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One of Randolph's particular interests during World War II was the subject of mental mobility, the ability to effectively adapt to rapid and extreme changes. Randolph actively researched and promoted mental mobility as a means to combat Germany's blitzkrieg war strategy. The collection contains Randolph's research file on the subject, including correspondence and reports, as well as his published writings appearing in Field Artillery Journal and Cavalry Journal.","Also included in the collection is a typescript draft of Randolph's unpublished 1920s science fiction novel, \"The Neighbor World,\" including an introduction by Robert H. Goddard. (Randolph referred to his novel, written in the 1920s, as the first serious attempt by a science fiction writer to describe in detail the construction of a rocket that would actually fly to Mars and back.) Accompanying the typescript are summaries, appendices and illustrations for the book, as well as the first section of an unpublished sequel.","The collection also holds Randolph's writings on a number of disparate subjects, including book-length manuscripts on blitzkrieg and retirement planning. Several files contain collections of Randolph's essays, many focusing on the logistics of space travel. Elsewhere, in several pieces, Randolph speculates that medieval legends of fairies may have been based on visitors from Mars. Much of Randolph's writing promotes capitalism over communism and is particularly anti-Soviet. Other essay topics include opinions on current events and relations between the sexes. 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Joseph Millard Butterworth (1893-1942) studied mechanical engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) from 1911 to 1915, while his brother Alvin S. Butterworth studies electrical engineering, also at VPI from 1911 to 1914. They also had a sister Agnes L. Butterworth.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The J. M. Butterworth Family Papers is a collection spanning from 1911-1963 that contains lab notebooks, a scrapbook or report on Japanese culture by Agnes Butterworth, correspondence, and more. Subjects include engineering, math topics, and World War I. Joseph Millard Butterworth (1893-1942) studied mechanical engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) from 1911 to 1915, while his brother Alvin S. Butterworth studies electrical engineering, also at VPI from 1911 to 1914. They also had a sister Agnes L. Butterworth."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 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Correspondence is organized alphabetically by last name. Photographs and Administrative Documents are ordered chronologically.","Sub-series D: Writing and Related Papers, under Series II, is further divided in sub-subseries by manuscript, author, and genre. The sub-subseries are \"Non-Fiction on Space,\" \"Reminiscences (John A. Clark),\" \"Ignition!\", \"Institute on Man and Science,\" \"Science Fiction Writing,\" and \"Articles by or related to John D. Clark\". With the exception of \"Reminiscences\" and \"Ignition!\", each sub-subseries is ordered first chronologically and then alphabetically if multiple files share a date or are undated. \"Ignition!\" and \"Reminiscences\" are ordered by chapter.","John Drury Clark was born August 15, 1907, in Fairbanks, Alaska, to John Albert Clark and Jeanette Ruth Drury. Clark graduated from Fairbanks High School on May 27, 1925. Clark attended the University of Alaska and California Institute of Technology from 1927-1930. He graduated with a B.S. in Physical Chemistry. Clark later received a Master of Science Degree from the University of Wisconsin (1932), and his PhD from Stanford University(1934).","In the early 1930's, Clark worked with General Electric. By 1949, Clark worked with the Naval Air Rocket Program where he had a job until he retired in 1970. Specifically, Clark was the chief chemist at the Naval Air Rocket Test Station and its successor department. He worked in the Liquid Propulsion Laboratory at the Picatinny Arsenal in Dover, New Jersey.  Under Clark's direction, a new family of storable high-energy liquid propellants later used in the Apollo program was developed by Navy civilian scientists in 1959.","Clark was married twice, first to soprano singer Mildred Baldwin in 1943.  Later he married Inga Pratt, widower of Fletcher Pratt, in 1962. John D. Clark died in July 1988 at age 80 in New Jersey.","Source: John D. Clark. 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Correspondence is organized alphabetically by last name. Photographs and Administrative Documents are ordered chronologically.","Sub-series D: Writing and Related Papers, under Series II, is further divided in sub-subseries by manuscript, author, and genre. The sub-subseries are \"Non-Fiction on Space,\" \"Reminiscences (John A. Clark),\" \"Ignition!\", \"Institute on Man and Science,\" \"Science Fiction Writing,\" and \"Articles by or related to John D. Clark\". With the exception of \"Reminiscences\" and \"Ignition!\", each sub-subseries is ordered first chronologically and then alphabetically if multiple files share a date or are undated. \"Ignition!\" and \"Reminiscences\" are ordered by chapter.","John Drury Clark was born August 15, 1907, in Fairbanks, Alaska, to John Albert Clark and Jeanette Ruth Drury. Clark graduated from Fairbanks High School on May 27, 1925. Clark attended the University of Alaska and California Institute of Technology from 1927-1930. 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He also acted as director of the Joint Institute of Advanced Flight Sciences from 1971-1979.","Outside of his work, Duberg was active in professional societies and received many awards. In 1950, he was a member of the Materials Advisory Board for the National Academy of Science. Later, in 1971, Duberg was a member of the subcommittee on Professional and Scientific Manpower, U.S. Department of Labor. He also acted as a member of the Industrial Advisory Committee at the University of Virginia, and was president of the advisory committee for Christopher Newport College in 1973 to 1976. Duberg was a member of the Virginia Academy of Science, New York Academy of Science, American Society for Engineering Education, and the Society of Engineering Sciences.","In 1977, Duberg received both the NASA Outstanding Leadership Award and the Fellow AIAA [DeFlorez award].","Duberg died in 2002.","The guide to the John E. 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Subjects include professional development, technology, mechanics, education, history of NACA and NASA, labor market and management, and engineering.\n \nSeries II: Committees, Organizations, and Conferences, 1960-1980, n.d., documents Duberg's involvement in professional committees and organizations. This includes meeting notes, conference materials, and agendas.","Series III: Presentations, 1948-1974, n.d., consists of presentations and talks given by Duberg and others. Topics cover space vehicles, NASA Langley's role in research, graduate education, and transport aircraft.","Series IV: Langley Research Center, 1940-1979, documents Duberg's time working with NACA and NASA. Files relate to travel authorization, general information, a Viking Project Certificate of Acknowledgment, and government position classification standards.","Series V: Theses and Notes, 1940-1976, n.d., largely consists of Duberg's own theses, drafts, and notes on writing and courses, but also contains a thesis written by Joseph E. Spagnuolo.","Series VI: Personal Files and Correspondence, 1968-1979, n.d., includes Duberg's personal files, such as a journal, as well as correspondence. Notably, this series includes an interview with Walt Bonney and correspondence with Dr. Hu, Peoples Republic of China.","Series VII: Photographs, 1973-1979, n.d., contains photographs from the Viking Mission, two Kodak slide carousels, and photographs of individuals and groups.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. 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Parsons Papers, 1910/2000","Ms.1987.016","Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)","Science and Technology","Aeronautics","Machine-tools -- Numerical control","John T. Parsons Company","Businesspeople","Inventors","The collection is open for research, except box 190 marked \"Personal\" in Division 10, which needs to be reviewed before access. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","Some of this collection has been digitized for a digital exhibit, The Products of John T. Parsons.","The collection is divided into the ten series and some with subseries. These series and subseries have been imposed by archivists but are based on Parson's original order and description. Materials have been kept in original order where possible. Arrangement is chronological, then alphabetical where applicable.","Series I. Division 1: Corporate Office, 1940-1992, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. Corporate Office General, 1943-1992, n.d.\nSubseries B. ParCor Financial Records, 1945-1969, n.d.\nSubseries C. Personnel, 1942-1972, n.d.\nSubseries D. Labor, 1952-1972\nSubseries E. Board of Directors Minutes, 1956-1968\nSubseries F. Corporate History, 1916-1960, n.d.\nSubseries G. Operations Control Systems, 1954-1968\nSubseries H. Corporate Office Master Files, 1948-1967, n.d.\nSubseries I. Corporate Office New Construction, 1942-1968, n.d.\t\nSubseries J. Patents and Legal Documents, 1940-1960\t\nSubseries K. MIT, 1951-1956, 1991-1992\n\nSeries II. Division 2: Automotive Division, 1937-1971, n.d.","Series III. Division 3: Appliance Division, 1924-1962, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. General Correspondence, 1924-1951, n.d.\nSubseries B. Products, 1941-1962, n.d.\n\nSeries IV. Division 4: Ordnance Division, 1933-1967, n.d.","Series V. Division 5: Aircraft Division, 1923, 1941-1992, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. Foreign Activities, 1953-1968, n.d.\nSubseries B. General, 1923, 1942-1978, n.d.\nSubseries C. Helicopter Rotor Blades, 1943-1971, n.d.\nSubseries D. Numerical Control, 1941-1992, n.d.\nSubseries E. Special Products, 1943-1982, n.d.\nSubseries F. North America Rockwell, 1955-1956, 1964-1976, n.d.\n\nSeries VI. Division 6: Subsidiaries Division, 1957-1977, n.d.","Series VII. Division 7: Minor Products Division, 1943-1966, n.d.","Series VIII. Division 8: John T. Parsons Company, 1944-2000, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. Financial/Legal, 1944-1994, n.d.\nSubseries B. Correspondence, 1948-1998, n.d.\nSubseries C. Controllable Pitch Propeller, 1946-1980, 1993, n.d.\nSubseries D. Computer Bilt, 1949-1989, n.d.\nSubseries E. Wind Energy Systems, 1964-1990, n.d.\nSubseries F. ParJon Master Files, 1968-1984\nSubseries G. Consulting, 1956-2000, n.d.\nSubseries H. Punch Presses, 1959-1984, n.d.\nSubseries I. HITCO and Whittaker, 1960-1982\nSubseries J. Ariel Files, 1989-1990\nSubseries K. Marathon Files, 1974-1977, 1980-1990, n.d.\nSubseries L. Nimble Keyboard, 1962-1989, n.d.\nSubseries M. Michigan Reports, 1970-1991, n.d.\nSubseries N. Pallet Manufacturing, 1969-1991, n.d.\nSubseries O. Motor Coach, 1968-1973, n.d.\nSubseries P. Newspaper Articles, 1981-1991, n.d.\nSubseries Q. Digitron, 1948-1993, n.d.\nSubseries R. General, 1965-1996, n.d.\n\nSeries IX.  Division 9: Personal, 1910-1997, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. Industrial Brochures, 1951-1994, n.d.\nSubseries B. Trade Journals and Magazines, 1958-1990, n.d.\nSubseries C. Civic Ombudsman, 1967-1978, n.d.\nSubseries D. Environment, 1966-1985\nSubseries E. Filed Clippings, 1963-1991\nSubseries F. Community Involvement, 1927-1990, n.d.\nSubseries G. Parsons Reading Files, 1961-1969, n.d.\nSubseries H. Financial Reports of Other Companies, 1950-1985\nSubseries I. Traverse City, 1943-1995, n.d.\nSubseries J. John T. Parsons Personal Records, 1931-1996, n.d.\nSubseries K. Correspondence, 1930-1997, n.d.\nSubseries L. Swedish Affairs, 1916, 1938-1983, 1996\nSubseries M. Music, 1950, 1964, 1971-1982\nSubseries N. General, 1910-1994, n.d.\nSubseries O. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1972-1996\nSubseries P. Ferris and State Jobs, 1961-1990, n.d.\n\nSeries X.  Division 10: Posters, Drawings, and Artifacts, 1947-1948, 1958-1978, 1984, 1990-1992, n.d.","John T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes.","Parsons produced bombs and land mines for U.S. government during World War II. He conceived a machine tool for automatically producing aircraft structural shapes from punch card/tape input (1946); executed a contract to produce the world's first numerical control milling machine (1949) and monitored design and completion of the machine (1950-1952). Parsons also originated an aircraft operation that became the world's largest designer, producer, and overhauler of helicopter rotor blades and built the first all-composite airplane for the Office of Naval Research. He created many other processes involving computer applications to manufacturing and received approximately fifty U.S. patents in the fields of numerical control, marine propellers, foundry systems, and data acquisition manufacturing methods.","Parsons served as president and owner of the Parsons Corporation of Traverse City, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Stockton, California (1954-1968). He was then president and owner of the John T. Parsons Company, Traverse City, Michigan (1968-1986).","Among his numerous awards, Parsons was the first recipient of the Numerical Control Society's Joseph Marie Jacquard Award as the Father of Numerical Control (1968), a recipient of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Engineering Citation as the person whose brilliant conceptualization of numerical control marked the beginning of the second industrial revolution (1975), recipient of the National Medal of Technology (1985), and recipient of the National Tooling and Machining Association's Distinguished Service Award (1987).","He died in Traverse City, Michigan at the age of 93.","The guide to the John T. Parsons Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","CAUTION: Materials in this folder may be dirty. Gloves are recommended for handling.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the John T. Parsons Papers was completed in September 2023, as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).","The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials.","The following publications have been separated to the Rare Book Collection:","Spur, Günter. Produktionstechnisches Zentrum Berlin : Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik der TU Berlin (IWF) : Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik (IPK). Berlin:  Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik, Berlin, 1989. (Includes inscription in German to John T. Parsons.)","Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME 1990. Dearborn, Mich.:  Society of Manufacturing Engineers, North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, 1990. (Inscribed \"John T. Parsons\".)","Interlochen Center for the Arts. Alumni directory 1995. Produced for Interlochen Center for the Arts by Publishing Concepts Incorporated, The Clancy Way. (John T. Parsons's wife Elizabeth is listed as an alumni.)","Design, control and analysis of manufacturing systems : proceedings of the 27th CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems, May 21-23, 1995, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. (Inscribed \"]John T. Parsons] was keynote speaker\".)","Metalworking : yesterday and tomorrow : the 100th anniversary issue of American machinist / by the editors of American machinist. New York : American machinist, [1978]. (Includes profile on John T. Parsons.) (Call number: TS205 .M469 Spec Large Copy 2)","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","John T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. The John T. 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Division 3: Appliance Division, 1924-1962, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. General Correspondence, 1924-1951, n.d.\nSubseries B. Products, 1941-1962, n.d.\n\nSeries IV. Division 4: Ordnance Division, 1933-1967, n.d.","Series V. Division 5: Aircraft Division, 1923, 1941-1992, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. Foreign Activities, 1953-1968, n.d.\nSubseries B. General, 1923, 1942-1978, n.d.\nSubseries C. Helicopter Rotor Blades, 1943-1971, n.d.\nSubseries D. Numerical Control, 1941-1992, n.d.\nSubseries E. Special Products, 1943-1982, n.d.\nSubseries F. North America Rockwell, 1955-1956, 1964-1976, n.d.\n\nSeries VI. Division 6: Subsidiaries Division, 1957-1977, n.d.","Series VII. Division 7: Minor Products Division, 1943-1966, n.d.","Series VIII. Division 8: John T. Parsons Company, 1944-2000, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. Financial/Legal, 1944-1994, n.d.\nSubseries B. Correspondence, 1948-1998, n.d.\nSubseries C. Controllable Pitch Propeller, 1946-1980, 1993, n.d.\nSubseries D. Computer Bilt, 1949-1989, n.d.\nSubseries E. Wind Energy Systems, 1964-1990, n.d.\nSubseries F. ParJon Master Files, 1968-1984\nSubseries G. Consulting, 1956-2000, n.d.\nSubseries H. Punch Presses, 1959-1984, n.d.\nSubseries I. HITCO and Whittaker, 1960-1982\nSubseries J. Ariel Files, 1989-1990\nSubseries K. Marathon Files, 1974-1977, 1980-1990, n.d.\nSubseries L. Nimble Keyboard, 1962-1989, n.d.\nSubseries M. Michigan Reports, 1970-1991, n.d.\nSubseries N. Pallet Manufacturing, 1969-1991, n.d.\nSubseries O. Motor Coach, 1968-1973, n.d.\nSubseries P. Newspaper Articles, 1981-1991, n.d.\nSubseries Q. Digitron, 1948-1993, n.d.\nSubseries R. General, 1965-1996, n.d.\n\nSeries IX.  Division 9: Personal, 1910-1997, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. Industrial Brochures, 1951-1994, n.d.\nSubseries B. Trade Journals and Magazines, 1958-1990, n.d.\nSubseries C. Civic Ombudsman, 1967-1978, n.d.\nSubseries D. Environment, 1966-1985\nSubseries E. Filed Clippings, 1963-1991\nSubseries F. Community Involvement, 1927-1990, n.d.\nSubseries G. Parsons Reading Files, 1961-1969, n.d.\nSubseries H. Financial Reports of Other Companies, 1950-1985\nSubseries I. Traverse City, 1943-1995, n.d.\nSubseries J. John T. Parsons Personal Records, 1931-1996, n.d.\nSubseries K. Correspondence, 1930-1997, n.d.\nSubseries L. Swedish Affairs, 1916, 1938-1983, 1996\nSubseries M. Music, 1950, 1964, 1971-1982\nSubseries N. General, 1910-1994, n.d.\nSubseries O. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1972-1996\nSubseries P. Ferris and State Jobs, 1961-1990, n.d.\n\nSeries X.  Division 10: Posters, Drawings, and Artifacts, 1947-1948, 1958-1978, 1984, 1990-1992, n.d."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eParsons produced bombs and land mines for U.S. government during World War II. 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He created many other processes involving computer applications to manufacturing and received approximately fifty U.S. patents in the fields of numerical control, marine propellers, foundry systems, and data acquisition manufacturing methods.","Parsons served as president and owner of the Parsons Corporation of Traverse City, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Stockton, California (1954-1968). He was then president and owner of the John T. Parsons Company, Traverse City, Michigan (1968-1986).","Among his numerous awards, Parsons was the first recipient of the Numerical Control Society's Joseph Marie Jacquard Award as the Father of Numerical Control (1968), a recipient of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Engineering Citation as the person whose brilliant conceptualization of numerical control marked the beginning of the second industrial revolution (1975), recipient of the National Medal of Technology (1985), and recipient of the National Tooling and Machining Association's Distinguished Service Award (1987).","He died in Traverse City, Michigan at the age of 93."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the John T. 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Parsons Papers was completed in September 2023, as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following publications have been separated to the Rare Book Collection:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpur, Günter. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eProduktionstechnisches Zentrum Berlin : Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik der TU Berlin (IWF) : Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik (IPK)\u003c/title\u003e. Berlin:  Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik, Berlin, 1989. (Includes inscription in German to John T. 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Dearborn, Mich.:  Society of Manufacturing Engineers, North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, 1990. (Inscribed \"John T. Parsons\".)","Interlochen Center for the Arts. Alumni directory 1995. Produced for Interlochen Center for the Arts by Publishing Concepts Incorporated, The Clancy Way. (John T. Parsons's wife Elizabeth is listed as an alumni.)","Design, control and analysis of manufacturing systems : proceedings of the 27th CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems, May 21-23, 1995, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. (Inscribed \"]John T. Parsons] was keynote speaker\".)","Metalworking : yesterday and tomorrow : the 100th anniversary issue of American machinist / by the editors of American machinist. New York : American machinist, [1978]. (Includes profile on John T. Parsons.) (Call number: TS205 .M469 Spec Large Copy 2)"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_9cf888f6d300eb29a4387b120cb9e3d4\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eJohn T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. The John T. 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Please contact Special Collections and Universtiy Archives for more information.\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["Please note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and Universtiy Archives for more information."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech"],"persname_ssim":["Parsons, John T., 1913-2007"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Parsons, John T., 1913-2007"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":11294,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:45:12.442Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1459","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1459","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1459","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1459","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1459.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Parsons, John T., Papers","title_ssm":["John T. 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Materials have been kept in original order where possible. Arrangement is chronological, then alphabetical where applicable.","Series I. Division 1: Corporate Office, 1940-1992, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. Corporate Office General, 1943-1992, n.d.\nSubseries B. ParCor Financial Records, 1945-1969, n.d.\nSubseries C. Personnel, 1942-1972, n.d.\nSubseries D. Labor, 1952-1972\nSubseries E. Board of Directors Minutes, 1956-1968\nSubseries F. Corporate History, 1916-1960, n.d.\nSubseries G. Operations Control Systems, 1954-1968\nSubseries H. Corporate Office Master Files, 1948-1967, n.d.\nSubseries I. Corporate Office New Construction, 1942-1968, n.d.\t\nSubseries J. Patents and Legal Documents, 1940-1960\t\nSubseries K. MIT, 1951-1956, 1991-1992\n\nSeries II. Division 2: Automotive Division, 1937-1971, n.d.","Series III. Division 3: Appliance Division, 1924-1962, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. General Correspondence, 1924-1951, n.d.\nSubseries B. Products, 1941-1962, n.d.\n\nSeries IV. Division 4: Ordnance Division, 1933-1967, n.d.","Series V. Division 5: Aircraft Division, 1923, 1941-1992, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. Foreign Activities, 1953-1968, n.d.\nSubseries B. General, 1923, 1942-1978, n.d.\nSubseries C. Helicopter Rotor Blades, 1943-1971, n.d.\nSubseries D. Numerical Control, 1941-1992, n.d.\nSubseries E. Special Products, 1943-1982, n.d.\nSubseries F. North America Rockwell, 1955-1956, 1964-1976, n.d.\n\nSeries VI. Division 6: Subsidiaries Division, 1957-1977, n.d.","Series VII. Division 7: Minor Products Division, 1943-1966, n.d.","Series VIII. Division 8: John T. Parsons Company, 1944-2000, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. Financial/Legal, 1944-1994, n.d.\nSubseries B. Correspondence, 1948-1998, n.d.\nSubseries C. Controllable Pitch Propeller, 1946-1980, 1993, n.d.\nSubseries D. Computer Bilt, 1949-1989, n.d.\nSubseries E. Wind Energy Systems, 1964-1990, n.d.\nSubseries F. ParJon Master Files, 1968-1984\nSubseries G. Consulting, 1956-2000, n.d.\nSubseries H. Punch Presses, 1959-1984, n.d.\nSubseries I. HITCO and Whittaker, 1960-1982\nSubseries J. Ariel Files, 1989-1990\nSubseries K. Marathon Files, 1974-1977, 1980-1990, n.d.\nSubseries L. Nimble Keyboard, 1962-1989, n.d.\nSubseries M. Michigan Reports, 1970-1991, n.d.\nSubseries N. Pallet Manufacturing, 1969-1991, n.d.\nSubseries O. Motor Coach, 1968-1973, n.d.\nSubseries P. Newspaper Articles, 1981-1991, n.d.\nSubseries Q. Digitron, 1948-1993, n.d.\nSubseries R. General, 1965-1996, n.d.\n\nSeries IX.  Division 9: Personal, 1910-1997, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. Industrial Brochures, 1951-1994, n.d.\nSubseries B. Trade Journals and Magazines, 1958-1990, n.d.\nSubseries C. Civic Ombudsman, 1967-1978, n.d.\nSubseries D. Environment, 1966-1985\nSubseries E. Filed Clippings, 1963-1991\nSubseries F. Community Involvement, 1927-1990, n.d.\nSubseries G. Parsons Reading Files, 1961-1969, n.d.\nSubseries H. Financial Reports of Other Companies, 1950-1985\nSubseries I. Traverse City, 1943-1995, n.d.\nSubseries J. John T. Parsons Personal Records, 1931-1996, n.d.\nSubseries K. Correspondence, 1930-1997, n.d.\nSubseries L. Swedish Affairs, 1916, 1938-1983, 1996\nSubseries M. Music, 1950, 1964, 1971-1982\nSubseries N. General, 1910-1994, n.d.\nSubseries O. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1972-1996\nSubseries P. Ferris and State Jobs, 1961-1990, n.d.\n\nSeries X.  Division 10: Posters, Drawings, and Artifacts, 1947-1948, 1958-1978, 1984, 1990-1992, n.d.","John T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes.","Parsons produced bombs and land mines for U.S. government during World War II. He conceived a machine tool for automatically producing aircraft structural shapes from punch card/tape input (1946); executed a contract to produce the world's first numerical control milling machine (1949) and monitored design and completion of the machine (1950-1952). Parsons also originated an aircraft operation that became the world's largest designer, producer, and overhauler of helicopter rotor blades and built the first all-composite airplane for the Office of Naval Research. He created many other processes involving computer applications to manufacturing and received approximately fifty U.S. patents in the fields of numerical control, marine propellers, foundry systems, and data acquisition manufacturing methods.","Parsons served as president and owner of the Parsons Corporation of Traverse City, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Stockton, California (1954-1968). He was then president and owner of the John T. Parsons Company, Traverse City, Michigan (1968-1986).","Among his numerous awards, Parsons was the first recipient of the Numerical Control Society's Joseph Marie Jacquard Award as the Father of Numerical Control (1968), a recipient of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Engineering Citation as the person whose brilliant conceptualization of numerical control marked the beginning of the second industrial revolution (1975), recipient of the National Medal of Technology (1985), and recipient of the National Tooling and Machining Association's Distinguished Service Award (1987).","He died in Traverse City, Michigan at the age of 93.","The guide to the John T. Parsons Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","CAUTION: Materials in this folder may be dirty. Gloves are recommended for handling.