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As a result, BEV retired its remaining client services at the end of 2015."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Blacksburg Electronic Village Collection 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  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Blacksburg Electronic Village Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Blacksburg Electronic Village Collection, Ms2006-018, 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], Blacksburg Electronic Village Collection, Ms2006-018, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Blacksburg Electronic Village Collection commenced in October 2006 and was completed in November 2006.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Blacksburg Electronic Village Collection commenced in October 2006 and was completed in November 2006."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the following items in the Rare Book Collection:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCohill, Andrew Michael and Andrea L. 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The collection contains such materials as correspondence, BEV in-house publications (including brochures and fact sheets), presentations (consisting largely of overhead transparencies), clippings from magazines, newspapers, and newsletters; and a few reports issued by external organizations and agencies."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003clist numeration=\"arabic\" type=\"ordered\"\u003e\n      \u003chead\u003eThe following videocassettes were separated to the Rare Book Collection:\u003c/head\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003eBEV in the News [199-?]. Video 2559 Media Spec\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003eBEV on \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eToday\u003c/title\u003e, 1995. Video 2566 Media Spec\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003eBlacksburg Electronic Village, 1994. Video 2598 Media Spec\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003eBlacksburg Electronic Village, [199-?]. Video 2569 Media Spec\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003e[Blacksburg Electronic Village on Swiss Television], [1995?]. Video 2568 Media Spec\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003eEpcot Journey to Discovery, 1995. Video 2571 Media Spec\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003eGateways: Information Superhighway/BEV, 1996. Video 2615 Media Spec\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003eIreland's Information Age Town, 1997. Video 2575 Media Spec\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003eMicrosoft NECC Keynote \u0026amp; Video 1997. Video 2626 Media Spec\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003eScientia Program 54, [199-?]. Video 2617 Media Spec\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003eThe Site: Blacksburg Electronic Village, [1996]. Video 2616 Media Spec\u003c/item\u003e\n    \u003c/list\u003e\n  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Material"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The following videocassettes were separated to the Rare Book Collection:\n      BEV in the News [199-?]. 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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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He received his B.S. degree in aeronautical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) in December 1944.","Kraft joined the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in 1945 as a flight engineer. In October 1958, he was selected as one of the original members of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Task Group, which had been established to manage Project Mercury, the nation's first project to put a man in space. In the early phases of Project Mercury, Kraft was a prime contributor to the development of many of the basic mission and flight control techniques used in manned space flight. He personally served as Flight Director for all the Mercury missions and many of the Gemini missions. During the latter phase of Project Mercury, he directed the design and implementation of the Mission Control Center at the Johnson Space Center (originally the Manned Spacecraft Center) in Houston, from which all of NASA's manned space flights have been conducted. Kraft was named deputy director of the Manned Spacecraft Center in 1970, and later director in 1972. He retired from NASA in 1982 and and subsequently served as a consultant for various corporations. In 2001, Kraft's autobiography, Flight: My Life in Mission Control was published.","Kraft has been the recipient of a number of awards and honors, including three honorary doctorates (Indiana Institute of Technology, 1966; St. Louis University, 1967; and Villanova University, 1979); the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, 1963; the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, 1969; the American Astronautical Society's Space Flight Award, 1970; and the Ambassador of Exploration Award, 2006. In 2011, the Johnson Space Center renamed its Mission Control Center the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center in his honor.","Kraft died on July 22, 2019, at the age of 95.","Elizabeth Bartram (also Bartran) Temple Plank was born to Edward and Lucy Temple on November 21, 1903, in Pennsylvania. She married Reyzon Floyd Plank (1893-1977) on October 17, 1922, in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. The couple moved to Blacksburg, Virginia. R.F. Plank was a businessman and realtor, acquiring multiple properties in Montgomery County, including Plank's Flying Duck Farm in 1942. They had two daughters, Lucy B. Plank Forrestel and Ellen T. 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During the latter phase of Project Mercury, he directed the design and implementation of the Mission Control Center at the Johnson Space Center (originally the Manned Spacecraft Center) in Houston, from which all of NASA's manned space flights have been conducted. Kraft was named deputy director of the Manned Spacecraft Center in 1970, and later director in 1972. He retired from NASA in 1982 and and subsequently served as a consultant for various corporations. 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He received his B.S. degree in aeronautical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) in December 1944.","Kraft joined the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in 1945 as a flight engineer. In October 1958, he was selected as one of the original members of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Task Group, which had been established to manage Project Mercury, the nation's first project to put a man in space. In the early phases of Project Mercury, Kraft was a prime contributor to the development of many of the basic mission and flight control techniques used in manned space flight. He personally served as Flight Director for all the Mercury missions and many of the Gemini missions. During the latter phase of Project Mercury, he directed the design and implementation of the Mission Control Center at the Johnson Space Center (originally the Manned Spacecraft Center) in Houston, from which all of NASA's manned space flights have been conducted. Kraft was named deputy director of the Manned Spacecraft Center in 1970, and later director