Manuscripts

Germany

Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1933-1946
Call number: mssHohmann

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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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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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.

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Maps and negatives

Manuscripts

Flight related negatives taken by Bernhard Hohmann between 1936 and 1944, and flight maps of Germany and France from 1939.

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Personal

Manuscripts

Photographs and memorabilia related to Hohmann's life and career in the United States, including business cards, certificates of appreciation, stickers, IDs, and other ephemera. Photographs are of Hohmann in the office, at home, and at various sites.

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Gemini and Mercury programs

Manuscripts

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.

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