the National Medal of Technology (1985), and recipient of the National Tooling and Machining Association's Distinguished Service Award (1987). ","He died in Traverse City, Michigan at the age of 93.","The guide to the John T. Parsons Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","CAUTION: Materials in this folder may be dirty. Gloves are recommended for handling.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the John T. Parsons Papers was completed in September 2023, as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the  National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) .","The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials.","The following publications have been separated to the Rare Book Collection:","Spur, Günter.  Produktionstechnisches Zentrum Berlin : Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik der TU Berlin (IWF) : Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik (IPK) . Berlin:  Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik, Berlin, 1989. (Includes inscription in German to John T. Parsons.)","Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME 1990.  Dearborn, Mich.:  Society of Manufacturing Engineers, North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, 1990. (Inscribed \"John T. Parsons\".)","Interlochen Center for the Arts.  Alumni directory 1995.  Produced for Interlochen Center for the Arts by Publishing Concepts Incorporated, The Clancy Way. (John T. Parsons's wife Elizabeth is listed as an alumni.)","Design, control and analysis of manufacturing systems : proceedings of the 27th CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems, May 21-23, 1995, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.  (Inscribed \"]John T. Parsons] was keynote speaker\".)"," Metalworking : yesterday and tomorrow : the 100th anniversary issue of American machinist / by the editors of American machinist.  New York : American machinist, [1978]. (Includes profile on John T. Parsons.) (Call number: TS205 .M469 Spec Large Copy 2)","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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Computer Bilt, 1949-1989, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries E. Wind Energy Systems, 1964-1990, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries F. ParJon Master Files, 1968-1984\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries G. Consulting, 1956-2000, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries H. Punch Presses, 1959-1984, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries I. HITCO and Whittaker, 1960-1982\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries J. Ariel Files, 1989-1990\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries K. Marathon Files, 1974-1977, 1980-1990, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries L. Nimble Keyboard, 1962-1989, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries M. Michigan Reports, 1970-1991, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries N. Pallet Manufacturing, 1969-1991, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries O. Motor Coach, 1968-1973, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries P. Newspaper Articles, 1981-1991, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries Q. Digitron, 1948-1993, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries R. General, 1965-1996, n.d.\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e\nSeries IX.  Division 9: Personal, 1910-1997, n.d.\n\u003clist\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries A. Industrial Brochures, 1951-1994, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries B. Trade Journals and Magazines, 1958-1990, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries C. Civic Ombudsman, 1967-1978, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries D. Environment, 1966-1985\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries E. Filed Clippings, 1963-1991\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries F. Community Involvement, 1927-1990, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries G. Parsons Reading Files, 1961-1969, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries H. Financial Reports of Other Companies, 1950-1985\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries I. Traverse City, 1943-1995, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries J. John T. Parsons Personal Records, 1931-1996, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries K. Correspondence, 1930-1997, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries L. Swedish Affairs, 1916, 1938-1983, 1996\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries M. Music, 1950, 1964, 1971-1982\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries N. General, 1910-1994, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries O. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1972-1996\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries P. Ferris and State Jobs, 1961-1990, n.d.\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e\nSeries X.  Division 10: Posters, Drawings, and Artifacts, 1947-1948, 1958-1978, 1984, 1990-1992, n.d.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is divided into the ten series and some with subseries. These series and subseries have been imposed by archivists but are based on Parson's original order and description. Materials have been kept in original order where possible. Arrangement is chronological, then alphabetical where applicable.","Series I. Division 1: Corporate Office, 1940-1992, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Corporate Office General, 1943-1992, n.d. \nSubseries B. ParCor Financial Records, 1945-1969, n.d. \nSubseries C. Personnel, 1942-1972, n.d. \nSubseries D. Labor, 1952-1972 \nSubseries E. Board of Directors Minutes, 1956-1968 \nSubseries F. Corporate History, 1916-1960, n.d. \nSubseries G. Operations Control Systems, 1954-1968 \nSubseries H. Corporate Office Master Files, 1948-1967, n.d. \nSubseries I. Corporate Office New Construction, 1942-1968, n.d.\t \nSubseries J. Patents and Legal Documents, 1940-1960\t \nSubseries K. MIT, 1951-1956, 1991-1992\n \nSeries II. Division 2: Automotive Division, 1937-1971, n.d.","Series III. Division 3: Appliance Division, 1924-1962, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. General Correspondence, 1924-1951, n.d. \nSubseries B. Products, 1941-1962, n.d.\n \nSeries IV. Division 4: Ordnance Division, 1933-1967, n.d.","Series V. Division 5: Aircraft Division, 1923, 1941-1992, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Foreign Activities, 1953-1968, n.d. \nSubseries B. General, 1923, 1942-1978, n.d. \nSubseries C. Helicopter Rotor Blades, 1943-1971, n.d. \nSubseries D. Numerical Control, 1941-1992, n.d. \nSubseries E. Special Products, 1943-1982, n.d. \nSubseries F. North America Rockwell, 1955-1956, 1964-1976, n.d.\n \nSeries VI. Division 6: Subsidiaries Division, 1957-1977, n.d.","Series VII. Division 7: Minor Products Division, 1943-1966, n.d.","Series VIII. Division 8: John T. Parsons Company, 1944-2000, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Financial/Legal, 1944-1994, n.d. \nSubseries B. Correspondence, 1948-1998, n.d. \nSubseries C. Controllable Pitch Propeller, 1946-1980, 1993, n.d. \nSubseries D. Computer Bilt, 1949-1989, n.d. \nSubseries E. Wind Energy Systems, 1964-1990, n.d. \nSubseries F. ParJon Master Files, 1968-1984 \nSubseries G. Consulting, 1956-2000, n.d. \nSubseries H. Punch Presses, 1959-1984, n.d. \nSubseries I. HITCO and Whittaker, 1960-1982 \nSubseries J. Ariel Files, 1989-1990 \nSubseries K. Marathon Files, 1974-1977, 1980-1990, n.d. \nSubseries L. Nimble Keyboard, 1962-1989, n.d. \nSubseries M. Michigan Reports, 1970-1991, n.d. \nSubseries N. Pallet Manufacturing, 1969-1991, n.d. \nSubseries O. Motor Coach, 1968-1973, n.d. \nSubseries P. Newspaper Articles, 1981-1991, n.d. \nSubseries Q. Digitron, 1948-1993, n.d. \nSubseries R. General, 1965-1996, n.d.\n \nSeries IX.  Division 9: Personal, 1910-1997, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Industrial Brochures, 1951-1994, n.d. \nSubseries B. Trade Journals and Magazines, 1958-1990, n.d. \nSubseries C. Civic Ombudsman, 1967-1978, n.d. \nSubseries D. Environment, 1966-1985 \nSubseries E. Filed Clippings, 1963-1991 \nSubseries F. Community Involvement, 1927-1990, n.d. \nSubseries G. Parsons Reading Files, 1961-1969, n.d. \nSubseries H. Financial Reports of Other Companies, 1950-1985 \nSubseries I. Traverse City, 1943-1995, n.d. \nSubseries J. John T. Parsons Personal Records, 1931-1996, n.d. \nSubseries K. Correspondence, 1930-1997, n.d. \nSubseries L. Swedish Affairs, 1916, 1938-1983, 1996 \nSubseries M. Music, 1950, 1964, 1971-1982 \nSubseries N. General, 1910-1994, n.d. \nSubseries O. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1972-1996 \nSubseries P. Ferris and State Jobs, 1961-1990, n.d.\n \nSeries X.  Division 10: Posters, Drawings, and Artifacts, 1947-1948, 1958-1978, 1984, 1990-1992, n.d."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eParsons produced bombs and land mines for U.S. government during World War II. He conceived a machine tool for automatically producing aircraft structural shapes from punch card/tape input (1946); executed a contract to produce the world's first numerical control milling machine (1949) and monitored design and completion of the machine (1950-1952). Parsons also originated an aircraft operation that became the world's largest designer, producer, and overhauler of helicopter rotor blades and built the first all-composite airplane for the Office of Naval Research. He created many other processes involving computer applications to manufacturing and received approximately fifty U.S. patents in the fields of numerical control, marine propellers, foundry systems, and data acquisition manufacturing methods. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eParsons served as president and owner of the Parsons Corporation of Traverse City, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Stockton, California (1954-1968). He was then president and owner of the John T. Parsons Company, Traverse City, Michigan (1968-1986). \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAmong his numerous awards, Parsons was the first recipient of the Numerical Control Society's Joseph Marie Jacquard Award as the Father of Numerical Control (1968), a recipient of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Engineering Citation as the person whose brilliant conceptualization of numerical control marked the beginning of the second industrial revolution (1975), recipient of the National Medal of Technology (1985), and recipient of the National Tooling and Machining Association's Distinguished Service Award (1987). \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHe died in Traverse City, Michigan at the age of 93.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["John T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. ","Parsons produced bombs and land mines for U.S. government during World War II. He conceived a machine tool for automatically producing aircraft structural shapes from punch card/tape input (1946); executed a contract to produce the world's first numerical control milling machine (1949) and monitored design and completion of the machine (1950-1952). Parsons also originated an aircraft operation that became the world's largest designer, producer, and overhauler of helicopter rotor blades and built the first all-composite airplane for the Office of Naval Research. He created many other processes involving computer applications to manufacturing and received approximately fifty U.S. patents in the fields of numerical control, marine propellers, foundry systems, and data acquisition manufacturing methods. ","Parsons served as president and owner of the Parsons Corporation of Traverse City, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Stockton, California (1954-1968). He was then president and owner of the John T. Parsons Company, Traverse City, Michigan (1968-1986). ","Among his numerous awards, Parsons was the first recipient of the Numerical Control Society's Joseph Marie Jacquard Award as the Father of Numerical Control (1968), a recipient of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Engineering Citation as the person whose brilliant conceptualization of numerical control marked the beginning of the second industrial revolution (1975), recipient of the National Medal of Technology (1985), and recipient of the National Tooling and Machining Association's Distinguished Service Award (1987). ","He died in Traverse City, Michigan at the age of 93."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the John T. Parsons Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCAUTION: Materials in this folder may be dirty. Gloves are recommended for handling.\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description","General"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the John T. Parsons Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","CAUTION: Materials in this folder may be dirty. Gloves are recommended for handling."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], John T. Parsons Papers, Ms1987-016, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], John T. Parsons Papers, Ms1987-016, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the John T. Parsons Papers was completed in September 2023, as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.archives.gov/nhprc\"\u003eNational Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the John T. Parsons Papers was completed in September 2023, as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the  National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) ."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following publications have been separated to the Rare Book Collection:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSpur, Günter. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eProduktionstechnisches Zentrum Berlin : Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik der TU Berlin (IWF) : Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik (IPK)\u003c/title\u003e. Berlin:  Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik, Berlin, 1989. (Includes inscription in German to John T. Parsons.)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eTransactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME 1990.\u003c/title\u003e Dearborn, Mich.:  Society of Manufacturing Engineers, North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, 1990. (Inscribed \"John T. Parsons\".)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eInterlochen Center for the Arts. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAlumni directory 1995.\u003c/title\u003e Produced for Interlochen Center for the Arts by Publishing Concepts Incorporated, The Clancy Way. (John T. Parsons's wife Elizabeth is listed as an alumni.)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDesign, control and analysis of manufacturing systems : proceedings of the 27th CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems, May 21-23, 1995, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.\u003c/title\u003e (Inscribed \"]John T. Parsons] was keynote speaker\".)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003e Metalworking : yesterday and tomorrow : the 100th anniversary issue of American machinist / by the editors of American machinist.\u003c/title\u003e New York : American machinist, [1978]. (Includes profile on John T. Parsons.) (Call number: TS205 .M469 Spec Large Copy 2)\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The following publications have been separated to the Rare Book Collection:","Spur, Günter.  Produktionstechnisches Zentrum Berlin : Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik der TU Berlin (IWF) : Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik (IPK) . Berlin:  Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik, Berlin, 1989. (Includes inscription in German to John T. Parsons.)","Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME 1990.  Dearborn, Mich.:  Society of Manufacturing Engineers, North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, 1990. (Inscribed \"John T. Parsons\".)","Interlochen Center for the Arts.  Alumni directory 1995.  Produced for Interlochen Center for the Arts by Publishing Concepts Incorporated, The Clancy Way. (John T. Parsons's wife Elizabeth is listed as an alumni.)","Design, control and analysis of manufacturing systems : proceedings of the 27th CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems, May 21-23, 1995, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.  (Inscribed \"]John T. Parsons] was keynote speaker\".)"," Metalworking : yesterday and tomorrow : the 100th anniversary issue of American machinist / by the editors of American machinist.  New York : American machinist, [1978]. (Includes profile on John T. Parsons.) (Call number: TS205 .M469 Spec Large Copy 2)"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_9cf888f6d300eb29a4387b120cb9e3d4\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eJohn T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["John T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_99912e8d0360aebe60f12758e0b420e4\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and Universtiy Archives for more information.\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["Please note:  This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and Universtiy Archives for more information."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Parsons, John T., 1913-2007"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech"],"persname_ssim":["Parsons, John T., 1913-2007"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":11294,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T02:06:26.646Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1459"}},{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1801","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"John W. Townsend, Jr., Papers","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1801#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Townsend, John W., Jr. (John William), 1924-2011","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1801#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"This collection contains NASA administrator and physicist John W. Townsend, Jr.'s (1924-2011) personal and professional papers from 1949 until his retirement from corporate and government aerospace work in 1990. In addition to professional correspondence, memos, and subject files, there are extensive travel files from 1949-1968 and 1985-1990, congressional testimony on NASA projects from 1982-1986, and files on the history of the Upper Air Rocket Research Program at the Naval Research Laboratory from about 1956-1958. Throughout his career, Townsend also served on a number of councils, boards, and panels. The collection also includes files from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station Advisory Panel (1966-1968, the International Academy of Astronautics (c. 1981-1987), the NASA Advisory Council (1982-1987), the National Academy of Engineering (1982-1987), the National Research Council Space Applications Board (1983-1987), and the Office of Technology Assessment Advisory Board Panel on International Cooperation and Competition in Civilian Space Activities (1982-1985). 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Townsend, Jr., Papers","Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)","Physics","Science and Technology","Businesspeople","Physicists","United States -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees","This collection is open for research.","This collection has been arranged into the following series:","Series I: Reading Files, 1958-1967, is arranged chronologically.","Series II: Organizations and Committees, 1982-1987, n.d., is arranged alphabetically according to group. If there is more than one item from a group, they are arranged chronologically. For example, \"National Academy of Engineering, 1983\" is before \"National Academy of Engineering, 1984.\"","Series III: Correspondence, 1957-1990, is arranged chronologically.","Series IV: Travel, 1949-1990, is arranged chronologically.","Series V: Testimonies, 1981-1986, is arranged chronologically.","Series VI: Subject Files, 1987-1989, n.d., is arranged chronologically.","Series VII: Personal Files, 1978-1989, n.d., is arranged chronologically.","Physicist John W. Townsend, Jr., was born in 1924. He received a B.A. from Williams College in 1947, an M.A. in 1949, and a Sc.D. in 1961. After completing his M.A., Townsend went to work for the Naval Research Laboratory from 1949-1958, spending the last three years as a branch head. In 1958, he moved to NASA for a decade, including three years (1965-1968) as the deputy director fo the Goddard Space Center in Maryland. He left NASA in 1968 to serve as a deputy administrator in the Environmental Sciences Services Administration (1968-1970), and an associate administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1970-1977). In 1977, he took a break from government work, serving as the president of Fairchild Space and Electronics Company (1977-1982) and, when the company changed names, president of Fairchild Space Company from 1983-1987. In 1987, he returned to NASA  as director of the Goddard Space Center until his retirement in 1990. Townsend died in November 2011.","The guide to the John W. Townsend, Jr., Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","Some original description of the John W. Townsend, Jr., Papers was completed prior to 2000. A folder list and additional description of the collection was completed in October and November 2018. ","Additional arrangement and description of the John W. Townsend, Jr., Papers was completed as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the  National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)  in 2024. ","This collection contains physicist John W. Townsend, Jr.'s personal and professional papers from 1949 until his retirement from corporate and government aerospace work in 1990. In addition to professional correspondence, memos, and subject files, there are extensive travel files from 1949-1968 and 1985-1990, congressional testimony on NASA projects from 1982-1986, and files on the history of the Upper Air Rocket Research Program at the Naval Research Laboratory  from about 1956-1958. Throughout his career, Townsend also served on a number of councils, boards, and panels. 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Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_99b777b1afabb73b917a3f9298d6112e\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains NASA administrator and physicist John W. Townsend, Jr.'s (1924-2011) personal and professional papers from 1949 until his retirement from corporate and government aerospace work in 1990. In addition to professional correspondence, memos, and subject files, there are extensive travel files from 1949-1968 and 1985-1990, congressional testimony on NASA projects from 1982-1986, and files on the history of the Upper Air Rocket Research Program at the Naval Research Laboratory  from about 1956-1958. Throughout his career, Townsend also served on a number of councils, boards, and panels. The collection also includes files from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station Advisory Panel (1966-1968, the International Academy of Astronautics (c. 1981-1987), the NASA Advisory Council (1982-1987), the National Academy of Engineering (1982-1987), the National Research Council Space Applications Board (1983-1987), and the Office of Technology Assessment Advisory Board Panel on International Cooperation and Competition in Civilian Space Activities (1982-1985).  \u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["This collection contains NASA administrator and physicist John W. 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King Papers","Faculty and staff","Science and Technology","Students and alumni","University History","The collection is open for research.","Kendall W. King (1926-1990) was the son of Hilda Bainton King of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania and Charles Glen King, a widely known biochemist and former professor at the University of Pittsburgh. He had two siblings, a brother, Robert D. King, M.D., Chancellor's Distinguished Service Professor of Neurological Surgery at Upstate Medical University, and a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Hammel. Kendall King married Kathleen Abbitt (later Young), who graduated from Virginia Tech in the class of 1947, and they had two children, Russell and Virginia. He received B.S. (class of 1949) and M.S. degrees from Virginia Tech and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin.","King was a member of Virginia Tech's faculty for 15 years. He had a split appointment in biology and biochemistry and nutrition, but he transferred entirely to the Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition shortly after R. W. Engel came to Virginia Tech to head the new department in 1952. King served as department head from 1966 to 1968. He helped develop the new department's curriculum, generated more than $1 million in teaching and research grants, andhelped start its study abroad program. King pioneered work in how complex carbohydrates are digested by microorganisms, but he was most noted for his pioneering work in Haiti, establishing the Mothercraft Center concept. He served as consultant to the U.S. Agency for International Development and World Health Organization, establishing similar programsin other nations.","In 1986 he joined the Research Coporation, a New York foundation for scientific research, as assistant vice president for grants. He becamae vice president in 1977 with full responsibility for planning and managing the corporation's $6 million annual grants program. That program became a major source for basic research funds for liberal arts colleges. He also administreed the corporation's research and traning project in public health and nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean.","From 1983 to 1986, King was vice president of Remick Associates, a chemical, pharmaceutical, and microelectronics recruiting firm. In 1986 he became associate dean at Western Carolina University (WCU) with princial responsibilities in research addministration. He worked closely with WCU's international educational and technical assistance projects and started the university's first scholarship fund for international students. He died in 1990 at age 64.","The guide to the Kendall W. King Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Kendall W. King Papers was completed in 2002.","There are a number of works by Kendall W. King in the Rare Book Collection and University Libraries, including  Poems and Perms  (call number  PS3561.I4799 P64 1977),  Haiku Americain : a collection of poems   (call number PS3561.I4799 H3 1965), and  A Little Mischief  (call number PS3561.I4799 L58 1977).","The Kendall W. King Papers span the years 1959 to 2000 (bulk 1960-1979). The collection includes materials on cellulase, Mothercraft Centers,nutrition in Haiti, nutrition an meeting world food needs, and miscellaneous professional and personal papers.","Two reports on celluslase concern King's pioneering work on how complex carbohydrates are digested by microorganisms. The reports deal with the shortcomings of of cellulose and cellulose substrates for studying the mechanism of cellulose action and the the site of attack on substrate by cellulose.","The collection includes front matter and six chapters of King's manuscript, \"Mothercraft Centers and the Malnourished Child,\" as well as reports, speeches, guidelines, and publications by King and others, including several reports by Ivan D. Beghin. Mothercraft or Nutritional Rehabilitation Centers aimed to educate mothers about how to feed and care for infants and young children using techniques compatible with their understanding and financial limitations. In developing countries, pre-school children are most vulnerable to restrictions in the food supply and, therefore, the group in which malnutrition is most serious.","King did pioneering work in Haiti establishing the Mothercraft Center concept and did research for the Haiti project at Virginia Tech. He began his work in Haiti in 1958 when he served on a nutrition survey investigating the nutritional status of the Haitian people. In 1959 to 1960 he lead a nutritional research project in Haiti. The collection includes reports and publications about appraisal of nutrition in Haiti and efforts to ameliorate malnutrition in children through research and Mothercraft Centers.","The papers contain United Nations' publications, reports, and guides from 1977-1979 on world hunger, family nutrition programs, and food and nutrition appraisal, research, education, and policies. Topices include efforts to combat malnutrtion in pre-school children, the place of vegetables in meeting the food needs of emerging nations, community action, and United Nations' nutrition policies and programs.","Correspondence in the collection is primarily with publishers about the Mothercraft Center manuscript (1972-1982). Other correspondence relates to the King scholarship fund. The collection also contains Warren H. Strother's interview with King, materials by King on generating research grants and evaluating faculty, poems by King, \"Dr. Kendall King Memorial Address\" by Frederick W. Harrison, and a \"Resolution in Memory of Dr. Kendall King,\" adopted by the Council on Research of the University of North Carolina.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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Topices include efforts to combat malnutrtion in pre-school children, the place of vegetables in meeting the food needs of emerging nations, community action, and United Nations' nutrition policies and programs.","Correspondence in the collection is primarily with publishers about the Mothercraft Center manuscript (1972-1982). Other correspondence relates to the King scholarship fund. The collection also contains Warren H. Strother's interview with King, materials by King on generating research grants and evaluating faculty, poems by King, \"Dr. Kendall King Memorial Address\" by Frederick W. Harrison, and a \"Resolution in Memory of Dr. Kendall King,\" adopted by the Council on Research of the University of North Carolina."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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The collection includes materials on cellulase, Mothercraft Centers,nutrition in Haiti, nutrition an meeting world food needs, and miscellaneous professional and personal papers.","Two reports on celluslase concern King's pioneering work on how complex carbohydrates are digested by microorganisms. The reports deal with the shortcomings of of cellulose and cellulose substrates for studying the mechanism of cellulose action and the the site of attack on substrate by cellulose.","The collection includes front matter and six chapters of King's manuscript, \"Mothercraft Centers and the Malnourished Child,\" as well as reports, speeches, guidelines, and publications by King and others, including several reports by Ivan D. Beghin. Mothercraft or Nutritional Rehabilitation Centers aimed to educate mothers about how to feed and care for infants and young children using techniques compatible with their understanding and financial limitations. In developing countries, pre-school children are most vulnerable to restrictions in the food supply and, therefore, the group in which malnutrition is most serious.","King did pioneering work in Haiti establishing the Mothercraft Center concept and did research for the Haiti project at Virginia Tech. He began his work in Haiti in 1958 when he served on a nutrition survey investigating the nutritional status of the Haitian people. In 1959 to 1960 he lead a nutritional research project in Haiti. The collection includes reports and publications about appraisal of nutrition in Haiti and efforts to ameliorate malnutrition in children through research and Mothercraft Centers.","The papers contain United Nations' publications, reports, and guides from 1977-1979 on world hunger, family nutrition programs, and food and nutrition appraisal, research, education, and policies. Topices include efforts to combat malnutrtion in pre-school children, the place of vegetables in meeting the food needs of emerging nations, community action, and United Nations' nutrition policies and programs.","Correspondence in the collection is primarily with publishers about the Mothercraft Center manuscript (1972-1982). Other correspondence relates to the King scholarship fund. The collection also contains Warren H. Strother's interview with King, materials by King on generating research grants and evaluating faculty, poems by King, \"Dr. Kendall King Memorial Address\" by Frederick W. Harrison, and a \"Resolution in Memory of Dr. Kendall King,\" adopted by the Council on Research of the University of North Carolina."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_432c46b47f52dfd6d81ec62475564a91\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Kendall W. King Papers span the years 1959 to 2000 (bulk 1960-1979). The collection includes materials on cellulase, Mothercraft Centers, nutrition in Haiti, nutrition an meeting world food needs, and miscellaneous professional and personal papers.