Guide to the Delco Retirees Group collection SBHC Mss 102

Finding aid prepared by Denise Kniter and Zachary Liebhaber, 2015; latest revision by Zachary Liebhaber, 2020.

UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara 93106-9010

special@library.ucsb.edu

URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections

2015 March 26

Title: Delco Retirees Group collection

Identifier/Call Number: SBHC Mss 102

Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 10.42 linear feet (17 document boxes, 2 flat boxes, 2 cartons, 7 DVDs, 3 videocassettes, 11 film reels)

Creator: Delco Retirees Group

Date (inclusive): 1960-2013

Date (bulk): 1960-1999

Abstract: Materials gathered by members of the Delco Retirees Group, consisting of memorabilia, artifacts, photographs, historical documents, oral histories, and corporate publications. This collection documents 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.

Physical Location: A portion of the collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).

Access Restrictions

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

Use Restrictions

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.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Jerry B. Compton, 2014.

Scope and Content

The collection contains 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.

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

Separated Material

40 issues of the General Motors Engineering Journal (from, roughly, 1953 to 1966), as well as other published materials, have been separated for cataloging and are accessible through the UC Santa Barbara Library online catalog.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Cold War

Guided missiles -- guidance systems

Artifacts (object genre)

Brochures

Documents (object genre)

DVDs

Ephemera (general object genre)

Film reels

Memorabilia

Oral histories (literary works)

Organizational chart

Photographs

Videocassettes

Delco Systems Operations -- Archives

Delco Retirees Group -- Archives

Series 1. Delco 1960s-2011

Arrangement

This series had been divided into the following subseries: Apollo Missions, Moving Images, Exhibits, Guidance and Navigation, Internal Publications, Organization Charts, Photographs, Memorabilia and Ephemera, and Miscellaneous.

Apollo Missions

box 10, folder 12

Apollo momento list undated

box 10, folder 13

Hugh Brady's blackboard undated

box 10, folder 14

NASA fact sheet undated

box 10, folder 15

LRV 1967-1970

box 10, folder 16

Dewald Hertz card undated

box 10, folder 17

Apollo 16 Grand Prix on the Moon undated

box 10, folder 18

Apollo 7 Final Report undated

box 10, folder 19

Apollo 8 Final Report undated

box 11, folder 1

Apollo 9 Final Report undated

box 11, folder 2

Apollo 10 Final Report undated

box 11, folder 3

Apollo 14 Final Report undated

box 11, folder 4

Apollo 15 Final Report undated

box 12, folder 1

Apollo 16 Final Report undated

box 12, folder 2

Apollo 17 Final Report undated

Moving Images

item V6785/DVD

Apollo reunion program booklet undated

item V6786/DVD

Apollo/CIV display signs undated

item V6787/DVD

Apollo 30th reunion KRD undated

item V6788/DVD

Apollo 11th and 15th reunion 2004 July 20-21

item V6789/DVD

DSO Fire Control/Armament 1963-1967

item V6790/DVD

Moccasin undated

item V6791/DVD

Scale models in soil bins undated

item V6792/DVD

Delta II-3 (night) 1989 August 17

item V6793/DVD

Delta II-1 1989 February 14

item V6794/VHS

Nothing Left to Chance undated

item V6795/F1

Apollo 7 first 3-man U.S. space flight undated

item V6796/F1

Apollo 8, first manned lunar flight 1968 December

item V6797/F1

Apollo 9 and 10 flight highlights 1969

item V6798/F1

Apollo 11 undated

item V6799/F1

Apollo 7, first 3-man U.S. space flight undated

item V6800/F1

Apollo 9 and 10, flight highlights 1969

item V6801/F1

Apollo 8, first manned lunar flight 1968 December

item V6802/F1

Apollo 11 moon landing undated

item V6803/F1

AC Operation Cape Canaveral undated

item V6804/F1

Untitled undated

item V6805/F1

The Leading Edge undated

Exhibits

box 14, folder 12

Exhibit placards 1 undated

box 14, folder 13

Exhibit placards 2 undated

box 16, folder 1

Exhibit placards 3 undated

box 16, folder 2

Exhibit placards 4 undated

box 16, folder 3

Exhibit placards 5 undated

box 17, folder 1

Exhibit placards 6 undated

box 17, folder 2

Exhibit miscellaneous papers undated

Guidance and Navigation

box 6, folder 17

Guidance and Navigation Program 624 A Inertial Guidance Familiarization Manual Vol I undated

box 7, folder 1

Guidance and Navigation Program 624 A Inertial Guidance Familiarization Manual Vol II undated

