The Oral History Tradition

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The Oral History Tradition at the
University of Alabama in Huntsville 57th
International Astronautical Congress 2006
HISTORY OF ASTRONAUTICS (40TH SYMPOSIUM) Anne
M. Coleman University of Alabama in Huntsville,
Huntsville, AL 35899, United States, Robert L.
Middleton University of Alabama in Huntsville,
Huntsville, AL 35899, United States, Charles A.
Lundquist University of Alabama in Huntsville,
Huntsville, AL 35899, United States, David L.
Christensen Retired, Huntsville, AL 35756,
United States,
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Background of the Collection
Department of Archives and Special Collections,
M. Louis Salmon Library, University of Alabama
in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
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Recording of Space Pioneers
Willy Ley interviewed by Mike Wallace on
NightBeat, 1957
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Recording of Space Pioneers

• General Walter Dornberger
• Rockets, Missiles, and Space Travel
• Vox Productions, 1958

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Videos of von Braun Lectures 1 2
Photo from Wernher von Braun, Crusader for Space
by Ordway and Stuhlinger
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Huntsville Video Events
Skylab 30th Anniversary Reunion
Library Dedication Ceremony for the Skylab
Collection. Leland Belew, Project Manager,
receives award from Library.
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Video Interviews from 1980s1, 2
Presentation of the video series for Peenemunde
and Los Alamos Two Studies Delmus Williams
(Director of the UAH Library), Donald Tarter,
Konrad Dannenberg, c1988.
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Current Recordings of Aerospace Pioneers1, 2, 3 4
UAH Library---Second Floor Recording Studio
http//lib.uah.edu/about/department/archives_oralh
ist.htm
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Future Projects and Plans
SPACE ARCHIVES CATALOG
http//lib.uah.edu/about/department/archives_oralh
ist.htm