Manuscripts

Clippings -- Albert D. (Albert Dewell) Wheelon, 1929-2013, (1992-2003)

Description: Primarily articles where Albert D. (Albert Dewell) Wheelon, 1929-2003 is quoted.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1917-2013.
Call number: mssWheelon
Creator: Wheelon, Albert D (1929-2013)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Cicely Wheelon, 2014.
Restrictions: Approximately 1.5 linear feet of classified documents require further review by the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO). These documents will be added to the collection, and the finding aid updated, if and when they are declassified.
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America's Five Space Programs by Albert D. (Albert Dewell) Wheelon, 1929-2013, (2003)

Manuscripts

The Albert D. Wheelon papers primarily focus on his career at the United States Central Intelligence Agency, Hughes Aircraft Company, and his research on electromagnetic scintillation. The first series primarily comprises of correspondence from his time at school through his retirement years. There are also photographs and printed ephemera related to his marriages and travels. In relation to his career at HAC, there are booklets, newsletters, notes, and photographs related to artificial satellites. The post career files consist of correspondence, notes, and reference material related to a wide variety of topics concerning national security and advancements in space. The bulk of his research related to propagation of electromagnetic waves consists of notes and reprints. Please click on the link in this record to view the full version of the scope and content.

mssWheelon

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