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Kendall W. King Papers span the years 1959 to 2000 (bulk 1960-1979). The collection includes materials on cellulase, Mothercraft Centers, nutrition in Haiti, nutrition an meeting world food needs, and miscellaneous professional and personal papers."],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)","King, Kendall W., 1926-1990"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)"],"persname_ssim":["King, Kendall W., 1926-1990"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":30,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T02:23:08.863Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2198"}},{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1429","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1429#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Townsend, Marjorie Rhodes, 1930-2015","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1429#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Marjorie Rhodes Townsend (1930-2015) was the first women to earn an engineering degree at George Washington University, receiving her Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in 1951. 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She took classes part time and worked full time after her marriage to doctor Charles Townsend in 1948, and was the first woman to earn an engineering degree at GWU, receiving her Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in 1951. ","Her career began with eight years at the Naval Research Laboratory where she worked on sonar research. In 1959 she moved to National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Goddard Space Flight Center, where she worked until 1980. Noted for her project management skills, Townsend oversaw three satellite launches from foreign locations. She was project manager for all three Small Astronomy Satellites (1966-1975) and for the Applications Explorer Missions (1975-1976). She was granted a patent for a digital telemetry system that was aboard the NIMBUS satellite. Her last five years at NASA included responsibility for all advanced mission planning for future scientific and applications satellites as well as NOAA's meteorological satellites. After her retirement, Townsend worked for private aerospace companies and provided consulting services to NASA and other aerospace entities. ","Townsend was awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal in 1971 and the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal in 1980. She was also named Knight of the Italian Republic Order in 1972. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and served as a chair of the Washington chapter. She also served as chairman of the National Capital Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and is a past president of the Washington Academy of Sciences. ","Marjorie Rhodes Townsend died in 2015.","The guide to the  Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement and description of the Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers began in December 2005 and was completed in March 2006. An addition was integrated and the description updated in June 2023."," Part of the processing, arrangement, and description of this collection was created as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the   National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)  from 2022 to 2024.","The Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers, 1960-1994, n.d., focus on Townsend's professional career in aerospace engineering at NASA and her later consulting work. The bulk includes correspondence with scientists, notes from staff meetings, documentation about the NASA projects she worked on, and publications that Townsend wrote or that relate to her work. There are also drafts of speeches (mostly to engineering, student, and women's professional groups) and newspaper and magazine articles about Townsend's professional accomplishments. ","The colleciton is divided into the following series and subseries:","Series I: Personal Data, Presentations, and NASA Film, 1960-1985, n.d.,  contains three subseries of records documenting Townsend's accomplishments, her presentations given to professional, civic, and student groups, and script drafts for a film about space in which she was involved. ","Subseries A: Personal Data, 1965-1985, n.d., contains her curriculum vitae and photos and clippings about her accomplishments. ","Subseries B: Presentations for NASA and for the Public, 1960-1983, n.d., contains correspondence and notes or entire texts of presentations that she presented at engineering conferences, science lectures, student classes, and meetings of womens' professional groups. ","Subseries C: Materials for the NASA Film  Beyond Our Sun  by John Larry Washburn, 1969-1972, includes four drafts of the script for the educational film made for NASA by Washburn. The collection is in chronological order.","Series II: NASA and Spacecraft Materials, 1961-1994, n.d.,   encompasses materials from her work at NASA and some consulting work thereafter. It is arranged in chronological order, with a few exceptions to keep related project materials together. ","The following are common acronyms found in the collection: NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration GSFC - Goddard Space Flight Center IRLS - Interrogation, Recording and Location System, the first space data collection system SAS - acronym for all three Small Astronomy Satellites, known as A, B, and C, and the first of which was called Uhuru TIROS - Television InfraRed Observation Satellites APT - Automatic Picture Transmission","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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","Subseries B: Presentations for NASA and for the Public, 1960-1983, n.d., contains correspondence and notes or entire texts of presentations that she presented at engineering conferences, science lectures, student classes, and meetings of womens' professional groups. ","Subseries C: Materials for the NASA Film  Beyond Our Sun  by John Larry Washburn, 1969-1972, includes four drafts of the script for the educational film made for NASA by Washburn. The collection is in chronological order.","Series II: NASA and Spacecraft Materials, 1961-1994, n.d.,   encompasses materials from her work at NASA and some consulting work thereafter. It is arranged in chronological order, with a few exceptions to keep related project materials together. ","The following are common acronyms found in the collection: NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration GSFC - Goddard Space Flight Center IRLS - Interrogation, Recording and Location System, the first space data collection system SAS - acronym for all three Small Astronomy Satellites, known as A, B, and C, and the first of which was called Uhuru TIROS - Television InfraRed Observation Satellites APT - Automatic Picture Transmission"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. 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Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_d783d9c0057b8a96d225807f9bf6ea24\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eMarjorie Rhodes Townsend (1930-2015) was the first women to earn an engineering degree at George Washington University, receiving her Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in 1951. After eight years at the Naval Research Laboratory, she moved to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Goddard Space Flight Center in 1959, where she worked until 1980. Townsend was project manager for three Small Astronomy Satellites (SAS, 1966-1975) and for Applications Explorer Missions (1975-1976), and later had responsibility for all advanced mission planning for future scientific and applications satellites as well as NOAA's meteorological satellites. Townsend's papers, 1960-1994, n.d., focus on her professional career in aerospace engineering at NASA and include some of her later consulting work, mainly consisting of correspondence, meeting notes, project documents, and publications that Townsend wrote or that relate to her work. There are also materials about her numerous speaking engagements and articles about Townsend's professional accomplishments.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Marjorie Rhodes Townsend (1930-2015) was the first women to earn an engineering degree at George Washington University, receiving her Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in 1951. 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","Marjorie Rhodes Townsend died in 2015.","The guide to the  Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement and description of the Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers began in December 2005 and was completed in March 2006. An addition was integrated and the description updated in June 2023."," Part of the processing, arrangement, and description of this collection was created as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the   National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)  from 2022 to 2024.","The Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers, 1960-1994, n.d., focus on Townsend's professional career in aerospace engineering at NASA and her later consulting work. 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","The following are common acronyms found in the collection: NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration GSFC - Goddard Space Flight Center IRLS - Interrogation, Recording and Location System, the first space data collection system SAS - acronym for all three Small Astronomy Satellites, known as A, B, and C, and the first of which was called Uhuru TIROS - Television InfraRed Observation Satellites APT - Automatic Picture Transmission"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. 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Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_d783d9c0057b8a96d225807f9bf6ea24\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eMarjorie Rhodes Townsend (1930-2015) was the first women to earn an engineering degree at George Washington University, receiving her Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in 1951. After eight years at the Naval Research Laboratory, she moved to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Goddard Space Flight Center in 1959, where she worked until 1980. Townsend was project manager for three Small Astronomy Satellites (SAS, 1966-1975) and for Applications Explorer Missions (1975-1976), and later had responsibility for all advanced mission planning for future scientific and applications satellites as well as NOAA's meteorological satellites. Townsend's papers, 1960-1994, n.d., focus on her professional career in aerospace engineering at NASA and include some of her later consulting work, mainly consisting of correspondence, meeting notes, project documents, and publications that Townsend wrote or that relate to her work. There are also materials about her numerous speaking engagements and articles about Townsend's professional accomplishments.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Marjorie Rhodes Townsend (1930-2015) was the first women to earn an engineering degree at George Washington University, receiving her Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in 1951. After eight years at the Naval Research Laboratory, she moved to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Goddard Space Flight Center in 1959, where she worked until 1980. Townsend was project manager for three Small Astronomy Satellites (SAS, 1966-1975) and for Applications Explorer Missions (1975-1976), and later had responsibility for all advanced mission planning for future scientific and applications satellites as well as NOAA's meteorological satellites. Townsend's papers, 1960-1994, n.d., focus on her professional career in aerospace engineering at NASA and include some of her later consulting work, mainly consisting of correspondence, meeting notes, project documents, and publications that Townsend wrote or that relate to her work. There are also materials about her numerous speaking engagements and articles about Townsend's professional accomplishments."],"names_coll_ssim":["United States. 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Materials include reports, instruction manuals, personal notes, printed materials, audio recordings, photographs, awards and memorabilia associated with Collins' Air Force, NASA, State Department and NASM careers. 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Air Force, 1953-1973.  This series contains Collins' individual flight record (including his later NASA flights) and an accident report for the crash of an F-86 fighter jet piloted by him. The series also consists of a number of test pilot manuals from the USAF Flight Test Center and reports written by Collins while at the Experimental Flight Test Pilot School. Additionally, there are a few items relating to survival training and an Aerospace Research Pilot School publication with sketches and photographs of ARPS and Experimental Test Pilot School graduates. The series is arranged chronologically.","Series II. Project Gemini, 1962-1967.  The Project Gemini Series contains a number of preparatory materials which has instruction manuals, class materials and Collins' own notes on astronomy, geology and the Gemini spacecraft. From the Gemini 10 flight, the series consists of an audio recording of the liftoff, transcripts of voice communications and mission commentaries, and photographs. The series also comprises official post-mission reports and two Gemini 10 newsclipping scrapbooks. The series is arranged in subseries by material type.","Series III. Project Apollo, 1966-2004.  Like the Project Gemini series, this series contains Collins' preparatory notes. Additionally, it includes transcripts of mission commentary, flight communications, and press feeds during post-flight recovery of the command module. The series has a number of audio recordings, which range from a pre-flight press conference to television coverage of the mission, and post-mission public appearances by the crew. Print media coverage of the mission may be found in a set of  NASA Current News  publications and other printed materials. The series consists of approximately 200 mission photographs and a number of commemorative materials. (Among the more unusual items are a collection of songs and poems inspired by Apollo 11 and a book of congratulatory letters from French civic leaders.) Post-mission materials comprises files devoted to five- and ten-year anniversary observances of the moon landing and audio recordings relating to the Apollo program and missions 12 and 13. The series is arranged in subseries by material type. Within subseries, materials are in chronological order wherever possible.","Series IV. Assistant Secretary of State, 1969-1971.  Collins' brief career with the U. S. State Department is chronicled here through notes, correspondence (including letters from President Nixon), audio recordings and printed materials. The series is arranged by item format, then chronologically.","Series V. National Air and Space Museum, 1971-1979.  This series comprises materials relating to Collins' directorship of NASM - particularly to the museum's design, groundbreaking and opening. The collection also consists of newsclippings devoted to museum exhibits and Collins as director. Audio recordings of events commemorating Collins' farewell complete the series. Arranged by form of item, then chronologically.","Series VI. Boards and Clubs, 1973-1989.  This series, largely devoted to the many advisory and editorial boards on which Collins served throughout the 1970s and 1980s, includes correspondence, notes, printed materials and photographs. There are a few folders on clubs to which Collins belonged. The series is arranged alphabetically by organization name.","Series VII. Writings, 1908-2004.  This series comprises materials relating to the writing and publication of Collins' books  Carrying the Fire ,  Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Places , and  Liftoff!  and includes background materials, typescripts, galley proofs, reviews and publicity. (The files for  Carrying the Fire  also have correspondence with Charles Lindbergh about his foreword to the book.) A number of Collins' articles, book reviews and opinion / editorial pieces are contained here as well. The series is arranged in subseries by publication type (book, magazine article, book review, etc.), then chronologically within each subseries.","Series VIII. Speeches, 1970-1996.  Collins' many public addresses throughout the 1970s and 1980s are represented here with background materials, speech texts, printed materials and photographs. The series is arranged chronologically by date of speech.","Series IX. Personal Correspondence, 1963-1973.  