Manuscripts

Amrom H. Katz, (1995)

Description

Photocopies of material written by Amrom H. Katz

Included: Some Ramblings and Musings on Tactical Reconnaissance; The Soviets and the U-S Photos- An Heuristic Argument; and Verification and Salt: The State of the Art and the Art of the State.

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.

Clippings - Amrom H. Katz

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.

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Tactical Satellite Program, (2011)

Manuscripts

Tactical spy satellite streaks into space on Minotaur rocket by Stephen Clark printout only.

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George Washington University, (1995)

Manuscripts

Conference on Piercing the Curtain: Corona and the Revolution in Intelligence. Address entitled: Corona: A Triumph of American Technology. Information folders only.

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Correspondence, (1995-1996)

Manuscripts

Related to Los Angeles Times article entitled: The Long, Tortured Tale of Hughes' Project 776.

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Artificial satellites, (1988-1995)

Manuscripts

Related to Rand's Role in the Evolution of Balloon and Satellite Observation Systems and Related U.S. Space Technology; Space Policy Symposium, 1995; COSPAS-SARSAT; and Mobile Satellite Communications, 1994.

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DECLASSIFIED Samos (satellite), (1995-2002)

Manuscripts

Included: Dudley C. Sharp memorandum; Samos: ----- Satellite Reconnaissance System and Samos to the Moon: The Clandestine Transfer of Reconnaissance Technology by R. Cargill Hill; and Statement of the Problem.

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Amrom H. Katz, (1995)

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