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the John T. Parsons Papers was completed in September 2023, as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).","The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials.","The following publications have been separated to the Rare Book Collection:","Spur, Günter. Produktionstechnisches Zentrum Berlin : Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik der TU Berlin (IWF) : Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik (IPK). Berlin:  Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik, Berlin, 1989. (Includes inscription in German to John T. Parsons.)","Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME 1990. Dearborn, Mich.:  Society of Manufacturing Engineers, North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, 1990. (Inscribed \"John T. Parsons\".)","Interlochen Center for the Arts. Alumni directory 1995. Produced for Interlochen Center for the Arts by Publishing Concepts Incorporated, The Clancy Way. (John T. Parsons's wife Elizabeth is listed as an alumni.)","Design, control and analysis of manufacturing systems : proceedings of the 27th CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems, May 21-23, 1995, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. (Inscribed \"]John T. Parsons] was keynote speaker\".)","Metalworking : yesterday and tomorrow : the 100th anniversary issue of American machinist / by the editors of American machinist. New York : American machinist, [1978]. (Includes profile on John T. Parsons.) (Call number: TS205 .M469 Spec Large Copy 2)","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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Division 3: Appliance Division, 1924-1962, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. General Correspondence, 1924-1951, n.d.\nSubseries B. Products, 1941-1962, n.d.\n\nSeries IV. Division 4: Ordnance Division, 1933-1967, n.d.","Series V. Division 5: Aircraft Division, 1923, 1941-1992, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. Foreign Activities, 1953-1968, n.d.\nSubseries B. General, 1923, 1942-1978, n.d.\nSubseries C. Helicopter Rotor Blades, 1943-1971, n.d.\nSubseries D. Numerical Control, 1941-1992, n.d.\nSubseries E. Special Products, 1943-1982, n.d.\nSubseries F. North America Rockwell, 1955-1956, 1964-1976, n.d.\n\nSeries VI. Division 6: Subsidiaries Division, 1957-1977, n.d.","Series VII. Division 7: Minor Products Division, 1943-1966, n.d.","Series VIII. Division 8: John T. Parsons Company, 1944-2000, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. Financial/Legal, 1944-1994, n.d.\nSubseries B. Correspondence, 1948-1998, n.d.\nSubseries C. Controllable Pitch Propeller, 1946-1980, 1993, n.d.\nSubseries D. Computer Bilt, 1949-1989, n.d.\nSubseries E. Wind Energy Systems, 1964-1990, n.d.\nSubseries F. ParJon Master Files, 1968-1984\nSubseries G. Consulting, 1956-2000, n.d.\nSubseries H. Punch Presses, 1959-1984, n.d.\nSubseries I. HITCO and Whittaker, 1960-1982\nSubseries J. Ariel Files, 1989-1990\nSubseries K. Marathon Files, 1974-1977, 1980-1990, n.d.\nSubseries L. Nimble Keyboard, 1962-1989, n.d.\nSubseries M. Michigan Reports, 1970-1991, n.d.\nSubseries N. Pallet Manufacturing, 1969-1991, n.d.\nSubseries O. Motor Coach, 1968-1973, n.d.\nSubseries P. Newspaper Articles, 1981-1991, n.d.\nSubseries Q. Digitron, 1948-1993, n.d.\nSubseries R. General, 1965-1996, n.d.\n\nSeries IX.  Division 9: Personal, 1910-1997, n.d.\n\nSubseries A. Industrial Brochures, 1951-1994, n.d.\nSubseries B. Trade Journals and Magazines, 1958-1990, n.d.\nSubseries C. Civic Ombudsman, 1967-1978, n.d.\nSubseries D. Environment, 1966-1985\nSubseries E. Filed Clippings, 1963-1991\nSubseries F. Community Involvement, 1927-1990, n.d.\nSubseries G. Parsons Reading Files, 1961-1969, n.d.\nSubseries H. Financial Reports of Other Companies, 1950-1985\nSubseries I. Traverse City, 1943-1995, n.d.\nSubseries J. John T. Parsons Personal Records, 1931-1996, n.d.\nSubseries K. Correspondence, 1930-1997, n.d.\nSubseries L. Swedish Affairs, 1916, 1938-1983, 1996\nSubseries M. Music, 1950, 1964, 1971-1982\nSubseries N. General, 1910-1994, n.d.\nSubseries O. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1972-1996\nSubseries P. Ferris and State Jobs, 1961-1990, n.d.\n\nSeries X.  Division 10: Posters, Drawings, and Artifacts, 1947-1948, 1958-1978, 1984, 1990-1992, n.d."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eParsons produced bombs and land mines for U.S. government during World War II. He conceived a machine tool for automatically producing aircraft structural shapes from punch card/tape input (1946); executed a contract to produce the world's first numerical control milling machine (1949) and monitored design and completion of the machine (1950-1952). Parsons also originated an aircraft operation that became the world's largest designer, producer, and overhauler of helicopter rotor blades and built the first all-composite airplane for the Office of Naval Research. He created many other processes involving computer applications to manufacturing and received approximately fifty U.S. patents in the fields of numerical control, marine propellers, foundry systems, and data acquisition manufacturing methods. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eParsons served as president and owner of the Parsons Corporation of Traverse City, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Stockton, California (1954-1968). He was then president and owner of the John T. 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Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes.","Parsons produced bombs and land mines for U.S. government during World War II. He conceived a machine tool for automatically producing aircraft structural shapes from punch card/tape input (1946); executed a contract to produce the world's first numerical control milling machine (1949) and monitored design and completion of the machine (1950-1952). Parsons also originated an aircraft operation that became the world's largest designer, producer, and overhauler of helicopter rotor blades and built the first all-composite airplane for the Office of Naval Research. He created many other processes involving computer applications to manufacturing and received approximately fifty U.S. patents in the fields of numerical control, marine propellers, foundry systems, and data acquisition manufacturing methods.","Parsons served as president and owner of the Parsons Corporation of Traverse City, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Stockton, California (1954-1968). He was then president and owner of the John T. Parsons Company, Traverse City, Michigan (1968-1986).","Among his numerous awards, Parsons was the first recipient of the Numerical Control Society's Joseph Marie Jacquard Award as the Father of Numerical Control (1968), a recipient of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Engineering Citation as the person whose brilliant conceptualization of numerical control marked the beginning of the second industrial revolution (1975), recipient of the National Medal of Technology (1985), and recipient of the National Tooling and Machining Association's Distinguished Service Award (1987).","He died in Traverse City, Michigan at the age of 93."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the John T. Parsons Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eCAUTION: Materials in this folder may be dirty. Gloves are recommended for handling.\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description","General"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the John T. Parsons Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","CAUTION: Materials in this folder may be dirty. Gloves are recommended for handling."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], John T. 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Parsons Papers was completed in September 2023, as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following publications have been separated to the Rare Book Collection:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpur, Günter. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eProduktionstechnisches Zentrum Berlin : Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik der TU Berlin (IWF) : Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik (IPK)\u003c/title\u003e. Berlin:  Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik, Berlin, 1989. (Includes inscription in German to John T. 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Dearborn, Mich.:  Society of Manufacturing Engineers, North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, 1990. (Inscribed \"John T. Parsons\".)","Interlochen Center for the Arts. Alumni directory 1995. Produced for Interlochen Center for the Arts by Publishing Concepts Incorporated, The Clancy Way. (John T. Parsons's wife Elizabeth is listed as an alumni.)","Design, control and analysis of manufacturing systems : proceedings of the 27th CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems, May 21-23, 1995, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. (Inscribed \"]John T. Parsons] was keynote speaker\".)","Metalworking : yesterday and tomorrow : the 100th anniversary issue of American machinist / by the editors of American machinist. New York : American machinist, [1978]. (Includes profile on John T. Parsons.) (Call number: TS205 .M469 Spec Large Copy 2)"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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He died in 2020.","A longer biography of Becker is availalbe on the NASA website: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/john-v-becker/.","See also Becker's obituary online at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dailypress/name/john-becker-obituary?id=14163893.","The guide to the John V. Becker Papersn by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","The initial processing, arrangement, and description of the John V. Becker Papers was completed in 1990. Additional description, re-housing of the collection, and the creation of series was completed in August 2018.","The John V. 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Since this order grouped like materials together, series were added to help navigate the collection.","Series I: Biographical Information and Correspondence, 1936-1976, n.d., contains resumes, interviews with Becker, correspondence, and materials about his retirement.","Series II: Writings and Authored Studies, 1970-1980, n.d., includes books, reports, and studies written by Becker and reviews about those works. In addition, this series has writings by colleagues on which Becker commented.","Series III: Talks and Presentations, 1946-1976, consists of talks and presentations given by Becker between 1946 and 1976. These include presentations given to the public (at conferences or invited events), as well as presentation given in the context of his job (for the military, NASA, and corporate partners).","Series IV: Research and Meeting Files, 1954-1974, n.d., contains research and subject files on various projects from Becker's career including, but not limited to, wind tunnels, hypersonic and supersonic flight, the X-15 (and precursors and successors), Dyna-Soar, and active cooling programs. In addition, this series contains notes from meetings with supervisors, project partners, committees. This series may also have correspondence not located in Series I."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Vernon Becker was born in Albany, New York, in 1913. He graduated from NYU in 1935 with a degree in mechanical engineering and an MS in 1936. He began working at National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory later that year. During his career, he served as . Head of the 16-ft. Wind Tunnel Branch (1943-1947), chief of the Compressibility Research Division (1947-1957), and chief of the Aero-Physics Research Division (1958-1974) at NACA and NASA-Langley. He was a specialist in hypersonic and reentry aerodynamics and a pioneer in the development of hypersonic research aircraft, including the X-15. Becker retired from NASA in 1974. He was elected a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. In 1980, he authored \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe High-Speed Frontier: Case Histories of Four NACA Programs, 1920-1950\u003c/title\u003e (Washington, DC: NASA, 1980). He died in 2020.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA longer biography of Becker is availalbe on the NASA website: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/john-v-becker/\"\u003ehttps://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/john-v-becker/\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Becker's obituary online at \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dailypress/name/john-becker-obituary?id=14163893\"\u003ehttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dailypress/name/john-becker-obituary?id=14163893\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["John Vernon Becker was born in Albany, New York, in 1913. He graduated from NYU in 1935 with a degree in mechanical engineering and an MS in 1936. He began working at National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory later that year. During his career, he served as . Head of the 16-ft. Wind Tunnel Branch (1943-1947), chief of the Compressibility Research Division (1947-1957), and chief of the Aero-Physics Research Division (1958-1974) at NACA and NASA-Langley. He was a specialist in hypersonic and reentry aerodynamics and a pioneer in the development of hypersonic research aircraft, including the X-15. Becker retired from NASA in 1974. He was elected a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. In 1980, he authored The High-Speed Frontier: Case Histories of Four NACA Programs, 1920-1950 (Washington, DC: NASA, 1980). He died in 2020.","A longer biography of Becker is availalbe on the NASA website: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/john-v-becker/.","See also Becker's obituary online at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dailypress/name/john-becker-obituary?id=14163893."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the John V. Becker Papersn by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the John V. Becker Papersn by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], John V. Becker Papers, 1936-1980, n.d., Ms1990-052, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], John V. Becker Papers, 1936-1980, n.d., Ms1990-052, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe initial processing, arrangement, and description of the John V. Becker Papers was completed in 1990. Additional description, re-housing of the collection, and the creation of series was completed in August 2018.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The initial processing, arrangement, and description of the John V. Becker Papers was completed in 1990. Additional description, re-housing of the collection, and the creation of series was completed in August 2018."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe John V. Becker Papers contain correspondence, notes, memoranda and other materials related to NACA and NASA programs with which Becker was associated, including the X-1, X-15, X-20 (or Dyna-Soar) programs, research files for \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe High-Speed Frontier\u003c/title\u003e and other writings, transcripts of oral history interviews, and copies of publications and lectures by Becker. The majority of materials were created between 1936 and 1980, with the bulk dated between 1946 and 1976. There are also undated materials, but based on their content, they date to the same active time period of Becker's career.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The John V. Becker Papers contain correspondence, notes, memoranda and other materials related to NACA and NASA programs with which Becker was associated, including the X-1, X-15, X-20 (or Dyna-Soar) programs, research files for The High-Speed Frontier and other writings, transcripts of oral history interviews, and copies of publications and lectures by Becker. The majority of materials were created between 1936 and 1980, with the bulk dated between 1946 and 1976. There are also undated materials, but based on their content, they date to the same active time period of Becker's career."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_f5c87fc1d7385a3085da0fe7733bd06e\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eTHe John V. Becker Papers include correspondence, notes, memoranda and other materials related to NACA and NASA programs with which Becker was associated, including the X-1, X-15, X-20 (or Dyna-Soar) programs; research files for The High-Speed Frontier; transcripts of oral history interviews; and copies of publications and lectures by Becker, created between 1936 and 1980.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["THe John V. Becker Papers include correspondence, notes, memoranda and other materials related to NACA and NASA programs with which Becker was associated, including the X-1, X-15, X-20 (or Dyna-Soar) programs; research files for The High-Speed Frontier; transcripts of oral history interviews; and copies of publications and lectures by Becker, created between 1936 and 1980."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_555532c3904267b6c7cbfb92754a0b6e\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["Please note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech"],"persname_ssim":["Becker, John V. (John Vernon), 1913-2020"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Becker, John V. (John Vernon), 1913-2020"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":134,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:45:59.287Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1785"}},{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1250","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"John W. Landis Papers, 1949/1969","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1250#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Landis, John W. (John William), 1917-2013","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1250#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"The collection contains correspondence, memos, proposals, reports, and other papers relating to Landis' work with nuclear reactor projects and memberships on various committees, including the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1250#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1250","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1250","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1250","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1250","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1250.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Landis, John W., Papers","title_ssm":["John W. Landis Papers"],"title_tesim":["John W. Landis Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1949-1969"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1949-1969"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1949/1969"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John W. Landis Papers, 1949/1969"],"text":["John W. Landis Papers, 1949/1969","Ms.1969.001","Nuclear energy","Nuclear propulsion","Nuclear reactors","Nuclear ships","Savannah (Nuclear ship)","Science and Technology","University History","The collection is open for research.","The papers are in their original order. Boxes 1-21 are arranged alphabetically by subject/material type.","Boxes 22-52 contain materials related to nuclear projects. Materials are arranged by subject.","Boxes 53-58 include material relating to committees, boards, and foundations. Materials are arranged by organization.","Boxes 59-62 are unprocessed and remain in original order.","A box-level inventory is available in the \"Contents List\" below, but please note that descriptions of boxes are general and may be non-inclusive.","John W. Landis was born in 1917. He was educated at Lafayette College, the University of Rochester, and Princeton University. Landis worked for the U. S. Navy Department as a consultant in guided missiles (1946-1950), the Educational Testing Service (1948-1950), and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1950-1953). For many years, beginning in 1953, he was associated with the Babcock and Wilcox Company in the field of nuclear engineering. He was successively the Head of Customer Relations (1953-1955), Assistant Manager (1955-1962), and Manager (1962-1965) of the Atomic Energy Division, and later, General Manager of their Washington, D.C. operations (1965-1969). Landis died in March 2013.","The guide to the John W. Landis Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","The John W. Landis Papers are in their original order. A non-inclusive, box-level inventory was created after the materials were donated and the inventory was updated several times. It forms the basis of the current finding aid.","Landis' work at Babcock and Wilcox involved him in a number of nuclear reactor projects both in the United States and abroad. The bulk of the collection is correspondence, memoranda, proposals, studies, and reports surrounding these projects.","Other papers relate to Landis' memberships on the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors (1966-1970); the Advisory Council of Virginia State Technical Services (1966-1969); the Virginia State Advisory Committee on Nuclear Energy (1956-1961); the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce (1954-1968); the Virginia Engineering Foundation of the University of Virginia (1962-1969); and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development (1962-1969).","In 2013, following Landis' death, an additional 4 boxes of materials were donated to Special Collections. Although not organized beyond the order in which they were received, these boxes generally contain photocopies of original materials: correspondence, reports, presentations and papers, articles by/about Landis, clippings, professional and personal writings, conference programs, notes, and teaching materials. A box-level inventory is at the bottom of the \"Contents List\" below.","Accounting files for Babcock and Wilcox, Atomic Energy Division (1956-1965). Includes monthly reports on incomplete and completed contracts; memoranda; notes.","Allis-Chambers Mfg. Co.--large fast reactor design study (1964)","American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Nuclear Engineerings Division--newsletters, memoranda, etc. (1954-1964)","American Institute of Management--memoranda, etc. (1957-1961)","American Society of Mechanical Engineers--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1955-1960)","Babcock and Wilcox--press releases (1953-1963)","Babcock and Wilcox--general reports, circulars, memoranda (1952-1962)","Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd. (London)--memoranda, correspondence, etc. (1954-1955)","Bailey Meter Co.--memoranda, correspondence, etc. (1955-1968)","Biology and medicine--memoranda, circulars, etc. (1955-1962). Deals with biological and medical ramifications of nuclear energy.","Budget estimates (1966-1967). Includes a file of internal circulars, \"Sales in Which Washington Operations Has Played a Significant Role.\"","Camen procect, Livorno, Italy--memoranda, etc. (1960-1963)","Case Institute of Technology--press releases, memoranda, etc. (1957)","Combined operations reports (1960-1964)","Consolidated Edison Co.--technical and consulting services. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1961-1965)","Contract lists (1958-1965)","Contract policy and procedures--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1954-1963)","Contract status reports (1960)","Critical Experiment Laboratory, Lynchburg, Va.--memoranda, correspondence, circulars (1956-1959)","Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico (CRDA), Trieste--correspondence, contract (1960)","Decontamination (laundry) symposium (1960)","East Central Nuclear Group--Steam-cooled breeder reactor core designs. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1964-1965)","Ebasco Services for AEC--Title I and II services for Advanced Test Reactor Gas-Cooled Loop. Memoranda (1963-1964)","Education and training of Babcock and Wilcox personnel--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1953-1963)","Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace program--press releases, clippings, etc. (1953-1958)","Electrical World--correspondence, etc. (1956-1962)","Employees club--memoranda, etc. (1963-1966)","Engineering Design Facility--report, correspondence, etc. (1961-1962)","Euratom (European Atomic Energy Community)--correspondence, reports, etc. (1958-1959)","Euratom Experiemental Program--modification (1965)","Finance--correspondence, memoranda, circulars on business conditions affecting the nuclear energy industry (1954-1963)","Financial statements--correspondence, memoranda, etc., dealing with Babcock and Wilcox financial matters (1956-1959)","Financial statements--correspondence, memoranda, etc., dealing with Babcock and Wilcox financial matters (1959-1963)","Florida, University of--nuclear engineering programs. Publications, etc. (1957-1960)","Foreign reactors--correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings (1952-1960)","Geneva Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (1955)--correspondence, reports, publications","Geneva Conference (Second) on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (1958)--correspondence, reports, publications","Great Lakes Conference of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners (1960)--program, etc.","Health physics--press releases, memoranda, publications on health aspects of nuclear energy (1957-1963)","Industrial Participation Program--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1953-1955)","Inter-American Nuclear Energy Symposium (1957)--correspondence, etc.","International agreements on the civil uses of atomic energy--correspondence, reports, etc. (1955-1958)","International Atomic Energy Agency--memoranda, clippings, etc. (1955-1962)","Internuclear Company, Clayton, Missouri--correspondence, memoranda (1956-1962)","Joint Committee on Atomic Energy--correspondence, memoranda, testimony, clippings, etc. (1955-1967)","Liability and insurance (with respect to the use of nuclear facilities)--correspondence, memoranda, reports, etc. (1950-1964)","Lynchburg Office--general files (1964-1966). Deals with building lease, parking, etc.","Lynchburg Central File--contains a filing coding system (1958)","Manpower requirements (1960-1964)","Materials and testing--correspondence, memoranda, reports, publications (1954-1964)","Monthly reports (Atomic Energy Division status reports) (1962-1965). Includes reports, correspondence, and memoranda.","National Association of Manufacturers--correspondence, etc. (1964-1967)","National Association of Manufacturers--printed reports (1966-1967)","Nuclear Activities Summaries--reports, correspondence, memoranda (1954-1961)","Nuclear Congresses (1958, 1959)--see Box 22","Nuclear Development Center--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1961-1964)","Nuclear power economics--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1955-1961)","Nuclear rocketry--press releases, correspondence, reports, etc. (1961-1962)","Nuclenor Power Plant, Spain--correspondence, reports, etc. (1964-1965)","Organization (general)--personnel announcements, organizational memoranda, etc. (1958-1965)","Organization--Departmental Responsibilities. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1956-1965)","Organization--Division Operations. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1961-1962)","Organization--Division Operations Guide. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1962-1965)","Organization--External Procedures. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1957-1964)","Organization--Internal Procedures. Memoranda, etc. (1957-1967)","Organization--Organization Charts. Also includes memoranda, etc. (1953-1964)","Organization--Personnel Utilization. Memoranda, etc.