This small series comprises correspondence which did not fit neatly into those series devoted to specific aspects of Collins' career. It has a number of letters relating to NASA and the Apollo program. (Most noteworthy are letters from \"Buzz\" Aldrin, Charles Lindbergh and Lyndon B. Johnson.) The series is arranged chronologically.","Series X. Biographical Materials, 1966-2003.  Like the personal correspondence series, this series was created from materials not associated with any specific aspect of Collins' public career. The series consists of a few printed materials with interviews or biographical sketches of Collins and several photographs. The series is arranged in subsidies by material type.","Series XI. Honors and Memorabilia, 1961-1989.  This series contains awards honoring Collins and his work the form of certificates, medals, and plaques from the United States, individual states, foreign countries, military organizations, and private corporations. The series also has just a few items of memorabilia, among which are a piece of fabric from the Kitty Hawk \"Wright Flyer,\" Collins' pilot clipboard, a Gemini sunscreen plate, a short film of Collins family scenes and commemorative items from NASA's Apollo and Voyager missions. The series is arranged in subsidies by material type. Within subseries, materials are in chronological order wherever possible.","Pilot, astronaut, U.S. assistant secretary of state, National Air and Space Museum director, and author, Michael Collins was born in Rome, Italy, on October 31, 1930. He graduated from Saint Albans School in Washington, D.C., before attending the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), where he obtained a bachelor of science degree in 1952.","Collins received an Air Force commission and, after pilot training, was assigned to Nellis Air Base for advanced training on the F-86 Sabrejet. Upon completion of training, he was assigned to the 21st Fighter- Bomber Wing, stationed in Victorville, California and, later, France. In 1961, Collins completed test pilot school and was assigned to Edwards Air Force Base, where he tested experimental fighter jets. (In the meantime, he had married Patricia Finnegan; the couple would have three children: Kathleen, Ann and Michael.)","Interested in NASA's manned space program, Collins enrolled in the newly established Aerospace Pilot School in 1963. In October of that year, he was among the third group of astronauts selected by NASA. Collins served as a member of the backup crew for the Gemini 7 mission and as pilot of NASA's Gemini 10 mission (launched July 18, 1966) with commander John Young. Among the mission's noteworthy accomplishments were the establishment of a new orbital altitude record, a rendezvous with an Agena target vehicle, and two spacewalks conducted by Collins.","Due to the rotational basis on which astronauts were assigned to Apollo missions, Collins was originally scheduled to be a member of the Apollo 8 flight crew. His need for back surgery, however, forced his re- assignment to a later mission. The postponement placed Collins on the crew of Apollo 11 (launched July 16, 1969), the first manned mission to land on the lunar surface. As the mission's command module pilot, Collins orbited the moon while commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Edwin E. \"Buzz\" Aldrin descended to its surface.","In January 1970, Collins resigned from NASA and served as assistant secretary of state for public affairs before becoming the first director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in April 1971; he was promoted to undersecretary of the Smithsonian in April 1978. During this time, Collins began writing about his experiences in the space program, leading to his book  Carrying the Fire (and a subsequent children's adaptation,  Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Places ). His expertise and talents led to numerous requests for speaking engagements, articles and book reviews. In 1988, he published  Liftoff!, a book on the history and future of space exploration; his  Mission to Mars was published in 1990.","Collins served on the boards of numerous organizations and corporations throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He became vice-president of field operations for the Vought Corporation in 1980, then resigned to head his own consulting firm, Michael Collins Associates, in 1985. He retired from the Air Force Reserve with the rank of major general in 1982.","Collins' awards include the Presidential Medal of Freedom; the Collier, Harmon and Goddard trophies; the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; the Distinguished Flying Cross and many others. He has received awards from eleven other countries and honorary degrees from six colleges and universities.","Michael Collins died on April 28, 2021.","The guide to the Michael Collins Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","See also Oversize Materials.","See also Oversize Materials.","See also Oversize Materials.","See also Oversize Materials.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Michael Collins Papers commenced in July 2003 and was completed in September 2003. Preliminary processing had been performed during the early 1990s. Donations from 2005 and 2007 were processed, arranged, and described in November and December 2014.","The Michael Collins Papers document the life and career of Collins, pilot, astronaut, assistant secretary of state, director of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), and author.","The collection comprises correspondence, notes, printed material, photographs, and audio recordings from Collins' Air Force career, training at the U. S. Test Pilot School and Experimental Flight Center, participation in NASA's Gemini and Apollo programs, and tenure at the State Department and NASM. The collection also includes materials associated with Collins' books  Carrying the Fire ,  Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Places , and  Liftoff! , as well as various articles and book reviews written by him. Collins' many public appearances are represented here with background materials, speech notes, texts, printed material, and photographs. The collection also contains a number of files, largely composed of correspondence, devoted to Collins' involvement with various boards and clubs. In addition, there are small sets of personal correspondence, biographical materials, and an assortment of honors and memorabilia.","Includes NASA flights.","This publication contains sketches and photographs of graduates from ARPS and the USAF Experimental Flight Test Pilot School from 1955 to 1967.","Includes copies of  Politica , a Serbo-Croatian magazine.","Includes Collins in laboratory, life support schematic, astronauts' wives, post-mission tour, and Apollo 12.","See also Oversize Materials.","Includes letter from Jimmy Carter.","See also Oversize Materials.","Includes correspondence from from aviator Charles Lindbergh.","Includes Reader's Digest and USIA.","Includes report for Rogers Commission and foreword for  The Space Shuttle: a Quantum Leap  by George J. Torres.","Includes letters from Buzz Aldrin, Charles Lindbergh and Lyndon B. Johnson.","The following items were transferred to the Rare Book Collection:\n Aeronautics: The American Magazine of Aerial Locomotion,  8(5), November 1910.\n \nHallion, Richard P., \"Girding for War: Perspectives on Research, Development, Acquisition, and the Decision-making Environment of the 1980's,\" Edwards Air Force Base, CA: History Office, Air Force Flight Test Center, 1985.\n Journey to Halley's Comet , [S.l.]: NASA, 1980.\n National Security Strategy of the United States , Washington, D.C.: The White House, 1988.\n Origin and Evolution of Life--Implications for the Planets: a Scientific Strategy for the 1980's , Washington, D. C.: National Academy of Sciences, 1981.\n Our First Quarter Century of Achievement... Just the Beginning  [NASA 25th anniversary press kit], [S.l.]: NASA, 1983.\n Report to the President : Actions to Implement the Recommendations of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident , [Washington, D.C.: U.S.G.P.O., 1986].\n To the Moon : the Story in Sound  [sound recordings with accompanying book], New York: Time Life Records, 1969.\n Ethics of Change: Humanistic Values versus Technological Imperatives , New Smyrna Beach, FL: Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1988.\n Viking Orbiter Views of Mars , Washington, DC: NASA Scientific and Technical Information Branch, 1980.\n","Much of this collection is copyrighted. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The collection includes the papers of Michael Collins, pilot, astronaut, assistant secretary of state, director of the National Air and Space Museum and author, dating from 1907-2004. Materials include reports, instruction manuals, personal notes, printed materials, audio recordings, photographs, awards and memorabilia associated with Collins' Air Force, NASA, State Department and NASM careers. There are also papers and research relating to Collins' writings; materials from public speaking engagements and board and club memberships; and small sets of personal correspondence and biographical material.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","United States. 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Air Force, 1953-1973.\u003c/b\u003e This series contains Collins' individual flight record (including his later NASA flights) and an accident report for the crash of an F-86 fighter jet piloted by him. The series also consists of a number of test pilot manuals from the USAF Flight Test Center and reports written by Collins while at the Experimental Flight Test Pilot School. Additionally, there are a few items relating to survival training and an Aerospace Research Pilot School publication with sketches and photographs of ARPS and Experimental Test Pilot School graduates. The series is arranged chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries II. Project Gemini, 1962-1967.\u003c/b\u003e The Project Gemini Series contains a number of preparatory materials which has instruction manuals, class materials and Collins' own notes on astronomy, geology and the Gemini spacecraft. From the Gemini 10 flight, the series consists of an audio recording of the liftoff, transcripts of voice communications and mission commentaries, and photographs. The series also comprises official post-mission reports and two Gemini 10 newsclipping scrapbooks. The series is arranged in subseries by material type.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries III. Project Apollo, 1966-2004.\u003c/b\u003e Like the Project Gemini series, this series contains Collins' preparatory notes. Additionally, it includes transcripts of mission commentary, flight communications, and press feeds during post-flight recovery of the command module. The series has a number of audio recordings, which range from a pre-flight press conference to television coverage of the mission, and post-mission public appearances by the crew. Print media coverage of the mission may be found in a set of \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eNASA Current News\u003c/title\u003e publications and other printed materials. The series consists of approximately 200 mission photographs and a number of commemorative materials. (Among the more unusual items are a collection of songs and poems inspired by Apollo 11 and a book of congratulatory letters from French civic leaders.) Post-mission materials comprises files devoted to five- and ten-year anniversary observances of the moon landing and audio recordings relating to the Apollo program and missions 12 and 13. The series is arranged in subseries by material type. Within subseries, materials are in chronological order wherever possible.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries IV. Assistant Secretary of State, 1969-1971.\u003c/b\u003e Collins' brief career with the U. S. State Department is chronicled here through notes, correspondence (including letters from President Nixon), audio recordings and printed materials. The series is arranged by item format, then chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries V. 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The Project Gemini Series contains a number of preparatory materials which has instruction manuals, class materials and Collins' own notes on astronomy, geology and the Gemini spacecraft. From the Gemini 10 flight, the series consists of an audio recording of the liftoff, transcripts of voice communications and mission commentaries, and photographs. The series also comprises official post-mission reports and two Gemini 10 newsclipping scrapbooks. The series is arranged in subseries by material type.","Series III. Project Apollo, 1966-2004.  Like the Project Gemini series, this series contains Collins' preparatory notes. Additionally, it includes transcripts of mission commentary, flight communications, and press feeds during post-flight recovery of the command module. The series has a number of audio recordings, which range from a pre-flight press conference to television coverage of the mission, and post-mission public appearances by the crew. Print media coverage of the mission may be found in a set of  NASA Current News  publications and other printed materials. The series consists of approximately 200 mission photographs and a number of commemorative materials. (Among the more unusual items are a collection of songs and poems inspired by Apollo 11 and a book of congratulatory letters from French civic leaders.) Post-mission materials comprises files devoted to five- and ten-year anniversary observances of the moon landing and audio recordings relating to the Apollo program and missions 12 and 13. The series is arranged in subseries by material type. Within subseries, materials are in chronological order wherever possible.","Series IV. Assistant Secretary of State, 1969-1971.  Collins' brief career with the U. S. State Department is chronicled here through notes, correspondence (including letters from President Nixon), audio recordings and printed materials. The series is arranged by item format, then chronologically.","Series V. National Air and Space Museum, 1971-1979.  This series comprises materials relating to Collins' directorship of NASM - particularly to the museum's design, groundbreaking and opening. The collection also consists of newsclippings devoted to museum exhibits and Collins as director. Audio recordings of events commemorating Collins' farewell complete the series. Arranged by form of item, then chronologically.","Series VI. Boards and Clubs, 1973-1989.  This series, largely devoted to the many advisory and editorial boards on which Collins served throughout the 1970s and 1980s, includes correspondence, notes, printed materials and photographs. There are a few folders on clubs to which Collins belonged. The series is arranged alphabetically by organization name.","Series VII. Writings, 1908-2004.  This series comprises materials relating to the writing and publication of Collins' books  Carrying the Fire ,  Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Places , and  Liftoff!  and includes background materials, typescripts, galley proofs, reviews and publicity. (The files for  Carrying the Fire  also have correspondence with Charles Lindbergh about his foreword to the book.) A number of Collins' articles, book reviews and opinion / editorial pieces are contained here as well. The series is arranged in subseries by publication type (book, magazine article, book review, etc.), then chronologically within each subseries.","Series VIII. Speeches, 1970-1996.  Collins' many public addresses throughout the 1970s and 1980s are represented here with background materials, speech texts, printed materials and photographs. The series is arranged chronologically by date of speech.","Series IX. Personal Correspondence, 1963-1973.  This small series comprises correspondence which did not fit neatly into those series devoted to specific aspects of Collins' career. It has a number of letters relating to NASA and the Apollo program. (Most noteworthy are letters from \"Buzz\" Aldrin, Charles Lindbergh and Lyndon B. Johnson.) The series is arranged chronologically.","Series X. Biographical Materials, 1966-2003.  Like the personal correspondence series, this series was created from materials not associated with any specific aspect of Collins' public career. The series consists of a few printed materials with interviews or biographical sketches of Collins and several photographs. The series is arranged in subsidies by material type.","Series XI. Honors and Memorabilia, 1961-1989.  