box 7, folder 2

Guidance and Navigation Program 624 A Inertial Guidance Familiarization Manual Vol III undated

box 7, folder 3

Guidance and Navigation Program 624 A Inertial Guidance Familiarization Manual Vol IV undated

box 7, folder 4

Program 624 A Titan III IGS Mode Control Subsystem undated

box 7, folder 5

HOVAIR Compliant Air Bearings System 1970 April

box 7, folder 6

Aircraft Basic Inertial Navigation 1968

box 7, folder 7

Apollo Guidance, Navigation and Control 1970 April

box 8, folder 1

Carousel Intertial Navigation System Sale undated

box 8, folder 2

Precision Inertial Navigator AN/ASN-47 undated

box 8, folder 3

Apollo Guidance and Navigation System, Mission Familiarization 1962

box 8, folder 4

Guidance and Navigation Guidance and Navigation Schedules undated

box 8, folder 5

Apollo Guidance Computer Programming Information undated

box 8, folder 6

Apollo Mission SA 202, 204 undated

box 8, folder 7

Apollo 4 undated

box 8, folder 8

Apollo 5 undated

box 8, folder 9

Apollo 6 undated

box 8, folder 10

Apollo 7 undated

box 8, folder 11

Apollo 8 undated

box 8, folder 12

Apollo 9 undated

box 8, folder 13

Apollo 10 undated

box 8, folder 14

Apollo 11 undated

box 8, folder 15

Apollo 12 undated

box 9, folder 1

Apollo 14 undated

box 9, folder 2

Apollo 15 undated

box 9, folder 3

Apollo 16 undated

box 9, folder 4

Apollo 17 undated

box 9, folder 5

Guidance and Navigation Carousel IV undated

box 9, folder 6

Skylab, Skylark 48 undated

box 9, folder 7

Titan IIC Flight Program undated

box 9, folder 8

Magic Computer M362F undated

box 9, folder 9

Fuel Savings Advisory System C-141 undated

box 9, folder 10

Aerospace Abbreviations undated

box 9, folder 11

System Support Training undated

box 9, folder 12

AC Electronics Pocket Handbook undated

box 9, folder 13

Ben Beh handbook undated

box 9, folder 14

Untitled guidance pamphlet undated

box 9, folder 15

Launch Countdown and Flight Sequence TF-II Sites undated

box 10, folder 1

Proposal Command Guidance undated

box 10, folder 2

Avionics time capsule undated

box 10, folder 3

Inertial Upper Stage Guide undated

box 10, folder 4

AGM-136A Tactic Rainbow undated

box 10, folder 5

CIV/PMS Aftermarket Business undated

box 10, folder 6

Launch Vehicle Flight Configuration undated

box 10, folder 7

Carousel IV Inertial Navigation System undated

box 10, folder 8

Systems Ballistics Range undated

box 10, folder 9

Transparent pages undated

box 10, folder 10

Light Armor sigil undated

box 10, folder 11

Image of unidentified space mission undated

Internal Publications

box 4, folder 6

Achiever 1965 July-August

box 4, folder 8

The Changing Challenge undated

box 4, folder 9

Research Looks to New Horizons 1939

box 4, folder 10

The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System undated

box 4, folder 11

America's Spaceport - The Kennedy Space Center 25th Anniversary undated

box 4, folder 12

…For the Benefit fo All Mankind undated

box 4, folder 19

Broadcaster 1970s

box 4, folder 20

Broadcaster 1981 January-1983 July

box 5, folder 1

Broadcaster 1983 November-1986 April

box 5, folder 2

The Changing Challenge Spring 1975

box 5, folder 3

Delco Systems Review 1986 May-June

box 5, folder 5

Carousel IV Intertial Navigation System 1987 February

box 5, folder 6

Electron Magazine 1988, 1990, 1995

box 5, folder 7

People to People 1980s

box 5, folder 8

People to People 1990s

box 5, folder 9

Retirees newsletter 1996

box 5, folder 10

Retirees newsletter 1997

box 5, folder 11

Retirees newsletter 1998

box 5, folder 12

Retirees newsletter 1999

box 5, folder 13

Retirees newsletter 2000

box 5, folder 14

Retirees newsletter 2001

box 5, folder 15

Retirees newsletter 2002

box 5, folder 16

Retirees newsletter 2003

box 5, folder 17

Retirees newsletter 2004

box 5, folder 18

Retirees newsletter 2011

box 5, folder 19

People to People undated

box 5, folder 20

All field service reunion list and organizational charts 1980s

box 5, folder 21

Retiree newsletter email undated

box 5, folder 22

Retiree list 1980

box 5, folder 23

Delco Today 1971 January

box 5, folder 24

25th anniversary of the 1st moon landing undated

box 5, folder 25