(1957-1968)","Organization--Principles and Directives. Correspondence and memoranda. (1953-1956)","Organization--Procedures Manual. Memoranda (1958-1959)","Organization--Special Directives. Memoranda (1958-1964)","Organization and Personnel--memoranda, organization charts, etc. (1957-1964)","Patents--correspondence, memoranda, press releases, etc. (1953-1956, 1962)","Planning--memoranda (1964-1966)","Policy (U. S. Government)--reports, memoranda, testimony of Babcock and Wilcox officials before Congressional committees (1954-1957)","RAMPS (Resource Allocation and Multi-Project Scheduling)--memoranda, committee minutes (1964)","Reactor computation--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1956-1962)","Reactor location and safety--correspondence, reports, memoranda (1954-1963)","Reactor roundup (general information on nuclear reactors)--newsletters, memoranda, etc. (1951-1961)","Regulations and information (AEC regulations)--circulars, memoranda (1955-1959)","Regulations and information (AEC regulations)--circulars, memoranda (1960-1963)","Research Institute Recommendations--circulars, correspondence (1956-1957)","Research reactors (general)--correspondence, memoranda (1950-1959)","Sales contracts (domestic)--correspondence, memoranda (1954-1961)","Sales contracts (government)--correspondence, memoranda (1961-1964)","Sales estimate summaries (1963-1964)","Sales policy--reappraisal. Report (1959)","Sales policy and procedure--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1949-1965)","Sea water conversion--reports, correspondence, memoranda (1951-1964)","Security--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1953-1961)","Senior staff meetings--agendas, memoranda (1957-1961)","SIR--Mark B Emergency Cooler System. Memoranda, committee minutes, etc. (1953-1958)","Site location (general)--correspondence, publications, etc., dealing especially with Memphis (1962-1966)","Slides, pictures, and films. Includes c.20 publicity photos on nuclear reactors, correspondence, memoranda (1955-1962)","Solar energy--clippings, news release (1954-1955)","Southeastern Nuclear Exchange--correspondence (1956-1957)","Special Nuclear Equipment Committee--minutes, memoranda (1961-1962)","Special nuclear material--news releases, memoranda, reports (1955-1967)","SPERT (Special Power Excursion Test Reactor)--news releases (1961)","STR Mark I and Mark II--reports, correspondence, etc. (1953-1958)","Submersible tankers--correspondence (1955-1958)","Ships--Sea-Land Service, Inc. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1966)","Ships--various companies. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1965-1966)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--correspondence, memoranda, reports, etc. (1955-1968)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--prospectus for a CNSGII nuclear reactor for military application (1965)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--marine plants, Babcock and Wilcox and competitors. Correspondence, reports, etc. (1959-1964)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Meeting programs, memoranda (1959-1966)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--\"Proposal...for an Advanced Marine Demonstration Reactor,\" 2 volumes (1964-1965)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--\"Proposal to American Export Isbrandtsen Lines for a Consolidated Nuclear Steam Generator\" (1965)","Talks by others--speeches, correspondence, memoranda (1954-1965)","Technical Papers Coordinating Committee--memoranda, etc. (1955-1963)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commission--releases, correspondence, etc. (1955-1962)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commissioners' speeches (1951-1959)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commissioners' speeches (1960-1968)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--zero power tests on Army Core. Contract (1965)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--File #36. Correspondence, etc. dealing with U.S.S. Savannah (1963-1965)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--Yankee conversion to SSCR (Spectral Shift Control Reactor). Correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports (1962-1964)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--organization and personnel. Releases, memoranda (1951-1967)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--staff speeches. Also includes correspondence, memoranda (1953-1968)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--university research. Circulars listing research grants (1955-1962)","U.S. Chamber of Commerce--Washington Reports (1957-1962)","Waste disposal--correspondence, releases, publications, reports (1955-1961)","Yankee Atomic Energy Company--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1954-1961)","1958 Nuclear Congress--correspondence, memoranda, notes, abstracts of papers, etc.","1959 Nuclear Congress--memoranda","Nuclear steam generating systems, nuclear power plants (specific)--Babcock and Wilcox reports, specifications, and proposals. c. 20 items (c.1959-1965)","Nuclear ship reactors--Babcock and Wilcox reports, specifications, proposals. Also includes press kit for launching of the N. S. Savannah (1959); testimony from Atomic Energy Commission hearings on N.S. Savannah (1961)","Nuclear ship reactors (especially N.S. Savannah)--reports, specifications, safety studies, etc. c. 25 items (c.1959-1965)","Indian Point Reactor, Westchester County, New York--reports, c. 50 items (c.1959-1962); correspondence (1956-1957) concerning Indian Point.","Liquid Metal Fuel Reactor Experiment--reports, c. 40 items (1959-1961)","German Nuclear Ship Otto Hahn--reports, specifications, etc. (1962-1964)","Universal Pressure Reactor System; Steam-Cooled Breeder Reactor Study; Gas Suspension Reactor; National Circulation Thermionic Reactor; Boiling Water Reactor; Steam-Cooled, Moderated, and Controlled Reactor--reports, c. 50 items (1959-1966)","Spectral Shift Control Reactor--reports, proposals (1959-1964)","Advanced Test Reactor; Nuclear Development Center--reports","Atomic Power Development Associates, Michigan (originally Dow-Detroit Edison Project)--correspondence, memoranda, minutes, etc. (1954-1964)","Power Reactor Development Company, Michigan--correspondence, memoranda, contracts, etc. (1955-1963)","\"Rogear\" rocket engine by Henry B. Shields--typescript book, correspondence, etc. (1965-1969)","Nuclear propulsion plant and generating equipment for nuclear powered merchant ships--contract and specifications","Reappraisal summaries (1957)","\"Safety Analysis Summary of Babcock and Wilcox's CNSG Maritime Reactor\"--report (1968)","\"Reactor Engineering and Plant Design\" by JWL--report (1957)","Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor core--correspondence, etc. (1958-1959)","Public hearings on Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor (Savannah)--correspondence, etc. (1962-1963)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commission--Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor estimates","Miscellaneous files, including: Profit Improvement Program (1962-1965); public hearings on Indian Point Station; American Society of Naval Engineers programs (1956-1968); power survey forecast study.","N.S. Savannah--reports. etc. c. 25 items","N.S. Savannah--public relations and advertising. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1957-1967)","Atomic Energy News Indicator (1956-1959)","Nucleonics--N.P.P. Equipment Study (1959-1960)","Printed proposals for nuclear power projects, c. 200 items (c. 1958-1967)","Babcock and Wilcox Monthly Advertising and Publicity portfolis (1965-1966)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Allis-Chalmers, and Aero-Jet technical reports, c. 10 items","Argonne National Laboratory proceedings (1961)","Nuclear industry--miscellaneous publications, c. 20 items","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1958-1959). Includes correspondence; financial information; quarterly reports of the president to the Board of Visitors; typescript of annual reports of the president; minutes of the Board of Visitors (1966-1969)","Commonwealth of Virginia (1956-1969). Includes correspondence related to industrial development and nuclear energy in the state (1961-1969); minutes, reports, etc., of the Advisory Council, Virginia State Technical Servies (1966-1969); minutes, reports, etc., of the Virginia State Advisory Committee on Nuclear Energy (1956-1961); programs, brochures, etc., of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce (1954-1968); and minutes, reports, etc., of  the University of Virginia and its Virginia Engineering Foundation (1957-1969).","Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development (1962-1969). Includes minutes; reports; correspondence; newspaper clippings (1962-1969); files of the Committee on the Commercial Code (1963-1966).","Includes mostly photocopies of: articles by/about Landis and reports.","Includes mostly photocopies and some originals of: conference programs, newsletters, press releases, certificates, meeting minutes and agendas, reports, clippings, articles by/about Landis, papers and presentations given, personal and professional correspondence, book chapter drafts, scholarship materials, and poetry.","Includes mostly photocopies and some originals of: papers and presentations given, correspondence, conference programs, lecture notes, articles by and about Landis, project reports, meeting agendas, and newsletters.","Includes mostly photocopies and some originals of: articles by/about/quoting Landis, pamphlets, personal notes, lecture notes and slides, and personal memoirs.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The collection contains correspondence, memos, proposals, reports, and other papers relating to Landis' work with nuclear reactor projects and memberships on various committees, including the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development.","Please note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Babcock \u0026 Wilcox Company","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Landis, John W. (John William), 1917-2013","The materials in the collection are in English."],"collection_title_tesim":["John W. Landis Papers, 1949/1969"],"collection_ssim":["John W. Landis Papers, 1949/1969"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.1969.001"],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.1969.001"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"creator_ssm":["Landis, John W. (John William), 1917-2013"],"creator_ssim":["Landis, John W. (John William), 1917-2013"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Landis, John W. (John William), 1917-2013"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Babcock \u0026 Wilcox Company","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)"],"creators_ssim":["Landis, John W. (John William), 1917-2013","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Babcock \u0026 Wilcox Company","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)"],"access_terms_ssm":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The John W. Landis Papers were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1969, 1970, and 2013."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Nuclear energy","Nuclear propulsion","Nuclear reactors","Nuclear ships","Savannah (Nuclear ship)","Science and Technology","University History"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Nuclear energy","Nuclear propulsion","Nuclear reactors","Nuclear ships","Savannah (Nuclear ship)","Science and Technology","University History"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["86.8 Cubic Feet 62 boxes"],"extent_tesim":["86.8 Cubic Feet 62 boxes"],"date_range_isim":[1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe papers are in their original order. Boxes 1-21 are arranged alphabetically by subject/material type. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 22-52 contain materials related to nuclear projects. Materials are arranged by subject. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 53-58 include material relating to committees, boards, and foundations. Materials are arranged by organization. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 59-62 are unprocessed and remain in original order.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA box-level inventory is available in the \"Contents List\" below, but please note that descriptions of boxes are general and may be non-inclusive.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The papers are in their original order. Boxes 1-21 are arranged alphabetically by subject/material type.","Boxes 22-52 contain materials related to nuclear projects. Materials are arranged by subject.","Boxes 53-58 include material relating to committees, boards, and foundations. Materials are arranged by organization.","Boxes 59-62 are unprocessed and remain in original order.","A box-level inventory is available in the \"Contents List\" below, but please note that descriptions of boxes are general and may be non-inclusive."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn W. Landis was born in 1917. He was educated at Lafayette College, the University of Rochester, and Princeton University. Landis worked for the U. S. Navy Department as a consultant in guided missiles (1946-1950), the Educational Testing Service (1948-1950), and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1950-1953). For many years, beginning in 1953, he was associated with the Babcock and Wilcox Company in the field of nuclear engineering. He was successively the Head of Customer Relations (1953-1955), Assistant Manager (1955-1962), and Manager (1962-1965) of the Atomic Energy Division, and later, General Manager of their Washington, D.C. operations (1965-1969). Landis died in March 2013.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["John W. Landis was born in 1917. He was educated at Lafayette College, the University of Rochester, and Princeton University. Landis worked for the U. S. Navy Department as a consultant in guided missiles (1946-1950), the Educational Testing Service (1948-1950), and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1950-1953). For many years, beginning in 1953, he was associated with the Babcock and Wilcox Company in the field of nuclear engineering. He was successively the Head of Customer Relations (1953-1955), Assistant Manager (1955-1962), and Manager (1962-1965) of the Atomic Energy Division, and later, General Manager of their Washington, D.C. operations (1965-1969). Landis died in March 2013."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the John W. Landis Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the John W. Landis Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], John W. Landis Papers, Ms1969-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], John W. Landis Papers, Ms1969-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe John W. Landis Papers are in their original order. A non-inclusive, box-level inventory was created after the materials were donated and the inventory was updated several times. It forms the basis of the current finding aid.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The John W. Landis Papers are in their original order. A non-inclusive, box-level inventory was created after the materials were donated and the inventory was updated several times. It forms the basis of the current finding aid."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eLandis' work at Babcock and Wilcox involved him in a number of nuclear reactor projects both in the United States and abroad. The bulk of the collection is correspondence, memoranda, proposals, studies, and reports surrounding these projects. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther papers relate to Landis' memberships on the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors (1966-1970); the Advisory Council of Virginia State Technical Services (1966-1969); the Virginia State Advisory Committee on Nuclear Energy (1956-1961); the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce (1954-1968); the Virginia Engineering Foundation of the University of Virginia (1962-1969); and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development (1962-1969).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 2013, following Landis' death, an additional 4 boxes of materials were donated to Special Collections. Although not organized beyond the order in which they were received, these boxes generally contain photocopies of original materials: correspondence, reports, presentations and papers, articles by/about Landis, clippings, professional and personal writings, conference programs, notes, and teaching materials. A box-level inventory is at the bottom of the \"Contents List\" below.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eAccounting files for Babcock and Wilcox, Atomic Energy Division (1956-1965). Includes monthly reports on incomplete and completed contracts; memoranda; notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAllis-Chambers Mfg. Co.--large fast reactor design study (1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers, Nuclear Engineerings Division--newsletters, memoranda, etc. (1954-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmerican Institute of Management--memoranda, etc. (1957-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1955-1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBabcock and Wilcox--press releases (1953-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBabcock and Wilcox--general reports, circulars, memoranda (1952-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBabcock and Wilcox, Ltd. (London)--memoranda, correspondence, etc. (1954-1955)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBailey Meter Co.--memoranda, correspondence, etc. (1955-1968)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBiology and medicine--memoranda, circulars, etc. (1955-1962). Deals with biological and medical ramifications of nuclear energy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBudget estimates (1966-1967). Includes a file of internal circulars, \"Sales in Which Washington Operations Has Played a Significant Role.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCamen procect, Livorno, Italy--memoranda, etc. (1960-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCase Institute of Technology--press releases, memoranda, etc. (1957)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCombined operations reports (1960-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConsolidated Edison Co.--technical and consulting services. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1961-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContract lists (1958-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContract policy and procedures--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1954-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContract status reports (1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCritical Experiment Laboratory, Lynchburg, Va.--memoranda, correspondence, circulars (1956-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico (CRDA), Trieste--correspondence, contract (1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecontamination (laundry) symposium (1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEast Central Nuclear Group--Steam-cooled breeder reactor core designs. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1964-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEbasco Services for AEC--Title I and II services for Advanced Test Reactor Gas-Cooled Loop. Memoranda (1963-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEducation and training of Babcock and Wilcox personnel--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1953-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEisenhower's Atoms for Peace program--press releases, clippings, etc. (1953-1958)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eElectrical World\u003c/title\u003e--correspondence, etc. (1956-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEmployees club--memoranda, etc. (1963-1966)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEngineering Design Facility--report, correspondence, etc. (1961-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEuratom (European Atomic Energy Community)--correspondence, reports, etc. (1958-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEuratom Experiemental Program--modification (1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinance--correspondence, memoranda, circulars on business conditions affecting the nuclear energy industry (1954-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinancial statements--correspondence, memoranda, etc., dealing with Babcock and Wilcox financial matters (1956-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinancial statements--correspondence, memoranda, etc., dealing with Babcock and Wilcox financial matters (1959-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlorida, University of--nuclear engineering programs. Publications, etc. (1957-1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eForeign reactors--correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings (1952-1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneva Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (1955)--correspondence, reports, publications\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneva Conference (Second) on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (1958)--correspondence, reports, publications\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGreat Lakes Conference of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners (1960)--program, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHealth physics--press releases, memoranda, publications on health aspects of nuclear energy (1957-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndustrial Participation Program--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1953-1955)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInter-American Nuclear Energy Symposium (1957)--correspondence, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInternational agreements on the civil uses of atomic energy--correspondence, reports, etc. (1955-1958)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInternational Atomic Energy Agency--memoranda, clippings, etc. (1955-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInternuclear Company, Clayton, Missouri--correspondence, memoranda (1956-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJoint Committee on Atomic Energy--correspondence, memoranda, testimony, clippings, etc. (1955-1967)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLiability and insurance (with respect to the use of nuclear facilities)--correspondence, memoranda, reports, etc. (1950-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLynchburg Office--general files (1964-1966). Deals with building lease, parking, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLynchburg Central File--contains a filing coding system (1958)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManpower requirements (1960-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials and testing--correspondence, memoranda, reports, publications (1954-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMonthly reports (Atomic Energy Division status reports) (1962-1965). Includes reports, correspondence, and memoranda.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNational Association of Manufacturers--correspondence, etc. (1964-1967)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNational Association of Manufacturers--printed reports (1966-1967)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear Activities Summaries--reports, correspondence, memoranda (1954-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear Congresses (1958, 1959)--see \u003cref actuate=\"onRequest\" show=\"embed\" target=\"ref32\" title=\"Box 22\"\u003eBox 22\u003c/ref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear Development Center--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1961-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear power economics--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1955-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear rocketry--press releases, correspondence, reports, etc. (1961-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclenor Power Plant, Spain--correspondence, reports, etc. (1964-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization (general)--personnel announcements, organizational memoranda, etc. (1958-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Departmental Responsibilities. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1956-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Division Operations. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1961-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Division Operations Guide. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1962-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--External Procedures. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1957-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Internal Procedures. Memoranda, etc. (1957-1967)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Organization Charts. Also includes memoranda, etc. (1953-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Personnel Utilization. Memoranda, etc.(1957-1968)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Principles and Directives. Correspondence and memoranda. (1953-1956)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Procedures Manual. Memoranda (1958-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Special Directives. Memoranda (1958-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization and Personnel--memoranda, organization charts, etc. (1957-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePatents--correspondence, memoranda, press releases, etc. (1953-1956, 1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlanning--memoranda (1964-1966)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePolicy (U. S. Government)--reports, memoranda, testimony of Babcock and Wilcox officials before Congressional committees (1954-1957)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRAMPS (Resource Allocation and Multi-Project Scheduling)--memoranda, committee minutes (1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReactor computation--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1956-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReactor location and safety--correspondence, reports, memoranda (1954-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReactor roundup (general information on nuclear reactors)--newsletters, memoranda, etc. (1951-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegulations and information (AEC regulations)--circulars, memoranda (1955-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegulations and information (AEC regulations)--circulars, memoranda (1960-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eResearch Institute Recommendations\u003c/emph\u003e--circulars, correspondence (1956-1957)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearch reactors (general)--correspondence, memoranda (1950-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSales contracts (domestic)--correspondence, memoranda (1954-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSales contracts (government)--correspondence, memoranda (1961-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSales estimate summaries (1963-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSales policy--reappraisal. Report (1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSales policy and procedure--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1949-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSea water conversion--reports, correspondence, memoranda (1951-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSecurity--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1953-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSenior staff meetings--agendas, memoranda (1957-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSIR--Mark B Emergency Cooler System. Memoranda, committee minutes, etc. (1953-1958)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSite location (general)--correspondence, publications, etc., dealing especially with Memphis (1962-1966)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSlides, pictures, and films. Includes c.20 publicity photos on nuclear reactors, correspondence, memoranda (1955-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSolar energy--clippings, news release (1954-1955)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSoutheastern Nuclear Exchange--correspondence (1956-1957)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpecial Nuclear Equipment Committee--minutes, memoranda (1961-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpecial nuclear material--news releases, memoranda, reports (1955-1967)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSPERT (Special Power Excursion Test Reactor)--news releases (1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSTR Mark I and Mark II--reports, correspondence, etc. (1953-1958)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubmersible tankers--correspondence (1955-1958)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShips--Sea-Land Service, Inc. