Wernher von Braun News Photographs Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-1031
Scope and Content
Collection contains two folders of official press photographs (14) and negatives (25) of Wernher von Braun and of Braun with colleagues.
Dates
- 1945-1967
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Duplication of print and photographic material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.Limited duplication of print and photographic material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws.
Biographical Information
Wernher von Braun, (born March 23, 1912, Wirsitz, Germany [now Wyrzysk, Poland]— died June 16, 1977, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.) was a German scientist who played a prominent role in all aspects of rocketry and space exploration, first in Germany during World War II and in the United States after World War II. Braun was influencial in the the development of the V-2 rockets and the Saturn program. Based for a while in El Paso, TX, Braun was part of a group of scientists that launched rockets at White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico.
Extent
39 items (2 folders) : 14 photographs, 25 negatives
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
B2. Small Collections Box 11. Filed by Pictorial Number.
Separated Material
Photographic materials have been separated from the manuscript collection, Wernher von Braun Speeches
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Wernher von Braun News Photographs Collection, 1945-1967
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- CSWR Pictorial staff
- Date
- © 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451