Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Wernher Von Braun papers, 1796-1970 |
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Inclusive Dates | 1796-1970 |
Bulk Dates | 1950-1970 |
ID No. | MSS44172 |
Creator | Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977 |
Extent | 20,000 items |
Extent | 56 containers plus 5 oversize |
Extent | 22.8 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English and German |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms998011 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm77044172 |
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. |