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1966)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShips--various companies. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1965-1966)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShip propulsion (nuclear)--correspondence, memoranda, reports, etc. (1955-1968)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShip propulsion (nuclear)--prospectus for a CNSGII nuclear reactor for military application (1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShip propulsion (nuclear)--marine plants, Babcock and Wilcox and competitors. Correspondence, reports, etc. (1959-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShip propulsion (nuclear)--Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Meeting programs, memoranda (1959-1966)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShip propulsion (nuclear)--\"Proposal...for an Advanced Marine Demonstration Reactor,\" 2 volumes (1964-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShip propulsion (nuclear)--\"Proposal to American Export Isbrandtsen Lines for a Consolidated Nuclear Steam Generator\" (1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTalks by others--speeches, correspondence, memoranda (1954-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTechnical Papers Coordinating Committee--memoranda, etc. (1955-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S. Atomic Energy Commission--releases, correspondence, etc. (1955-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S. Atomic Energy Commissioners' speeches (1951-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S. Atomic Energy Commissioners' speeches (1960-1968)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU. S. Atomic Energy Commission--zero power tests on Army Core. Contract (1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU. S. Atomic Energy Commission--File #36. Correspondence, etc. dealing with \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eU.S.S. Savannah\u003c/emph\u003e (1963-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU. S. Atomic Energy Commission--Yankee conversion to SSCR (Spectral Shift Control Reactor). Correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports (1962-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU. S. Atomic Energy Commission--organization and personnel. Releases, memoranda (1951-1967)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU. S. Atomic Energy Commission--staff speeches. Also includes correspondence, memoranda (1953-1968)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU. S. Atomic Energy Commission--university research. Circulars listing research grants (1955-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S. Chamber of Commerce--\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eWashington Reports\u003c/title\u003e (1957-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWaste disposal--correspondence, releases, publications, reports (1955-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYankee Atomic Energy Company--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1954-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1958 Nuclear Congress--correspondence, memoranda, notes, abstracts of papers, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1959 Nuclear Congress--memoranda\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear steam generating systems, nuclear power plants (specific)--Babcock and Wilcox reports, specifications, and proposals. c. 20 items (c.1959-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear ship reactors--Babcock and Wilcox reports, specifications, proposals. Also includes press kit for launching of the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eN. S. Savannah\u003c/emph\u003e (1959); testimony from Atomic Energy Commission hearings on \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eN.S. Savannah\u003c/emph\u003e (1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear ship reactors (especially \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eN.S. Savannah\u003c/emph\u003e)--reports, specifications, safety studies, etc. c. 25 items (c.1959-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndian Point Reactor, Westchester County, New York--reports, c. 50 items (c.1959-1962); correspondence (1956-1957) concerning Indian Point.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLiquid Metal Fuel Reactor Experiment--reports, c. 40 items (1959-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGerman Nuclear Ship \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eOtto Hahn\u003c/emph\u003e--reports, specifications, etc. (1962-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUniversal Pressure Reactor System; Steam-Cooled Breeder Reactor Study; Gas Suspension Reactor; National Circulation Thermionic Reactor; Boiling Water Reactor; Steam-Cooled, Moderated, and Controlled Reactor--reports, c. 50 items (1959-1966)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpectral Shift Control Reactor--reports, proposals (1959-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvanced Test Reactor; Nuclear Development Center--reports\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAtomic Power Development Associates, Michigan (originally Dow-Detroit Edison Project)--correspondence, memoranda, minutes, etc. (1954-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePower Reactor Development Company, Michigan--correspondence, memoranda, contracts, etc. (1955-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Rogear\" rocket engine by Henry B. Shields--typescript book, correspondence, etc. (1965-1969)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear propulsion plant and generating equipment for nuclear powered merchant ships--contract and specifications\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReappraisal summaries (1957)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Safety Analysis Summary of Babcock and Wilcox's CNSG Maritime Reactor\"--report (1968)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Reactor Engineering and Plant Design\" by JWL--report (1957)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear Merchant Ship Reactor core--correspondence, etc. (1958-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublic hearings on Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor (\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eSavannah\u003c/emph\u003e)--correspondence, etc. (1962-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S. Atomic Energy Commission--Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor estimates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous files, including: Profit Improvement Program (1962-1965); public hearings on Indian Point Station; American Society of Naval Engineers programs (1956-1968); power survey forecast study.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eN.S. Savannah\u003c/emph\u003e--reports. etc. c. 25 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eN.S. Savannah\u003c/emph\u003e--public relations and advertising. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1957-1967)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAtomic Energy News Indicator\u003c/title\u003e (1956-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eNucleonics\u003c/title\u003e--N.P.P. Equipment Study (1959-1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted proposals for nuclear power projects, c. 200 items (c. 1958-1967)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBabcock and Wilcox Monthly Advertising and Publicity portfolis (1965-1966)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Allis-Chalmers, and Aero-Jet technical reports, c. 10 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArgonne National Laboratory proceedings (1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear industry--miscellaneous publications, c. 20 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute (1958-1959). Includes correspondence; financial information; quarterly reports of the president to the Board of Visitors; typescript of annual reports of the president; minutes of the Board of Visitors (1966-1969)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia (1956-1969). Includes correspondence related to industrial development and nuclear energy in the state (1961-1969); minutes, reports, etc., of the Advisory Council, Virginia State Technical Servies (1966-1969); minutes, reports, etc., of the Virginia State Advisory Committee on Nuclear Energy (1956-1961); programs, brochures, etc., of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce (1954-1968); and minutes, reports, etc., of  the University of Virginia and its Virginia Engineering Foundation (1957-1969).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development (1962-1969). Includes minutes; reports; correspondence; newspaper clippings (1962-1969); files of the Committee on the Commercial Code (1963-1966).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes mostly photocopies of: articles by/about Landis and reports.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes mostly photocopies and some originals of: conference programs, newsletters, press releases, certificates, meeting minutes and agendas, reports, clippings, articles by/about Landis, papers and presentations given, personal and professional correspondence, book chapter drafts, scholarship materials, and poetry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes mostly photocopies and some originals of: papers and presentations given, correspondence, conference programs, lecture notes, articles by and about Landis, project reports, meeting agendas, and newsletters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes mostly photocopies and some originals of: articles by/about/quoting Landis, pamphlets, personal notes, lecture notes and slides, and personal memoirs.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Landis' work at Babcock and Wilcox involved him in a number of nuclear reactor projects both in the United States and abroad. The bulk of the collection is correspondence, memoranda, proposals, studies, and reports surrounding these projects.","Other papers relate to Landis' memberships on the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors (1966-1970); the Advisory Council of Virginia State Technical Services (1966-1969); the Virginia State Advisory Committee on Nuclear Energy (1956-1961); the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce (1954-1968); the Virginia Engineering Foundation of the University of Virginia (1962-1969); and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development (1962-1969).","In 2013, following Landis' death, an additional 4 boxes of materials were donated to Special Collections. Although not organized beyond the order in which they were received, these boxes generally contain photocopies of original materials: correspondence, reports, presentations and papers, articles by/about Landis, clippings, professional and personal writings, conference programs, notes, and teaching materials. A box-level inventory is at the bottom of the \"Contents List\" below.","Accounting files for Babcock and Wilcox, Atomic Energy Division (1956-1965). Includes monthly reports on incomplete and completed contracts; memoranda; notes.","Allis-Chambers Mfg. Co.--large fast reactor design study (1964)","American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Nuclear Engineerings Division--newsletters, memoranda, etc. (1954-1964)","American Institute of Management--memoranda, etc. (1957-1961)","American Society of Mechanical Engineers--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1955-1960)","Babcock and Wilcox--press releases (1953-1963)","Babcock and Wilcox--general reports, circulars, memoranda (1952-1962)","Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd. (London)--memoranda, correspondence, etc. (1954-1955)","Bailey Meter Co.--memoranda, correspondence, etc. (1955-1968)","Biology and medicine--memoranda, circulars, etc. (1955-1962). Deals with biological and medical ramifications of nuclear energy.","Budget estimates (1966-1967). Includes a file of internal circulars, \"Sales in Which Washington Operations Has Played a Significant Role.\"","Camen procect, Livorno, Italy--memoranda, etc. (1960-1963)","Case Institute of Technology--press releases, memoranda, etc. (1957)","Combined operations reports (1960-1964)","Consolidated Edison Co.--technical and consulting services. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1961-1965)","Contract lists (1958-1965)","Contract policy and procedures--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1954-1963)","Contract status reports (1960)","Critical Experiment Laboratory, Lynchburg, Va.--memoranda, correspondence, circulars (1956-1959)","Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico (CRDA), Trieste--correspondence, contract (1960)","Decontamination (laundry) symposium (1960)","East Central Nuclear Group--Steam-cooled breeder reactor core designs. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1964-1965)","Ebasco Services for AEC--Title I and II services for Advanced Test Reactor Gas-Cooled Loop. Memoranda (1963-1964)","Education and training of Babcock and Wilcox personnel--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1953-1963)","Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace program--press releases, clippings, etc. (1953-1958)","Electrical World--correspondence, etc. (1956-1962)","Employees club--memoranda, etc. (1963-1966)","Engineering Design Facility--report, correspondence, etc. (1961-1962)","Euratom (European Atomic Energy Community)--correspondence, reports, etc. (1958-1959)","Euratom Experiemental Program--modification (1965)","Finance--correspondence, memoranda, circulars on business conditions affecting the nuclear energy industry (1954-1963)","Financial statements--correspondence, memoranda, etc., dealing with Babcock and Wilcox financial matters (1956-1959)","Financial statements--correspondence, memoranda, etc., dealing with Babcock and Wilcox financial matters (1959-1963)","Florida, University of--nuclear engineering programs. Publications, etc. (1957-1960)","Foreign reactors--correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings (1952-1960)","Geneva Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (1955)--correspondence, reports, publications","Geneva Conference (Second) on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (1958)--correspondence, reports, publications","Great Lakes Conference of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners (1960)--program, etc.","Health physics--press releases, memoranda, publications on health aspects of nuclear energy (1957-1963)","Industrial Participation Program--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1953-1955)","Inter-American Nuclear Energy Symposium (1957)--correspondence, etc.","International agreements on the civil uses of atomic energy--correspondence, reports, etc. (1955-1958)","International Atomic Energy Agency--memoranda, clippings, etc. (1955-1962)","Internuclear Company, Clayton, Missouri--correspondence, memoranda (1956-1962)","Joint Committee on Atomic Energy--correspondence, memoranda, testimony, clippings, etc. (1955-1967)","Liability and insurance (with respect to the use of nuclear facilities)--correspondence, memoranda, reports, etc. (1950-1964)","Lynchburg Office--general files (1964-1966). Deals with building lease, parking, etc.","Lynchburg Central File--contains a filing coding system (1958)","Manpower requirements (1960-1964)","Materials and testing--correspondence, memoranda, reports, publications (1954-1964)","Monthly reports (Atomic Energy Division status reports) (1962-1965). Includes reports, correspondence, and memoranda.","National Association of Manufacturers--correspondence, etc. (1964-1967)","National Association of Manufacturers--printed reports (1966-1967)","Nuclear Activities Summaries--reports, correspondence, memoranda (1954-1961)","Nuclear Congresses (1958, 1959)--see Box 22","Nuclear Development Center--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1961-1964)","Nuclear power economics--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1955-1961)","Nuclear rocketry--press releases, correspondence, reports, etc. (1961-1962)","Nuclenor Power Plant, Spain--correspondence, reports, etc. (1964-1965)","Organization (general)--personnel announcements, organizational memoranda, etc. (1958-1965)","Organization--Departmental Responsibilities. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1956-1965)","Organization--Division Operations. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1961-1962)","Organization--Division Operations Guide. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1962-1965)","Organization--External Procedures. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1957-1964)","Organization--Internal Procedures. Memoranda, etc. (1957-1967)","Organization--Organization Charts. Also includes memoranda, etc. (1953-1964)","Organization--Personnel Utilization. Memoranda, etc.(1957-1968)","Organization--Principles and Directives. Correspondence and memoranda. (1953-1956)","Organization--Procedures Manual. Memoranda (1958-1959)","Organization--Special Directives. Memoranda (1958-1964)","Organization and Personnel--memoranda, organization charts, etc. (1957-1964)","Patents--correspondence, memoranda, press releases, etc. (1953-1956, 1962)","Planning--memoranda (1964-1966)","Policy (U. S. Government)--reports, memoranda, testimony of Babcock and Wilcox officials before Congressional committees (1954-1957)","RAMPS (Resource Allocation and Multi-Project Scheduling)--memoranda, committee minutes (1964)","Reactor computation--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1956-1962)","Reactor location and safety--correspondence, reports, memoranda (1954-1963)","Reactor roundup (general information on nuclear reactors)--newsletters, memoranda, etc. (1951-1961)","Regulations and information (AEC regulations)--circulars, memoranda (1955-1959)","Regulations and information (AEC regulations)--circulars, memoranda (1960-1963)","Research Institute Recommendations--circulars, correspondence (1956-1957)","Research reactors (general)--correspondence, memoranda (1950-1959)","Sales contracts (domestic)--correspondence, memoranda (1954-1961)","Sales contracts (government)--correspondence, memoranda (1961-1964)","Sales estimate summaries (1963-1964)","Sales policy--reappraisal. Report (1959)","Sales policy and procedure--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1949-1965)","Sea water conversion--reports, correspondence, memoranda (1951-1964)","Security--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1953-1961)","Senior staff meetings--agendas, memoranda (1957-1961)","SIR--Mark B Emergency Cooler System. Memoranda, committee minutes, etc. (1953-1958)","Site location (general)--correspondence, publications, etc., dealing especially with Memphis (1962-1966)","Slides, pictures, and films. Includes c.20 publicity photos on nuclear reactors, correspondence, memoranda (1955-1962)","Solar energy--clippings, news release (1954-1955)","Southeastern Nuclear Exchange--correspondence (1956-1957)","Special Nuclear Equipment Committee--minutes, memoranda (1961-1962)","Special nuclear material--news releases, memoranda, reports (1955-1967)","SPERT (Special Power Excursion Test Reactor)--news releases (1961)","STR Mark I and Mark II--reports, correspondence, etc. (1953-1958)","Submersible tankers--correspondence (1955-1958)","Ships--Sea-Land Service, Inc. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1966)","Ships--various companies. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1965-1966)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--correspondence, memoranda, reports, etc. (1955-1968)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--prospectus for a CNSGII nuclear reactor for military application (1965)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--marine plants, Babcock and Wilcox and competitors. Correspondence, reports, etc. (1959-1964)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Meeting programs, memoranda (1959-1966)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--\"Proposal...for an Advanced Marine Demonstration Reactor,\" 2 volumes (1964-1965)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--\"Proposal to American Export Isbrandtsen Lines for a Consolidated Nuclear Steam Generator\" (1965)","Talks by others--speeches, correspondence, memoranda (1954-1965)","Technical Papers Coordinating Committee--memoranda, etc. (1955-1963)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commission--releases, correspondence, etc. (1955-1962)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commissioners' speeches (1951-1959)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commissioners' speeches (1960-1968)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--zero power tests on Army Core. Contract (1965)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--File #36. Correspondence, etc. dealing with U.S.S. Savannah (1963-1965)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--Yankee conversion to SSCR (Spectral Shift Control Reactor). Correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports (1962-1964)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--organization and personnel. Releases, memoranda (1951-1967)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--staff speeches. Also includes correspondence, memoranda (1953-1968)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--university research. Circulars listing research grants (1955-1962)","U.S. Chamber of Commerce--Washington Reports (1957-1962)","Waste disposal--correspondence, releases, publications, reports (1955-1961)","Yankee Atomic Energy Company--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1954-1961)","1958 Nuclear Congress--correspondence, memoranda, notes, abstracts of papers, etc.","1959 Nuclear Congress--memoranda","Nuclear steam generating systems, nuclear power plants (specific)--Babcock and Wilcox reports, specifications, and proposals. c. 20 items (c.1959-1965)","Nuclear ship reactors--Babcock and Wilcox reports, specifications, proposals. Also includes press kit for launching of the N. S. Savannah (1959); testimony from Atomic Energy Commission hearings on N.S. Savannah (1961)","Nuclear ship reactors (especially N.S. Savannah)--reports, specifications, safety studies, etc. c. 25 items (c.1959-1965)","Indian Point Reactor, Westchester County, New York--reports, c. 50 items (c.1959-1962); correspondence (1956-1957) concerning Indian Point.","Liquid Metal Fuel Reactor Experiment--reports, c. 40 items (1959-1961)","German Nuclear Ship Otto Hahn--reports, specifications, etc. (1962-1964)","Universal Pressure Reactor System; Steam-Cooled Breeder Reactor Study; Gas Suspension Reactor; National Circulation Thermionic Reactor; Boiling Water Reactor; Steam-Cooled, Moderated, and Controlled Reactor--reports, c. 50 items (1959-1966)","Spectral Shift Control Reactor--reports, proposals (1959-1964)","Advanced Test Reactor; Nuclear Development Center--reports","Atomic Power Development Associates, Michigan (originally Dow-Detroit Edison Project)--correspondence, memoranda, minutes, etc. (1954-1964)","Power Reactor Development Company, Michigan--correspondence, memoranda, contracts, etc. (1955-1963)","\"Rogear\" rocket engine by Henry B. Shields--typescript book, correspondence, etc. (1965-1969)","Nuclear propulsion plant and generating equipment for nuclear powered merchant ships--contract and specifications","Reappraisal summaries (1957)","\"Safety Analysis Summary of Babcock and Wilcox's CNSG Maritime Reactor\"--report (1968)","\"Reactor Engineering and Plant Design\" by JWL--report (1957)","Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor core--correspondence, etc. (1958-1959)","Public hearings on Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor (Savannah)--correspondence, etc. (1962-1963)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commission--Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor estimates","Miscellaneous files, including: Profit Improvement Program (1962-1965); public hearings on Indian Point Station; American Society of Naval Engineers programs (1956-1968); power survey forecast study.","N.S. Savannah--reports. etc. c. 25 items","N.S. Savannah--public relations and advertising. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1957-1967)","Atomic Energy News Indicator (1956-1959)","Nucleonics--N.P.P. Equipment Study (1959-1960)","Printed proposals for nuclear power projects, c. 200 items (c. 1958-1967)","Babcock and Wilcox Monthly Advertising and Publicity portfolis (1965-1966)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Allis-Chalmers, and Aero-Jet technical reports, c. 10 items","Argonne National Laboratory proceedings (1961)","Nuclear industry--miscellaneous publications, c. 20 items","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1958-1959). Includes correspondence; financial information; quarterly reports of the president to the Board of Visitors; typescript of annual reports of the president; minutes of the Board of Visitors (1966-1969)","Commonwealth of Virginia (1956-1969). Includes correspondence related to industrial development and nuclear energy in the state (1961-1969); minutes, reports, etc., of the Advisory Council, Virginia State Technical Servies (1966-1969); minutes, reports, etc., of the Virginia State Advisory Committee on Nuclear Energy (1956-1961); programs, brochures, etc., of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce (1954-1968); and minutes, reports, etc., of  the University of Virginia and its Virginia Engineering Foundation (1957-1969).","Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development (1962-1969). Includes minutes; reports; correspondence; newspaper clippings (1962-1969); files of the Committee on the Commercial Code (1963-1966).","Includes mostly photocopies of: articles by/about Landis and reports.","Includes mostly photocopies and some originals of: conference programs, newsletters, press releases, certificates, meeting minutes and agendas, reports, clippings, articles by/about Landis, papers and presentations given, personal and professional correspondence, book chapter drafts, scholarship materials, and poetry.","Includes mostly photocopies and some originals of: papers and presentations given, correspondence, conference programs, lecture notes, articles by and about Landis, project reports, meeting agendas, and newsletters.","Includes mostly photocopies and some originals of: articles by/about/quoting Landis, pamphlets, personal notes, lecture notes and slides, and personal memoirs."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_af6d78b81cdb082b455087a2081ee303\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection contains correspondence, memos, proposals, reports, and other papers relating to Landis' work with nuclear reactor projects and memberships on various committees, including the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The collection contains correspondence, memos, proposals, reports, and other papers relating to Landis' work with nuclear reactor projects and memberships on various committees, including the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_7e364c684c4ee305befba4e6b5946a57\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["Please note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Babcock \u0026 Wilcox Company","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Babcock \u0026 Wilcox Company","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)"],"persname_ssim":["Landis, John W. (John William), 1917-2013"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Babcock \u0026 Wilcox Company","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Landis, John W. (John William), 1917-2013"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":51,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:44:34.154Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1250","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1250","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1250","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1250","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1250.