R. Richard Heppe collection, 1932-2013
Finding aid prepared by Gina C Giang.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: R. Richard Heppe collection, 1932-2013
Dates: 1932-2013
Collection Number: mssHeppecollection
Collector:
Heppe, Ralph Richard, 1923-2015
Extent:
6 boxes and 1 oversize folder
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Manuscripts Department
The Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Fax: (626) 449-5720
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection primarliy consists of photographs and printed matter related to R. Richard Heppe's career at Lockheed - California
Company.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
Administration Information
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Preferred Citation
R. Richard Heppe collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Janice Heppe, May 2015.
Biography
Ralph Richard "Dick" Heppe was born on March 4, 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering
and aeronautics from Stanford University in 1944 and 1945. He received his professional engineer's degree from California
Institute of Technology in 1947. He began his career at Lockheed - California Company in Burbank, California in 1947 as an
aerodynamicist. During his 41-year career at Lockheed, he was involved with the F-104, the Electra transport; the United States
Navy P-3 and S-3A patrol craft; the L-1011 transport; the F-117 stealth fighter; and the United States Air Force F-22A. He
became president of Lockheed - California Company in 1984.
Scope and Content
This collection primarily consists of printed matter and photographs related to R. Richard Heppe's career at Lockheed - California.
There is a sporadic run of newsletters from the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Star from 1956 through 1994. An item
of interest may be a DVD and transcript of Lockheed Martin Legacy Program Oral History Interview project with Heppe, which
was conducted in 2011. There are also hundreds of photographs that are roughly organized into three different categories:
miscellaneous; miscellaneous aircraft; and miscellaneous demonstrations, presentations, and site visits. The miscellaneous
photographs include portraits of Heppe. The oversize box consists of two scrapbooks and the oversize folder contains printed
matter related to Lockheed's L-2000 supersonic transport (SST).
Indexing Terms
Personal Names
Heppe, Ralph Richard, 1923-2015
Corporate Names
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Lockheed-California Company
Lockheed Corporation
Lockheed Martin
Subjects
Aerospace industries
Engineers
Geographic Areas
Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Genre
Memorandums
Newsletters
Photographs
Press releases
Box 1
Annual reports - Newsletters
Folder 1
Annual reports -- Lockheed - California Company.
(1983-1986)
Included: Report to Employees, 1983-1984; Report to Employees, 1984-1985; Report to Employees, 1985-1986
Folder 2
Awards -- Heppe, R. Richard
(1932-1982)
Included: Program for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Honors Night Banquet, 1973
Folder 3
Clippings (information artifacts) -- Miscellaneous
(1975-1991)
Included: Signed clipping by Tony LeVier, 1913-1998
Folder 4
Clippings (information artifacts) -- United States Air Force F-104A / J79
(1958)
Folder 5
Correspondence -- Primarily to Heppe, R. Richard
(1959-1987)
Folder 6
Drawings -- Portrait of Heppe, R. Richard
[undated]
Folder 7
DVDs -- Lockheed Martin. LM Legacy Interview Dick Heppe and LM Legacy Interview Dick Heppe on Kelly Johnson - Timecode
(2011)
Folder 8
Magazines (periodicals) -- Aviation Week and Space Technology, vol. 80, no. 12 and vol 84, no. 26
Folder 9
Magazines (periodicals) -- Lockheed Corporation. Lockheed Horizons
(1966-1988)
Included: Issue 5, 1966, Issue 12, 1983, and Issue 27, 1988
Folder 10
Memorandums -- Lockheed - California Company and Lockheed Corporation.
(1972-1988)
Folder 11
Newsletters -- Lockheed - California Company. Public Affairs Report, vol. 7, no. 2
(1984, June)
Folder 12
Newsletters -- Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Hanger Flying, vol. 3, no. 2
(1958, May)
Folder 13
Newsletters -- Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. The Lockheed Star
(1956-1959)
Folder 14
Newsletters -- Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. The Lockheed Star
(1963-1969)
Box 2
Newsletters - Photograph albums
Folder 1
Newsletters -- Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. The Lockheed Star
(1971-1978)
Folder 2
Newsletters -- Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. The Lockheed Star
(1980-1988)
Folder 3
Newsletters -- Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. The Lockheed Star
(1990-1994)
Folder 4
Newsletters -- Lockheed Management Association of California. Stardust, vol. 31, no. 12
(1988, May)
Folder 5
Newsletters -- Airborne ASW Log, vol. 2, no. 4
(1971, Dec.)
Folder 6
Newsletters -- Forbes. Business and Finance, vol. 82, no. 8
(1958, Oct. 15)
Folder 7
Portfolios -- A Portfolio of Lockheed's Airplanes
(1970s)
Included: YF-22, SST L-2000, S-3A, and SR-71
Folder 8
Press releases -- Lockheed - California Company. S-3A
(1970s)
Included: Booklet compiled by Manufacturing Operations issue no. 1
Folder 9
Press releases -- RE: F-104A and J79
(1958)
Folder 10
Reports -- Lockheed Advanced Development Company. YF-22A Prototype Advanced Tactical Fighter
(1991)
Folder 11
Photograph albums -- Aurora Rollout
(1979)
Box 3
Photograph albums - Photographs
Folder 1
Photograph albums -- Lockheed - California Company. British P-3 AEW & C Delegation
(1986)
Folder 2
Photograph albums -- Lockheed - California Company. Lockheed - California Company. Visit to Lockheed Peter Levene
(1986)
Folder 3
Photographs -- Miscellaneous
(1968-1986)
Included: Portraits of R. Richard Heppe
Folder 4
Photographs -- Miscellaneous aircrafts
(1935-1972)
Included: WV-2, F-94C, 1049, P2V-7, S-3A, CL-748, XF-104, and other aircrafts
Box 4
Photographs - Subject files
Folder 1
Photographs -- Miscellaneous demonstrations, presentations, and site visitations
(1971-1979)
Included: S-3A Fleet Ceremony, Secretary of the Navy, John Chafee, 400th P-3 Delivery Ceremony, CP-140 Contract Signing, SST
Mock-Up, Watts Plant Visit, and other events
Folder 2
Souvenirs
(1948-1991)
Included: First Official Flight Lockheed Constitution, Lockheed Prop-Jet Electra with GM Jet Power, United States Air Force
YF-22A, General Membership Meeting with Dick Heppe, and Who's Who On The Lockheed SST Development Phase, 1966
Folder 3
Subject files -- Heppe, R. Richard
(1994)
Primarily documents related to Heppe's career
Folder 4
Subject files -- Heppe, R. Richard
(2013)
Primarily cards and correspondence related to Heppe's 90th birthday
Folder 5
Subject files -- Lockheed Martin. LM Legacy Program Oral History Interview project
(2010-2011)
Folder 6
Subject files -- National Aeronautics Association. Elder Statesman of Aviation Award
(2001)
Folder 1
Photographs -- First YF-22A part and Joe Fox retires
(1981)
Folder 2
Printed ephemera -- Lockheed - California Company. Qualifications for Leadership
(1963)
Folder 3
Reports -- Lockheed - California Company. Supersonic Transport Development Phase II-A
(1964)
Folder 1
Scrapbooks
(1966-1969)
Primarly related to S-3A and Supersonic Transport (SST)
Folder 2
Scrapbooks
(1989)
R. Richard Heppe's retirement
Oversize folder
Printed ephemera -- L-2000 Supersonic Transport (SST)
(1965)