This series contains awards honoring Collins and his work the form of certificates, medals, and plaques from the United States, individual states, foreign countries, military organizations, and private corporations. The series also has just a few items of memorabilia, among which are a piece of fabric from the Kitty Hawk \"Wright Flyer,\" Collins' pilot clipboard, a Gemini sunscreen plate, a short film of Collins family scenes and commemorative items from NASA's Apollo and Voyager missions. The series is arranged in subsidies by material type. Within subseries, materials are in chronological order wherever possible."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePilot, astronaut, U.S. assistant secretary of state, National Air and Space Museum director, and author, Michael Collins was born in Rome, Italy, on October 31, 1930. He graduated from Saint Albans School in Washington, D.C., before attending the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), where he obtained a bachelor of science degree in 1952.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCollins received an Air Force commission and, after pilot training, was assigned to Nellis Air Base for advanced training on the F-86 Sabrejet. Upon completion of training, he was assigned to the 21st Fighter- Bomber Wing, stationed in Victorville, California and, later, France. In 1961, Collins completed test pilot school and was assigned to Edwards Air Force Base, where he tested experimental fighter jets. (In the meantime, he had married Patricia Finnegan; the couple would have three children: Kathleen, Ann and Michael.)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eInterested in NASA's manned space program, Collins enrolled in the newly established Aerospace Pilot School in 1963. In October of that year, he was among the third group of astronauts selected by NASA. Collins served as a member of the backup crew for the Gemini 7 mission and as pilot of NASA's Gemini 10 mission (launched July 18, 1966) with commander John Young. Among the mission's noteworthy accomplishments were the establishment of a new orbital altitude record, a rendezvous with an Agena target vehicle, and two spacewalks conducted by Collins.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDue to the rotational basis on which astronauts were assigned to Apollo missions, Collins was originally scheduled to be a member of the Apollo 8 flight crew. His need for back surgery, however, forced his re- assignment to a later mission. The postponement placed Collins on the crew of Apollo 11 (launched July 16, 1969), the first manned mission to land on the lunar surface. As the mission's command module pilot, Collins orbited the moon while commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Edwin E. \"Buzz\" Aldrin descended to its surface.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn January 1970, Collins resigned from NASA and served as assistant secretary of state for public affairs before becoming the first director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in April 1971; he was promoted to undersecretary of the Smithsonian in April 1978. During this time, Collins began writing about his experiences in the space program, leading to his book \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCarrying the Fire\u003c/title\u003e(and a subsequent children's adaptation, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFlying to the Moon and Other Strange Places\u003c/title\u003e). His expertise and talents led to numerous requests for speaking engagements, articles and book reviews. In 1988, he published \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eLiftoff!,\u003c/title\u003ea book on the history and future of space exploration; his \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eMission to Mars\u003c/title\u003ewas published in 1990.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCollins served on the boards of numerous organizations and corporations throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He became vice-president of field operations for the Vought Corporation in 1980, then resigned to head his own consulting firm, Michael Collins Associates, in 1985. He retired from the Air Force Reserve with the rank of major general in 1982.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCollins' awards include the Presidential Medal of Freedom; the Collier, Harmon and Goddard trophies; the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; the Distinguished Flying Cross and many others. He has received awards from eleven other countries and honorary degrees from six colleges and universities.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMichael Collins died on April 28, 2021.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Pilot, astronaut, U.S. assistant secretary of state, National Air and Space Museum director, and author, Michael Collins was born in Rome, Italy, on October 31, 1930. He graduated from Saint Albans School in Washington, D.C., before attending the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), where he obtained a bachelor of science degree in 1952.","Collins received an Air Force commission and, after pilot training, was assigned to Nellis Air Base for advanced training on the F-86 Sabrejet. Upon completion of training, he was assigned to the 21st Fighter- Bomber Wing, stationed in Victorville, California and, later, France. In 1961, Collins completed test pilot school and was assigned to Edwards Air Force Base, where he tested experimental fighter jets. (In the meantime, he had married Patricia Finnegan; the couple would have three children: Kathleen, Ann and Michael.)","Interested in NASA's manned space program, Collins enrolled in the newly established Aerospace Pilot School in 1963. In October of that year, he was among the third group of astronauts selected by NASA. Collins served as a member of the backup crew for the Gemini 7 mission and as pilot of NASA's Gemini 10 mission (launched July 18, 1966) with commander John Young. Among the mission's noteworthy accomplishments were the establishment of a new orbital altitude record, a rendezvous with an Agena target vehicle, and two spacewalks conducted by Collins.","Due to the rotational basis on which astronauts were assigned to Apollo missions, Collins was originally scheduled to be a member of the Apollo 8 flight crew. His need for back surgery, however, forced his re- assignment to a later mission. The postponement placed Collins on the crew of Apollo 11 (launched July 16, 1969), the first manned mission to land on the lunar surface. As the mission's command module pilot, Collins orbited the moon while commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Edwin E. \"Buzz\" Aldrin descended to its surface.","In January 1970, Collins resigned from NASA and served as assistant secretary of state for public affairs before becoming the first director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in April 1971; he was promoted to undersecretary of the Smithsonian in April 1978. During this time, Collins began writing about his experiences in the space program, leading to his book  Carrying the Fire (and a subsequent children's adaptation,  Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Places ). His expertise and talents led to numerous requests for speaking engagements, articles and book reviews. In 1988, he published  Liftoff!, a book on the history and future of space exploration; his  Mission to Mars was published in 1990.","Collins served on the boards of numerous organizations and corporations throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He became vice-president of field operations for the Vought Corporation in 1980, then resigned to head his own consulting firm, Michael Collins Associates, in 1985. He retired from the Air Force Reserve with the rank of major general in 1982.","Collins' awards include the Presidential Medal of Freedom; the Collier, Harmon and Goddard trophies; the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; the Distinguished Flying Cross and many others. He has received awards from eleven other countries and honorary degrees from six colleges and universities.","Michael Collins died on April 28, 2021."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Michael Collins Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Oversize Materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Oversize Materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Oversize Materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Oversize Materials.\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description","General Note","General Note","General Note","General Note"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Michael Collins Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","See also Oversize Materials.","See also Oversize Materials.","See also Oversize Materials.","See also Oversize Materials."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Michael Collins Papers, Ms1989-029, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Michael Collins Papers, Ms1989-029, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Michael Collins Papers commenced in July 2003 and was completed in September 2003. Preliminary processing had been performed during the early 1990s. Donations from 2005 and 2007 were processed, arranged, and described in November and December 2014.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Michael Collins Papers commenced in July 2003 and was completed in September 2003. Preliminary processing had been performed during the early 1990s. Donations from 2005 and 2007 were processed, arranged, and described in November and December 2014."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Michael Collins Papers document the life and career of Collins, pilot, astronaut, assistant secretary of state, director of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), and author.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection comprises correspondence, notes, printed material, photographs, and audio recordings from Collins' Air Force career, training at the U. S. Test Pilot School and Experimental Flight Center, participation in NASA's Gemini and Apollo programs, and tenure at the State Department and NASM. The collection also includes materials associated with Collins' books \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCarrying the Fire\u003c/title\u003e, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFlying to the Moon and Other Strange Places\u003c/title\u003e, and \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eLiftoff!\u003c/title\u003e, as well as various articles and book reviews written by him. Collins' many public appearances are represented here with background materials, speech notes, texts, printed material, and photographs. The collection also contains a number of files, largely composed of correspondence, devoted to Collins' involvement with various boards and clubs. In addition, there are small sets of personal correspondence, biographical materials, and an assortment of honors and memorabilia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes NASA flights.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis publication contains sketches and photographs of graduates from ARPS and the USAF Experimental Flight Test Pilot School from 1955 to 1967.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes copies of \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003ePolitica\u003c/title\u003e, a Serbo-Croatian magazine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Collins in laboratory, life support schematic, astronauts' wives, post-mission tour, and Apollo 12.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSee also Oversize Materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes letter from Jimmy Carter.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSee also Oversize Materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence from from aviator Charles Lindbergh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Reader's Digest and USIA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes report for Rogers Commission and foreword for \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Space Shuttle: a Quantum Leap\u003c/title\u003e by George J. Torres.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes letters from Buzz Aldrin, Charles Lindbergh and Lyndon B. Johnson.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Michael Collins Papers document the life and career of Collins, pilot, astronaut, assistant secretary of state, director of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), and author.","The collection comprises correspondence, notes, printed material, photographs, and audio recordings from Collins' Air Force career, training at the U. S. Test Pilot School and Experimental Flight Center, participation in NASA's Gemini and Apollo programs, and tenure at the State Department and NASM. The collection also includes materials associated with Collins' books  Carrying the Fire ,  Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Places , and  Liftoff! , as well as various articles and book reviews written by him. Collins' many public appearances are represented here with background materials, speech notes, texts, printed material, and photographs. The collection also contains a number of files, largely composed of correspondence, devoted to Collins' involvement with various boards and clubs. In addition, there are small sets of personal correspondence, biographical materials, and an assortment of honors and memorabilia.","Includes NASA flights.","This publication contains sketches and photographs of graduates from ARPS and the USAF Experimental Flight Test Pilot School from 1955 to 1967.","Includes copies of  Politica , a Serbo-Croatian magazine.","Includes Collins in laboratory, life support schematic, astronauts' wives, post-mission tour, and Apollo 12.","See also Oversize Materials.","Includes letter from Jimmy Carter.","See also Oversize Materials.","Includes correspondence from from aviator Charles Lindbergh.","Includes Reader's Digest and USIA.","Includes report for Rogers Commission and foreword for  The Space Shuttle: a Quantum Leap  by George J. Torres.","Includes letters from Buzz Aldrin, Charles Lindbergh and Lyndon B. Johnson."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following items were transferred to the Rare Book Collection:\n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAeronautics: The American Magazine of Aerial Locomotion,\u003c/title\u003e 8(5), November 1910.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\nHallion, Richard P., \"Girding for War: Perspectives on Research, Development, Acquisition, and the Decision-making Environment of the 1980's,\" Edwards Air Force Base, CA: History Office, Air Force Flight Test Center, 1985.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eJourney to Halley's Comet\u003c/title\u003e, [S.l.]: NASA, 1980.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eNational Security Strategy of the United States\u003c/title\u003e, Washington, D.C.: The White House, 1988.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eOrigin and Evolution of Life--Implications for the Planets: a Scientific Strategy for the 1980's\u003c/title\u003e, Washington, D. C.: National Academy of Sciences, 1981.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eOur First Quarter Century of Achievement... Just the Beginning\u003c/title\u003e [NASA 25th anniversary press kit], [S.l.]: NASA, 1983.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eReport to the President : Actions to Implement the Recommendations of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident\u003c/title\u003e, [Washington, D.C.: U.S.G.P.O., 1986].\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eTo the Moon : the Story in Sound\u003c/title\u003e [sound recordings with accompanying book], New York: Time Life Records, 1969.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eEthics of Change: Humanistic Values versus Technological Imperatives\u003c/title\u003e, New Smyrna Beach, FL: Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1988.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eViking Orbiter Views of Mars\u003c/title\u003e, Washington, DC: NASA Scientific and Technical Information Branch, 1980.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The following items were transferred to the Rare Book Collection:\n Aeronautics: The American Magazine of Aerial Locomotion,  8(5), November 1910.\n \nHallion, Richard P., \"Girding for War: Perspectives on Research, Development, Acquisition, and the Decision-making Environment of the 1980's,\" Edwards Air Force Base, CA: History Office, Air Force Flight Test Center, 1985.