Kurt S. Adler - Mercury, Gemini, Apollo space suits; Eagle Lunar Module
Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Business Ventures. Product Development and Licensing Search this
Container:
Box 12 of 42
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Rights:
Restricted for 15 years. Any requests to access these records during the restriction period, including requests from the staff of Smithsonian Business Ventures, must first receive permission, in writing, from the Director of Product Development and Licensing, until Jan-01-2021; Transferring office; 08/16/1994 memorandum, Johnstone to Watson; Contact reference staff for details.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 07-001, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Business Ventures, Product Development and Licensing, Product and Contract Records
Knabenshue, A. Roy (Augustus Roy), 1876-1960 Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 11
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1966 - 1971
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
A. Roy Knabenshue Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0136, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Biographical material includes addresses and business cards, appointment books and annotated calendars, resumes, financial and legal records including property deeds, escrow records, and records relating to Wortz's divorce from her first husband, personal stationery used by Wortz, miscellany relating to Wortz's children, a travel itinerary for a trip to Asia, and two sound cassettes.
Also found is patent documentation for Edward C. Wortz's "method of and means for controlling body temperature" in a space suit.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Collection Rights:
The Melinda Wortz papers are owned by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Literary rights as possessed by the donor have been dedicated to public use for research, study, and scholarship. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Collection Citation:
Melinda Wortz papers, 1958-1992. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Support for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian's Collections Care Pool Fund.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Search this
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation Search this
Names:
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation Search this
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Search this
Extent:
3.1 Cubic feet (1 24 x 38 x 2 drawer)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Date:
1964
Summary:
This collection consists of engineering drawings for the android and related gear.
Scope and Content:
This collection consists of engineering drawings for the android and related gear.
Arrangement:
Alphabetical Order.
Biographical/Historical note:
The Space Suit Android was built by ITT under contract to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NASA's Manned Spaceflight Center, Crew Systems Division, used the android to test and evaluate space suit designs and related equipment for mobility and operational stress. The android was later considered by the United States Air Force for use in its bionics program.
Provenance:
National Air and Space Museum, Division of Space History, transfer, 1989, 1989-0062, Unknown
