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Collection Summary
| Title | Wernher Von Braun papers, 1796-1970 |
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| Span Dates | 1796-1970 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1950-1970) |
| ID No. | MSS44172 |
| Creator | Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977 |
| Extent | 20,000 items ; 56 containers plus 5 oversize ; 22.8 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English and German |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Summary | German aerospace engineer. Correspondence, fan mail, speeches and writings, public relations material, subject files, scrapbooks, and printed material. The papers relate to Wernher Von Braun's career in rocketry and aerospace engineering from his early work on the V-2 rocket in Germany to his work for the United States Department of Defense, the Redstone Arsenal, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms998011 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm77044172 |