in 1972. He retired from NASA in 1982 and and subsequently served as a consultant for various corporations. In 2001, Kraft's autobiography, Flight: My Life in Mission Control was published.","Kraft has been the recipient of a number of awards and honors, including three honorary doctorates (Indiana Institute of Technology, 1966; St. Louis University, 1967; and Villanova University, 1979); the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, 1963; the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, 1969; the American Astronautical Society's Space Flight Award, 1970; and the Ambassador of Exploration Award, 2006. In 2011, the Johnson Space Center renamed its Mission Control Center the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center in his honor.","Kraft died on July 22, 2019, at the age of 95.","Elizabeth Bartram (also Bartran) Temple Plank was born to Edward and Lucy Temple on November 21, 1903, in Pennsylvania. She married Reyzon Floyd Plank (1893-1977) on October 17, 1922, in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. The couple moved to Blacksburg, Virginia. R.F. Plank was a businessman and realtor, acquiring multiple properties in Montgomery County, including Plank's Flying Duck Farm in 1942. They had two daughters, Lucy B. Plank Forrestel and Ellen T. 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Kraft writes that he loved his time with the Planks, expressing some homesickness and desire to be in Blacksburg instead of Connecticut. He ends the letter with the hope that he will soon see the Planks again, asking Mrs. Plank to \"remember [Kraft] to Mr. Plank.\"\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of a letter from Christopher Kraft in Connecticut to Elizabeth Plank in Blacksburg, Virginia. The envelope is stamped with the date of January 10, 1945. In the letter, Kraft reflects upon his time in Blacksburg staying with the Planks and some of his thoughts about Connecticut. Kraft writes that he loved his time with the Planks, expressing some homesickness and desire to be in Blacksburg instead of Connecticut. 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During the latter phase of Project Mercury, he directed the design and implementation of the Mission Control Center at the Johnson Space Center (originally the Manned Spacecraft Center) in Houston, from which all of NASA's manned space flights have been conducted. Kraft was named deputy director of the Manned Spacecraft Center in 1970, and later director in 1972. He retired from NASA in 1982 and and subsequently served as a consultant for various corporations. In 2001, Kraft's autobiography, Flight: My Life in Mission Control was published.","Kraft has been the recipient of a number of awards and honors, including three honorary doctorates (Indiana Institute of Technology, 1966; St. Louis University, 1967; and Villanova University, 1979); the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, 1963; the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, 1969; the American Astronautical Society's Space Flight Award, 1970; and the Ambassador of Exploration Award, 2006. 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Poss.","Elizabeth Plank died on January 29, 1982, in Salem, Virginia.","External Sources:","U.S. Federal Census, 1910-1950.","\"Elizabeth Bartram Temple\" in the U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/2075275:2189, accessed July 23, 2024.","\"Elizabeth Temple Plank\" in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1566663:9278, accessed June 6, 2024.","\"Elizabeth Bartram Temple Plank\" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74335438/elizabeth_bartram_plank, accessed July 23, 2024.","\"National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet,\" United States Department of the Interior National Park Service, https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/060-0574_North_Fork_Valley_RHD_2021_Update_NRHP_FINAL.pdf, accessed June 6, 2024."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Christopher Kraft Letter to Elizabeth Plank by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003cextref href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/extref\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Christopher Kraft Letter to Elizabeth Plank by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Christopher Kraft Letter to Elizabeth Plank, 1945, Ms2024-065, 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], Christopher Kraft Letter to Elizabeth Plank, 1945, Ms2024-065, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Christopher Kraft Letter to Elizabeth Plank was completed in June 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg width=\"200\" align=\"left\" src=\"https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/a2eeb5148408709c99f3e268e1177900.jpg\"\u003e 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 \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.archives.gov/nhprc\"\u003e National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)\u003c/a\u003e from 2022 to 2024.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Christopher Kraft Letter to Elizabeth Plank was completed in June 2024.","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."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1406.xml\"\u003eChristopher C. Kraft Papers, Ms1985-001,\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_4279.xml\"\u003eChristopher Kraft and Neil Armstrong Collection, Ms2024-064,\u003c/a\u003e both also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See the Christopher C. Kraft Papers, Ms1985-001, and Christopher Kraft and Neil Armstrong Collection, Ms2024-064, both also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of a letter from Christopher Kraft in Connecticut to Elizabeth Plank in Blacksburg, Virginia. The envelope is stamped with the date of January 10, 1945. In the letter, Kraft reflects upon his time in Blacksburg staying with the Planks and some of his thoughts about Connecticut. Kraft writes that he loved his time with the Planks, expressing some homesickness and desire to be in Blacksburg instead of Connecticut. He ends the letter with the hope that he will soon see the Planks again, asking Mrs. Plank to \"remember [Kraft] to Mr. Plank.\"\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of a letter from Christopher Kraft in Connecticut to Elizabeth Plank in Blacksburg, Virginia. The envelope is stamped with the date of January 10, 1945. In the letter, Kraft reflects upon his time in Blacksburg staying with the Planks and some of his thoughts about Connecticut. Kraft writes that he loved his time with the Planks, expressing some homesickness and desire to be in Blacksburg instead of Connecticut. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e 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. 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A small collection of photographs completes the collection and contains several images of Virginia Tech campus groups, including the \"Ragged Rangers\" (1913), the Corps of Cadets in formation (1915/1916), and the 1914/1915 junior class.","The following items were removed from the collection to be added to the Rare Book Collection:","The Virginia Agricultural Instructor, Jun 15 1921; Aug 15 1921; Dec 15 1921 (LD5655 .A631 A359 Spec VPI)","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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