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Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Included: Report to Congress of the Independent. Assessment Panel on the Organization and Management of National Security Space, July 2008 and Report of the Defense Science Board. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. Joint Task Force on Acquisition of National Security Space Programs, May 2003.
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Manuscripts
Included: A History of the Military Polar Orbiting Meteorological Satellite Program, 2001; Early Cold War Strategic Reconnaissance, 1995-1998; An Interview with Don H. Schoessler and Charles P. Spoelhof, 1997; An Interview with William O. Baker, 1996; Congress and the National Reconnaissance Office, 2001; Missile Defense Alarm: The Genesis of Space-Based Infrared Early Warning, 1998; and Management of the National Reconnaissance Program, 1969.
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Manuscripts
Primarily photocopies and printouts of articles. Included: United States. Department of Defense. Directive Number 5102.23 and Space Technology Hall of Fame Dinner, 18th National Space Symposium, 2002.
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Manuscripts
Report of the Commission to Assess United States National Security, Space Management and Organization A PDF of the 2003 monograph may be found here.
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Manuscripts
Included: NRO Management Study Panel; defense memorandums; and Review of Director, National Reconnaissance Office, Time Commitments.
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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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