National Aeronautics and Space
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Record Group 255
Records of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration
Table of
Contents
Description of
records.
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
PI NM 86
General Records,
1914-53.
- They include the following:
- SECURITY-CLASSIFIED GENERAL
CORRESPONDENCE. 1915-58.
- SECURITY-CLASSIFIED CORRESPONDENCE,
REPORTS, AND STUDIES RELATING TO ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND
RESEARCH. 1916-58.
- CORRESPONDENCE, REPORTS, AND OTHER RECORDS
RELATING TO THE CAREERS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS ("BIOGRAPHY FILE").
1915-58.
- SECURITY-CLASSIFIED CORRESPONDENCE
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATION, POLICIES, AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES.
1918-51.
- OFFICE FILE OF WALTER T. BONNEY, ASSISTANT
TO THE SECRETARY. 1917-58.
- TECHNICAL REPORTS OF THE ARMY AIR CORPS,
THE NAVAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY, THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, AND THE
BRITISH ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS. 1914-26.
- TRANSCRIPTS OF SPEECHES DELIVERED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. 1935-37.
- TRANSCRIPTS OF SPEECHES DELIVERED BY JOHN
F. VICTORY. 1946-58.
- SECURITY-CLASSIFIED CORRESPONDENCE
RELATING TO NORWICH UNIVERSITY AND THE JAMES JACKSON CABOT
PROFESSORSHIP. 1920-42.
- CARD FILE OF FORMER OFFICIALS OF NACA AND
OFFICIALS OF OTHER UNITS CONCERNED WITH AERONAUTICAL MATTERS.
N.D.
- MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS. 1940-54.
Records Relating To Field
Installations, 1916-58.
- They include the following:
- RECORDS RELATING TO THE LANGLEY MEMORIAL
AERONAUTICAL LABORATORY AT LANGLEY FIELD, VA. 1916-57.
- RECORDS RELATING TO THE AMES AERONAUTICAL
LABORATORY AT MOFFET FIELD, CA. 1938-58.
- RECORDS RELATING TO THE LEWIS FLIGHT
PROPULSION LABORATORY AT CLEVELAND, OH. 1941-57.
- RECORDS RELATING TO THE HIGH-SPEED FLIGHT
STATION AT EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CA. 1952-56.
- RECORDS RELATING TO WESTERN COORDINATION
OFFICE (NACA), AT LOS ANGELES, CA. 1952-55.
- RECORDS RELATING TO WALLOPS STATION AT
WALLOPS ISLAND, VA. 1956-58.
Records of the Paris
Office, 1918-51.
- They include the following:
- 18. REPORTS ON EUROPEAN AVIATION.
1920-51.
- 19. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS. 1918-50.
A1, UD, AND ZZ ENTRIES
NACA Central
Files:
- They include the following:
- GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (NUMERIC FILE),
1915-1942. (MLR Entry 1, A1).
- CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX TO THE NACA DECIMAL
FILE, 1945-1952. (MLR Entry 2, A1).
- ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO THE NACA DECIMAL
FILE, 1945-1952. (MLR Entry 3, A1).
- GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (DECIMAL FILE),
1929-1952. (MLR Entry 5, A1).
- CORRESPONDENCE LOG BOOKS, 1943-1944. (MLR
Entry 4, A1).
- CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORT FILE
(ALPHA-NUMERIC), 1942-1960. (MLR Entry 27, A1).
Other Records:
- They include the following:
- MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
NACA, 1915-1958. (MLR Entry 7, A1).
- RECORDS RELATING TO NACA COMMITTEES AND
SUBCOMMITTEES (DECIMAL FILE), 1918-1951. (MLR Entry 8, A1).
- RECORDS RELATING TO NACA COMMITTEES AND
SUBCOMMITTEES (ALPHA-NUMERIC FILE), 1948-1958. (MLR Entry 9,
A1).
- NACA RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION AND NON-NACA
COMMITTEE INDEX, 1920-1951. (MLR Entry 16, A1).
- RECORDS RELATING TO NON-NACA COMMITTEES,
1943-1960. (MLR Entry 28, A1).
- PATENT AND INVENTION FILES,1917-1940. (MLR
Entry 10, A1).
- GENERAL RECORDS RELATING TO AERONAUTICAL
RESEARCH, 1938-52. (MLR Entry 6, A1).
- PRELIMINARY RESEARCH REPORTS ("TECHNICAL
NOTES"), 1920-1958. (MLR Entry 11, A1).
- FOREIGN AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH REPORTS
("TECHNICAL MEMOS"), 1920-1958. (MLR Entry 12, A1).
- RESEARCH MEMOS, 1946-1957. (MLR Entry 13,
A1).
- TECHNICAL REPORTS, 1916-1958. (MLR Entry
14, A1).
- WARTIME REPORTS, 1942-1952. (MLR Entry 15,
A1).
- LANGLEY RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS,
1918-1948. (MLR Entry 17, A1).