Internal logistics support filter undated

box 5, folder 26

Cross-Talk Special Edition 1970 November

Organization Charts

box 3, folder 7

1994

box 3, folder 6

1993

box 3, folder 5

1991

box 3, folder 4

1990

box 3, folder 3

1989

box 3, folder 2

1988

box 3, folder 1

1987

box 2, folder 10

1986

box 2, folder 9

1985

box 2, folder 8

1984

box 2, folder 7

1983

box 2, folder 6

1982

box 2, folder 5

1981

box 2, folder 4

1980

box 2, folder 3

1979

box 2, folder 2

1978

box 2, folder 1

1977

box 1, folder 15

1976

box 1, folder 14

1975

box 1, folder 13

1973

box 1, folder 12

1972

box 1, folder 11

1971

box 1, folder 10

1970

box 1, folder 9

1960s

box 1, folder 8

Organization charts amendments undated

Photographs

box 12, folder 3

Miscellaneous lot 30 undated

box 12, folder 4

Picnic day 1979

box 12, folder 5

Basic management undated

box 12, folder 6

Basic management 1960

box 12, folder 8

Miscellaneous hardware undated

box 12, folder 9

DRA personnel for Magic 362, 372 computer undated

box 12, folder 10

Ted Dennisten retirement 1992

box 12, folder 11

Fuse FMU-112/B label undated

box 12, folder 13

CDU load Apollo 17 undated

box 12, folder 14

INS system undated

box 12, folder 15

IUS team undated

box 13, folder 1

NASA Skylab and Apollo Soyuz undated

box 13, folder 2

Apollo and Stealth 1960s

box 13, folder 3

Apollo from Robert McMillan undated

box 13, folder 4

Apollo 1960s

box 13, folder 5

Goleta engineers undated

box 13, folder 6

Delco facilities, Stealth, hardware undated

box 13, folder 7

WireWrap interconnet P33 undated

box 13, folder 8

Assault Breaker undated

box 13, folder 9

Tactic Rainbow computer undated

box 13, folder 10

HH-60 computer undated

box 13, folder 11

Unknown unit undated

box 13, folder 12

Lantern pod computer undated

box 13, folder 13

F-16 fire control computer undated

box 13, folder 14

P-4 computer undated

box 13, folder 15

F-16 Power supply undated

box 13, folder 16

Mock up of Hubble IMU undated

box 13, folder 17

Night shuttle launch undated

box 13, folder 18

Shuttle 1980

box 13, folder 19

Signed Apollo 11 astronaut on the Moon undated

box 13, folder 20

Ben Beh earth photograph and Certificate of Appreciation undated

Memorabilia and Ephemera

box 13, folder 22

John N. L. Smit Development Program certificate undated

box 13, folder 23

Don O. Dewald Basic Management certificate undated

box 13, folder 24

Robert McMillan Sansum membership undated

box 14, folder 1

Delco facility depiction undated

box 14, folder 2

Fisher "Space Pen" advertisement undated

box 14, folder 3

Max Lynn building passes undated

box 14, folder 4

Shuttle stickers undated

box 14, folder 5

Space jokes undated

box 14, folder 6

Apollo 11 anniversary magnets undated

box 14, folder 7

IUS sticker undated

box 14, folder 8

Miscellaneous buttons undated

box 14, folder 9

IUS commemorative coin undated

box 14, folder 10

Automotive handerkechief undated

box 15, folder 1

Miscellaneous undated

Miscellaneous

box 4, folder 4

Clippings 2000s

box 4, folder 3

Clippings 1980s

box 4, folder 2

Clippings 1970s

box 4, folder 1

Clippings 1960s

box 4, folder 5

Delco telephone directories undated

box 1, folder 7

Reunion 65th anniversary celebration undated

box 1, folder 6

Reunion 40th anniversary celebration undated

box 1, folder 5

Reunion 35th anniversary celebration undated

box 1, folder 4

Reunion 30th anniversary celebration undated

box 1, folder 3

Reunion 25th anniversary celebration undated

box 1, folder 2

Reunion correspondence undated

box 1, folder 1

Reunion Don O. Dewald 1993

box 6, folder 1

John Smith Delco correspondence undated

box 6, folder 2

Emmery Slastny retirement speech undated

box 14, folder 11

Defense Research, Vehicle Department undated

box 19, folder 1

Shuttle artifacts undated

box 18, folder 1

Oversize undated

Series 2. AC Spark Plug 1950s-1970s

box 6, folder 3

AC Spark Plug Review 1961

box 6, folder 4

Open house pamphlet 1978 November

box 6, folder 5

Achievements in Weapon Control Systems pamphlet undated

box 6, folder 6

Education and Emplyment Opportunities undated

box 6, folder 7

History of AC Spark Plug Division undated

box 6, folder 8