\n Journey to Halley's Comet , [S.l.]: NASA, 1980.\n National Security Strategy of the United States , Washington, D.C.: The White House, 1988.\n Origin and Evolution of Life--Implications for the Planets: a Scientific Strategy for the 1980's , Washington, D. C.: National Academy of Sciences, 1981.\n Our First Quarter Century of Achievement... Just the Beginning  [NASA 25th anniversary press kit], [S.l.]: NASA, 1983.\n Report to the President : Actions to Implement the Recommendations of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident , [Washington, D.C.: U.S.G.P.O., 1986].\n To the Moon : the Story in Sound  [sound recordings with accompanying book], New York: Time Life Records, 1969.\n Ethics of Change: Humanistic Values versus Technological Imperatives , New Smyrna Beach, FL: Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1988.\n Viking Orbiter Views of Mars , Washington, DC: NASA Scientific and Technical Information Branch, 1980.\n"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMuch of this collection is copyrighted. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Much of this collection is copyrighted. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_b4ac0061c543215b078a4261c66f8cdd\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection includes the papers of Michael Collins, pilot, astronaut, assistant secretary of state, director of the National Air and Space Museum and author, dating from 1907-2004. Materials include reports, instruction manuals, personal notes, printed materials, audio recordings, photographs, awards and memorabilia associated with Collins' Air Force, NASA, State Department and NASM careers. There are also papers and research relating to Collins' writings; materials from public speaking engagements and board and club memberships; and small sets of personal correspondence and biographical material.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection includes the papers of Michael Collins, pilot, astronaut, assistant secretary of state, director of the National Air and Space Museum and author, dating from 1907-2004. Materials include reports, instruction manuals, personal notes, printed materials, audio recordings, photographs, awards and memorabilia associated with Collins' Air Force, NASA, State Department and NASM careers. There are also papers and research relating to Collins' writings; materials from public speaking engagements and board and club memberships; and small sets of personal correspondence and biographical material."],"names_coll_ssim":["United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration","Project Apollo (U.S.)","Project Gemini (U.S.)","Collins, Michael, 1930-2021"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration","Project Apollo (U.S.)","Project Gemini (U.S.)","Collins, Michael, 1930-2021"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration","Project Apollo (U.S.)","Project Gemini (U.S.)"],"persname_ssim":["Collins, Michael, 1930-2021"],"language_ssim":["Most of this collection is in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":629,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T02:33:47.133Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1656","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1656","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1656","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1656","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1656.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Collins, Michael, Papers","title_ssm":["Michael Collins Papers"],"title_tesim":["Michael Collins Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1907-2004"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1907-2004"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.1989.029"],"text":["Ms.1989.029","Michael Collins Papers","Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)","Astronauts","Science and Technology","Authors","Businesspeople","The collection is open to research.","Some of this collection has been digitized and is  available online .","The collection is arranged in the following series:","Series I. Air Force, 1953-1973.  This series contains Collins' individual flight record (including his later NASA flights) and an accident report for the crash of an F-86 fighter jet piloted by him. The series also consists of a number of test pilot manuals from the USAF Flight Test Center and reports written by Collins while at the Experimental Flight Test Pilot School. Additionally, there are a few items relating to survival training and an Aerospace Research Pilot School publication with sketches and photographs of ARPS and Experimental Test Pilot School graduates. The series is arranged chronologically.","Series II. Project Gemini, 1962-1967.  The Project Gemini Series contains a number of preparatory materials which has instruction manuals, class materials and Collins' own notes on astronomy, geology and the Gemini spacecraft. From the Gemini 10 flight, the series consists of an audio recording of the liftoff, transcripts of voice communications and mission commentaries, and photographs. The series also comprises official post-mission reports and two Gemini 10 newsclipping scrapbooks. The series is arranged in subseries by material type.","Series III. Project Apollo, 1966-2004.  Like the Project Gemini series, this series contains Collins' preparatory notes. Additionally, it includes transcripts of mission commentary, flight communications, and press feeds during post-flight recovery of the command module. The series has a number of audio recordings, which range from a pre-flight press conference to television coverage of the mission, and post-mission public appearances by the crew. Print media coverage of the mission may be found in a set of  NASA Current News  publications and other printed materials. The series consists of approximately 200 mission photographs and a number of commemorative materials. (Among the more unusual items are a collection of songs and poems inspired by Apollo 11 and a book of congratulatory letters from French civic leaders.) Post-mission materials comprises files devoted to five- and ten-year anniversary observances of the moon landing and audio recordings relating to the Apollo program and missions 12 and 13. The series is arranged in subseries by material type. Within subseries, materials are in chronological order wherever possible.","Series IV. Assistant Secretary of State, 1969-1971.  Collins' brief career with the U. S. State Department is chronicled here through notes, correspondence (including letters from President Nixon), audio recordings and printed materials. The series is arranged by item format, then chronologically.","Series V. National Air and Space Museum, 1971-1979.  This series comprises materials relating to Collins' directorship of NASM - particularly to the museum's design, groundbreaking and opening. The collection also consists of newsclippings devoted to museum exhibits and Collins as director. Audio recordings of events commemorating Collins' farewell complete the series. Arranged by form of item, then chronologically.","Series VI. Boards and Clubs, 1973-1989.  This series, largely devoted to the many advisory and editorial boards on which Collins served throughout the 1970s and 1980s, includes correspondence, notes, printed materials and photographs. There are a few folders on clubs to which Collins belonged. The series is arranged alphabetically by organization name.","Series VII. Writings, 1908-2004.  This series comprises materials relating to the writing and publication of Collins' books  Carrying the Fire ,  Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Places , and  Liftoff!  and includes background materials, typescripts, galley proofs, reviews and publicity. (The files for  Carrying the Fire  also have correspondence with Charles Lindbergh about his foreword to the book.) A number of Collins' articles, book reviews and opinion / editorial pieces are contained here as well. The series is arranged in subseries by publication type (book, magazine article, book review, etc.), then chronologically within each subseries.","Series VIII. Speeches, 1970-1996.  Collins' many public addresses throughout the 1970s and 1980s are represented here with background materials, speech texts, printed materials and photographs. The series is arranged chronologically by date of speech.","Series IX. Personal Correspondence, 1963-1973.  This small series comprises correspondence which did not fit neatly into those series devoted to specific aspects of Collins' career. It has a number of letters relating to NASA and the Apollo program. (Most noteworthy are letters from \"Buzz\" Aldrin, Charles Lindbergh and Lyndon B. Johnson.) The series is arranged chronologically.","Series X. Biographical Materials, 1966-2003.  Like the personal correspondence series, this series was created from materials not associated with any specific aspect of Collins' public career. The series consists of a few printed materials with interviews or biographical sketches of Collins and several photographs. The series is arranged in subsidies by material type.","Series XI. Honors and Memorabilia, 1961-1989.  This series contains awards honoring Collins and his work the form of certificates, medals, and plaques from the United States, individual states, foreign countries, military organizations, and private corporations. The series also has just a few items of memorabilia, among which are a piece of fabric from the Kitty Hawk \"Wright Flyer,\" Collins' pilot clipboard, a Gemini sunscreen plate, a short film of Collins family scenes and commemorative items from NASA's Apollo and Voyager missions. The series is arranged in subsidies by material type. Within subseries, materials are in chronological order wherever possible.","Pilot, astronaut, U.S. assistant secretary of state, National Air and Space Museum director, and author, Michael Collins was born in Rome, Italy, on October 31, 1930. He graduated from Saint Albans School in Washington, D.C., before attending the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), where he obtained a bachelor of science degree in 1952.","Collins received an Air Force commission and, after pilot training, was assigned to Nellis Air Base for advanced training on the F-86 Sabrejet. Upon completion of training, he was assigned to the 21st Fighter- Bomber Wing, stationed in Victorville, California and, later, France. In 1961, Collins completed test pilot school and was assigned to Edwards Air Force Base, where he tested experimental fighter jets. (In the meantime, he had married Patricia Finnegan; the couple would have three children: Kathleen, Ann and Michael.)","Interested in NASA's manned space program, Collins enrolled in the newly established Aerospace Pilot School in 1963. In October of that year, he was among the third group of astronauts selected by NASA. Collins served as a member of the backup crew for the Gemini 7 mission and as pilot of NASA's Gemini 10 mission (launched July 18, 1966) with commander John Young. Among the mission's noteworthy accomplishments were the establishment of a new orbital altitude record, a rendezvous with an Agena target vehicle, and two spacewalks conducted by Collins.","Due to the rotational basis on which astronauts were assigned to Apollo missions, Collins was originally scheduled to be a member of the Apollo 8 flight crew. His need for back surgery, however, forced his re- assignment to a later mission. The postponement placed Collins on the crew of Apollo 11 (launched July 16, 1969), the first manned mission to land on the lunar surface. As the mission's command module pilot, Collins orbited the moon while commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Edwin E. \"Buzz\" Aldrin descended to its surface.","In January 1970, Collins resigned from NASA and served as assistant secretary of state for public affairs before becoming the first director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in April 1971; he was promoted to undersecretary of the Smithsonian in April 1978. During this time, Collins began writing about his experiences in the space program, leading to his book  Carrying the Fire (and a subsequent children's adaptation,  Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Places ). His expertise and talents led to numerous requests for speaking engagements, articles and book reviews. In 1988, he published  Liftoff!, a book on the history and future of space exploration; his  Mission to Mars was published in 1990.","Collins served on the boards of numerous organizations and corporations throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He became vice-president of field operations for the Vought Corporation in 1980, then resigned to head his own consulting firm, Michael Collins Associates, in 1985. He retired from the Air Force Reserve with the rank of major general in 1982.","Collins' awards include the Presidential Medal of Freedom; the Collier, Harmon and Goddard trophies; the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; the Distinguished Flying Cross and many others. He has received awards from eleven other countries and honorary degrees from six colleges and universities.","Michael Collins died on April 28, 2021.","The guide to the Michael Collins Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","See also Oversize Materials.","See also Oversize Materials.","See also Oversize Materials.","See also Oversize Materials.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Michael Collins Papers commenced in July 2003 and was completed in September 2003. Preliminary processing had been performed during the early 1990s. Donations from 2005 and 2007 were processed, arranged, and described in November and December 2014.","The Michael Collins Papers document the life and career of Collins, pilot, astronaut, assistant secretary of state, director of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), and author.","The collection comprises correspondence, notes, printed material, photographs, and audio recordings from Collins' Air Force career, training at the U. S. Test Pilot School and Experimental Flight Center, participation in NASA's Gemini and Apollo programs, and tenure at the State Department and NASM. The collection also includes materials associated with Collins' books  Carrying the Fire ,  Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Places , and  Liftoff! , as well as various articles and book reviews written by him. Collins' many public appearances are represented here with background materials, speech notes, texts, printed material, and photographs. The collection also contains a number of files, largely composed of correspondence, devoted to Collins' involvement with various boards and clubs. In addition, there are small sets of personal correspondence, biographical materials, and an assortment of honors and memorabilia.","Includes NASA flights.","This publication contains sketches and photographs of graduates from ARPS and the USAF Experimental Flight Test Pilot School from 1955 to 1967.","Includes copies of  Politica , a Serbo-Croatian magazine.","Includes Collins in laboratory, life support schematic, astronauts' wives, post-mission tour, and Apollo 12.","See also Oversize Materials.","Includes letter from Jimmy Carter.","See also Oversize Materials.","Includes correspondence from from aviator Charles Lindbergh.","Includes Reader's Digest and USIA.","Includes report for Rogers Commission and foreword for  The Space Shuttle: a Quantum Leap  by George J. Torres.","Includes letters from Buzz Aldrin, Charles Lindbergh and Lyndon B. Johnson.","The following items were transferred to the Rare Book Collection:\n Aeronautics: The American Magazine of Aerial Locomotion,  8(5), November 1910.\n \nHallion, Richard P., \"Girding for War: Perspectives on Research, Development, Acquisition, and the Decision-making Environment of the 1980's,\" Edwards Air Force Base, CA: History Office, Air Force Flight Test Center, 1985.\n Journey to Halley's Comet , [S.l.]: NASA, 1980.\n National Security Strategy of the United States , Washington, D.C.: The White House, 1988.\n Origin and Evolution of Life--Implications for the Planets: a Scientific Strategy for the 1980's , Washington, D. C.: National Academy of Sciences, 1981.\n Our First Quarter Century of Achievement... Just the Beginning  [NASA 25th anniversary press kit], [S.l.]: NASA, 1983.\n Report to the President : Actions to Implement the Recommendations of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident , [Washington, D.C.: U.S.G.P.O., 1986].\n To the Moon : the Story in Sound  [sound recordings with accompanying book], New York: Time Life Records, 1969.