Preprint of "The First Space Race" & related correspondence Oct 2003
Memoirs & papers, various dates
Historic JPL photos, various dates
Media clippings & reprints, various dates
WHP notes, correspondence, & speech, various dates
White Sands Missile Range history June 3, 2004
JPL Correspondence with White Sands Pioneer Group 1985
WHP Correspondence with White Sands Pioneer Group 1985
Background papers - Naval Studies Board
Soviet Naval High Command 1973
Understanding Soviet Naval developments 1975
Pacific Realities 1975
Correspondence to members of Naval Studies Board Dec 1975 - May 1976
Statement on Navy-Supported Research by Lee Hunt with notes by WHP Jan 1976
Gorshov Writes on Seapower Apr 1976
Reprints of Science Articles 1976
Scope and Content Note
Submarine Threat to Western Shipping 1976?
Correspondence in preparation for 1976 Naval Studies Board summer study Mar - Jul 1976
US/Naval Command and Control by E. Rechtin 1976
WHP Monterey Meeting notes Aug 1976
Sensors & Anti-Sensors by WHP Aug 1976
Correspondence to WHP as follow up to 1976 summer study Sept 1976
Naval Studies Board 1976 summer study attendees 1976
Table of contents for 1976 summer study report Nov 1976
Naval Studies Board summer study results 1976
Technological Opportunities and the Next Generation Navy by WHP Oct 1976
Correspondence to members of Naval Studies Board Aug-Dec 1976
Naval Studies Board New Orleans meeting Dec 1976
WHP travel records 1975-1976
Naval Studies Board correspondence & notes 1977
WHP travel records 1977-1979
White Paper on Defense by Senator Taft 1976
Reprint from Naval Review: "An Admiral's Tale" 1967
Basic Research in the DOD by OSTP Jun 1978
Notes for "New Tasks and New Technologies" for Navies by J. Digby Jan 1978
Naval Studies Board correspondence & notes 1978-1980
Naval Space Symposium Oct 1981
Douglas J. Mudgway biography Apr 2009
Victoria L. Melikan biography Apr 1982
Star-News obituary for Eberhart Rechtin Apr 19, 2007
Daily Pilot article on Robert Parks Mar 26, 2005
New Zealand Edge WHP biography Nov 2002
Web information on WHP Nov 2002
Paper on origin of JPL undated
Memories of Havelock by Ulric Williams undated
Biography of Carl David Anderson by WHP 1997
James E. Webb: A Force for Excellence 1983
Farewell to Lee DuBridge, Caltech Engineering and Science 1968
Misc articles on space from WHP files, various dates
William H. Pickering - Deep Space Pioneer, Wellington College Oct 2009
Lew Allen - JPL Chief, LA Times 1983
VIPs: JPL visitors and special events various dates
Scientists various dates
Congressional & other visits various
1967-1968, 1967-1968
Explorer 1 1958
Early JPL 1954 & earlier
Presidential photos 1964
Misc 1968-1971
Voyager pix of Jupiter & moons 1979
Pickering portraits various
Spacecraft photos various
Public info releases, various
Misc post-1958, 1958 & later
Chron file - Houseman/Johnson 1982-1984
Telex - Incoming & Outgoing 1979
Fire Insurance/General Liability 1978-1979
Contractual Liability Insurance - EPRI 1979-1983
Chron file - E. K. Davis 1984
Stan J. Raddon Jul 1988-Dec 1988
Stan J. Raddon Jan 1988-Jun 1988
Post Office Box Rental 1977
McCauley, L. W. & Company 1979-1980
IBM Corporation 1976-1981
Lowe's Business Designs 1977-1986
ECFA 1979-1980
Samoa Bank 1981
Samoa Bank 1981
Chron file - G. E. Lairmore
