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    <unittitle>David Low ephemera related to the NASA Shuttle Program</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname role="col" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Low, David</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">2 Item</extent>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1993/1993">1993</unitdate>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.  Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.  Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Preferred citation: [Identification of item], David Low ephemera related to the NASA Shuttle Program, WLU Coll. 0383, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA<p>In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.</p></p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Gift of David Low.</p>  </acqinfo>
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<p>This collection contains a Washington and Lee banner that David Low, a Washington and Lee alumnus, took with him aboard the U.S. Space Shuttle, Endeavour for 9 days, 23 hours, and 45 minutes. There is also a framed photographic print of the Atlantis space shuttle that Low presented to W&amp;L President James Delane Wilson.  Low autographed the photograph's mat.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="fast">Banners</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Space shuttles</subject>
    <genreform>Photographs</genreform>
    <corpname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration</corpname>
    <corpname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Endeavour  (Space shuttle)</corpname>
    <corpname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Atlantis (Space shuttle)</corpname>
    <corpname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">John F. Kennedy Space Center</corpname>
    <persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Wisoff, Jeff</persname>
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