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 Identifier

NASM.XXXX.0007

Creator

National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). Division of Space History

Date

[ca. 1000-1960]

bulk [ca. 1940-1960]

Provenance

Space History, NASM, transfer, 1986, XXXX-0007, unknown

Extent

15.26 Cubic feet ((14 records center boxes))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection is a compilation of various reports, journals, letters, and books on three main subjects: early artillery, rockets, and space technology. The early artillery history is covered by manuscripts and reports from the Middle Ages to the mid-19th century. The collection then covers rocket development in Russia, Germany, England, the United States, and Austria from the mid-19th century to the 1960s.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Topics

Artillery -- History

Artillery

Rockets (Aeronautics)

Rocketry

Rockets (Aeronautics) -- History

Astronautics

Astronautics -- History

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Charts

Photographs

Reports

Manuscripts

Publications

Correspondence