\n Ethics of Change: Humanistic Values versus Technological Imperatives , New Smyrna Beach, FL: Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1988.\n Viking Orbiter Views of Mars , Washington, DC: NASA Scientific and Technical Information Branch, 1980.\n","Much of this collection is copyrighted. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The collection includes the papers of Michael Collins, pilot, astronaut, assistant secretary of state, director of the National Air and Space Museum and author, dating from 1907-2004. Materials include reports, instruction manuals, personal notes, printed materials, audio recordings, photographs, awards and memorabilia associated with Collins' Air Force, NASA, State Department and NASM careers. There are also papers and research relating to Collins' writings; materials from public speaking engagements and board and club memberships; and small sets of personal correspondence and biographical material.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration","Project Apollo (U.S.)","Project Gemini (U.S.)","Collins, Michael, 1930-2021","Most of this collection is in English."],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.1989.029"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Michael Collins Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Michael Collins Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Michael Collins Papers"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"creator_ssm":["Collins, Michael, 1930-2021"],"creator_ssim":["Collins, Michael, 1930-2021"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Collins, Michael, 1930-2021"],"creators_ssim":["Collins, Michael, 1930-2021"],"access_terms_ssm":["Much of this collection is copyrighted. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The Michael Collins Papers were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1989. Additional donations were acquired in 2005 and 2007."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)","Astronauts","Science and Technology","Authors","Businesspeople"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)","Astronauts","Science and Technology","Authors","Businesspeople"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["24.9 Cubic Feet 39 boxes, 1 oversize folder, and 1 object"],"extent_tesim":["24.9 Cubic Feet 39 boxes, 1 oversize folder, and 1 object"],"date_range_isim":[1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open to research."],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSome of this collection has been digitized and is \u003ca show=\"new\" href=\"http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Ms1989-029\"\u003eavailable online\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Existence and Location of Copies"],"altformavail_tesim":["Some of this collection has been digitized and is  available online ."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged in the following series:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries I. Air Force, 1953-1973.\u003c/b\u003e This series contains Collins' individual flight record (including his later NASA flights) and an accident report for the crash of an F-86 fighter jet piloted by him. The series also consists of a number of test pilot manuals from the USAF Flight Test Center and reports written by Collins while at the Experimental Flight Test Pilot School. Additionally, there are a few items relating to survival training and an Aerospace Research Pilot School publication with sketches and photographs of ARPS and Experimental Test Pilot School graduates. The series is arranged chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries II. Project Gemini, 1962-1967.\u003c/b\u003e The Project Gemini Series contains a number of preparatory materials which has instruction manuals, class materials and Collins' own notes on astronomy, geology and the Gemini spacecraft. From the Gemini 10 flight, the series consists of an audio recording of the liftoff, transcripts of voice communications and mission commentaries, and photographs. The series also comprises official post-mission reports and two Gemini 10 newsclipping scrapbooks. The series is arranged in subseries by material type.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries III. Project Apollo, 1966-2004.\u003c/b\u003e Like the Project Gemini series, this series contains Collins' preparatory notes. Additionally, it includes transcripts of mission commentary, flight communications, and press feeds during post-flight recovery of the command module. The series has a number of audio recordings, which range from a pre-flight press conference to television coverage of the mission, and post-mission public appearances by the crew. Print media coverage of the mission may be found in a set of \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eNASA Current News\u003c/title\u003e publications and other printed materials. The series consists of approximately 200 mission photographs and a number of commemorative materials. (Among the more unusual items are a collection of songs and poems inspired by Apollo 11 and a book of congratulatory letters from French civic leaders.) Post-mission materials comprises files devoted to five- and ten-year anniversary observances of the moon landing and audio recordings relating to the Apollo program and missions 12 and 13. The series is arranged in subseries by material type. Within subseries, materials are in chronological order wherever possible.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries IV. Assistant Secretary of State, 1969-1971.\u003c/b\u003e Collins' brief career with the U. S. State Department is chronicled here through notes, correspondence (including letters from President Nixon), audio recordings and printed materials. The series is arranged by item format, then chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries V. National Air and Space Museum, 1971-1979.\u003c/b\u003e This series comprises materials relating to Collins' directorship of NASM - particularly to the museum's design, groundbreaking and opening. The collection also consists of newsclippings devoted to museum exhibits and Collins as director. Audio recordings of events commemorating Collins' farewell complete the series. Arranged by form of item, then chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries VI. Boards and Clubs, 1973-1989.\u003c/b\u003e This series, largely devoted to the many advisory and editorial boards on which Collins served throughout the 1970s and 1980s, includes correspondence, notes, printed materials and photographs. There are a few folders on clubs to which Collins belonged. The series is arranged alphabetically by organization name.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries VII. Writings, 1908-2004.\u003c/b\u003e This series comprises materials relating to the writing and publication of Collins' books \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCarrying the Fire\u003c/title\u003e, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFlying to the Moon and Other Strange Places\u003c/title\u003e, and \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eLiftoff!\u003c/title\u003e and includes background materials, typescripts, galley proofs, reviews and publicity. (The files for \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCarrying the Fire\u003c/title\u003e also have correspondence with Charles Lindbergh about his foreword to the book.) A number of Collins' articles, book reviews and opinion / editorial pieces are contained here as well. The series is arranged in subseries by publication type (book, magazine article, book review, etc.), then chronologically within each subseries.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries VIII. Speeches, 1970-1996.\u003c/b\u003e Collins' many public addresses throughout the 1970s and 1980s are represented here with background materials, speech texts, printed materials and photographs. The series is arranged chronologically by date of speech.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries IX. Personal Correspondence, 1963-1973.\u003c/b\u003e This small series comprises correspondence which did not fit neatly into those series devoted to specific aspects of Collins' career. It has a number of letters relating to NASA and the Apollo program. (Most noteworthy are letters from \"Buzz\" Aldrin, Charles Lindbergh and Lyndon B. Johnson.) The series is arranged chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries X. Biographical Materials, 1966-2003.\u003c/b\u003e Like the personal correspondence series, this series was created from materials not associated with any specific aspect of Collins' public career. The series consists of a few printed materials with interviews or biographical sketches of Collins and several photographs. The series is arranged in subsidies by material type.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries XI. Honors and Memorabilia, 1961-1989.\u003c/b\u003e This series contains awards honoring Collins and his work the form of certificates, medals, and plaques from the United States, individual states, foreign countries, military organizations, and private corporations. The series also has just a few items of memorabilia, among which are a piece of fabric from the Kitty Hawk \"Wright Flyer,\" Collins' pilot clipboard, a Gemini sunscreen plate, a short film of Collins family scenes and commemorative items from NASA's Apollo and Voyager missions. The series is arranged in subsidies by material type. Within subseries, materials are in chronological order wherever possible.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is arranged in the following series:","Series I. Air Force, 1953-1973.  This series contains Collins' individual flight record (including his later NASA flights) and an accident report for the crash of an F-86 fighter jet piloted by him. The series also consists of a number of test pilot manuals from the USAF Flight Test Center and reports written by Collins while at the Experimental Flight Test Pilot School. Additionally, there are a few items relating to survival training and an Aerospace Research Pilot School publication with sketches and photographs of ARPS and Experimental Test Pilot School graduates. The series is arranged chronologically.","Series II. Project Gemini, 1962-1967.  The Project Gemini Series contains a number of preparatory materials which has instruction manuals, class materials and Collins' own notes on astronomy, geology and the Gemini spacecraft. From the Gemini 10 flight, the series consists of an audio recording of the liftoff, transcripts of voice communications and mission commentaries, and photographs. The series also comprises official post-mission reports and two Gemini 10 newsclipping scrapbooks. The series is arranged in subseries by material type.","Series III. Project Apollo, 1966-2004.  Like the Project Gemini series, this series contains Collins' preparatory notes. Additionally, it includes transcripts of mission commentary, flight communications, and press feeds during post-flight recovery of the command module. The series has a number of audio recordings, which range from a pre-flight press conference to television coverage of the mission, and post-mission public appearances by the crew. Print media coverage of the mission may be found in a set of  NASA Current News  publications and other printed materials. The series consists of approximately 200 mission photographs and a number of commemorative materials. (Among the more unusual items are a collection of songs and poems inspired by Apollo 11 and a book of congratulatory letters from French civic leaders.) Post-mission materials comprises files devoted to five- and ten-year anniversary observances of the moon landing and audio recordings relating to the Apollo program and missions 12 and 13. The series is arranged in subseries by material type. Within subseries, materials are in chronological order wherever possible.","Series IV. Assistant Secretary of State, 1969-1971.  Collins' brief career with the U. S. State Department is chronicled here through notes, correspondence (including letters from President Nixon), audio recordings and printed materials. The series is arranged by item format, then chronologically.","Series V. National Air and Space Museum, 1971-1979.  This series comprises materials relating to Collins' directorship of NASM - particularly to the museum's design, groundbreaking and opening. The collection also consists of newsclippings devoted to museum exhibits and Collins as director. Audio recordings of events commemorating Collins' farewell complete the series. Arranged by form of item, then chronologically.","Series VI. Boards and Clubs, 1973-1989.  This series, largely devoted to the many advisory and editorial boards on which Collins served throughout the 1970s and 1980s, includes correspondence, notes, printed materials and photographs. There are a few folders on clubs to which Collins belonged. The series is arranged alphabetically by organization name.","Series VII. Writings, 1908-2004.  This series comprises materials relating to the writing and publication of Collins' books  Carrying the Fire ,  Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Places , and  Liftoff!  and includes background materials, typescripts, galley proofs, reviews and publicity. (The files for  Carrying the Fire  also have correspondence with Charles Lindbergh about his foreword to the book.) A number of Collins' articles, book reviews and opinion / editorial pieces are contained here as well. The series is arranged in subseries by publication type (book, magazine article, book review, etc.), then chronologically within each subseries.","Series VIII. Speeches, 1970-1996.  Collins' many public addresses throughout the 1970s and 1980s are represented here with background materials, speech texts, printed materials and photographs. The series is arranged chronologically by date of speech.","Series IX. Personal Correspondence, 1963-1973.  This small series comprises correspondence which did not fit neatly into those series devoted to specific aspects of Collins' career. It has a number of letters relating to NASA and the Apollo program. (Most noteworthy are letters from \"Buzz\" Aldrin, Charles Lindbergh and Lyndon B. Johnson.) The series is arranged chronologically.","Series X. Biographical Materials, 1966-2003.  Like the personal correspondence series, this series was created from materials not associated with any specific aspect of Collins' public career. The series consists of a few printed materials with interviews or biographical sketches of Collins and several photographs. The series is arranged in subsidies by material type.","Series XI. Honors and Memorabilia, 1961-1989.  This series contains awards honoring Collins and his work the form of certificates, medals, and plaques from the United States, individual states, foreign countries, military organizations, and private corporations. The series also has just a few items of memorabilia, among which are a piece of fabric from the Kitty Hawk \"Wright Flyer,\" Collins' pilot clipboard, a Gemini sunscreen plate, a short film of Collins family scenes and commemorative items from NASA's Apollo and Voyager missions. The series is arranged in subsidies by material type. Within subseries, materials are in chronological order wherever possible."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePilot, astronaut, U.S. assistant secretary of state, National Air and Space Museum director, and author, Michael Collins was born in Rome, Italy, on October 31, 1930. He graduated from Saint Albans School in Washington, D.C., before attending the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), where he obtained a bachelor of science degree in 1952.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCollins received an Air Force commission and, after pilot training, was assigned to Nellis Air Base for advanced training on the F-86 Sabrejet. Upon completion of training, he was assigned to the 21st Fighter- Bomber Wing, stationed in Victorville, California and, later, France. In 1961, Collins completed test pilot school and was assigned to Edwards Air Force Base, where he tested experimental fighter jets. (In the meantime, he had married Patricia Finnegan; the couple would have three children: Kathleen, Ann and Michael.)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eInterested in NASA's manned space program, Collins enrolled in the newly established Aerospace Pilot School in 1963. In October of that year, he was among the third group of astronauts selected by NASA. Collins served as a member of the backup crew for the Gemini 7 mission and as pilot of NASA's Gemini 10 mission (launched July 18, 1966) with commander John Young. Among the mission's noteworthy accomplishments were the establishment of a new orbital altitude record, a rendezvous with an Agena target vehicle, and two spacewalks conducted by Collins.