Delco Retirees Group collection, 1960-2013, bulk 1960-1999

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Summary

Creators:
Delco Retirees Group
Abstract:
This collection consists of materials gathered by members of the Delco Retirees Group, including memorabilia, artifacts, photographs, historical documents, oral histories, and corporate publications, documenting the guidance systems work for NASA's Apollo lunar program that took place at Delco Systems Operations, based in Goleta, California, during the 1960s and 1970s.
Extent:
10.42 linear feet (17 document boxes, 2 flat boxes, 2 cartons, 7 DVDs, 3 videocassettes, 11 film reels)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Delco Retirees Group collection, SBHC Mss 102. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of materials related to Delco Systems Operations of Goleta, California, AC Spark Plug, and GM, gathered by Delco Retirees Group members. In 1962, GM created the General Motors Research Laboratories, based in Santa Barbara, California, to conduct research and development activities on defense systems. GM Motors Research Laboratories merged into Delco Electronics and was renamed Delco Systems Operations. The company was involved in developing early missile guidance systems during the Cold War, guidance systems for NASA's Apollo lunar program, and systems engineering for the Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). Many of the items in this collection were generated from this activity. The collection includes organizational charts, brochures, corporate publications, Apollo guidance packets, miscellaneous Apollo documents, oral histories, photographs, artifacts, film, video, and ephemera.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Jerry B. Compton, 2014.
Arrangement:

The collection has been divided into three series: Series 1. Delco, Series 2. AC Spark Plug, and Series 3. General Motors (GM); Series 4. 2019 Accession

Physical location:
A portion of the collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. A portion of the collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Delco Retirees Group collection, SBHC Mss 102. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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