Manuscripts

Gemini and Mercury programs

Description: Images used in a presentation about pilot safety for the Mercury program; Hohmann's notes about engine and flight testing for the Gemini program; internal reports for Mercury and Gemini programs regarding performance, pilot safety, and human physiological response; press release photographs from Aerospace Corporation and NASA; and printed space program ephemera including publications and flyers.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1961-1966
Call number: mssHohmann
Creator: Hohmann, Bernhard(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Simon Johnston and Ros Cross, May 2022.

United States space program

Manuscripts

Collection includes items related to Hohmann's life and career in Germany and the United States. German materials include photographs and publications from his pre-war work as a glider pilot, wartime documents and correspondence related to his postings and employment, flight maps, manuals, and ephemera. There are also many personal photographs, a Hohmann family history, and a photo-illustrated account of Bernhard and Irmgard's dangerous departure from Peenemünde in 1945, created by Irmgard Hohmann. United States space program materials include Hohmann's notes about flight testing, lecture materials, internal reports, press release photos, a test flight map, printed ephemera, and newspaper articles. There is also some personal material related to Hohmann's work and membership in professional organizations, personal photographs of Bernhard and Irmgard, and memorabilia.

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Germany

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Bernhard Hohmann papers

Manuscripts

Collection includes items related to Hohmann's life and career in Germany and the United States. German materials include photographs and publications from his pre-war work as a glider pilot, wartime documents and correspondence related to his postings and employment, flight maps, manuals, and ephemera. There are also many personal photographs, a Hohmann family history, and a photo-illustrated account of Bernhard and Irmgard's dangerous departure from Peenem端nde in 1945, created by Irmgard Hohmann. United States space program materials include Hohmann's notes about flight testing, lecture materials, internal reports, press release photos, a test flight map, printed ephemera, and newspaper articles. There is also some personal material related to Hohmann's work and membership in professional organizations, personal photographs of Bernhard and Irmgard, and memorabilia.

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Gemini program silkscreened logo poster

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Numbered poster of Gemini logo produced by Aerospace Corporation.

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Publications and map

Manuscripts

Articles about space program milestones and achievements, both in popular magazines and newspapers and trade publications. Also includes a Mercury test flight map.

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Personal

Manuscripts

Personal photographs of Bernhard Hohmann, Irmgard Hohmann, and family in Germany; family histories; and Irmgard Hohmann's account of the couple's departure from Peenem端nde in 1945. Also includes a file of documents related to Bernhard Hohmann's wartime work and postings, as well as receipts and other ephemera from that time, and a 35mm film evidently shot from or of the Heinkel He 46 aircraft.

mssHohmann

Gemini and Mercury programs

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