Description
Papers include correspondence, photographs, newsclippings, notes, memoranda, reports,
reprints, proposals, and class materials (notes, problems, exams, and reference sources).
Some materials pertain to his work with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NASA.
Background
Howard Seifert, an authority on rocket propulsion of space vehicles, was professor of
aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford from 1960 to 1976. He also directed the Physical
Sciences Laboratory at the United Aircraft Corporation (1960-65) and was president of the
American Rocket Society (1960). Before joining the Stanford faculty, he was on the staff at
the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Space Technology Laboratories and a visiting professor at
UCLA.
Restrictions
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the
documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.