Technical support facilities undated

box 4, folder 7

AC and T III = Success undated

box 4, folder 13

Action 1951 August-October; 1953 June

box 12, folder 7

Photographs other files and extra AC Spark Plug undated

box 13, folder 21

Photographs AC girls 1964

box 12, folder 12

Photos AC Spark Plug suggestion award 1965

Series 3. General Motors (GM) 1950s-1970s

box 6, folder 9

GM Defense Research Laboratories: Moccasin 1966 May

box 6, folder 10

GM Defense Research Laboratories Vehicle Research and Development 1965 June

box 6, folder 11

GM Allison Moccasin proposal Volume I Summary undated

box 6, folder 12

GM Allison Moccasin Proposal Volume II Technical Plan undated

box 6, folder 13

GM Allison Moccasin Proposal Volume III Management Plan undated

box 6, folder 14

GM Allison Moccasin Proposal Volume IV Work Statement, Schedule and Costs undated

box 6, folder 15

Moccasin copy undated

box 6, folder 16

Work on the Moon undated

box 5, folder 4

Public Interest Report 1977-1978

box 4, folder 14

Public Affairs Newsletter 1978 November

box 4, folder 15

Navigator 1966 February; 1966 March; 1966 October

box 4, folder 16

Our People, Programs and Products undated

box 4, folder 17

GM Annual Report 1983

box 4, folder 18

Folks 1951 September

box 20, box 21

Series 4. 2019 Accession 1960s-1970s

Skylab poster

Miscellaneous 8 x 11 prints of launches

Build and test data associated with the 1G Lunar Rover Vehicle (LRV) training unit and hardware [includes three polaroids] 1970 July 20

Time "Man on the Moon" 1969

Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) photographs

Apollo postcard set

Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) Mission Events and Log book/Saturn 1B Booster brochure, GM Goleta; Apollo 11 guidance and navigation

John F. Kennedy Space Center NASA Tour Information Brochure

What's Up There?" by Edward Edelsom 1968

Milwaukee Journal, front page article 1971 February 5

Miscellaneous Lunar Rover Vehicle (LRV) memorabilia

Letter of Cpngratulations from White House to Delco Electronics Apollo Team 1972 March 21

Skylab-3 brochure

Skylab-2 postcards

AC Electronics Newsletter featuring Apollo 13 astronauts 1970 April 17

Worksheets and data associated with hardware build for Lunar Rover Vehicle (LRV)

Data accumulated on battery associated with Lunar Rover Vehicle (LRV) probably the 1G trainer

The Lunar Lander Module (LM), details on its purpose and design and function

Lunar Rover Vehicle 1G DC motor data and schematics

Delco awards and memorabilia

Reunion

Involute curves and gearing (older studies)

Clippings

Marshall Space Flight Center Skylab publication

Time supplement "To The Moon" 1968

Cooperation in Space: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) Student Sutdy Gude prepared by Delco/GM, Goleta 1974 July 1

Two Times articles on Apollo

U.S. News and World Report 1969 July 21

Information and details on the Lunar Rover Vehicle (LRV) plus its history at Delco

Miscellaneous clippings and photographs on Apollo [1]

Miscellaneous clippings and photographs on Apollo [2]

THOR missile, photographs from a failed launch, gyro in field

NASA photographs

Apollo 13 photographs (and other missions)

Apollo 14 clippings

Apollo 13 photographs

Lunar surface exploration reference guide

Apollo lunar mission stages poster

Lunar mission press kit (Philco, Ford)

Touring the moon Apollo LEM guidance

NASA Apollo-Soyuz photographs

Various space era publications

They're Back Safe on Earth! (AC Newsletter Apollo 13 return plus photograph)

Apollo 13 command module cabin temperature

Apollo 13 engineering memorandum and description of events from problem to LM takeover 1970 April 13

Lunar Rover Vehicle 1G (LRV) trainer undergoing testing under simulated moon gravity photographs and snapshots

Gyro hardware gas bearing photographs

In depth study of gear train mechanics submitted to AC Spark Plug Division Milwaukee Plant 1958 March 1

Maripro materials

Apollo 15 Mission Analyzer wheel

Sklyab information packet

GM's Mark on the Moon and On the Moon with Apollo 16

Rocket Launches and other photographs

Air Force Plant Representative Office Reliability Plan for Titan III programs 1968 April 22

Logbooks, Apollo 10-17, and Skylab