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John W. Freeman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 344
Finding aid note: Boxes 1-8 stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586. Boxes 9-10 stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of materials related to the NASA Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment, part of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiment Package (ALSEP), and includes documents and photographs from Apollo missions 11, 12, 14, and 15. The materials include glossy photographs from Apollo missions; publications and engineering reports; eleven color and seven black and white positive transparencies of 70 mm film; five 16mm silent films from NASA; and twelve oversize black and white print posters of the lunar surface. The collection is in good shape generally. The reports which were bound in metal acco fasteners and staples show some deterioration, and some of the rolls of 70 mm film show signs of moisture damage. The 16 mm films are in good shape; no sign of deterioration. The oversize pictures of the lunar surface are somewhat frayed on the edges.

Dates

  • 1965 - 1979
  • Majority of material found within 1965 - 1971

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Boxes 1-8 stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Boxes 9-10 stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research but requires 24 hours for retrieval. Please call ahead at 713-348-2586 or email the staff at woodson@rice.edu.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the John W. Freeman collection must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Biographical note: John W. Freeman

Dr. John W. Freeman, professor emeritus and research professor of physics and astronomy, is a former NASA scientist and a long time professor at Rice University in the Space Sciences Department. During the Apollo missions of the 1960’s and 1970’s Dr. Freeman was instrumental in the development of the Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment, and for this effort was awarded the NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement in 1973. Dr. Freeman was also involved in the Rice University solar power satellite research program; one of his two patents is a solar energy conversion device for space. He is also the author of a book published in 2001 titled Storms in Space and numerous papers and articles. In 2005 Dr. Freeman became the first director of the Master of Liberal Studies program at the School of Continuing Studies at Rice.

Extent

11 Linear Feet (10 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists of reports, photographs, and films related to the NASA Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment (SID), part of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiment Package (ALSEP). This experiment, involving equipment developed by Freeman, was part of the work of Apollo missions 12, 14, and 15.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift donated by Dr. John W. Freeman, January 11, 1982.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the John W. Freeman papers, 1965-1979
Status
Completed
Author
Dara Flinn
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

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Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
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Houston Texas 77005 USA

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