Glennan-Webb-Seamans Project Interviews
Acc. 1999-0036

This collection contains the transcripts for the Glennan-Webb-Seamans Project Interviews which analyze a variety of facets revolving around NASA management and its handling of contractors during the Apollo program. The collection consists of 193 hours of interviews with 26 individuals. The audiotapes for these interviews have yet to be remastered and due to their fragility, are not available to researchers. Most of the transcripts to these interviews are available to researchers though, there are restrictions placed on a small number of them. A National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Archives staff member will advise the patron which transcripts are available for copying and viewing. Collection size is 3.01 cu. ft. (16 boxes)

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Reimar and Walter Horten Interviews
Acc. 1999-0065

Walter (1912-1996) and Reimar (1915-1993) Horten were two largely self-taught aircraft designers. Their interest in aircraft began as early as 1925 when they joined a fliers club in Bonn, Germany. In 1932, Reimar and Walter commenced work on their first piloted all-wing sailplane, the Ho I. Prior to World War II, the brothers improved upon the Ho I glider, creating other models including the Ho II, Ho III and Ho IV. During the war, they continued their projects, developing many enhanced versions of their original flying wing. This included the Ho 229, the first functional jet-propelled flying wing. After the war, Reimar moved to Argentina where he continued with his unorthodox aeronautical designs while Walter remained in Germany. This collection contains interviews with the Hortens taped by David Myhra. The collection consists of 60 original audiotapes donated by Mr. Myhra. The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Archives had the original audiotapes remastered onto 61 master reel-to-reels and 120 CD-Rs. Also included in this collection is a box of transcriptions for some of these audiotapes. These transcriptions are unidentified and consequently, cannot be matched to the correct audiotapes. Collection size is 8.03 cubic feet (20 boxes).

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National Air and Space Museum Sound Archives (CD User Copies)
Acc. XXXX-0139

This collection consists of audiotape recordings on aviation and space-related topics. The material dates from ca. 1950 to ca. 1988. The tapes are primarily record copy recordings of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) events, or recordings of non-NASM events made by NASM personnel. The material covers a wide variety of event formats, including Meetings and Lectures, Interviews, Ceremonies and Presentations, Broadcasts, Lunch Box Forums, Sound Effects, and Press Conferences. Only Interviews, Ceremonies and Presentations and the Lunch Box Forums are available for listening on CD copies.

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RAND History Project Interviews
Acc. 1999-0037

This collection contains the transcripts for the RAND History Project Interviews which explore the non-profit research firm's efforts to study the various problems of U.S. national security during the Cold War, in particular, from the perspective of the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The collection consists of 104 hours of interviews with 38 individuals. The audiotapes for these interviews have yet to be remastered and due to their fragility, are not available to researchers. Most of the transcripts to these interviews are available to researchers though, there are restrictions placed on a small number of them. A National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Archives staff member will advise the patron which transcripts are available for copying and viewing. Collection size is 1.85 cu. ft. (10 boxes)

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Space Astronomy Oral History Project
Acc. 1999-0034

This collection contains the transcripts for the Space Astronomy Oral History Project which explore the early use of rockets and satellites over the period 1946 through the early 1960s to investigate the upper atmosphere and space. The collection consists of 225 hours of interviews with 67 individuals. The audiotapes for these interviews have yet to be remastered and due to their fragility, are not available to researchers. Most of the transcripts to these interviews are available to researchers though, there are restrictions placed on a small number of them. A National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Archives staff member will advise the patron which transcripts are available for copying and viewing. Collection size is 3.59 cu. ft. (19 boxes)

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Space Telescope History Project
Acc. 1999-0035

This collection contains the transcripts for the Space Telescope History Project which examines the early planning and development of what would eventually be known as the Hubble Space Telescope. The collection consists of over 235 hours of interviews with 94 individuals. The audiotapes for these interviews have yet to be remastered and due to their fragility, are not available to researchers. Most of the transcripts to these interviews are available to researchers though, there are restrictions placed on a small number of them. A National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Archives staff member will advise the patron which transcripts are available for copying and viewing. Collection size is 3.70 cu. ft. (20 boxes)

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