Jan 1979-Feb 1979
Feb 1979
Feb 1979-Dec 1979
1980
1981
Chron file - J. F. Koukol 1979
Chron file - W. F. Leverton 1979-1980
Chron file location notes by Mudgway Apr 2005
Chron file - W. H. Pickering
Jan 1979
Feb 1979-Mar 1979
Apr 1979-May 1979
Jun 1979
Jul 1979
Aug 1979
Sept 1979
Oct 1979
Nov 1979
Dec 1979
TELEX 1980
Chron file - W. H. Pickering
Jan 1980
Feb 1980
Mar 1980
Apr 1980
May 1980
Jun 1980
Jul 1980
Aug 1980
Sep 1980
Oct 1980
Nov 1980
Dec 1980
Jan 1981
Feb 1981
Mar 1981
Apr 1981
May 1981
Jun 1981
Jul 1981
Aug 1981
Sep 1981
Oct 1981
Nov 1981
Dec 1981
P. I. E. Investments in Lignetics 1986-1987
Landsat and Electronic Power and Research Institute (EPRI) information from web May 2005
Lease info for Clara Vista cottage 1977-1993
EPRI [Electric Power Research Institute]
Study proposal Jul 1979
Study budget Aug 1979
Team bios 1979
Contract letters & agreement 1979
Correspondence (general) 1979-1980
Team correspondence 1979
Notes on meetings with EPRI 1979
Meetings with EPRI Oct 1979
Notes on mtg with Parsons 1979?
Correspondence 1979
Advisory Group 1979
Memos for record Jan 1980
Work statement Jan 1980
WHP presentation at EPRI Jan 1980
Team correspondence/assignments Jan 1980
Correspondence 1979-1980
Agreement letters 1980
Failure Analysis contract Mar 1980
Master copy to Trend Mar 1980
PRC [Pickering Research Corporation] chron file
Jul 1978
Aug 1978
Sept 1978
Oct 1978
Nov 1978
Dec 1978
Jan 1979
Feb 1979
Mar 1979
Apr 1979
May 1979
(no Jun file) Jul 1979
Aug 1979
Sept 1979
Oct 1979
Nov 1979
Dec 1979
Jan 1980
Feb 1980
Mar 1980
Apr 1980
May 1980
Jun 1980
Jul 1980
Aug 1980
Sept 1980
Oct 1980
Nov 1980
Dec 1980
Jan 1981
Feb 1981
Mar 1981
Apr 1981
May 1981
Jun 1981
Jul 1981
(no Aug file) Sept 1981
Oct 1981
Nov 1981
Dec 1981
Ligenetics correspondence
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
Lignetics description and history 1993-2004
Lignetics corporate
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
Lignetics chron file
1981
1983
1984
1987
1988
Jan 1988
Feb 1988
Mar 1988
Apr 1988
May 1988
Jun 1988
Lignetics correspondence - WHP / [Ken] Tucker
early 1992
Apr 1992
May 1992
Jun 1992
Aug 1992
Sept 1992
Oct 1992
Nov 1992
Dec 1992
1993
1994
Lignetics/Pacific Power 1986
Lignetics/Pacific Power 1987
Lignetics weekly reports 1985
Lignetics/Port Gamble 1987
Lignetics/Jones corresp. & notes 1985
Lignetics/Eugene & Aberdeen notes 1985
Lignetics sale corresp. & notes 1987
Lignetics Sandpoint teleconf. Notebook 1990-1991
SIDA International , Inc. (SIDA)/PRC Agreement backup 1980
SIDA/PRC Agreement 1982
SIDA Intl. miscellaneous 1980-1984
Landsat station proposal 1981
Landsat station proposal 1982
WHP file - Landsat station 1982
Commerce Dept. file - Landsat station 1982
China Natl. Instr. corresp. 1980-1982
SIDA/PRC & Landsat agreements 1980-1982
China Natl. Instr. shipping docs. 1981-1983
China Natl. Instr. Data Tablet contract 1982
Bank of China ltr of credit 1982
Invoice - Dr. Yang 1982
INSTRIMPEX contract corresp. 1980-1984
Brochure for Entech & import/export forms undated
China Marketing RFP Apr 1983
PRC Marketing Brochure undated
Landsat station
Proposal - misc. 1980-1982
Back-up material 1981
Proposal 1981
Requirements summary undated
Misc. correspondence 1981-1982
Guidelines undated
US/China MOA 1980
Quotation to Prof. Wang 1983