- CASE FILES RELATING TO WORK ACCOMPLISHED
AT THE LANGLEY LABORATORY UNDER RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS,
1920-1941. (MLR Entry 18, A1).
- AMES RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS, 1941-1950.
(MLR Entry 19, A1).
- LEWIS RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS, 1942-1950.
(MLR Entry 20, A1).
- RESEARCH CONTRACTS, 1951-1952. (MLR Entry
21, A1).
- REPORTS, MINUTES, AND AGENDA OF THE
INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT (ICSRD), 1950-1955. (MLR Entry 22, A1).
- PUBLIC INFORMATION CORRESPONDENCE FILES,
1953-1955. (MLR Entry 23, A1).
- RECORDS RELATING TO KOREAN WAR RESERVE AND
SELECTIVE SERVICE ISSUES AFFECTING NACA MANPOWER, 1950-1953. (MLR
Entry 24, A1).
- NACA VISITOR REGISTERS, 1940-1951. (MLR
Entry 25, A1).
- NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR
AERONAUTICS PERSONNEL REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FILE. 1918-59.
(MLR Entry 29, A1).
- ADVISORY GROUP FOR AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT (AGARD) DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE FILES. 1954-57.
(MLR Entry 31, A1).
- OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION, WEEKLY ACTIVITY
REPORT. JAN-JUNE 1964. (MLR Entry 2, UD).
- ATLAS ACCIDENT FILES. 1963-64. (MLR Entry
3, UD).
- RECORDS OF NACA COMMITTEE MEMBERS 1915-51.
(MLR Entry 4, UD).
- NACA INSTALLATION, TRIP AND VISITOR
RECORDS. (MLR Entry 7, UD).
- RECORDS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
DIVISION. (MLR Entry 1001, UD).
Office of Aeronautical
Intelligence:
- They include the following:
- CORRESPONDENCE FILE OF THE OFFICE OF
AERONAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE, 1915-1952. (MLR Entry 26, A1).
Documents from the
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics Library,
1915-62:
- They include the following:
- INDEX TO THE NACA CLASSIFIED (DOCUMENT)
FILE, 1915-58.
- ALPHABETICAL ORGANIZATION INDEX. (MLR
Entry 2A, ZZ).
- ALPHABETICAL NAME INDEX. (MLR Entry 2B,
ZZ).
- ALPHABETICAL SUBJECT INDEX. (MLR Entry 2C,
ZZ).
- NUMERICAL INDEX. (MLR Entry 2D,
ZZ).
- CLASSIFIED (DOCUMENT) FILE. 1915-58. (MLR
Entry 93 A-B, A1).
- NUMERICAL FILE, 1915-62. (MLR Entry 93
C-E, A1).
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration:
- They include the following:
- MISCELLANEOUS OFFICE RECORDS OF DR. HOMER
E. NEWELL, ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR. 1965-74.
- SUBJECT FILES. (MLR Entry 82, A1).
- READING FILE FOLDERS. (MLR Entry 83,
A1).
- RECORDS OF TELEPHONE CALLS, FOLDERS. (MLR
Entry 84, A1).
- DESK RECORDS, FOLDERS. (MLR Entry 85,
A1).
- SPEECHES AND ARTICLES. (MLR Entry 86,
A1).
- MISCELLANEOUS. (MLR Entry 87, A1).
- ROCKET AND SATELLITE RESEARCH PANEL
RECORDS. (MLR Entry 88, A1).
- RECORDS RELATING TO PREPARATION OF A
"MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE". (MLR Entry 89, A1).
- SLIDES PRESENTED AS AUDIOVISUAL AIDS IN
NEWELL LECTURES AND BRIEFINGS. (MLR Entry 90, A1).
Records of the Goddard
Space Flight Center:
- They include the following:
- WEEKLY REPORTS OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE
GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, 1963-67. (MLR Entry 30, A1).
- CORRESPONDENCE AND OTHER RECORDS OF THE
DIRECTOR OF THE GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER. 1954-66. (MLR Entry
1, UD).
- TRACKING STATION AGREEMENTS. 1959-64. (MLR
Entry 91, A1).
Vanguard
Division:
- They include the following:
- NAVAL RESEARCH LAB (NRL) RECORDS
CONCERNING PROJECT VANGUARD. 1955-59. (MLR Entry 32, A1).
- PROJECT VANGUARD CORRESPONDENCE AND OTHER
RECORDS. (CHRONOLOGICAL FILE). 1955-58. (MLR Entry 33, A1).
- PROJECT VANGUARD CORRESPONDENCE AND OTHER
RECORDS. (SUBJECT FILE). 1955-58. (MLR Entry 34, A1).
- PROJECT VANGUARD CONTRACT CASE FILES,
1955-59. (MLR Entry 35, A1).
- REPORTS ON PROJECT VANGUARD. 1955-59. (MLR
Entry 36, A1).
- RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE OFFICE OF THE
PROJECT DIRECTOR. 1955-59. (MLR Entry 37, A1).