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Landis, John W., Papers","title_ssm":["John W. Landis Papers"],"title_tesim":["John W. Landis Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1949-1969"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1949-1969"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1949/1969"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John W. Landis Papers, 1949/1969"],"text":["John W. Landis Papers, 1949/1969","Ms.1969.001","Nuclear energy","Nuclear propulsion","Nuclear reactors","Nuclear ships","Savannah (Nuclear ship)","Science and Technology","University History","The collection is open for research.","The papers are in their original order. Boxes 1-21 are arranged alphabetically by subject/material type.","Boxes 22-52 contain materials related to nuclear projects. Materials are arranged by subject.","Boxes 53-58 include material relating to committees, boards, and foundations. Materials are arranged by organization.","Boxes 59-62 are unprocessed and remain in original order.","A box-level inventory is available in the \"Contents List\" below, but please note that descriptions of boxes are general and may be non-inclusive.","John W. Landis was born in 1917. He was educated at Lafayette College, the University of Rochester, and Princeton University. Landis worked for the U. S. Navy Department as a consultant in guided missiles (1946-1950), the Educational Testing Service (1948-1950), and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1950-1953). For many years, beginning in 1953, he was associated with the Babcock and Wilcox Company in the field of nuclear engineering. He was successively the Head of Customer Relations (1953-1955), Assistant Manager (1955-1962), and Manager (1962-1965) of the Atomic Energy Division, and later, General Manager of their Washington, D.C. operations (1965-1969). Landis died in March 2013.","The guide to the John W. Landis Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","The John W. Landis Papers are in their original order. A non-inclusive, box-level inventory was created after the materials were donated and the inventory was updated several times. It forms the basis of the current finding aid.","Landis' work at Babcock and Wilcox involved him in a number of nuclear reactor projects both in the United States and abroad. The bulk of the collection is correspondence, memoranda, proposals, studies, and reports surrounding these projects.","Other papers relate to Landis' memberships on the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors (1966-1970); the Advisory Council of Virginia State Technical Services (1966-1969); the Virginia State Advisory Committee on Nuclear Energy (1956-1961); the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce (1954-1968); the Virginia Engineering Foundation of the University of Virginia (1962-1969); and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development (1962-1969).","In 2013, following Landis' death, an additional 4 boxes of materials were donated to Special Collections. Although not organized beyond the order in which they were received, these boxes generally contain photocopies of original materials: correspondence, reports, presentations and papers, articles by/about Landis, clippings, professional and personal writings, conference programs, notes, and teaching materials. A box-level inventory is at the bottom of the \"Contents List\" below.","Accounting files for Babcock and Wilcox, Atomic Energy Division (1956-1965). Includes monthly reports on incomplete and completed contracts; memoranda; notes.","Allis-Chambers Mfg. Co.--large fast reactor design study (1964)","American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Nuclear Engineerings Division--newsletters, memoranda, etc. (1954-1964)","American Institute of Management--memoranda, etc. (1957-1961)","American Society of Mechanical Engineers--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1955-1960)","Babcock and Wilcox--press releases (1953-1963)","Babcock and Wilcox--general reports, circulars, memoranda (1952-1962)","Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd. (London)--memoranda, correspondence, etc. (1954-1955)","Bailey Meter Co.--memoranda, correspondence, etc. (1955-1968)","Biology and medicine--memoranda, circulars, etc. (1955-1962). Deals with biological and medical ramifications of nuclear energy.","Budget estimates (1966-1967). Includes a file of internal circulars, \"Sales in Which Washington Operations Has Played a Significant Role.\"","Camen procect, Livorno, Italy--memoranda, etc. (1960-1963)","Case Institute of Technology--press releases, memoranda, etc. (1957)","Combined operations reports (1960-1964)","Consolidated Edison Co.--technical and consulting services. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1961-1965)","Contract lists (1958-1965)","Contract policy and procedures--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1954-1963)","Contract status reports (1960)","Critical Experiment Laboratory, Lynchburg, Va.--memoranda, correspondence, circulars (1956-1959)","Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico (CRDA), Trieste--correspondence, contract (1960)","Decontamination (laundry) symposium (1960)","East Central Nuclear Group--Steam-cooled breeder reactor core designs. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1964-1965)","Ebasco Services for AEC--Title I and II services for Advanced Test Reactor Gas-Cooled Loop. Memoranda (1963-1964)","Education and training of Babcock and Wilcox personnel--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1953-1963)","Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace program--press releases, clippings, etc. (1953-1958)","Electrical World--correspondence, etc. (1956-1962)","Employees club--memoranda, etc. (1963-1966)","Engineering Design Facility--report, correspondence, etc. (1961-1962)","Euratom (European Atomic Energy Community)--correspondence, reports, etc. (1958-1959)","Euratom Experiemental Program--modification (1965)","Finance--correspondence, memoranda, circulars on business conditions affecting the nuclear energy industry (1954-1963)","Financial statements--correspondence, memoranda, etc., dealing with Babcock and Wilcox financial matters (1956-1959)","Financial statements--correspondence, memoranda, etc., dealing with Babcock and Wilcox financial matters (1959-1963)","Florida, University of--nuclear engineering programs. Publications, etc. (1957-1960)","Foreign reactors--correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings (1952-1960)","Geneva Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (1955)--correspondence, reports, publications","Geneva Conference (Second) on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (1958)--correspondence, reports, publications","Great Lakes Conference of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners (1960)--program, etc.","Health physics--press releases, memoranda, publications on health aspects of nuclear energy (1957-1963)","Industrial Participation Program--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1953-1955)","Inter-American Nuclear Energy Symposium (1957)--correspondence, etc.","International agreements on the civil uses of atomic energy--correspondence, reports, etc. (1955-1958)","International Atomic Energy Agency--memoranda, clippings, etc. (1955-1962)","Internuclear Company, Clayton, Missouri--correspondence, memoranda (1956-1962)","Joint Committee on Atomic Energy--correspondence, memoranda, testimony, clippings, etc. (1955-1967)","Liability and insurance (with respect to the use of nuclear facilities)--correspondence, memoranda, reports, etc. (1950-1964)","Lynchburg Office--general files (1964-1966). Deals with building lease, parking, etc.","Lynchburg Central File--contains a filing coding system (1958)","Manpower requirements (1960-1964)","Materials and testing--correspondence, memoranda, reports, publications (1954-1964)","Monthly reports (Atomic Energy Division status reports) (1962-1965). Includes reports, correspondence, and memoranda.","National Association of Manufacturers--correspondence, etc. (1964-1967)","National Association of Manufacturers--printed reports (1966-1967)","Nuclear Activities Summaries--reports, correspondence, memoranda (1954-1961)","Nuclear Congresses (1958, 1959)--see Box 22","Nuclear Development Center--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1961-1964)","Nuclear power economics--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1955-1961)","Nuclear rocketry--press releases, correspondence, reports, etc. (1961-1962)","Nuclenor Power Plant, Spain--correspondence, reports, etc. (1964-1965)","Organization (general)--personnel announcements, organizational memoranda, etc. (1958-1965)","Organization--Departmental Responsibilities. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1956-1965)","Organization--Division Operations. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1961-1962)","Organization--Division Operations Guide. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1962-1965)","Organization--External Procedures. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1957-1964)","Organization--Internal Procedures. Memoranda, etc. (1957-1967)","Organization--Organization Charts. Also includes memoranda, etc. (1953-1964)","Organization--Personnel Utilization. Memoranda, etc.(1957-1968)","Organization--Principles and Directives. Correspondence and memoranda. (1953-1956)","Organization--Procedures Manual. Memoranda (1958-1959)","Organization--Special Directives. Memoranda (1958-1964)","Organization and Personnel--memoranda, organization charts, etc. (1957-1964)","Patents--correspondence, memoranda, press releases, etc. (1953-1956, 1962)","Planning--memoranda (1964-1966)","Policy (U. S. Government)--reports, memoranda, testimony of Babcock and Wilcox officials before Congressional committees (1954-1957)","RAMPS (Resource Allocation and Multi-Project Scheduling)--memoranda, committee minutes (1964)","Reactor computation--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1956-1962)","Reactor location and safety--correspondence, reports, memoranda (1954-1963)","Reactor roundup (general information on nuclear reactors)--newsletters, memoranda, etc. (1951-1961)","Regulations and information (AEC regulations)--circulars, memoranda (1955-1959)","Regulations and information (AEC regulations)--circulars, memoranda (1960-1963)","Research Institute Recommendations--circulars, correspondence (1956-1957)","Research reactors (general)--correspondence, memoranda (1950-1959)","Sales contracts (domestic)--correspondence, memoranda (1954-1961)","Sales contracts (government)--correspondence, memoranda (1961-1964)","Sales estimate summaries (1963-1964)","Sales policy--reappraisal. Report (1959)","Sales policy and procedure--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1949-1965)","Sea water conversion--reports, correspondence, memoranda (1951-1964)","Security--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1953-1961)","Senior staff meetings--agendas, memoranda (1957-1961)","SIR--Mark B Emergency Cooler System. Memoranda, committee minutes, etc. (1953-1958)","Site location (general)--correspondence, publications, etc., dealing especially with Memphis (1962-1966)","Slides, pictures, and films. Includes c.20 publicity photos on nuclear reactors, correspondence, memoranda (1955-1962)","Solar energy--clippings, news release (1954-1955)","Southeastern Nuclear Exchange--correspondence (1956-1957)","Special Nuclear Equipment Committee--minutes, memoranda (1961-1962)","Special nuclear material--news releases, memoranda, reports (1955-1967)","SPERT (Special Power Excursion Test Reactor)--news releases (1961)","STR Mark I and Mark II--reports, correspondence, etc. (1953-1958)","Submersible tankers--correspondence (1955-1958)","Ships--Sea-Land Service, Inc. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1966)","Ships--various companies. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1965-1966)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--correspondence, memoranda, reports, etc. (1955-1968)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--prospectus for a CNSGII nuclear reactor for military application (1965)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--marine plants, Babcock and Wilcox and competitors. Correspondence, reports, etc. (1959-1964)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Meeting programs, memoranda (1959-1966)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--\"Proposal...for an Advanced Marine Demonstration Reactor,\" 2 volumes (1964-1965)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--\"Proposal to American Export Isbrandtsen Lines for a Consolidated Nuclear Steam Generator\" (1965)","Talks by others--speeches, correspondence, memoranda (1954-1965)","Technical Papers Coordinating Committee--memoranda, etc. (1955-1963)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commission--releases, correspondence, etc. (1955-1962)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commissioners' speeches (1951-1959)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commissioners' speeches (1960-1968)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--zero power tests on Army Core. Contract (1965)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--File #36. Correspondence, etc. dealing with U.S.S. Savannah (1963-1965)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--Yankee conversion to SSCR (Spectral Shift Control Reactor). Correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports (1962-1964)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--organization and personnel. Releases, memoranda (1951-1967)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--staff speeches. Also includes correspondence, memoranda (1953-1968)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--university research. Circulars listing research grants (1955-1962)","U.S. Chamber of Commerce--Washington Reports (1957-1962)","Waste disposal--correspondence, releases, publications, reports (1955-1961)","Yankee Atomic Energy Company--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1954-1961)","1958 Nuclear Congress--correspondence, memoranda, notes, abstracts of papers, etc.","1959 Nuclear Congress--memoranda","Nuclear steam generating systems, nuclear power plants (specific)--Babcock and Wilcox reports, specifications, and proposals. c. 20 items (c.1959-1965)","Nuclear ship reactors--Babcock and Wilcox reports, specifications, proposals. Also includes press kit for launching of the N. S. Savannah (1959); testimony from Atomic Energy Commission hearings on N.S. Savannah (1961)","Nuclear ship reactors (especially N.S. Savannah)--reports, specifications, safety studies, etc. c. 25 items (c.1959-1965)","Indian Point Reactor, Westchester County, New York--reports, c. 50 items (c.1959-1962); correspondence (1956-1957) concerning Indian Point.","Liquid Metal Fuel Reactor Experiment--reports, c. 40 items (1959-1961)","German Nuclear Ship Otto Hahn--reports, specifications, etc. (1962-1964)","Universal Pressure Reactor System; Steam-Cooled Breeder Reactor Study; Gas Suspension Reactor; National Circulation Thermionic Reactor; Boiling Water Reactor; Steam-Cooled, Moderated, and Controlled Reactor--reports, c. 50 items (1959-1966)","Spectral Shift Control Reactor--reports, proposals (1959-1964)","Advanced Test Reactor; Nuclear Development Center--reports","Atomic Power Development Associates, Michigan (originally Dow-Detroit Edison Project)--correspondence, memoranda, minutes, etc. (1954-1964)","Power Reactor Development Company, Michigan--correspondence, memoranda, contracts, etc. (1955-1963)","\"Rogear\" rocket engine by Henry B. Shields--typescript book, correspondence, etc. (1965-1969)","Nuclear propulsion plant and generating equipment for nuclear powered merchant ships--contract and specifications","Reappraisal summaries (1957)","\"Safety Analysis Summary of Babcock and Wilcox's CNSG Maritime Reactor\"--report (1968)","\"Reactor Engineering and Plant Design\" by JWL--report (1957)","Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor core--correspondence, etc. (1958-1959)","Public hearings on Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor (Savannah)--correspondence, etc. (1962-1963)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commission--Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor estimates","Miscellaneous files, including: Profit Improvement Program (1962-1965); public hearings on Indian Point Station; American Society of Naval Engineers programs (1956-1968); power survey forecast study.","N.S. Savannah--reports. etc. c. 25 items","N.S. Savannah--public relations and advertising. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1957-1967)","Atomic Energy News Indicator (1956-1959)","Nucleonics--N.P.P. Equipment Study (1959-1960)","Printed proposals for nuclear power projects, c. 200 items (c. 1958-1967)","Babcock and Wilcox Monthly Advertising and Publicity portfolis (1965-1966)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Allis-Chalmers, and Aero-Jet technical reports, c. 10 items","Argonne National Laboratory proceedings (1961)","Nuclear industry--miscellaneous publications, c. 20 items","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1958-1959). Includes correspondence; financial information; quarterly reports of the president to the Board of Visitors; typescript of annual reports of the president; minutes of the Board of Visitors (1966-1969)","Commonwealth of Virginia (1956-1969). Includes correspondence related to industrial development and nuclear energy in the state (1961-1969); minutes, reports, etc., of the Advisory Council, Virginia State Technical Servies (1966-1969); minutes, reports, etc., of the Virginia State Advisory Committee on Nuclear Energy (1956-1961); programs, brochures, etc., of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce (1954-1968); and minutes, reports, etc., of  the University of Virginia and its Virginia Engineering Foundation (1957-1969).","Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development (1962-1969). Includes minutes; reports; correspondence; newspaper clippings (1962-1969); files of the Committee on the Commercial Code (1963-1966).","Includes mostly photocopies of: articles by/about Landis and reports.","Includes mostly photocopies and some originals of: conference programs, newsletters, press releases, certificates, meeting minutes and agendas, reports, clippings, articles by/about Landis, papers and presentations given, personal and professional correspondence, book chapter drafts, scholarship materials, and poetry.","Includes mostly photocopies and some originals of: papers and presentations given, correspondence, conference programs, lecture notes, articles by and about Landis, project reports, meeting agendas, and newsletters.","Includes mostly photocopies and some originals of: articles by/about/quoting Landis, pamphlets, personal notes, lecture notes and slides, and personal memoirs.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The collection contains correspondence, memos, proposals, reports, and other papers relating to Landis' work with nuclear reactor projects and memberships on various committees, including the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development.","Please note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Babcock \u0026 Wilcox Company","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Landis, John W. 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Materials are arranged by organization.","Boxes 59-62 are unprocessed and remain in original order.","A box-level inventory is available in the \"Contents List\" below, but please note that descriptions of boxes are general and may be non-inclusive."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn W. Landis was born in 1917. He was educated at Lafayette College, the University of Rochester, and Princeton University. Landis worked for the U. S. Navy Department as a consultant in guided missiles (1946-1950), the Educational Testing Service (1948-1950), and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1950-1953). For many years, beginning in 1953, he was associated with the Babcock and Wilcox Company in the field of nuclear engineering. He was successively the Head of Customer Relations (1953-1955), Assistant Manager (1955-1962), and Manager (1962-1965) of the Atomic Energy Division, and later, General Manager of their Washington, D.C. operations (1965-1969). Landis died in March 2013.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["John W. Landis was born in 1917. He was educated at Lafayette College, the University of Rochester, and Princeton University. Landis worked for the U. S. Navy Department as a consultant in guided missiles (1946-1950), the Educational Testing Service (1948-1950), and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1950-1953). For many years, beginning in 1953, he was associated with the Babcock and Wilcox Company in the field of nuclear engineering. He was successively the Head of Customer Relations (1953-1955), Assistant Manager (1955-1962), and Manager (1962-1965) of the Atomic Energy Division, and later, General Manager of their Washington, D.C. operations (1965-1969). Landis died in March 2013."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the John W. 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It forms the basis of the current finding aid."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eLandis' work at Babcock and Wilcox involved him in a number of nuclear reactor projects both in the United States and abroad. The bulk of the collection is correspondence, memoranda, proposals, studies, and reports surrounding these projects. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther papers relate to Landis' memberships on the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors (1966-1970); the Advisory Council of Virginia State Technical Services (1966-1969); the Virginia State Advisory Committee on Nuclear Energy (1956-1961); the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce (1954-1968); the Virginia Engineering Foundation of the University of Virginia (1962-1969); and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development (1962-1969).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 2013, following Landis' death, an additional 4 boxes of materials were donated to Special Collections. Although not organized beyond the order in which they were received, these boxes generally contain photocopies of original materials: correspondence, reports, presentations and papers, articles by/about Landis, clippings, professional and personal writings, conference programs, notes, and teaching materials. A box-level inventory is at the bottom of the \"Contents List\" below.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eAccounting files for Babcock and Wilcox, Atomic Energy Division (1956-1965). Includes monthly reports on incomplete and completed contracts; memoranda; notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAllis-Chambers Mfg. Co.--large fast reactor design study (1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers, Nuclear Engineerings Division--newsletters, memoranda, etc. (1954-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmerican Institute of Management--memoranda, etc. (1957-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1955-1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBabcock and Wilcox--press releases (1953-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBabcock and Wilcox--general reports, circulars, memoranda (1952-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBabcock and Wilcox, Ltd. (London)--memoranda, correspondence, etc. (1954-1955)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBailey Meter Co.--memoranda, correspondence, etc. (1955-1968)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBiology and medicine--memoranda, circulars, etc. (1955-1962). Deals with biological and medical ramifications of nuclear energy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBudget estimates (1966-1967). Includes a file of internal circulars, \"Sales in Which Washington Operations Has Played a Significant Role.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCamen procect, Livorno, Italy--memoranda, etc. (1960-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCase Institute of Technology--press releases, memoranda, etc. (1957)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCombined operations reports (1960-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConsolidated Edison Co.--technical and consulting services. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1961-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContract lists (1958-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContract policy and procedures--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1954-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContract status reports (1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCritical Experiment Laboratory, Lynchburg, Va.--memoranda, correspondence, circulars (1956-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico (CRDA), Trieste--correspondence, contract (1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecontamination (laundry) symposium (1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEast Central Nuclear Group--Steam-cooled breeder reactor core designs. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1964-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEbasco Services for AEC--Title I and II services for Advanced Test Reactor Gas-Cooled Loop. Memoranda (1963-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEducation and training of Babcock and Wilcox personnel--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1953-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEisenhower's Atoms for Peace program--press releases, clippings, etc. (1953-1958)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eElectrical World\u003c/title\u003e--correspondence, etc. (1956-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEmployees club--memoranda, etc. (1963-1966)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEngineering Design Facility--report, correspondence, etc. (1961-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEuratom (European Atomic Energy Community)--correspondence, reports, etc. (1958-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEuratom Experiemental Program--modification (1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinance--correspondence, memoranda, circulars on business conditions affecting the nuclear energy industry (1954-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinancial statements--correspondence, memoranda, etc., dealing with Babcock and Wilcox financial matters (1956-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinancial statements--correspondence, memoranda, etc., dealing with Babcock and Wilcox financial matters (1959-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlorida, University of--nuclear engineering programs. Publications, etc. (1957-1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eForeign reactors--correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings (1952-1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneva Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (1955)--correspondence, reports, publications\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneva Conference (Second) on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (1958)--correspondence, reports, publications\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGreat Lakes Conference of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners (1960)--program, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHealth physics--press releases, memoranda, publications on health aspects of nuclear energy (1957-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndustrial Participation Program--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1953-1955)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInter-American Nuclear Energy Symposium (1957)--correspondence, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInternational agreements on the civil uses of atomic energy--correspondence, reports, etc. (1955-1958)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInternational Atomic Energy Agency--memoranda, clippings, etc. (1955-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInternuclear Company, Clayton, Missouri--correspondence, memoranda (1956-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJoint Committee on Atomic Energy--correspondence, memoranda, testimony, clippings, etc. (1955-1967)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLiability and insurance (with respect to the use of nuclear facilities)--correspondence, memoranda, reports, etc. (1950-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLynchburg Office--general files (1964-1966). Deals with building lease, parking, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLynchburg Central File--contains a filing coding system (1958)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManpower requirements (1960-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials and testing--correspondence, memoranda, reports, publications (1954-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMonthly reports (Atomic Energy Division status reports) (1962-1965). Includes reports, correspondence, and memoranda.