Landsat station
Chinese delegation Aug 1982
Proposal rev. 4 Aug 1982
General proposal material 1982
Chinese translations 1982
Tech proposal material 1982
Weather prediction paper Apr 1972
Krick material 1978-1980
Krick - Landsat enhancement, Oklahoma 1977-1982
Misc PRC & Krick activities 1978-1981
DOE alternative fuels solicitation & ltr 1980
Colorado River watershed proposal info 1980-1982
Engineering - Science brochures undated
Colorado River watershed tech proposal Sept 1980
Colorado River watershed cost proposal Sept 1980
China project notes & background 1982
Papers on cloud seeding undated
Krick paper on atmospheric prediction 1963
Info on weather proposals to Saudi Arabia 1979-1986
Weather engineering proposal to Saudi Arabia Dec 1985
Weather proposal to Al-Grain 1978
India reports - Reviewing Committee 1969
India correspondence and notes 1970-1980
Caltech Assoc. trip to India 1996
India trip 1996
WHP chron file 1976-1977
WHP chron file 1978
Satellite Receiving Station 1978-1979
Docs/rpts to U. of Petroleum & Minerals 1976-1980
Books/pamphlets on Saudia Arabia 1975-2004
Trip to China Oct 1980
New business 1982-1983
Taiwan trip Oct 1982
Pasadena visit by Chinese July 1980
WHP trip to China Mar 1980
Materials for WHP trip to China Jun 1984
Itinerary for 1964 tour of Poland, Egypt, South Africa, Spain and New York Sept-Oct, 1964
Speech schedule Mar 26, 1991
Untitled notes for speech on Explorer undated
Speech/paper schedule 1990-1991
New Zealand Futures Trust Report No. 1 "New Zealand & the Space Age" 1983
New Zealand Futures Trust Report No. 2 "New Zealand & the Space Age" 1983
List of slides for Y talk Dec 22, 1996
Letter requesting WHP autograph Feb 8, 1983
Untitled memoir of Louis Dunn circa 1970s
"CEO Report to Lignetics, Inc. Stockholders" July, 1995?
Letter to Shareholders Feb 20, 1996
Listing of speeches and papers by WHP 1934-1975
Listing of speeches 1955-1961
"Statement to House Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration" Apr 25, 1958
Statement to House Committee on Science and Astronautics Feb 24, 1960
Mudgway note - "gap in speeches Nov 30, 1967 and Sept 29, 1964" Sep 13, 2004
WHP Biographical Sketch and Achievements Aug 29, 1968
Article for Pasadena Independent, Star-News Jan 1, 1968
Suggested reasons for Inclusion of WHP in Space Hall of Fame circa 1968
Statement to House Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration Apr 25, 1958
Christmas Messages undated
Minutes of 1972 JPL Executive Council Retreat Mar 1972
Suggested remarks for Dr. John E. Naugle circa 1972
JPL contribution to the Caltech President's Report 1973-1974 mid-1974
"The Next One Hundred Years" - version B, Nov 25, 1974
Nomination paper for WHP for the Marconi International Fellowship circa 1975
Nomination paper for WHP for the L. M. Ericsson Award Aug, 1975
Statement to the House Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications June 20, 1978
Executive Summary JPL Five-Year Plan by Harold Wheelock Jan 1979
Speech log 1958-1974
Statement before the Sub-Committee on NASA Oversight of the Committee on Science and Astronautics of the House of Representative circa 1964
"The Beginnings of the U.S. Space Program" undated
"Verdugo Hills Hospital" Oct 22, 1987
Verdugo Hills Hospital Outstanding Leadership 1976