- NRL CORRESPONDENCE AND OTHER RECORDS
TRANSFERRED TO VANGUARD DIVISION. (MLR Entry 38, A1).
- PROJECT VANGUARD STAFF PUBLICATIONS.
1955-59. (MLR Entry 39, A1).
NASA History
Office:
- They include the following:
- VANGUARD PROJECT FILES 1955-59.(MLR Entry
40, A1).
- NOTES AND OTHER RECORDS OF THE HEAD OF THE
THEORY AND ANALYSIS BRANCH. 1955-59.(MLR Entry 41, A1).
Apollo 204 Review
Board:
- They include the following:
- FINAL REPORT OF THE APOLLO 204 REVIEW
BOARD. 1967. (MLR Entry 42, A1).
- FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND OTHER
RECORDS FOR THE FINAL REPORT OF THE APOLLO 204 ACCIDENT. 1967.
(MLR Entry 43, A1).
- OFFICE FILES OF THE APOLLO 204 REVIEW
BOARD. 1967. (MLR Entry 44, A1).
- CENTRAL METRIC DATA FILES. 1967. (MLR
Entry 45, A1).
- OFFICE FILES OF THE CHAIRMAN. 1967. (MLR
Entry 46, A1).
- OFFICE FILES OF THE COUNSEL TO THE BOARD.
1967. (MLR Entry 47, A1).
- CORRESPONDENCE OF APOLLO 204 REVIEW BOARD
MEMBER COL. FRANK BORMAN. 1967. (MLR Entry 48, A1).
- PHOTOGRAPHS, NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS AND OTHER
RECORDS USED AS BACKGROUND MATERIAL. 1967. (MLR Entry 49,
A1).
- REPORTS OF THE APOLLO 204 REVIEW BOARD
RECEIVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OPERATIONS. 1967.
(MLR Entry 50, A1).
- RECORDS OF THE MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER
ACTION CENTER. 1967. ( MLR Entry 51, A1).
- MEMORANDUMS OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE
MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS. 1967. (MLR Entry 52,
A1).
- DATAFAXES OF THE KENNEDY SPACECRAFT CENTER
AND NASA HEADQUARTERS. 1967. (MLR Entry 53, A1).
- SPACECRAFT OPERATIONS CHECKOUT PROCEDURES.
1967. (MLR Entry 54, A1).
- TEST PREPARATION SHEETS. 1967. (MLR Entry
55, A1).
- TECHNICAL REPORTS OF THE REVIEW BOARD.
1967. (MLR Entry 56, A1).
- PRELIMINARY INTERNAL WORKING DRAFTS. 1967.
(MLR Entry 57, A1).
- TEST AND INSPECTION RECORDS. 1966-68. (MLR
Entry 58, A1).
- MISCELLANEOUS ARTIFACTS OF THE APOLLO 204
REVIEW BOARD. 1967. (MLR Entry 59, A1).
- IMPOUNDED RECORDS. (MLR Entry 60,
A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 1 - SPACECRAFT AND
GROUND SUPPORT CONFIGURATION. 1967. (MLR Entry 61, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 2 - TEST
ENVIRONMENTS. 1967. (MLR Entry 62, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 3 - SEQUENCE OF
EVENTS. 1967. (MLR Entry 63, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 4 - DISASSEMBLY
ACTIVITIES. 1967. (MLR Entry 64, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 5 - ORIGIN AND
PROPAGATION OF FIRE. 1967. (MLR Entry 65, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 6 - HISTORICAL DATA.
1967. (MLR Entry 66, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 7 - TEST PROCEDURES
REVIEW. 1967. (MLR Entry 67, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 8 - MATERIALS
REVIEW. 1967. (MLR Entry 68, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 9 - DESIGN REVIEWS.
1967. (MLR Entry 69, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 10 - ANALYSIS OF
FRACTURE AREAS. 1967.(MLR Entry 70, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 11 - MEDICAL
ANALYSIS. 1967. (MLR Entry 71, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 12 - WITNESS
STATEMENTS. 1967. (MLR Entry 72, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 13 - GROUND
EMERGENCY PROVISIONS. 1967. (MLR Entry 73, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 14 - SECURITY OF
OPERATIONS. 1967. (MLR Entry 74, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 15 - BOARD
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. 1967. (MLR Entry 75, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 16 - SPECIAL TESTS.
1967. (MLR Entry 76, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 17 - FINAL BOARD
REPORT. 1967. (MLR Entry 77, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 18 - INTEGRATION
ANALYSIS. 1967. (MLR Entry 78, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 19 - SAFETY OF
INVESTIGATION OPERATIONS. 1967. (MLR Entry 79, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 20 - IN-FLIGHT FIRE
EMERGENCY PROVISIONS REVIEW. 1967. (MLR Entry 80, A1).
- RECORDS OF TASK PANEL 21 - SERVICE MODULE
DISPOSITION. 1967. (MLR Entry 81, A1).