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNational Association of Manufacturers--correspondence, etc. (1964-1967)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNational Association of Manufacturers--printed reports (1966-1967)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear Activities Summaries--reports, correspondence, memoranda (1954-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear Congresses (1958, 1959)--see \u003cref actuate=\"onRequest\" show=\"embed\" target=\"ref32\" title=\"Box 22\"\u003eBox 22\u003c/ref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear Development Center--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1961-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear power economics--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1955-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear rocketry--press releases, correspondence, reports, etc. (1961-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclenor Power Plant, Spain--correspondence, reports, etc. (1964-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization (general)--personnel announcements, organizational memoranda, etc. (1958-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Departmental Responsibilities. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1956-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Division Operations. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1961-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Division Operations Guide. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1962-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--External Procedures. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1957-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Internal Procedures. Memoranda, etc. (1957-1967)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Organization Charts. Also includes memoranda, etc. (1953-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Personnel Utilization. Memoranda, etc.(1957-1968)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Principles and Directives. Correspondence and memoranda. (1953-1956)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Procedures Manual. Memoranda (1958-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization--Special Directives. Memoranda (1958-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrganization and Personnel--memoranda, organization charts, etc. (1957-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePatents--correspondence, memoranda, press releases, etc. (1953-1956, 1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlanning--memoranda (1964-1966)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePolicy (U. S. Government)--reports, memoranda, testimony of Babcock and Wilcox officials before Congressional committees (1954-1957)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRAMPS (Resource Allocation and Multi-Project Scheduling)--memoranda, committee minutes (1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReactor computation--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1956-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReactor location and safety--correspondence, reports, memoranda (1954-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReactor roundup (general information on nuclear reactors)--newsletters, memoranda, etc. (1951-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegulations and information (AEC regulations)--circulars, memoranda (1955-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegulations and information (AEC regulations)--circulars, memoranda (1960-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eResearch Institute Recommendations\u003c/emph\u003e--circulars, correspondence (1956-1957)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearch reactors (general)--correspondence, memoranda (1950-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSales contracts (domestic)--correspondence, memoranda (1954-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSales contracts (government)--correspondence, memoranda (1961-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSales estimate summaries (1963-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSales policy--reappraisal. Report (1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSales policy and procedure--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1949-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSea water conversion--reports, correspondence, memoranda (1951-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSecurity--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1953-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSenior staff meetings--agendas, memoranda (1957-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSIR--Mark B Emergency Cooler System. Memoranda, committee minutes, etc. (1953-1958)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSite location (general)--correspondence, publications, etc., dealing especially with Memphis (1962-1966)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSlides, pictures, and films. Includes c.20 publicity photos on nuclear reactors, correspondence, memoranda (1955-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSolar energy--clippings, news release (1954-1955)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSoutheastern Nuclear Exchange--correspondence (1956-1957)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpecial Nuclear Equipment Committee--minutes, memoranda (1961-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpecial nuclear material--news releases, memoranda, reports (1955-1967)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSPERT (Special Power Excursion Test Reactor)--news releases (1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSTR Mark I and Mark II--reports, correspondence, etc. (1953-1958)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubmersible tankers--correspondence (1955-1958)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShips--Sea-Land Service, Inc. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1966)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShips--various companies. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1965-1966)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShip propulsion (nuclear)--correspondence, memoranda, reports, etc. (1955-1968)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShip propulsion (nuclear)--prospectus for a CNSGII nuclear reactor for military application (1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShip propulsion (nuclear)--marine plants, Babcock and Wilcox and competitors. Correspondence, reports, etc. (1959-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShip propulsion (nuclear)--Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Meeting programs, memoranda (1959-1966)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShip propulsion (nuclear)--\"Proposal...for an Advanced Marine Demonstration Reactor,\" 2 volumes (1964-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShip propulsion (nuclear)--\"Proposal to American Export Isbrandtsen Lines for a Consolidated Nuclear Steam Generator\" (1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTalks by others--speeches, correspondence, memoranda (1954-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTechnical Papers Coordinating Committee--memoranda, etc. (1955-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S. Atomic Energy Commission--releases, correspondence, etc. (1955-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S. Atomic Energy Commissioners' speeches (1951-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S. Atomic Energy Commissioners' speeches (1960-1968)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU. S. Atomic Energy Commission--zero power tests on Army Core. Contract (1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU. S. Atomic Energy Commission--File #36. Correspondence, etc. dealing with \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eU.S.S. Savannah\u003c/emph\u003e (1963-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU. S. Atomic Energy Commission--Yankee conversion to SSCR (Spectral Shift Control Reactor). Correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports (1962-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU. S. Atomic Energy Commission--organization and personnel. Releases, memoranda (1951-1967)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU. S. Atomic Energy Commission--staff speeches. Also includes correspondence, memoranda (1953-1968)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU. S. Atomic Energy Commission--university research. Circulars listing research grants (1955-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S. Chamber of Commerce--\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eWashington Reports\u003c/title\u003e (1957-1962)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWaste disposal--correspondence, releases, publications, reports (1955-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYankee Atomic Energy Company--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1954-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1958 Nuclear Congress--correspondence, memoranda, notes, abstracts of papers, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1959 Nuclear Congress--memoranda\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear steam generating systems, nuclear power plants (specific)--Babcock and Wilcox reports, specifications, and proposals. c. 20 items (c.1959-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear ship reactors--Babcock and Wilcox reports, specifications, proposals. Also includes press kit for launching of the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eN. S. Savannah\u003c/emph\u003e (1959); testimony from Atomic Energy Commission hearings on \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eN.S. Savannah\u003c/emph\u003e (1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear ship reactors (especially \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eN.S. Savannah\u003c/emph\u003e)--reports, specifications, safety studies, etc. c. 25 items (c.1959-1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndian Point Reactor, Westchester County, New York--reports, c. 50 items (c.1959-1962); correspondence (1956-1957) concerning Indian Point.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLiquid Metal Fuel Reactor Experiment--reports, c. 40 items (1959-1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGerman Nuclear Ship \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eOtto Hahn\u003c/emph\u003e--reports, specifications, etc. (1962-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUniversal Pressure Reactor System; Steam-Cooled Breeder Reactor Study; Gas Suspension Reactor; National Circulation Thermionic Reactor; Boiling Water Reactor; Steam-Cooled, Moderated, and Controlled Reactor--reports, c. 50 items (1959-1966)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpectral Shift Control Reactor--reports, proposals (1959-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvanced Test Reactor; Nuclear Development Center--reports\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAtomic Power Development Associates, Michigan (originally Dow-Detroit Edison Project)--correspondence, memoranda, minutes, etc. (1954-1964)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePower Reactor Development Company, Michigan--correspondence, memoranda, contracts, etc. (1955-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Rogear\" rocket engine by Henry B. Shields--typescript book, correspondence, etc. (1965-1969)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear propulsion plant and generating equipment for nuclear powered merchant ships--contract and specifications\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReappraisal summaries (1957)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Safety Analysis Summary of Babcock and Wilcox's CNSG Maritime Reactor\"--report (1968)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Reactor Engineering and Plant Design\" by JWL--report (1957)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear Merchant Ship Reactor core--correspondence, etc. (1958-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublic hearings on Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor (\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eSavannah\u003c/emph\u003e)--correspondence, etc. (1962-1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S. Atomic Energy Commission--Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor estimates\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous files, including: Profit Improvement Program (1962-1965); public hearings on Indian Point Station; American Society of Naval Engineers programs (1956-1968); power survey forecast study.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eN.S. Savannah\u003c/emph\u003e--reports. etc. c. 25 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eN.S. Savannah\u003c/emph\u003e--public relations and advertising. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1957-1967)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAtomic Energy News Indicator\u003c/title\u003e (1956-1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eNucleonics\u003c/title\u003e--N.P.P. Equipment Study (1959-1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted proposals for nuclear power projects, c. 200 items (c. 1958-1967)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBabcock and Wilcox Monthly Advertising and Publicity portfolis (1965-1966)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Allis-Chalmers, and Aero-Jet technical reports, c. 10 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArgonne National Laboratory proceedings (1961)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNuclear industry--miscellaneous publications, c. 20 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute (1958-1959). Includes correspondence; financial information; quarterly reports of the president to the Board of Visitors; typescript of annual reports of the president; minutes of the Board of Visitors (1966-1969)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Virginia (1956-1969). Includes correspondence related to industrial development and nuclear energy in the state (1961-1969); minutes, reports, etc., of the Advisory Council, Virginia State Technical Servies (1966-1969); minutes, reports, etc., of the Virginia State Advisory Committee on Nuclear Energy (1956-1961); programs, brochures, etc., of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce (1954-1968); and minutes, reports, etc., of  the University of Virginia and its Virginia Engineering Foundation (1957-1969).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development (1962-1969). Includes minutes; reports; correspondence; newspaper clippings (1962-1969); files of the Committee on the Commercial Code (1963-1966).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes mostly photocopies of: articles by/about Landis and reports.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes mostly photocopies and some originals of: conference programs, newsletters, press releases, certificates, meeting minutes and agendas, reports, clippings, articles by/about Landis, papers and presentations given, personal and professional correspondence, book chapter drafts, scholarship materials, and poetry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes mostly photocopies and some originals of: papers and presentations given, correspondence, conference programs, lecture notes, articles by and about Landis, project reports, meeting agendas, and newsletters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes mostly photocopies and some originals of: articles by/about/quoting Landis, pamphlets, personal notes, lecture notes and slides, and personal memoirs.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Landis' work at Babcock and Wilcox involved him in a number of nuclear reactor projects both in the United States and abroad. The bulk of the collection is correspondence, memoranda, proposals, studies, and reports surrounding these projects.","Other papers relate to Landis' memberships on the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors (1966-1970); the Advisory Council of Virginia State Technical Services (1966-1969); the Virginia State Advisory Committee on Nuclear Energy (1956-1961); the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce (1954-1968); the Virginia Engineering Foundation of the University of Virginia (1962-1969); and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development (1962-1969).","In 2013, following Landis' death, an additional 4 boxes of materials were donated to Special Collections. Although not organized beyond the order in which they were received, these boxes generally contain photocopies of original materials: correspondence, reports, presentations and papers, articles by/about Landis, clippings, professional and personal writings, conference programs, notes, and teaching materials. A box-level inventory is at the bottom of the \"Contents List\" below.","Accounting files for Babcock and Wilcox, Atomic Energy Division (1956-1965). Includes monthly reports on incomplete and completed contracts; memoranda; notes.","Allis-Chambers Mfg. Co.--large fast reactor design study (1964)","American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Nuclear Engineerings Division--newsletters, memoranda, etc. (1954-1964)","American Institute of Management--memoranda, etc. (1957-1961)","American Society of Mechanical Engineers--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1955-1960)","Babcock and Wilcox--press releases (1953-1963)","Babcock and Wilcox--general reports, circulars, memoranda (1952-1962)","Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd. (London)--memoranda, correspondence, etc. (1954-1955)","Bailey Meter Co.--memoranda, correspondence, etc. (1955-1968)","Biology and medicine--memoranda, circulars, etc. (1955-1962). Deals with biological and medical ramifications of nuclear energy.","Budget estimates (1966-1967). Includes a file of internal circulars, \"Sales in Which Washington Operations Has Played a Significant Role.\"","Camen procect, Livorno, Italy--memoranda, etc. (1960-1963)","Case Institute of Technology--press releases, memoranda, etc. (1957)","Combined operations reports (1960-1964)","Consolidated Edison Co.--technical and consulting services. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1961-1965)","Contract lists (1958-1965)","Contract policy and procedures--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1954-1963)","Contract status reports (1960)","Critical Experiment Laboratory, Lynchburg, Va.--memoranda, correspondence, circulars (1956-1959)","Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico (CRDA), Trieste--correspondence, contract (1960)","Decontamination (laundry) symposium (1960)","East Central Nuclear Group--Steam-cooled breeder reactor core designs. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1964-1965)","Ebasco Services for AEC--Title I and II services for Advanced Test Reactor Gas-Cooled Loop. Memoranda (1963-1964)","Education and training of Babcock and Wilcox personnel--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1953-1963)","Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace program--press releases, clippings, etc. (1953-1958)","Electrical World--correspondence, etc. (1956-1962)","Employees club--memoranda, etc. (1963-1966)","Engineering Design Facility--report, correspondence, etc. (1961-1962)","Euratom (European Atomic Energy Community)--correspondence, reports, etc. (1958-1959)","Euratom Experiemental Program--modification (1965)","Finance--correspondence, memoranda, circulars on business conditions affecting the nuclear energy industry (1954-1963)","Financial statements--correspondence, memoranda, etc., dealing with Babcock and Wilcox financial matters (1956-1959)","Financial statements--correspondence, memoranda, etc., dealing with Babcock and Wilcox financial matters (1959-1963)","Florida, University of--nuclear engineering programs. Publications, etc. (1957-1960)","Foreign reactors--correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings (1952-1960)","Geneva Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (1955)--correspondence, reports, publications","Geneva Conference (Second) on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (1958)--correspondence, reports, publications","Great Lakes Conference of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners (1960)--program, etc.","Health physics--press releases, memoranda, publications on health aspects of nuclear energy (1957-1963)","Industrial Participation Program--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1953-1955)","Inter-American Nuclear Energy Symposium (1957)--correspondence, etc.","International agreements on the civil uses of atomic energy--correspondence, reports, etc. (1955-1958)","International Atomic Energy Agency--memoranda, clippings, etc. (1955-1962)","Internuclear Company, Clayton, Missouri--correspondence, memoranda (1956-1962)","Joint Committee on Atomic Energy--correspondence, memoranda, testimony, clippings, etc. (1955-1967)","Liability and insurance (with respect to the use of nuclear facilities)--correspondence, memoranda, reports, etc. (1950-1964)","Lynchburg Office--general files (1964-1966). Deals with building lease, parking, etc.","Lynchburg Central File--contains a filing coding system (1958)","Manpower requirements (1960-1964)","Materials and testing--correspondence, memoranda, reports, publications (1954-1964)","Monthly reports (Atomic Energy Division status reports) (1962-1965). Includes reports, correspondence, and memoranda.","National Association of Manufacturers--correspondence, etc. (1964-1967)","National Association of Manufacturers--printed reports (1966-1967)","Nuclear Activities Summaries--reports, correspondence, memoranda (1954-1961)","Nuclear Congresses (1958, 1959)--see Box 22","Nuclear Development Center--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1961-1964)","Nuclear power economics--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1955-1961)","Nuclear rocketry--press releases, correspondence, reports, etc. (1961-1962)","Nuclenor Power Plant, Spain--correspondence, reports, etc. (1964-1965)","Organization (general)--personnel announcements, organizational memoranda, etc. (1958-1965)","Organization--Departmental Responsibilities. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1956-1965)","Organization--Division Operations. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1961-1962)","Organization--Division Operations Guide. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1962-1965)","Organization--External Procedures. Memoranda, reports, etc. (1957-1964)","Organization--Internal Procedures. Memoranda, etc. (1957-1967)","Organization--Organization Charts. Also includes memoranda, etc. (1953-1964)","Organization--Personnel Utilization. Memoranda, etc.(1957-1968)","Organization--Principles and Directives. Correspondence and memoranda. (1953-1956)","Organization--Procedures Manual. Memoranda (1958-1959)","Organization--Special Directives. Memoranda (1958-1964)","Organization and Personnel--memoranda, organization charts, etc. (1957-1964)","Patents--correspondence, memoranda, press releases, etc. (1953-1956, 1962)","Planning--memoranda (1964-1966)","Policy (U. S. Government)--reports, memoranda, testimony of Babcock and Wilcox officials before Congressional committees (1954-1957)","RAMPS (Resource Allocation and Multi-Project Scheduling)--memoranda, committee minutes (1964)","Reactor computation--correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1956-1962)","Reactor location and safety--correspondence, reports, memoranda (1954-1963)","Reactor roundup (general information on nuclear reactors)--newsletters, memoranda, etc. (1951-1961)","Regulations and information (AEC regulations)--circulars, memoranda (1955-1959)","Regulations and information (AEC regulations)--circulars, memoranda (1960-1963)","Research Institute Recommendations--circulars, correspondence (1956-1957)","Research reactors (general)--correspondence, memoranda (1950-1959)","Sales contracts (domestic)--correspondence, memoranda (1954-1961)","Sales contracts (government)--correspondence, memoranda (1961-1964)","Sales estimate summaries (1963-1964)","Sales policy--reappraisal. Report (1959)","Sales policy and procedure--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1949-1965)","Sea water conversion--reports, correspondence, memoranda (1951-1964)","Security--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1953-1961)","Senior staff meetings--agendas, memoranda (1957-1961)","SIR--Mark B Emergency Cooler System. Memoranda, committee minutes, etc. (1953-1958)","Site location (general)--correspondence, publications, etc., dealing especially with Memphis (1962-1966)","Slides, pictures, and films. Includes c.20 publicity photos on nuclear reactors, correspondence, memoranda (1955-1962)","Solar energy--clippings, news release (1954-1955)","Southeastern Nuclear Exchange--correspondence (1956-1957)","Special Nuclear Equipment Committee--minutes, memoranda (1961-1962)","Special nuclear material--news releases, memoranda, reports (1955-1967)","SPERT (Special Power Excursion Test Reactor)--news releases (1961)","STR Mark I and Mark II--reports, correspondence, etc. (1953-1958)","Submersible tankers--correspondence (1955-1958)","Ships--Sea-Land Service, Inc. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1966)","Ships--various companies. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1965-1966)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--correspondence, memoranda, reports, etc. (1955-1968)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--prospectus for a CNSGII nuclear reactor for military application (1965)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--marine plants, Babcock and Wilcox and competitors. Correspondence, reports, etc. (1959-1964)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Meeting programs, memoranda (1959-1966)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--\"Proposal...for an Advanced Marine Demonstration Reactor,\" 2 volumes (1964-1965)","Ship propulsion (nuclear)--\"Proposal to American Export Isbrandtsen Lines for a Consolidated Nuclear Steam Generator\" (1965)","Talks by others--speeches, correspondence, memoranda (1954-1965)","Technical Papers Coordinating Committee--memoranda, etc. (1955-1963)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commission--releases, correspondence, etc. (1955-1962)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commissioners' speeches (1951-1959)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commissioners' speeches (1960-1968)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--zero power tests on Army Core. Contract (1965)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--File #36. Correspondence, etc. dealing with U.S.S. Savannah (1963-1965)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--Yankee conversion to SSCR (Spectral Shift Control Reactor). Correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports (1962-1964)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--organization and personnel. Releases, memoranda (1951-1967)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--staff speeches. Also includes correspondence, memoranda (1953-1968)","U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--university research. Circulars listing research grants (1955-1962)","U.S. Chamber of Commerce--Washington Reports (1957-1962)","Waste disposal--correspondence, releases, publications, reports (1955-1961)","Yankee Atomic Energy Company--correspondence, memoranda, reports (1954-1961)","1958 Nuclear Congress--correspondence, memoranda, notes, abstracts of papers, etc.","1959 Nuclear Congress--memoranda","Nuclear steam generating systems, nuclear power plants (specific)--Babcock and Wilcox reports, specifications, and proposals. c. 20 items (c.1959-1965)","Nuclear ship reactors--Babcock and Wilcox reports, specifications, proposals. Also includes press kit for launching of the N. S. Savannah (1959); testimony from Atomic Energy Commission hearings on N.S. Savannah (1961)","Nuclear ship reactors (especially N.S. Savannah)--reports, specifications, safety studies, etc. c. 25 items (c.1959-1965)","Indian Point Reactor, Westchester County, New York--reports, c. 50 items (c.1959-1962); correspondence (1956-1957) concerning Indian Point.","Liquid Metal Fuel Reactor Experiment--reports, c. 40 items (1959-1961)","German Nuclear Ship Otto Hahn--reports, specifications, etc. (1962-1964)","Universal Pressure Reactor System; Steam-Cooled Breeder Reactor Study; Gas Suspension Reactor; National Circulation Thermionic Reactor; Boiling Water Reactor; Steam-Cooled, Moderated, and Controlled Reactor--reports, c. 50 items (1959-1966)","Spectral Shift Control Reactor--reports, proposals (1959-1964)","Advanced Test Reactor; Nuclear Development Center--reports","Atomic Power Development Associates, Michigan (originally Dow-Detroit Edison Project)--correspondence, memoranda, minutes, etc. (1954-1964)","Power Reactor Development Company, Michigan--correspondence, memoranda, contracts, etc. (1955-1963)","\"Rogear\" rocket engine by Henry B. Shields--typescript book, correspondence, etc. (1965-1969)","Nuclear propulsion plant and generating equipment for nuclear powered merchant ships--contract and specifications","Reappraisal summaries (1957)","\"Safety Analysis Summary of Babcock and Wilcox's CNSG Maritime Reactor\"--report (1968)","\"Reactor Engineering and Plant Design\" by JWL--report (1957)","Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor core--correspondence, etc. (1958-1959)","Public hearings on Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor (Savannah)--correspondence, etc. (1962-1963)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commission--Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor estimates","Miscellaneous files, including: Profit Improvement Program (1962-1965); public hearings on Indian Point Station; American Society of Naval Engineers programs (1956-1968); power survey forecast study.","N.S. Savannah--reports. etc. c. 25 items","N.S. Savannah--public relations and advertising. Correspondence, memoranda, etc. (1957-1967)","Atomic Energy News Indicator (1956-1959)","Nucleonics--N.P.P. Equipment Study (1959-1960)","Printed proposals for nuclear power projects, c. 200 items (c. 1958-1967)","Babcock and Wilcox Monthly Advertising and Publicity portfolis (1965-1966)","U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Allis-Chalmers, and Aero-Jet technical reports, c. 10 items","Argonne National Laboratory proceedings (1961)","Nuclear industry--miscellaneous publications, c. 20 items","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1958-1959). Includes correspondence; financial information; quarterly reports of the president to the Board of Visitors; typescript of annual reports of the president; minutes of the Board of Visitors (1966-1969)","Commonwealth of Virginia (1956-1969). Includes correspondence related to industrial development and nuclear energy in the state (1961-1969); minutes, reports, etc., of the Advisory Council, Virginia State Technical Servies (1966-1969); minutes, reports, etc., of the Virginia State Advisory Committee on Nuclear Energy (1956-1961); programs, brochures, etc., of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce (1954-1968); and minutes, reports, etc., of  the University of Virginia and its Virginia Engineering Foundation (1957-1969).","Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development (1962-1969). Includes minutes; reports; correspondence; newspaper clippings (1962-1969); files of the Committee on the Commercial Code (1963-1966).","Includes mostly photocopies of: articles by/about Landis and reports.","Includes mostly photocopies and some originals of: conference programs, newsletters, press releases, certificates, meeting minutes and agendas, reports, clippings, articles by/about Landis, papers and presentations given, personal and professional correspondence, book chapter drafts, scholarship materials, and poetry.","Includes mostly photocopies and some originals of: papers and presentations given, correspondence, conference programs, lecture notes, articles by and about Landis, project reports, meeting agendas, and newsletters.","Includes mostly photocopies and some originals of: articles by/about/quoting Landis, pamphlets, personal notes, lecture notes and slides, and personal memoirs."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_af6d78b81cdb082b455087a2081ee303\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection contains correspondence, memos, proposals, reports, and other papers relating to Landis' work with nuclear reactor projects and memberships on various committees, including the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The collection contains correspondence, memos, proposals, reports, and other papers relating to Landis' work with nuclear reactor projects and memberships on various committees, including the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_7e364c684c4ee305befba4e6b5946a57\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["Please note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Babcock \u0026 Wilcox Company","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Babcock \u0026 Wilcox Company","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)"],"persname_ssim":["Landis, John W. (John William), 1917-2013"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Babcock \u0026 Wilcox Company","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Landis, John W. (John William), 1917-2013"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":51,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:44:34.154Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1250"}},{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1801","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"John W. 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Throughout his career, Townsend also served on a number of councils, boards, and panels. The collection also includes files from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station Advisory Panel (1966-1968, the International Academy of Astronautics (c. 1981-1987), the NASA Advisory Council (1982-1987), the National Academy of Engineering (1982-1987), the National Research Council Space Applications Board (1983-1987), and the Office of Technology Assessment Advisory Board Panel on International Cooperation and Competition in Civilian Space Activities (1982-1985). 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For example, \"National Academy of Engineering, 1983\" is before \"National Academy of Engineering, 1984.\"","Series III: Correspondence, 1957-1990, is arranged chronologically.","Series IV: Travel, 1949-1990, is arranged chronologically.","Series V: Testimonies, 1981-1986, is arranged chronologically.","Series VI: Subject Files, 1987-1989, n.d., is arranged chronologically.","Series VII: Personal Files, 1978-1989, n.d., is arranged chronologically.","Physicist John W. Townsend, Jr., was born in 1924. He received a B.A. from Williams College in 1947, an M.A. in 1949, and a Sc.D. in 1961. After completing his M.A., Townsend went to work for the Naval Research Laboratory from 1949-1958, spending the last three years as a branch head. In 1958, he moved to NASA for a decade, including three years (1965-1968) as the deputy director fo the Goddard Space Center in Maryland. He left NASA in 1968 to serve as a deputy administrator in the Environmental Sciences Services Administration (1968-1970), and an associate administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1970-1977). In 1977, he took a break from government work, serving as the president of Fairchild Space and Electronics Company (1977-1982) and, when the company changed names, president of Fairchild Space Company from 1983-1987. In 1987, he returned to NASA  as director of the Goddard Space Center until his retirement in 1990. Townsend died in November 2011.","The guide to the John W. Townsend, Jr., Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","Some original description of the John W. Townsend, Jr., Papers was completed prior to 2000. A folder list and additional description of the collection was completed in October and November 2018.","Additional arrangement and description of the John W. Townsend, Jr., Papers was completed as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) in 2024.","This collection contains physicist John W. Townsend, Jr.'s personal and professional papers from 1949 until his retirement from corporate and government aerospace work in 1990. In addition to professional correspondence, memos, and subject files, there are extensive travel files from 1949-1968 and 1985-1990, congressional testimony on NASA projects from 1982-1986, and files on the history of the Upper Air Rocket Research Program at the Naval Research Laboratory  from about 1956-1958. Throughout his career, Townsend also served on a number of councils, boards, and panels. The collection also includes files from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station Advisory Panel (1966-1968, the International Academy of Astronautics (c. 1981-1987), the NASA Advisory Council (1982-1987), the National Academy of Engineering (1982-1987), the National Research Council Space Applications Board (1983-1987), and the Office of Technology Assessment Advisory Board Panel on International Cooperation and Competition in Civilian Space Activities (1982-1985).","Materials in this collection have been separated into the following series:","Series I: Reading Files, 1958-1967, contains Townsend's reading files for a variety of subjects.","Series II: Organizations and Committees, 1982-1987, n.d., consists of materials from Townsend's involvement in committees, boards, and panels, including the American Geophysical Union, the International Academy of Astronautics, the National Academy of Engineering, NASA Advisory Council, the National Resource Council Space Applications Board, and the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station Advisory Panel.","Series III: Correspondence, 1957-1990, contains professional correspondence, memos, and clippings.","Series IV: Travel, 1949-1990, includes extensive travel documentation.","Series V: Testimonies, 1981-1986, contains files from Townsend's congressional testimonies on NASA projects.","Series VI: Subject Files, 1987-1989, n.d., consists of subject files such as publications, files on the history of the Goddard Space Flight Center and the Rocket-Sonde Research Branch of the Naval Research Laboratory, and Earth observations.","Series VII: Personal Files, 1978-1989, n.d., includes files such as appointment books and performance ratings.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","This collection contains NASA administrator and physicist John W. Townsend, Jr.'s (1924-2011) personal and professional papers from 1949 until his retirement from corporate and government aerospace work in 1990. In addition to professional correspondence, memos, and subject files, there are extensive travel files from 1949-1968 and 1985-1990, congressional testimony on NASA projects from 1982-1986, and files on the history of the Upper Air Rocket Research Program at the Naval Research Laboratory  from about 1956-1958. Throughout his career, Townsend also served on a number of councils, boards, and panels. The collection also includes files from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station Advisory Panel (1966-1968, the International Academy of Astronautics (c. 1981-1987), the NASA Advisory Council (1982-1987), the National Academy of Engineering (1982-1987), the National Research Council Space Applications Board (1983-1987), and the Office of Technology Assessment Advisory Board Panel on International Cooperation and Competition in Civilian Space Activities (1982-1985).","Please note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. 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Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_99b777b1afabb73b917a3f9298d6112e\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains NASA administrator and physicist John W. Townsend, Jr.'s (1924-2011) personal and professional papers from 1949 until his retirement from corporate and government aerospace work in 1990. In addition to professional correspondence, memos, and subject files, there are extensive travel files from 1949-1968 and 1985-1990, congressional testimony on NASA projects from 1982-1986, and files on the history of the Upper Air Rocket Research Program at the Naval Research Laboratory  from about 1956-1958. Throughout his career, Townsend also served on a number of councils, boards, and panels. The collection also includes files from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station Advisory Panel (1966-1968, the International Academy of Astronautics (c. 1981-1987), the NASA Advisory Council (1982-1987), the National Academy of Engineering (1982-1987), the National Research Council Space Applications Board (1983-1987), and the Office of Technology Assessment Advisory Board Panel on International Cooperation and Competition in Civilian Space Activities (1982-1985).  \u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["This collection contains NASA administrator and physicist John W. 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Gough Papers, 1919/1973","Ms.1987.057","Aircraft accidents","Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)","Science and Technology","Aeronautical engineers","Air pilots","Test pilots","The collection is open for research.","Some of this collection has been digitized and is available online.","When the arrangement of a series or subseries is chronological, all the files within a given year are arranged alphabetically. Where the contents of folders span two or more years, they are arranged by period, with all the entries for 1941-1943 (for example) before the entries for 1941-1944. The arrangement of a series or subseries is chronological unless otherwise noted.","The collection has been separated into eleven series:","Series I: Aircraft Design Considerations, 1921-1971","Series II: Specific Aircraft, 1919-1971. This series has been further divided into subseries by subject:","Subseries A: Helicopter Files, 1943-1958.","Subseries B: Missile Files, 1948-1960","Subseries C: Planes, 1919-1971. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by plane name.","Series III: Logs, 1929-1959","Series IV: Aircraft Safety, 1930-1968. This series has been further divided into subseries by subject:","Subseries A: Accidents and Incidents, 1948-1967","Subseries B: Fires, 1930-1963","Subseries C: Investigations and Analyses, 1941-1962","Subseries D: Safety and Prevention, 1950-1968","Series V: Aviation and People, 1933-1971. This series has been further divided into subseries by subject:","Subseries A: Piloting Aircraft, 1933-1959","Subseries B: Files on People, 1934-1971","Series VI: Organizations and Consulting Files, 1925-1973. This series is arranged alphabetically by entity name.","Series VII: Photographs, 1920-1969","Series VIII: Correspondence, 1942-1969","Series IX: Talks and Speeches, 1934-1963","Series X: Personal Files, 1930-1965","Series XI: General Files, 1925-1969","Melvin N. Gough was born in Washington, D. C., in 1906. He received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University in 1926. In the same year he began a long career with the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in Hampton, Virginia. From 1926 to 1958, Gough was successively an engineer, a test pilot (he was commissioned as a naval aviator in 1929), Chief Test Pilot, and Chief of Flight Research at NACA-Langley.","When NACA became the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958, Gough transferred to Cape Canaveral, where he was Director of NASA Operations at the Atlantic Missile Range for two years. In 1960, he became Director of the Bureau of Safety for the Civil Aeronautics Board. From 1962, he was Director of Aircraft Development of the Federal Aviation Agency, retiring from government service in 1964. He died on March 6, 1994.","Gough's professional organization memberships include the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (of which he was a Fellow) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (also a Fellow). He served on the Board of Governors of the Flight Safety Foundation and was a charter member of the Society of Air Safety Investigators. He received the Octave Chanute Award for Test Pilots from the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences in 1941 for \"outstanding contributions in the field of aeronautics\"; the Distinguished Service Award from the Flight Safety Foundation in 1956 for \"distinguished service in achieving safer utilization of aircraft\"; and the Flight Safety Foundation's Laura Taber Barbour Award in 1960 for championing \"through unstinting personal activity the cause of flight safety.\" For his contributions to aeronautical history, Gough was elected to the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame.","The guide to the Melvin N. Gough Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Melvin N. Gough Papers commenced and was completed in 1990.","Additional arrangement and description of the Melvin N. Gough Papers was completed as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) in 2024.","Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives also has the following related collections: Christopher C. Kraft Papers, Ms1985-001, Robert R. Gilruth Papers, Ms1990-053, and Hartley A. Soule Papers, Ms1987-004.","The Melvin N. Gough Papers span from 1919 to 1971 and include a wide variety of materials reflecting Gough's career as a test pilot, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) administrator, and flight safety investigator. It is especially rich in materials from his years at NACA-Langley and equally rich on the topics of aviation safety and accident investigation procedures.","The papers are organized largely according to Gough's own filing system, and there is some degree of overlap in the contents of folders. Many of the folders include manuscript materials and other items such as magazine articles and newspaper clippings. The NACA reports and other documents that are individually listed include manuscript annotations, correspondence, or other items that make them unique. Documents published before 1930 are also listed individually, whether they have manuscript items associated with them or not. Other NACA reports and miscellaneous publications are arranged chronologically. NACA reports are usually grouped by year; other publications are grouped by decade.","The collection has been separated into eleven series:","Series I: Aircraft Design Considerations, 1921-1971, contains materials related to aircraft design and flight, such as notes and reports on aerodynamics, files on airplane parts such as cowling, landing gear, and instruments, and articles on design and performance.","Series II: Specific Aircraft, 1919-1971, includes files specific to a certain type of aircraft, and is divided into three subseries by subject.","Subseries A: Helicopter Files, 1943-1958, comprises materials related to helicopters such as notes, flight trials, articles, and accident reports.","Subseries B: Missile Files, 1948-1960, documents missle development, such as progress reports and files on locations like White Sands Proving Ground.","Subseries C: Planes, 1919-1971, alphabetized by plane name, contains reports, tests, and files on specific planes, such as the Boeing 707, Lockheed Electra, and the Hiller X-18.","Series III: Logs, 1929-1959, consists of daily logs and pilot logs.","Series IV: Aircraft Safety, 1930-1968, divided into four subseries, comprises files on aviation safety—both crashes and preventative measures.","Subseries A: Accidents and Incidents, 1948-1967, contains Gough's files on flight accidents and incidents, including crash reports, photographs, and studies.","Subseries B: Fires, 1930-1963, has files on fires in aviation accidents and the safety of aviation fuels.","Subseries C: Investigations and Analyses, 1941-1962, focuses on accident analysis and methodology in accident investigations, including reports and articles on the subject.","Subseries D: Safety and Prevention, 1950-1968, relates to flight safety, accident survival, and emergency procedures. It includes bulletins from the Flight Safety Foundation, reports, and files from the first annual U.S. Air Force Safety Congress.","Series V: Aviation and People, 1933-1971, is divided into subseries by subject:","Subseries A: Piloting Aircraft, 1933-1959, focuses on pilots, such as publications on handling characteristics, psychological aspects of instrument displays, pilot errors, and the pilot's role in space flight.","Subseries B: Files on People, 1934-1971, consists of Gough's files on people and personnel, such as pilots Warren Eaton and Howard Lily, and NACA-Langley employees.","Series VI: Organizations and Consulting Files, 1925-1973, documents organizations Gough was a member of or did consulting work for. Organizations include the Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Society of Automotive Engineers.","Series VII: Photographs, 1920-1969, contains photographs depicting pilots, cockpits, and the Langley Research Center.","Series VIII: Correspondence, 1942-1969, comprises personal and professional correspondence, including letters, telephone calls, and notes.","Series IX: Talks and Speeches, 1934-1963, includes notes on talks and speeches given by Gough.","Series X: Personal Files, 1930-1965, contains Gough's personal files, such as contacts, biographical information, curriculum vitae, and calendars.","Series XI: General Files, 1925-1969, includes publications, papers, articles, and data on general topics.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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He served on the Board of Governors of the Flight Safety Foundation and was a charter member of the Society of Air Safety Investigators. He received the Octave Chanute Award for Test Pilots from the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences in 1941 for \"outstanding contributions in the field of aeronautics\"; the Distinguished Service Award from the Flight Safety Foundation in 1956 for \"distinguished service in achieving safer utilization of aircraft\"; and the Flight Safety Foundation's Laura Taber Barbour Award in 1960 for championing \"through unstinting personal activity the cause of flight safety.\" For his contributions to aeronautical history, Gough was elected to the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Melvin N. Gough was born in Washington, D. C., in 1906. He received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University in 1926. In the same year he began a long career with the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in Hampton, Virginia. From 1926 to 1958, Gough was successively an engineer, a test pilot (he was commissioned as a naval aviator in 1929), Chief Test Pilot, and Chief of Flight Research at NACA-Langley.","When NACA became the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958, Gough transferred to Cape Canaveral, where he was Director of NASA Operations at the Atlantic Missile Range for two years. In 1960, he became Director of the Bureau of Safety for the Civil Aeronautics Board. From 1962, he was Director of Aircraft Development of the Federal Aviation Agency, retiring from government service in 1964. He died on March 6, 1994.","Gough's professional organization memberships include the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (of which he was a Fellow) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (also a Fellow). He served on the Board of Governors of the Flight Safety Foundation and was a charter member of the Society of Air Safety Investigators. He received the Octave Chanute Award for Test Pilots from the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences in 1941 for \"outstanding contributions in the field of aeronautics\"; the Distinguished Service Award from the Flight Safety Foundation in 1956 for \"distinguished service in achieving safer utilization of aircraft\"; and the Flight Safety Foundation's Laura Taber Barbour Award in 1960 for championing \"through unstinting personal activity the cause of flight safety.\" For his contributions to aeronautical history, Gough was elected to the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Melvin N. Gough Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Melvin N. Gough Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Melvin N. 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Gough Papers was completed as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.archives.gov/nhprc\"\u003eNational Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)\u003c/a\u003e in 2024. \u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Melvin N. Gough Papers commenced and was completed in 1990.","Additional arrangement and description of the Melvin N. Gough Papers was completed as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) in 2024."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eVirginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives also has the following related collections: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1406.xml\"\u003eChristopher C. Kraft Papers, Ms1985-001\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1786.xml\"\u003eRobert R. Gilruth Papers, Ms1990-053\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1447.xml\"\u003eHartley A. Soule Papers, Ms1987-004\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives also has the following related collections: Christopher C. Kraft Papers, Ms1985-001, Robert R. Gilruth Papers, Ms1990-053, and Hartley A. Soule Papers, Ms1987-004."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Melvin N. Gough Papers span from 1919 to 1971 and include a wide variety of materials reflecting Gough's career as a test pilot, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) administrator, and flight safety investigator. It is especially rich in materials from his years at NACA-Langley and equally rich on the topics of aviation safety and accident investigation procedures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe papers are organized largely according to Gough's own filing system, and there is some degree of overlap in the contents of folders. Many of the folders include manuscript materials and other items such as magazine articles and newspaper clippings. The NACA reports and other documents that are individually listed include manuscript annotations, correspondence, or other items that make them unique. Documents published before 1930 are also listed individually, whether they have manuscript items associated with them or not. Other NACA reports and miscellaneous publications are arranged chronologically. NACA reports are usually grouped by year; other publications are grouped by decade.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection has been separated into eleven series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries I: Aircraft Design Considerations, 1921-1971, contains materials related to aircraft design and flight, such as notes and reports on aerodynamics, files on airplane parts such as cowling, landing gear, and instruments, and articles on design and performance. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries II: Specific Aircraft, 1919-1971, includes files specific to a certain type of aircraft, and is divided into three subseries by subject.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries A: Helicopter Files, 1943-1958, comprises materials related to helicopters such as notes, flight trials, articles, and accident reports.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries B: Missile Files, 1948-1960, documents missle development, such as progress reports and files on locations like White Sands Proving Ground.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries C: Planes, 1919-1971, alphabetized by plane name, contains reports, tests, and files on specific planes, such as the Boeing 707, Lockheed Electra, and the Hiller X-18.