National Medal of Science Award Program Oct 1976
Japan Prize program and talk 1994
Japan Prize book 1994
Reflections speech 1994
AAS John F. Kennedy Award notes 2002
AIAA Aerospace Pioneer Award 1986
Daniel Guggenheim Medal 2001
Golden Plate booklet, American Academy of Achievement 1964
Crozier Medal booklet, American Ordnance Association 1965
American Physical Society certificate of membership 1937
Franklin Institute Fellow certificate 1976
International Aerospace Hall of Fame booklet 1979
WHP Bibliography 1934-1975
Email exchange on dispositon of WHP files 2004
Historical info in JPL 1940-1963
Articles on WHP 1965-1967
Articles on JPL and JPL projects 1965-1972
Listings of Publications, Papers & Reports 1930-1960
"Theodore von Karman's Caltech Students" 43rd IAF Congress Sept 1992
Letters - IAA 1988
Letters - Third World Academy of Sciences 1990
"Blossoming of the Space Age 1961-1971" Acta Astronautica 1994
Reflections on Space Research, AAS Space Times 1994
Miscellaneous correspondence 1986-2001
Handwritten notes and typed IAF history for 1964-1965 undated
IAF history 1951-1961 1991
Miscellaneous IAF material 1972-1973
Miscellaneous IAF material 1976
IAF, The First 50 Years 2001
Proposal for ISSP with cover letter from Niemirowicz 1976
USRA letter, re: ISSP proposal 1976
Second draft of ISSP proposal 1976
COSPAR letter to ICSU endorsing ISSP 1976
Correspondence, re: ISSP 1976
ISSP proposal preface 1976
Letter to Senator Moss supporting planetary exploration 1976
Notes on Aspen meeting 1981
Miscellaneous backup papers and articles 1981
Harford correspondence 1981-1983
Rockwell reports with Rubenstein cover letter 1981
"William B. McLean - A Biographical Memoir" 1985
Honors Night Banquet-program and photo 2001
AIAA 50th Anniversary correspondence, photos and article 1980
Correspondence and working papers for article on unmanned spacecraft 1980-1981
AIAA 50th Anniversary correspondence 1981
AIAA at 50 1981
Presentation to Pasadena Board of Directors Sept 18, 1973
Plans 1974
Trustee notes 1976
Brochures and photos undated
Correspondence and records 1988
Correspondence and records 1989
Records circa 1991-1993
Description and proposal undated
Space Inventure proposal 1999
Dissolution of Hall of Science 2002
Clippings various
Pasadena History Museum records various
Pasadena History Museum miscellaneous various
Appointment and retirement 1978-1979
Correspondence and memos 1980-1982
Correspondence and memos 1984-1986
Associates trip 1995
Correspondence 1995-2003
Class of 1932 50th Reunion 1982
Caltech booklets 1973; 1990s
Correspondence -
1985, 1987
1990-1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Sloane Book Project - draft of Chapter 1 1980-1981
Letters of recommendation 1980s
Letters of recommendation 1990-1994
Letters of recommendation 1995-2000
Letters from Peter Kelly 1984-2000
Comments re: Rollin Gillespie 1993
Ariticle for Elementary Particle Physics re: Carl Anderson 2001-2002
Correspondence and speech for New Zealand reception 2000
Email 2000-2004
Management Humor undated
Family trees and bios for Pickering family undated
Student ID 1931
Caltech graduation; program and letter 1932
WHP certificate of naturalization 1941
Transcript of Mudgway interview with Beth Pickering 2003
JPL Service Awards 1957; 1973?
