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Benefits From Space

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10

Content Description

From the Collection:

The material in this collection is contained in 34 file boxes which occupy approximately 19 linear feet of shelf space. It was donated to the University of Idaho Library by David Denault, a former reporter for National Public Radio.

The material includes news releases, NASA press kits and flight plans, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, photographs, color transparencies, several short films, phonograph records, tape recordings, and transcripts of news conferences, press briefings, and mission control conversations with the astronauts. Also included are informational materials, including photographs, given to reporters by the companies which developed equipment used in connection with the various projects.

Dates

  • Creation: 1968-1977

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 19 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Description

1: Helen Chambers, 1st recipient of the rechargeable heart pacemaker 2: Jennifer Cahmbers, 4 year old child with rechargeable heart pacemaker 3: New rechargeable heart pacemaker 4: Space suit for immune deficiency patients 5: Emergency fire escape device

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository