http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft6r29n859 No online items Guide to the Deutsches Raketen- und Records, 1942-1969 Processed by Jason Apuzzo and Tim Noakes; machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble. Department of Special Collections Green Library Stanford, CA 94305-6004 Phone: (650) 725-1022 Email: speccollref@stanford.edu URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/ 2002 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved. M0718 1
Guide to the Deutsches Raketen- und Collection number: M0718 Department of Special Collections and University Archives Stanford, California Contact Information Department of Special Collections Green Library Stanford, CA 94305-6004 Phone: (650) 725-1022 Email: speccoll@sulmail.stanford.edu URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/ Processed by: Jason Apuzzo and Tim Noakes Date Completed: 1995 Nov. Encoded by: Steven Mandeville-Gamble 2002 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Deutsches Raketen- und Records, Date (inclusive): 1942-1969 Collection number: M0718 Creator: Deutsches Raketen- und Extent: 4.25 linear ft. Repository: Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives. Abstract: The collection includes correspondence, essays, financial records, official reports, designs and other illustrations. Also included are papers concerning the earlier Gesellschaft für Weltraumforschung as well as personal papers of Alfred Fritz dating from the late 1940s. Language: English. Access Restrictions None. Publication Rights Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections. Acquisition Information Purchased, 1994 Preferred Citation Deutsches Raketen- und Records. M0718. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Historical Note The collection includes papers and illustrations concerning the planned Deutsches Raketen- und Raumfahrtmuseum e.v. The museum was intended to gather and display technical and literary materials (both historical and contemporary) relevent to studies in astronautics. It was also intended to promote such studies through educational programs on both the contemporary state of rocket-technology and the early stages of space travel. The attempt to establish a permanent M0718 2
museum in Stuttgart extended from 1954 to the early 1960's. The museum was to have been an outgrowth of the Gesellschaft fur Weltraumforschung, founded in Stuttgart in 1948. Both the museum and its predecessor were members of the International Astroautical Federation. Among the museum's holdings were an A-4 rocket (v-2), the rocket chamber and gas chamber of the "Veronique," a nose cone and instrumentation of an "Äerobee," as well as post-war technical, scientific, and rocket-related literature by Stoelzel, Mohr, the Deutsche Raketengesellschaft für Raketentechnik und Raumfahrt. During the late 1950's and the early 1960's the museum held at least 12 exhibitions. The museum also cooperated with Columbia-Morningside in the filming of the Wernher von Braun Story. Collection Scope and Content Summary The collection primarily conains correspondence conducted worldwide concerning the planned museum. Almost all correspondence involves Alfred Fritz, the museum's founder, managing director, and preeminent figure. The correspondence concerns such matters as conference and membership in various space- and rocket- societies. Other materials include essays, financial records, handwritten manuscripts, and official reports, designs, and illustrations. Also included are papers concerning the earlier Gesellschaft für Weltraumforschung as well as handwritten manuscripts and other personal effects of Alfred Fritz dating from the early 1940's. The collection is of value to those interested in the reception and development of post-war German research in space-travel. Access Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Fritz, Alfred. American Astronautical Society. American Rocket Society. Arbeitsgemeinschaft fèur Raumfahrtforschung. Bell Aircraft Corporation/Bell Aerosystems Company. British Interplanetary Society. Forschungsinstitut fèur Physik der Strahlantriebe. International Astronautical Federation. The Glenn L. Martin Company. von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics. Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft fèur Luft und Raumfahrt. Aeronautics. Rocketry. Science--History--Germany. Space ships. Series 1. Institutional Correspondence, ca. 1955-1965 Box 1, Folder 1 Box 1, Folder 2 Box 1, Folder 3 Box 1, Folder 4 Box 1, Folder 5 Box 1, Folder 6 Box 1, Folder 7 Box 1, Folder 8 Box 1, Folder 9 Box 1, Folder 10 Box 1, Folder 11 Box 1, Folder 12 Box 1, Folder 13 Box 1, Folder 14 Box 1, Folder 15 American Astronautical Society American Rocket Society Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Raumfahrtforschung Bell Aircraft Corporation/Bell Aerosystems Company British Interplanetary Society Danish Interplanetary Society Forschungsinstitut für Physik der Strahlantriebe International Astronautical Federation The Glenn L. Martin Company Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Luft und Raumfahrt Series 2. Museum Documents, ca. 1955-1961 M0718 3
Series 2. Museum Documents, ca. 1955-1961 Box 2, Folder 1 Box 2, Folder 2 Box 2, Folder 3 Box 2, Folder 4 Box 2, Folder 5 Box 2, Folder 6 Box 2, Folder 7 Box 3, Folder 1 Report on opening of Gesellschaft für Weltraumforschung (1950) Box 3, Folder 2 Notes, sketches and ground plan for proposed museum Box 3, Folder 3 Extended memorandum on museum design and purpose Box 3, Folder 4 Information on DGRR library holdings Box 3, Folder 5 Satellite-date collection project of 1958-59 Series 3., ca. 1942-1950 Box 3, Folder 6 Box 3, Folder 7 Box 3, Folder 8 Box 3, Folder 9 Box 3, Folder 10, manuscript of Fritz's novel, Urwald, manuscript of Fritz's novel, Urwald Series 4. Deutshes Raketen- und Raumfahrt Museum Box 3, Folder 11 Box 3, Folder 12 Box 4, Folder 1 Alfred Fritz, pre-dgrr correspondence, ca. 1948-1950 Box 4, Folder 2 Alfred Fritz, pre-dgrr correspondence, ca. 1948-1950 Box 4, Folder 3 Alfred Fritz, pre-dgrr correspondence, ca. 1948-1950 Box 4, Folder 4 Alfred Fritz, pre-dgrr correspondence, ca. 1948-1950 Box 5 Notes/Diagrams/Photographs/correspondence Box 6 Minor Illustrations (w/ listing) Box 7, Folder 1 Technical Manuscripts (Radar), class notes and diagrams, ca. 1935-36 Series 5. Financial Records, ca. 1953-1957 Box 7, Folder 2 DGRR holdings in foreign accounts, 1953-1957 Box 7, Folder 3 DGRR, 1956 Box 7, Folder 4 DGRR, 1956 Box 7, Folder 5 DGRR, 1956-57 Box 7, Folder 6 DGRR, 1956-57 Box 7, Folder 7 DGRR, 1955 Box 7, Folder 8 DGRR, 1955 Box 8, Folder 1 Kassenbuch, 1957: "Deutsche Gesellschaft für Raketentechnic und Raumfahrt" Box 8, Folder 2 Kassenbuch, 1955-56: "Gesellschaft für Weltraumforschung E.V. Stuttgart Zuffenhausen" Box 9, Folder 1 Box 9, Folder 2 Box 9, Folder 3 Box 9, Folder 4 Box 9, Folder 5 Series 6. Major Illustrations Blank poster with blue background and large, stylized rocket insignia (insignia of the DGRR) on left side; right side free for entries concerning lectures, events, conferences, etc.; ca. 1955 Distance chart concerning trajectory of a moon flight. M0718 4
Series 6. Major Illustrations Original drawing on transparent paper of a space suit, as designed by H. Oberth (with attached description); Stuttgart, 1942. Three (3) architectural plans in brown print on strong paper, and one (1) frontal-view rendering of the planned museum in Stuttgart; architect Max Benndorf, 1952 Two (2) designs on transparent paper of 3-stage rocket and space-station; designed by Wernher von Braun; scale 1:200; Stuttgart, 1969 M0718 5