Miscellaneous JPL events various
WHP retirement events 1975-1976
Lab Oratory, number 4 1975
Sputnik/Explorer Anniversary Oct 1997
WHP trip to New Zealand 2003
Galaxy magazine article, issue number 14 2003
Article on Pasadena Historical Museum Award to Mars Team 2004
Program for Caltech memorial service 2004
Personal rememberances 2004
Royal Society Yearbook 2004
Pasadena Star-News 2004
JPL Universe 2004
JPL NASA press releases 2004
Auckland Sunday Star-Times 2004
Los Angeles Times 2004
Time Magazine 2004
Caltech Engineering and Science Magazine 2004
The Globe and Mail website 2004
Royal Society of New Zealand 2004
International Herald Tribune 2004
The Guardian 2004
Planetary Society 2004
Daily News 2004
CNN.com 2004
Space Daily website 2004
Reuters 2004
Yahoo website 2004
Washington Post website 2004
La Canada Valley Sun 2004
People's Daily website 2004
China View website 2004
Mariner Mission to Venus 1963
Ranger 1964-1965 July 1964
The View from Ranger undated
Mariner Venus 1962 Final Project Report 1965
Mariner Mars 1964 Handbook 1965
Report from Mars: Mariner IV 1964-1965 undated
Surveyor article from National Geographic 1966
Planetary Quarantine and Space Vehicle Sterilizaiton Aug 1968
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Nov 1969
Project Ranger Chronology Apr 1971
Mariner Venus 1967 Final Project Report 1972
The Many Faces of Mars Dec 1973
Science Magazine Mariner 10 Venus Mar 1974
Science Magazine Mariner 10 Mercury July 1974
The Viking Mission to Mars 1974
The Voyager Flights to Jupiter and Saturn July 1982
The Evolution of Technology in the Deep Space Network 1996
Celestial Journeys to the Planets and Beyond circa 1998
JPL 2001 Annual Report 2002
Year One of Space Age - NASA Report to Congress 1959
Aerospace Management Sept 1963
The Space Program in the Post-Apollo Period Feb 1967
Vanguard - A History 1970
The Next Decade in Space Mar 1970
Apollo 11 Mission Report 1971
Outlook for Space Jan 1976
Why Man Explores 1976
MITRE The First Twenty Years 1979
Federal Laboratory Review 1983
NASA Act of 1958 and Related Legislation Oct 1983
Report on the Future of the U.S. Space Program 1990
Memories by H. Victor Neher, with reference to Pickering 1993-1994
Collaboration in SIGINT Aug 1998
Science and Creationism - National Academy of Sciences 1999
Shaping the Future - National Academies circa 2000
Cape Canaveral - 500 Years of History 50 Years of Rocketry July 2000
Kennedy Space Center FY 1999 Annual Report circa 2000
Time Magazine, Mariner Venus 1962 Mar 1963
Time Magazine, Mariner Mars 1964 July 1965
1. B.S. degree from the California Institute of Technology June 10, 1932
2. M.S. degree from the California Institute of Technology June 9, 1933
3. Ph.D. cum laude from the California Institute of Technology June 12, 1936
4. 50 year Recognition award from the California Institute of Technology 1982
1. Booklet by Millikan, Neher and Pickering, "Cosmic Ray Studies at California Institute of Technology" Dec 15, 1944
2. American Rocket Society Award Dec 5, 1957
3. Rotary Club of Santa Monica Award Mar 14, 1958
4. Russian Academy of Science Award 1958
5. Distinguished Civilian Service to the Department of the Army 1959
6. Space Flight Achievement Award 1959
7. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Award 1960
1. Fellow of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers Oct 12, 1962
2. Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1964
3. Fellow of the National Space Club Aug 17, 1965
4. William Proctor Prize of the Scientific Research Society of America Dec 29, 1965
5. Certificate of Appreciation from the Altadena Womens Club Mar 26, 1965
6. Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Occidental College June 12, 1966
1. Gov. Edmund Brown appoints WHP as a member of the Governor's advisory committee Aug 31, 1966
2. Honorary Member New Zealand Electronics Institute May 29, 1968
3. Marconi Award 1974
4. The Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania, Commendation for the work of WHP June 23, 1976
