John Disher Papers

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[Series 1: Personal Materials],
[Series 2: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), 1945-1958],
[Series 3: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1958-1989],
[Series 4: Avanti Systems, 1980-1989],
[Series 5: UND School of Engineering and Mines, 1986-1988],
[Series 6: Oversize Materials],
[Series 7: Photographs],
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Series 3: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1958-1989

This series documents Disher's career at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1958-1980. The series has been divided into distinct subseries that reflect the various stages of this career.

Sub-Series 1: Early Manned Space Flight (Mercury and Apollo)

This subseries documents Disher's activities at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1958-1965. During these years, Disher played an important role in the development of both the Mercury and Apollo programs. Subseries materials include correspondence, research notes and memorandums, reports, organizational charts, equipment designs and financial information. Subject matter includes long-range planning within NASA and reactions to contemporary space program events, such as astronauts' orbital missions. Long-range planning included discussions of projected events such as a moon landing and a manned space station. NASA organizational structure, funding and personnel issues are also represented in the documentation.

Box 1

Folder 15: NASA Technical Notes and Memorandums, Not Authored or Co-authored by Disher, 1958-1961

Folder 16: Correspondence, 1958-1964

Folder 17: Manned Space Flight-tables, charts, graphs, 1958- 1973 and undated

Folder 18: "Manned Space Flight," by John Disher and George Low; Manned Space Flight: Long Range Plans"; 1959

Folder 19: Space Task Group, Canadian Personnel, 1959

Folder 20: Mercury, Gemini and Apollo - Funding and Costs, 1959-1973

Folder 21: Manned Space Flight Program, Accelerated Plan, 1960

Folder 22: Manned Space Flight-overhead charts, 1960

Folder 23: Estimated Flight Schedules - Mercury and Apollo, 1960 and 1961

Folder 24: Space Development Program, 1961

Folder 25: Recommendations for NASA Manned Space Flight Program, 1961

Folder 26: Management Council of the Office of Manned Space Flight, Meeting Minutes, 1962, 1966

Folder 27: Nova Design Study Proposals, 1962

Folder 28: "Rendezvous Modes for Apollo Mission," 1962

Folder 29: Project Apollo, Lunar Landing Feasibility Study, 1962

Folder 30: Project Apollo Lunar Excursion Module, 1962

Folder 31: Project Apollo, Source Evaluation Board Report, 1962

Folder 32: Project Apollo, Assessment of Lunar Orbit and Rendezvous, 1962 and undated

Folder 33: Newsletter - "NASA Roundup," 1962

Folder 34: "Definitions of Reliability Terms," 1962

Folder 35: "NASA Current News," 1963

Folder 36: "The Effect of Meteoroid Flux Velocity Distribution on Design of Spacecraft Meteoroid Protection Systems," 1963

Folder 37: Apollo Comparative Development Cycles, 1964

Folder 38: John Disher Interview by NBC Correspondent Peter Hackes, 1964, 1971

Folder 39: Symposium - Apollo in Its Historical Context, 1989

Box 9

Folder 2: NASA Budget Briefing, 1961

Folder 3: "A Feasible Approach for an Early Manned Lunar Landing, 1961

Folder 4: Apollo Program Review, 1962

Folder 5: Apollo Mission Briefs, Program Summary Edition, 1973

Folder 7: Apollo Program Phasing, 1961

Folder 8: Mercury and Apollo Program, 1961

Folder 9: Speech given at ARS meeting about Apollo, 1961

Folder 10: Spring 1961 (Apollo)

Folder 11: Apollo figures, slide numbers, and Holme's presentation, 1962

Folder 12: Statement of work about Project Apollo, 1962

Folder 13: Major test planning documentation including Apollo, 1964

Folder 14: Apollo Program Management Meeting at Myrtle Beach, 1965

Folder 15: Lunar Landing Training Vehicle, 1968

Folder 16: Apollo Applications Program Technical Summary, 1969

Folder 17: Apollo - "Experiment General Specification for Hardware Development," 1969

Folder 18: Publications of Apollo 8, 11, and 17 and "Mission to the Moon," 1968-1973 and undated

Folder 19: Statement by Dr. Thomas Paine for Apollo 13 Review Board Press Conference, 1970