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDue to the rotational basis on which astronauts were assigned to Apollo missions, Collins was originally scheduled to be a member of the Apollo 8 flight crew. His need for back surgery, however, forced his re- assignment to a later mission. The postponement placed Collins on the crew of Apollo 11 (launched July 16, 1969), the first manned mission to land on the lunar surface. As the mission's command module pilot, Collins orbited the moon while commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Edwin E. \"Buzz\" Aldrin descended to its surface.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn January 1970, Collins resigned from NASA and served as assistant secretary of state for public affairs before becoming the first director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in April 1971; he was promoted to undersecretary of the Smithsonian in April 1978. During this time, Collins began writing about his experiences in the space program, leading to his book \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCarrying the Fire\u003c/title\u003e(and a subsequent children's adaptation, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFlying to the Moon and Other Strange Places\u003c/title\u003e). His expertise and talents led to numerous requests for speaking engagements, articles and book reviews. In 1988, he published \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eLiftoff!,\u003c/title\u003ea book on the history and future of space exploration; his \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eMission to Mars\u003c/title\u003ewas published in 1990.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCollins served on the boards of numerous organizations and corporations throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He became vice-president of field operations for the Vought Corporation in 1980, then resigned to head his own consulting firm, Michael Collins Associates, in 1985. He retired from the Air Force Reserve with the rank of major general in 1982.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCollins' awards include the Presidential Medal of Freedom; the Collier, Harmon and Goddard trophies; the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; the Distinguished Flying Cross and many others. He has received awards from eleven other countries and honorary degrees from six colleges and universities.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMichael Collins died on April 28, 2021.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Pilot, astronaut, U.S. assistant secretary of state, National Air and Space Museum director, and author, Michael Collins was born in Rome, Italy, on October 31, 1930. He graduated from Saint Albans School in Washington, D.C., before attending the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), where he obtained a bachelor of science degree in 1952.","Collins received an Air Force commission and, after pilot training, was assigned to Nellis Air Base for advanced training on the F-86 Sabrejet. Upon completion of training, he was assigned to the 21st Fighter- Bomber Wing, stationed in Victorville, California and, later, France. In 1961, Collins completed test pilot school and was assigned to Edwards Air Force Base, where he tested experimental fighter jets. (In the meantime, he had married Patricia Finnegan; the couple would have three children: Kathleen, Ann and Michael.)","Interested in NASA's manned space program, Collins enrolled in the newly established Aerospace Pilot School in 1963. In October of that year, he was among the third group of astronauts selected by NASA. Collins served as a member of the backup crew for the Gemini 7 mission and as pilot of NASA's Gemini 10 mission (launched July 18, 1966) with commander John Young. Among the mission's noteworthy accomplishments were the establishment of a new orbital altitude record, a rendezvous with an Agena target vehicle, and two spacewalks conducted by Collins.","Due to the rotational basis on which astronauts were assigned to Apollo missions, Collins was originally scheduled to be a member of the Apollo 8 flight crew. His need for back surgery, however, forced his re- assignment to a later mission. The postponement placed Collins on the crew of Apollo 11 (launched July 16, 1969), the first manned mission to land on the lunar surface. As the mission's command module pilot, Collins orbited the moon while commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Edwin E. \"Buzz\" Aldrin descended to its surface.","In January 1970, Collins resigned from NASA and served as assistant secretary of state for public affairs before becoming the first director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in April 1971; he was promoted to undersecretary of the Smithsonian in April 1978. During this time, Collins began writing about his experiences in the space program, leading to his book  Carrying the Fire (and a subsequent children's adaptation,  Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Places ). His expertise and talents led to numerous requests for speaking engagements, articles and book reviews. In 1988, he published  Liftoff!, a book on the history and future of space exploration; his  Mission to Mars was published in 1990.","Collins served on the boards of numerous organizations and corporations throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He became vice-president of field operations for the Vought Corporation in 1980, then resigned to head his own consulting firm, Michael Collins Associates, in 1985. He retired from the Air Force Reserve with the rank of major general in 1982.","Collins' awards include the Presidential Medal of Freedom; the Collier, Harmon and Goddard trophies; the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; the Distinguished Flying Cross and many others. He has received awards from eleven other countries and honorary degrees from six colleges and universities.","Michael Collins died on April 28, 2021."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Michael Collins Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Oversize Materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Oversize Materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Oversize Materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Oversize Materials.\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description","General Note","General Note","General Note","General Note"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Michael Collins Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","See also Oversize Materials.","See also Oversize Materials.","See also Oversize Materials.","See also Oversize Materials."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Michael Collins Papers, Ms1989-029, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Michael Collins Papers, Ms1989-029, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Michael Collins Papers commenced in July 2003 and was completed in September 2003. 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Test Pilot School and Experimental Flight Center, participation in NASA's Gemini and Apollo programs, and tenure at the State Department and NASM. The collection also includes materials associated with Collins' books \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCarrying the Fire\u003c/title\u003e, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFlying to the Moon and Other Strange Places\u003c/title\u003e, and \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eLiftoff!\u003c/title\u003e, as well as various articles and book reviews written by him. Collins' many public appearances are represented here with background materials, speech notes, texts, printed material, and photographs. The collection also contains a number of files, largely composed of correspondence, devoted to Collins' involvement with various boards and clubs. In addition, there are small sets of personal correspondence, biographical materials, and an assortment of honors and memorabilia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes NASA flights.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis publication contains sketches and photographs of graduates from ARPS and the USAF Experimental Flight Test Pilot School from 1955 to 1967.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes copies of \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003ePolitica\u003c/title\u003e, a Serbo-Croatian magazine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Collins in laboratory, life support schematic, astronauts' wives, post-mission tour, and Apollo 12.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSee also Oversize Materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes letter from Jimmy Carter.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSee also Oversize Materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence from from aviator Charles Lindbergh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Reader's Digest and USIA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes report for Rogers Commission and foreword for \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Space Shuttle: a Quantum Leap\u003c/title\u003e by George J. Torres.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes letters from Buzz Aldrin, Charles Lindbergh and Lyndon B. Johnson.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Michael Collins Papers document the life and career of Collins, pilot, astronaut, assistant secretary of state, director of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), and author.","The collection comprises correspondence, notes, printed material, photographs, and audio recordings from Collins' Air Force career, training at the U. S. Test Pilot School and Experimental Flight Center, participation in NASA's Gemini and Apollo programs, and tenure at the State Department and NASM. The collection also includes materials associated with Collins' books  Carrying the Fire ,  Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Places , and  Liftoff! , as well as various articles and book reviews written by him. Collins' many public appearances are represented here with background materials, speech notes, texts, printed material, and photographs. The collection also contains a number of files, largely composed of correspondence, devoted to Collins' involvement with various boards and clubs. In addition, there are small sets of personal correspondence, biographical materials, and an assortment of honors and memorabilia.","Includes NASA flights.","This publication contains sketches and photographs of graduates from ARPS and the USAF Experimental Flight Test Pilot School from 1955 to 1967.","Includes copies of  Politica , a Serbo-Croatian magazine.","Includes Collins in laboratory, life support schematic, astronauts' wives, post-mission tour, and Apollo 12.","See also Oversize Materials.","Includes letter from Jimmy Carter.","See also Oversize Materials.","Includes correspondence from from aviator Charles Lindbergh.","Includes Reader's Digest and USIA.","Includes report for Rogers Commission and foreword for  The Space Shuttle: a Quantum Leap  by George J. Torres.","Includes letters from Buzz Aldrin, Charles Lindbergh and Lyndon B. Johnson."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following items were transferred to the Rare Book Collection:\n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAeronautics: The American Magazine of Aerial Locomotion,\u003c/title\u003e 8(5), November 1910.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\nHallion, Richard P., \"Girding for War: Perspectives on Research, Development, Acquisition, and the Decision-making Environment of the 1980's,\" Edwards Air Force Base, CA: History Office, Air Force Flight Test Center, 1985.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eJourney to Halley's Comet\u003c/title\u003e, [S.l.]: NASA, 1980.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eNational Security Strategy of the United States\u003c/title\u003e, Washington, D.C.: The White House, 1988.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eOrigin and Evolution of Life--Implications for the Planets: a Scientific Strategy for the 1980's\u003c/title\u003e, Washington, D. C.: National Academy of Sciences, 1981.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eOur First Quarter Century of Achievement... Just the Beginning\u003c/title\u003e [NASA 25th anniversary press kit], [S.l.]: NASA, 1983.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eReport to the President : Actions to Implement the Recommendations of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident\u003c/title\u003e, [Washington, D.C.: U.S.G.P.O., 1986].\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eTo the Moon : the Story in Sound\u003c/title\u003e [sound recordings with accompanying book], New York: Time Life Records, 1969.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eEthics of Change: Humanistic Values versus Technological Imperatives\u003c/title\u003e, New Smyrna Beach, FL: Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1988.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eViking Orbiter Views of Mars\u003c/title\u003e, Washington, DC: NASA Scientific and Technical Information Branch, 1980.\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The following items were transferred to the Rare Book Collection:\n Aeronautics: The American Magazine of Aerial Locomotion,  8(5), November 1910.\n \nHallion, Richard P., \"Girding for War: Perspectives on Research, Development, Acquisition, and the Decision-making Environment of the 1980's,\" Edwards Air Force Base, CA: History Office, Air Force Flight Test Center, 1985.\n Journey to Halley's Comet , [S.l.]: NASA, 1980.\n National Security Strategy of the United States , Washington, D.C.: The White House, 1988.\n Origin and Evolution of Life--Implications for the Planets: a Scientific Strategy for the 1980's , Washington, D. C.: National Academy of Sciences, 1981.\n Our First Quarter Century of Achievement... Just the Beginning  [NASA 25th anniversary press kit], [S.l.]: NASA, 1983.\n Report to the President : Actions to Implement the Recommendations of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident , [Washington, D.C.: U.S.G.P.O., 1986].\n To the Moon : the Story in Sound  [sound recordings with accompanying book], New York: Time Life Records, 1969.\n Ethics of Change: Humanistic Values versus Technological Imperatives , New Smyrna Beach, FL: Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1988.\n Viking Orbiter Views of Mars , Washington, DC: NASA Scientific and Technical Information Branch, 1980.\n"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMuch of this collection is copyrighted. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Much of this collection is copyrighted. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_b4ac0061c543215b078a4261c66f8cdd\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection includes the papers of Michael Collins, pilot, astronaut, assistant secretary of state, director of the National Air and Space Museum and author, dating from 1907-2004. Materials include reports, instruction manuals, personal notes, printed materials, audio recordings, photographs, awards and memorabilia associated with Collins' Air Force, NASA, State Department and NASM careers. There are also papers and research relating to Collins' writings; materials from public speaking engagements and board and club memberships; and small sets of personal correspondence and biographical material.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection includes the papers of Michael Collins, pilot, astronaut, assistant secretary of state, director of the National Air and Space Museum and author, dating from 1907-2004. Materials include reports, instruction manuals, personal notes, printed materials, audio recordings, photographs, awards and memorabilia associated with Collins' Air Force, NASA, State Department and NASM careers. There are also papers and research relating to Collins' writings; materials from public speaking engagements and board and club memberships; and small sets of personal correspondence and biographical material."],"names_coll_ssim":["United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration","Project Apollo (U.S.)","Project Gemini (U.S.)","Collins, Michael, 1930-2021"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration","Project Apollo (U.S.)","Project Gemini (U.S.)","Collins, Michael, 1930-2021"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","United States. 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