Histories of Ames Research Files Collection, 1940-2009

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Summary

Title:
Histories of Ames Research Files
Dates:
1940-2009
Creators:
NASA Ames Research Center Archives
Abstract:
This collection contains research materials collected by individuals hired by NASA to write histories of NASA Ames or its research and development activities. Included are drafts of monographs, articles, and biographical sketches of personnel, as well as the materials gathered by the authors during their research. The documentation in this collection covers the history of NASA Ames from the early 1940s through 2009, and includes information gathered from sources such as oral interviews, historical collections in the Ames History Archives, the Center's newsletter (Ames "Astrogram"), Ames business units, and writings and papers by NASA Ames engineers and scientists. The following researchers compiled the materials in this collection: Edwin P. Hartman, Edith W. Watson, Elizabeth A. Muenger, Glenn E. Bugos, Kristen Edwards, Karen Dunn-Haley, and James N. Anderson.
Extent:
209 digital items (1.02 Gigabytes) and 6.3 cubic feet of analog material
Language:
All material is in English .
Preferred citation:

NASA Ames Research Center Archives. Moffett Field, California. AFS1070.9, Histories of Ames Research Files, [Container number] : [Folder number]. [Identification of item]. [Date, if available].

Background

Scope and content:

The Histories of Ames Research Files collection comprises research products and supporting materials accumulated by individuals hired by NASA to write about the history of Ames. The materials in this collection cover portions of the center's history from 1940 through 2009. Included are drafts of historical products such as monographs, biographical sketches, and articles, as well as research files compiled by the researchers, which include source materials, notes, and oral interviews.

This collection contains the following series:

  • Series I, Edwin P. Hartman, contains drafts of Hartman's book Adventures in Research: A History of Ames Research Center, 1940-1965 (NASA SP-4302).
  • Series II, Edith W. Watson, contains research files Watson compiled for updating Hartman's book Adventures in Research.
  • Series III, Elizabeth A. Muenger, comprises the research files that Muenger accumulated for her monograph entitled Searching the Horizon: A History of Ames Research Center, 1940-1976 (NASA SP-4304), as well as a draft copy of the work.
  • Series IV, Glenn E. Bugos, contains comment drafts of Bugos's book Atmosphere of Freedom: Sixty Years at the NASA Ames Research Center (NASA SP-4314).
  • Series V, Kristen Edwards, contains the research files that supported her 1999 article entitled The US-Soviet/Russian Cosmos Biosatellite Program.
  • Series VI, Karen Dunn-Haley, includes research files and drafts of papers written by Dunn-Haley on the issues of manpower, the environment, safety, and external affairs at Ames Research Center.
  • Series VII, James N. Anderson, includes research files, oral interviews, and historical articles produced by Anderson to support the 2010 edition of the book Atmosphere of Freedom (NASA SP-2010-4314).
Acquisition information:
The legacy material in Series I-VI of this collection was acquired over time, without acquisition documentation, and processed as a collection for the first time in 1998 by Helen Rutt, then re-processed in 2005 by Leilani Marshall. Series VII was acquired from James N. Anderson in 2009 (Acc. 2019-009).
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into series by researcher (roughly in the order of when their work was either commissioned by NASA or subsequently acquired by the archives) and the body of materials they produced.

Physical location:
Ames Research Center Archives Reading Room, N207-112C
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Guide prepared by Leilani Marshall and April Gage
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Leilani Marshall and April Gage. Date of source: February 2024.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Restricted Partly. Some portions of the collection are restricted.

Terms of access:

Copyright does not apply to United States government records. For non-governmental material, the researcher must contact the original creator(s) to obtain approvals.

Preferred citation:

NASA Ames Research Center Archives. Moffett Field, California. AFS1070.9, Histories of Ames Research Files, [Container number] : [Folder number]. [Identification of item]. [Date, if available].

Location of this collection:
NASA Ames Research Center Archives
Mail Stop 207-1 (Bldg. N207, Rm. 112C)
Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001, US
Contact:
(650) 604-1032
ARC-DL-archives@mail.nasa.gov
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