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Adolf Busemann collection

 Collection
Identifier: COU:272
Abstract

Dr. Adolf Busemann was a visiting Professor at CU and is the “father” of supersonic aerodynamics and the inventor of the swept-back wing. His collection includes professional publications, personal notes, letters of correspondence, honorary awards and photographs while working for NASA and NCAR.

Dates: 1959 - 1986
Found in: University of Colorado Boulder Libraries, Rare and Distinctive Collections

Irma Hille Collection

 Collection
Identifier: COU:4356
Abstract

This collection includes the P.O.W. diary of German soldier, P. Richter, and additional ephemera (correspondence, notes) relating to World War II. A later addition to the collection consists of a diary kept by Theadora Barth, a German farmer's wife, in 1902. Barth's diary is accompanied by ephemera including a letter and photographs.

Dates: 1902 - 1945
Found in: University of Colorado Boulder Libraries, Rare and Distinctive Collections

Janice Zelazo collection

 Collection
Identifier: COU:4037
Abstract Nuremberg, Bavaria is often referred to as having been the 'unofficial capital' of the Holy Roman Empire, particularly because the Imperial Diet (Reichstag) and courts met at Nuremberg Castle. It is also called the "treasure chest of the German Empire" due to the fact that it houses some of Germany's important cultural artifacts such as regalia of the Holy Roman Empire and the city's own treasures, including the tabernacle and stained glass from the grand St. Lawrence Church. The brochure...
Dates: 1936
Found in: University of Colorado Boulder Libraries, Rare and Distinctive Collections

John H. Rich, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: COU:4245
Abstract

This collection is the accumulation of business and personal material from NBC war correspondent John H. Rich, Jr. Rich was also a graduate of the University of Colorado/U.S. Navy Japanese Language School.

Dates: 1941-1999
Found in: University of Colorado Boulder Libraries, Rare and Distinctive Collections

Old Main Illustration

 Collection
Identifier: COU:4427
Dates: Undated
Found in: University of Colorado Boulder Libraries, Rare and Distinctive Collections

WWII Miscellany

 Collection
Identifier: COU: 4357
Abstract

This collection contains unrelated WWII ephemera from Germany including a domestic passport, personal correspondence, and photographs.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1939 - 1945
Found in: University of Colorado Boulder Libraries, Rare and Distinctive Collections

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