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries III: Logs, 1929-1959, consists of daily logs and pilot logs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries IV: Aircraft Safety, 1930-1968, divided into four subseries, comprises files on aviation safety—both crashes and preventative measures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries A: Accidents and Incidents, 1948-1967, contains Gough's files on flight accidents and incidents, including crash reports, photographs, and studies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries B: Fires, 1930-1963, has files on fires in aviation accidents and the safety of aviation fuels.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries C: Investigations and Analyses, 1941-1962, focuses on accident analysis and methodology in accident investigations, including reports and articles on the subject.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries D: Safety and Prevention, 1950-1968, relates to flight safety, accident survival, and emergency procedures. It includes bulletins from the Flight Safety Foundation, reports, and files from the first annual U.S. Air Force Safety Congress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries V: Aviation and People, 1933-1971, is divided into subseries by subject:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries A: Piloting Aircraft, 1933-1959, focuses on pilots, such as publications on handling characteristics, psychological aspects of instrument displays, pilot errors, and the pilot's role in space flight.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries B: Files on People, 1934-1971, consists of Gough's files on people and personnel, such as pilots Warren Eaton and Howard Lily, and NACA-Langley employees.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries VI: Organizations and Consulting Files, 1925-1973, documents organizations Gough was a member of or did consulting work for. Organizations include the Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Society of Automotive Engineers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries VII: Photographs, 1920-1969, contains photographs depicting pilots, cockpits, and the Langley Research Center.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries VIII: Correspondence, 1942-1969, comprises personal and professional correspondence, including letters, telephone calls, and notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries IX: Talks and Speeches, 1934-1963, includes notes on talks and speeches given by Gough.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries X: Personal Files, 1930-1965, contains Gough's personal files, such as contacts, biographical information, curriculum vitae, and calendars.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries XI: General Files, 1925-1969, includes publications, papers, articles, and data on general topics.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Melvin N. Gough Papers span from 1919 to 1971 and include a wide variety of materials reflecting Gough's career as a test pilot, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) administrator, and flight safety investigator. It is especially rich in materials from his years at NACA-Langley and equally rich on the topics of aviation safety and accident investigation procedures.","The papers are organized largely according to Gough's own filing system, and there is some degree of overlap in the contents of folders. Many of the folders include manuscript materials and other items such as magazine articles and newspaper clippings. The NACA reports and other documents that are individually listed include manuscript annotations, correspondence, or other items that make them unique. Documents published before 1930 are also listed individually, whether they have manuscript items associated with them or not. Other NACA reports and miscellaneous publications are arranged chronologically. NACA reports are usually grouped by year; other publications are grouped by decade.","The collection has been separated into eleven series:","Series I: Aircraft Design Considerations, 1921-1971, contains materials related to aircraft design and flight, such as notes and reports on aerodynamics, files on airplane parts such as cowling, landing gear, and instruments, and articles on design and performance.","Series II: Specific Aircraft, 1919-1971, includes files specific to a certain type of aircraft, and is divided into three subseries by subject.","Subseries A: Helicopter Files, 1943-1958, comprises materials related to helicopters such as notes, flight trials, articles, and accident reports.","Subseries B: Missile Files, 1948-1960, documents missle development, such as progress reports and files on locations like White Sands Proving Ground.","Subseries C: Planes, 1919-1971, alphabetized by plane name, contains reports, tests, and files on specific planes, such as the Boeing 707, Lockheed Electra, and the Hiller X-18.","Series III: Logs, 1929-1959, consists of daily logs and pilot logs.","Series IV: Aircraft Safety, 1930-1968, divided into four subseries, comprises files on aviation safety—both crashes and preventative measures.","Subseries A: Accidents and Incidents, 1948-1967, contains Gough's files on flight accidents and incidents, including crash reports, photographs, and studies.","Subseries B: Fires, 1930-1963, has files on fires in aviation accidents and the safety of aviation fuels.","Subseries C: Investigations and Analyses, 1941-1962, focuses on accident analysis and methodology in accident investigations, including reports and articles on the subject.","Subseries D: Safety and Prevention, 1950-1968, relates to flight safety, accident survival, and emergency procedures. It includes bulletins from the Flight Safety Foundation, reports, and files from the first annual U.S. Air Force Safety Congress.","Series V: Aviation and People, 1933-1971, is divided into subseries by subject:","Subseries A: Piloting Aircraft, 1933-1959, focuses on pilots, such as publications on handling characteristics, psychological aspects of instrument displays, pilot errors, and the pilot's role in space flight.","Subseries B: Files on People, 1934-1971, consists of Gough's files on people and personnel, such as pilots Warren Eaton and Howard Lily, and NACA-Langley employees.","Series VI: Organizations and Consulting Files, 1925-1973, documents organizations Gough was a member of or did consulting work for. Organizations include the Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Society of Automotive Engineers.","Series VII: Photographs, 1920-1969, contains photographs depicting pilots, cockpits, and the Langley Research Center.","Series VIII: Correspondence, 1942-1969, comprises personal and professional correspondence, including letters, telephone calls, and notes.","Series IX: Talks and Speeches, 1934-1963, includes notes on talks and speeches given by Gough.","Series X: Personal Files, 1930-1965, contains Gough's personal files, such as contacts, biographical information, curriculum vitae, and calendars.","Series XI: General Files, 1925-1969, includes publications, papers, articles, and data on general topics."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_9cbc21a2359c537c2ec335eff51b3088\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Melvin N. Gough Papers span from 1919 to 1971 and include a wide variety of materials reflecting Gough's career as a test pilot, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) administrator, and flight safety investigator. Types of materials include NACA and Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development (AGARD) reports and documents, articles, correspondence, notes and speeches, and newspaper and magazine clippings. Gough (1906-1994) was an engineer,  pilot, and administrator at NACA/NASA from 1926 to 1960.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The Melvin N. Gough Papers span from 1919 to 1971 and include a wide variety of materials reflecting Gough's career as a test pilot, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) administrator, and flight safety investigator. Types of materials include NACA and Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development (AGARD) reports and documents, articles, correspondence, notes and speeches, and newspaper and magazine clippings. Gough (1906-1994) was an engineer,  pilot, and administrator at NACA/NASA from 1926 to 1960."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_99d6d5fae72dd0a3795b7bf8c6ccf3a9\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This boxes in this collection are in off-site storage and require 2-3 days notice for retrieval. An oversize folder is available onsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for further information.\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["Please note: This boxes in this collection are in off-site storage and require 2-3 days notice for retrieval. An oversize folder is available onsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for further information."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","United States. Civil Aeronautics Board","United States. Federal Aviation Agency","United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics","United States. 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The arrangement of a series or subseries is chronological unless otherwise noted.","The collection has been separated into eleven series:","Series I: Aircraft Design Considerations, 1921-1971","Series II: Specific Aircraft, 1919-1971. This series has been further divided into subseries by subject:","Subseries A: Helicopter Files, 1943-1958.","Subseries B: Missile Files, 1948-1960","Subseries C: Planes, 1919-1971. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by plane name.","Series III: Logs, 1929-1959","Series IV: Aircraft Safety, 1930-1968. This series has been further divided into subseries by subject:","Subseries A: Accidents and Incidents, 1948-1967","Subseries B: Fires, 1930-1963","Subseries C: Investigations and Analyses, 1941-1962","Subseries D: Safety and Prevention, 1950-1968","Series V: Aviation and People, 1933-1971. This series has been further divided into subseries by subject:","Subseries A: Piloting Aircraft, 1933-1959","Subseries B: Files on People, 1934-1971","Series VI: Organizations and Consulting Files, 1925-1973. This series is arranged alphabetically by entity name.","Series VII: Photographs, 1920-1969","Series VIII: Correspondence, 1942-1969","Series IX: Talks and Speeches, 1934-1963","Series X: Personal Files, 1930-1965","Series XI: General Files, 1925-1969","Melvin N. Gough was born in Washington, D. C., in 1906. He received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University in 1926. In the same year he began a long career with the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in Hampton, Virginia. From 1926 to 1958, Gough was successively an engineer, a test pilot (he was commissioned as a naval aviator in 1929), Chief Test Pilot, and Chief of Flight Research at NACA-Langley.","When NACA became the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958, Gough transferred to Cape Canaveral, where he was Director of NASA Operations at the Atlantic Missile Range for two years. In 1960, he became Director of the Bureau of Safety for the Civil Aeronautics Board. From 1962, he was Director of Aircraft Development of the Federal Aviation Agency, retiring from government service in 1964. He died on March 6, 1994.","Gough's professional organization memberships include the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (of which he was a Fellow) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (also a Fellow). He served on the Board of Governors of the Flight Safety Foundation and was a charter member of the Society of Air Safety Investigators. He received the Octave Chanute Award for Test Pilots from the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences in 1941 for \"outstanding contributions in the field of aeronautics\"; the Distinguished Service Award from the Flight Safety Foundation in 1956 for \"distinguished service in achieving safer utilization of aircraft\"; and the Flight Safety Foundation's Laura Taber Barbour Award in 1960 for championing \"through unstinting personal activity the cause of flight safety.\" For his contributions to aeronautical history, Gough was elected to the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame.","The guide to the Melvin N. Gough Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Melvin N. Gough Papers commenced and was completed in 1990.","Additional arrangement and description of the Melvin N. Gough Papers was completed as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) in 2024.","Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives also has the following related collections: Christopher C. Kraft Papers, Ms1985-001, Robert R. Gilruth Papers, Ms1990-053, and Hartley A. Soule Papers, Ms1987-004.","The Melvin N. Gough Papers span from 1919 to 1971 and include a wide variety of materials reflecting Gough's career as a test pilot, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) administrator, and flight safety investigator. It is especially rich in materials from his years at NACA-Langley and equally rich on the topics of aviation safety and accident investigation procedures.","The papers are organized largely according to Gough's own filing system, and there is some degree of overlap in the contents of folders. Many of the folders include manuscript materials and other items such as magazine articles and newspaper clippings. The NACA reports and other documents that are individually listed include manuscript annotations, correspondence, or other items that make them unique. Documents published before 1930 are also listed individually, whether they have manuscript items associated with them or not. Other NACA reports and miscellaneous publications are arranged chronologically. NACA reports are usually grouped by year; other publications are grouped by decade.","The collection has been separated into eleven series:","Series I: Aircraft Design Considerations, 1921-1971, contains materials related to aircraft design and flight, such as notes and reports on aerodynamics, files on airplane parts such as cowling, landing gear, and instruments, and articles on design and performance.","Series II: Specific Aircraft, 1919-1971, includes files specific to a certain type of aircraft, and is divided into three subseries by subject.","Subseries A: Helicopter Files, 1943-1958, comprises materials related to helicopters such as notes, flight trials, articles, and accident reports.","Subseries B: Missile Files, 1948-1960, documents missle development, such as progress reports and files on locations like White Sands Proving Ground.","Subseries C: Planes, 1919-1971, alphabetized by plane name, contains reports, tests, and files on specific planes, such as the Boeing 707, Lockheed Electra, and the Hiller X-18.","Series III: Logs, 1929-1959, consists of daily logs and pilot logs.","Series IV: Aircraft Safety, 1930-1968, divided into four subseries, comprises files on aviation safety—both crashes and preventative measures.","Subseries A: Accidents and Incidents, 1948-1967, contains Gough's files on flight accidents and incidents, including crash reports, photographs, and studies.","Subseries B: Fires, 1930-1963, has files on fires in aviation accidents and the safety of aviation fuels.","Subseries C: Investigations and Analyses, 1941-1962, focuses on accident analysis and methodology in accident investigations, including reports and articles on the subject.","Subseries D: Safety and Prevention, 1950-1968, relates to flight safety, accident survival, and emergency procedures. It includes bulletins from the Flight Safety Foundation, reports, and files from the first annual U.S. Air Force Safety Congress.","Series V: Aviation and People, 1933-1971, is divided into subseries by subject:","Subseries A: Piloting Aircraft, 1933-1959, focuses on pilots, such as publications on handling characteristics, psychological aspects of instrument displays, pilot errors, and the pilot's role in space flight.","Subseries B: Files on People, 1934-1971, consists of Gough's files on people and personnel, such as pilots Warren Eaton and Howard Lily, and NACA-Langley employees.","Series VI: Organizations and Consulting Files, 1925-1973, documents organizations Gough was a member of or did consulting work for. Organizations include the Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Society of Automotive Engineers.","Series VII: Photographs, 1920-1969, contains photographs depicting pilots, cockpits, and the Langley Research Center.","Series VIII: Correspondence, 1942-1969, comprises personal and professional correspondence, including letters, telephone calls, and notes.","Series IX: Talks and Speeches, 1934-1963, includes notes on talks and speeches given by Gough.","Series X: Personal Files, 1930-1965, contains Gough's personal files, such as contacts, biographical information, curriculum vitae, and calendars.","Series XI: General Files, 1925-1969, includes publications, papers, articles, and data on general topics.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The Melvin N. Gough Papers span from 1919 to 1971 and include a wide variety of materials reflecting Gough's career as a test pilot, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) administrator, and flight safety investigator. Types of materials include NACA and Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development (AGARD) reports and documents, articles, correspondence, notes and speeches, and newspaper and magazine clippings. Gough (1906-1994) was an engineer,  pilot, and administrator at NACA/NASA from 1926 to 1960.","Please note: This boxes in this collection are in off-site storage and require 2-3 days notice for retrieval. An oversize folder is available onsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for further information.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","United States. Civil Aeronautics Board","United States. Federal Aviation Agency","United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics","United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration","Gough, Melvin N. (Melvin Neilson), 1906-1994","Gilruth, Robert R. (Robert Rowe), 1913-2000","Kraft, Christopher C. (Christopher Columbus), 1924-2019","Soule, Hartley A. 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Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The Melvin N. 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This series is arranged alphabetically by entity name.","Series VII: Photographs, 1920-1969","Series VIII: Correspondence, 1942-1969","Series IX: Talks and Speeches, 1934-1963","Series X: Personal Files, 1930-1965","Series XI: General Files, 1925-1969"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMelvin N. Gough was born in Washington, D. C., in 1906. He received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University in 1926. In the same year he began a long career with the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in Hampton, Virginia. From 1926 to 1958, Gough was successively an engineer, a test pilot (he was commissioned as a naval aviator in 1929), Chief Test Pilot, and Chief of Flight Research at NACA-Langley.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhen NACA became the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958, Gough transferred to Cape Canaveral, where he was Director of NASA Operations at the Atlantic Missile Range for two years. In 1960, he became Director of the Bureau of Safety for the Civil Aeronautics Board. From 1962, he was Director of Aircraft Development of the Federal Aviation Agency, retiring from government service in 1964. He died on March 6, 1994.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGough's professional organization memberships include the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (of which he was a Fellow) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (also a Fellow). He served on the Board of Governors of the Flight Safety Foundation and was a charter member of the Society of Air Safety Investigators. He received the Octave Chanute Award for Test Pilots from the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences in 1941 for \"outstanding contributions in the field of aeronautics\"; the Distinguished Service Award from the Flight Safety Foundation in 1956 for \"distinguished service in achieving safer utilization of aircraft\"; and the Flight Safety Foundation's Laura Taber Barbour Award in 1960 for championing \"through unstinting personal activity the cause of flight safety.\" For his contributions to aeronautical history, Gough was elected to the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Melvin N. Gough was born in Washington, D. C., in 1906. He received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University in 1926. In the same year he began a long career with the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in Hampton, Virginia. From 1926 to 1958, Gough was successively an engineer, a test pilot (he was commissioned as a naval aviator in 1929), Chief Test Pilot, and Chief of Flight Research at NACA-Langley.","When NACA became the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958, Gough transferred to Cape Canaveral, where he was Director of NASA Operations at the Atlantic Missile Range for two years. In 1960, he became Director of the Bureau of Safety for the Civil Aeronautics Board. From 1962, he was Director of Aircraft Development of the Federal Aviation Agency, retiring from government service in 1964. He died on March 6, 1994.","Gough's professional organization memberships include the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (of which he was a Fellow) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (also a Fellow). He served on the Board of Governors of the Flight Safety Foundation and was a charter member of the Society of Air Safety Investigators. He received the Octave Chanute Award for Test Pilots from the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences in 1941 for \"outstanding contributions in the field of aeronautics\"; the Distinguished Service Award from the Flight Safety Foundation in 1956 for \"distinguished service in achieving safer utilization of aircraft\"; and the Flight Safety Foundation's Laura Taber Barbour Award in 1960 for championing \"through unstinting personal activity the cause of flight safety.\" For his contributions to aeronautical history, Gough was elected to the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Melvin N. 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Many of the folders include manuscript materials and other items such as magazine articles and newspaper clippings. The NACA reports and other documents that are individually listed include manuscript annotations, correspondence, or other items that make them unique. Documents published before 1930 are also listed individually, whether they have manuscript items associated with them or not. Other NACA reports and miscellaneous publications are arranged chronologically. 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Organizations include the Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Society of Automotive Engineers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries VII: Photographs, 1920-1969, contains photographs depicting pilots, cockpits, and the Langley Research Center.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries VIII: Correspondence, 1942-1969, comprises personal and professional correspondence, including letters, telephone calls, and notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries IX: Talks and Speeches, 1934-1963, includes notes on talks and speeches given by Gough.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries X: Personal Files, 1930-1965, contains Gough's personal files, such as contacts, biographical information, curriculum vitae, and calendars.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries XI: General Files, 1925-1969, includes publications, papers, articles, and data on general topics.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Melvin N. 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NACA reports are usually grouped by year; other publications are grouped by decade.","The collection has been separated into eleven series:","Series I: Aircraft Design Considerations, 1921-1971, contains materials related to aircraft design and flight, such as notes and reports on aerodynamics, files on airplane parts such as cowling, landing gear, and instruments, and articles on design and performance.","Series II: Specific Aircraft, 1919-1971, includes files specific to a certain type of aircraft, and is divided into three subseries by subject.","Subseries A: Helicopter Files, 1943-1958, comprises materials related to helicopters such as notes, flight trials, articles, and accident reports.","Subseries B: Missile Files, 1948-1960, documents missle development, such as progress reports and files on locations like White Sands Proving Ground.","Subseries C: Planes, 1919-1971, alphabetized by plane name, contains reports, tests, and files on specific planes, such as the Boeing 707, Lockheed Electra, and the Hiller X-18.","Series III: Logs, 1929-1959, consists of daily logs and pilot logs.","Series IV: Aircraft Safety, 1930-1968, divided into four subseries, comprises files on aviation safety—both crashes and preventative measures.","Subseries A: Accidents and Incidents, 1948-1967, contains Gough's files on flight accidents and incidents, including crash reports, photographs, and studies.","Subseries B: Fires, 1930-1963, has files on fires in aviation accidents and the safety of aviation fuels.","Subseries C: Investigations and Analyses, 1941-1962, focuses on accident analysis and methodology in accident investigations, including reports and articles on the subject.","Subseries D: Safety and Prevention, 1950-1968, relates to flight safety, accident survival, and emergency procedures. It includes bulletins from the Flight Safety Foundation, reports, and files from the first annual U.S. Air Force Safety Congress.","Series V: Aviation and People, 1933-1971, is divided into subseries by subject:","Subseries A: Piloting Aircraft, 1933-1959, focuses on pilots, such as publications on handling characteristics, psychological aspects of instrument displays, pilot errors, and the pilot's role in space flight.","Subseries B: Files on People, 1934-1971, consists of Gough's files on people and personnel, such as pilots Warren Eaton and Howard Lily, and NACA-Langley employees.","Series VI: Organizations and Consulting Files, 1925-1973, documents organizations Gough was a member of or did consulting work for. Organizations include the Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Society of Automotive Engineers.","Series VII: Photographs, 1920-1969, contains photographs depicting pilots, cockpits, and the Langley Research Center.","Series VIII: Correspondence, 1942-1969, comprises personal and professional correspondence, including letters, telephone calls, and notes.","Series IX: Talks and Speeches, 1934-1963, includes notes on talks and speeches given by Gough.","Series X: Personal Files, 1930-1965, contains Gough's personal files, such as contacts, biographical information, curriculum vitae, and calendars.","Series XI: General Files, 1925-1969, includes publications, papers, articles, and data on general topics."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_9cbc21a2359c537c2ec335eff51b3088\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Melvin N. Gough Papers span from 1919 to 1971 and include a wide variety of materials reflecting Gough's career as a test pilot, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) administrator, and flight safety investigator. Types of materials include NACA and Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development (AGARD) reports and documents, articles, correspondence, notes and speeches, and newspaper and magazine clippings. Gough (1906-1994) was an engineer,  pilot, and administrator at NACA/NASA from 1926 to 1960.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The Melvin N. Gough Papers span from 1919 to 1971 and include a wide variety of materials reflecting Gough's career as a test pilot, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) administrator, and flight safety investigator. Types of materials include NACA and Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development (AGARD) reports and documents, articles, correspondence, notes and speeches, and newspaper and magazine clippings. 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