5. Congratulatory letter from Caltech to WHP for service to Verdugo Hills Hospital Feb 27, 1976
6. Herman Oberth award for rocket studies (Germany) Sept 1, 1977
1. White Sands Pioneer Group Life Member undated
2. Life Member of the NY Academy of Sciences Dec 12, 1984
3. Honorary Member of the Japanese Rocket Society Nov 13, 1986
4. Engineering Sciences Award from International Academy of Astronautics Oct 11, 1988
5. Commendation from Gov. Gray Davis for his appointment to the Emeritus Council of Verdugo Hills Hospital Oct 21, 2001
6. California Congressional recognition of Verdugo Hills Foundation Emeritus Council undated
7. American Astronautical Society program notes Nov 14, 2001
8. Les Tupper community service award undated
1. Annual Award for Reliability and Quality Control from the Institute of Radio Jan 13, 1959
2. Honorary Fellowship to the British Interplanetary Society May 1, 1969
3. Fellow of the Institute of the Aerospace Sciences undated
4. Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition to WHP for outstanding and invaluable service to the Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation Oct 21, 2001
5. Membership in the International Aerospace Hall of Fame Oct 20, 1979
1. John F. Kennedy Astronautics Award 2002
1. 2000 Patch and pin flown on STS-99 Feb 22, 1999
1. Galabert Prize from the French Organization of Astronautics 1963
2. Commendation from the President of the Republic of Italy Aug 14, 1965
3. Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences May 13, 1964
4. Resolution/Commendation from Senator Newton R. Russell Feb 13, 1976
5. Resolution/Commendation from Frank Lanterman of the 42nd Assembly District Feb 19, 1976
6. Award of Merit from the Fellows of the American Consulting Engineers Council Sept 28, 1976
7. National Engineering Award from the America Association of Engineering Societies Apr 2, 1984
8. Photo of William Pickering at the University of Tennessee Space Institute Oct 22, 1988
9. Lifetime Achievement Award from Senator Jack Scott Aug 9, 2002
1. Made Senior Member of the Institute of Radio Engineers May 1, 1949
2. Fellow of the Institute of Radio Engineers Jan 1, 1955
3. Honorary Citizen of New Orleans May 9, 1958
4. Charter member of the International Academy of Astronauts; Paris, France Aug 15, 1960
5. Fellow of the American Geophysical Union Apr 1962
6. Founding member of the National Academy of Engineering Dec 10, 1964
7. Honorary Fellow of the New Zealand Institution of Engineers Feb 9, 1965
8. Louis W. Hill Space Transportation Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1968
9. City of Glendale Resolution upon his retirement from JPL Feb 27, 1976
10. President Ford proclaims Space Exploration Day July 19, 1976
11. The IEEE Centennial Medal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 1984
12. Commendation from L.A. County Nov 21, 2001
13. Honorary Doctor of Engineering from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand Mar 18, 2003
1. Life Member of the American Ordnance Association Oct 1, 1954
2. Honorary Fellow of the American Aeronautics and Astronautics Association July 1, 1964
3. Commendation on Mariner IV flight from the City of Pasadena July 27, 1965
4. Letter from Floyd Gavin, Chair of the Board of Directors of the City of Pasadena July 30, 1965
5. Engineering Award from the Dean of the USC School of Engineering Nov 7, 1975
6. Celebrating 50 years of membership of the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters 1976
7. Commendation for his outstanding career in Science and the betterment of mankind from the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the City of Pasadena Feb 27, 1976
8. Appreciation from the staff of JPL 1976
9. Recognition of his leadership in American exploration of the solar system from NASA Mar 29, 1976
10. Charles and Margaret Pollak Award from the United Way June 13, 1984
1. Photo - Department of Physics of the Indian Institute of Science Feb 2, 1940
2. Award for Meritorious Service from the Armed Forces Day Committee May 16, 1958
3. Appointed to the Army's Scientific Advisory Panel Feb 2, 1960
4. Appointed as Consultant to the Army's Scientific Advisory Panel Apr 29, 1963
5. Resolution for Lifetime Achievement awarded by the California Legislative Assembly Sept 28, 2002
6. County of Los Angeles establishes Astronaut Day and commends WHP for his contributions to the space program May 5, 1986
7. County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors wishes WHP a happy, healthy and fruitful retirement undated
8. County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors award WHP the Arthur Noble Award, Pasadena's highest honor undated
1. The Columbian Medal from Genoa, Italy on the occasion of the successful mission of Ranger 7 Oct 12, 1964
2. WHP elected as member of the National Academy April 24, 1962
3. Trustees Award from the California Museum of Science and Industry 1966
4. Resolution from Caltech to welcome WHP back to the campus upon his retirement from JPL Mar 8, 1976
5. Delmar S. Fahrney Medal from the Franklin Institute Nov 10, 1976
6. The Daniel Guggenheim Medal for notable achievement in the advancement of aeronautics 2000
1st Francois Xavier Bagnoud Aerospace Prize for Dedicated Work in space exploration Oct 7, 1993
Separate Plaque - Kennedy Space Center for his Exceptional Contribution in space launches Feb 11, 1999
John F. Kennedy Astronautics Award to WHP 34-8-1, 2000
1. Knight Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Nov 25, 1975
2. The National Medal of Science award by the President of the U.S.A. 1975
Book - Modern Operational Mathematics In Engineering 1984
Book - autographed copy of William H. Pickering-America's Deep Space Pioneer, by Douglas Mudgway 2007
Journal of Forensic Sciences 1974
Newspaper clippings WHP obit, Star Times, and Review of WHP biography, The Press Democrat Mar 21, 2004, Oct 1, 2007
NSAC/31 Booklet: Space and Missile Reliability and Safety programs Feb 1981
Booklet: American Interests in the Middle East 1980
Book - Laplace Transformation 1950
Typescript transcripts of the Mudgway interviews with WHP 2003
1. New Zealand
2. New Zealand
3. Caltech student years
4. War years, Caltech and JPL
5. 1944-1958
6. 1958-1966
7. 1976-2003
8. 1976-2003, Interview with Inez Pickering
Wood Gavel and Base from the American Rocket Society to WHP, President 1958
Wood gavel and block presented to WHP, first President of the AIAA Jan 23, 1964
The Golden Omega awarded to WHP in grateful recognition of his outstanding achievement and leadership Dec 11, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Trophy, YMCA logo 1962
Scope and Content Note
Trophy MG John B. Medaris Award for Army Space Achievement to WHP May 16, 1990
Eagle sculpture undated
Helen Stork Award for Excellence in Education, Pasadena Museum of History 2003
Stone trophy presented to WHP by Senator Ken Anderson Dec 2, 1969
Scope and Content Note
Brass Sculpture on stone base "Symbol of Aspirations" 1963
Scope and Content Note
Small metal sculpture of a space vehicle on a wood base 1964
Scope and Content Note
Brass rocket model on wood base Mar 31, 1976
Scope and Content Note
Commemorating the United States |
First Earth Satellite |
Explorer 1 |
Developed under the leadership of |
Dr. W. H. Pickering |
And launched January 31, 1958 |
Presented with gratitude and affection by his coworkers at the |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
March 31, 1976 |
Gold medal encased in crystal or acrylic 1994
Scope and Content Note
Japan Prize |
Science and Technology Foundation of Japan |
Recognition plaque from Councilman John Farrero to WHP for achievements in the Aerospace Sciences Apr 23, 1976
Scrapbook 1960-1962
Scrapbook 1965
Scrapbook, volume 1, The JPL Years 1944-1958
Scrapbook, volume 2, The JPL Years 1959-1976
Tapes, DVDs and cassettes 1976, 2004, n.d.
Scope and Content Note