Folder 20: Apollo 4 guest launch control center badge, undated

Folder 21: General Scope of Apollo Test Effort (2 drafts), undated

Folder 22: "Ground Installations for Development Qualification and Checkout testing of the Apollo Space Vehicle" by Disher, undated

Folder 23: "The Impact of the Apollo Applications Program on Space Station Engineering - An Overview," undated

Sub-Series 2: Notebooks/Journals

In 1959, Disher began keeping notes of meetings with other NASA officials. By 1964, these evolved into full-fledged journals, with daily entries by Disher recording meetings and other NASA activities and his thoughts on those activities. In some places, Disher made notes about equipment or engineering concerns and drew diagrams to illustrate his thoughts. The journals continue until 1980, spanning Disher's entire career at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Box 1

Folder 40: Notes, Loose, 1958-1962

Folder 41: Notes, 1959

Folder 42: Notes, 1959-1960

Folder 43: Notes, 1960

Folder 44: Notes, January-June 1961

Folder 45: Notes, July 1961-June 1962

Folder 46: Journals, June 1964-May 1965

Folder 47: Journals, June 1965-November 1966

Box 2

Folder 1: Journals, November 1966-May 1968

Folder 2: Journals, May 1968-September 1969

Folder 3: Journals, January 1970-April 1973

Folder 4: Journals, May 1973-November 1974

Folder 5: Journals, November 1974-February 1977

Folder 6: Journals, July 1978-September 1979

Sub-Series 3: Appointment Calendars

Along with his notebooks and journals, Disher's appointment calendars provide a daily record of his activities at NASA. These record Disher's scheduled appointments during his entire tenure with NASA, 1959-1980.

Box 2

Folder 7: Appointment Calendars, 1959, 1963-1964

Folder 8: Appointment Calendars, 1965-1967

Folder 9: Appointment Calendars, 1968-1969

Folder 10: Appointment Calendars, 1970-1972

Folder 11: Appointment Calendars, 1973

Folder 12: Appointment Calendars, 1974-1975

Folder 13: Appointment Calendars, 1976-1977

Folder 14: Appointment Calendars, 1978

Box 3

Folder 1: Appointment Calendars, 1979

Folder 2: Appointment Calendars, 1980

Sub-Series 4: Speeches by Disher

Materials in this subseries pertain to speeches given by Disher during the years 1961-1980. Items include Disher's notes, outlines and written copies of his speeches, pamphlets and flyers announcing the presentations and some correspondence. Files are organized chronologically with the location of the speech and the host organization indicated. In some cases, a prepared copy of Disher's speech is present, but in other cases, Disher spoke strictly from notes or an outline. Generally, Disher's speeches concerned the NASA programs with which he was involved, including Apollo and Skylab. He often reviewed the history of these programs and discussed their current and projected status.

Box 3

Folder 3: Lists of Addresses and Papers Presented by John Disher in 1950-1974 [Lists dated 1965, 1971 and 1974]

Folder 4: Unmanned Spacecraft Panel, Location Not Noted, December 7, 1961

Folder 5: Western Space Age Industry and Engineering Exposition and Conferences, San Francisco, CA April 27, 1962

Folder 6: National Association of Manufacturers, New York, NY, September 11, 1962

Folder 7: American Society of Safety Engineers, Chicago, IL, October 29, 1962

Folder 8: Cleveland Engineering Society, Cleveland, OH, January 10, 1963

Folder 9: Hartford Engineers Club, Hartford, CT, February 21, 1963

Folder 10: Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), Bethesda, MD, March 25, 1963

Folder 11: National Lime Association, Las Vegas, NV, April 3, 1963

Folder 12: Armed Services Day Celebration, Terre Haute, IN, May 13, 1963

Folder 13: Williston Academy, Easthampton, MA, June 8, 1963

Folder 14: North Dakota Science Teachers Association, Bismarck, ND, October 17, 1963

Folder 15: North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, May 1, 1964

Folder 16: Aerospace Writers Association, Kennedy Space Center, FL, May 27, 1964

Folder 17: Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers, White Bear Lake, MN, November 19, 1964

Folder 18: Founders Day, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, February 26, 1965

Folder 19: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Seattle, WA, March 9, 1965

Folder 20: International Astronautical Federation Congress, Athens, Greece, September 13-18, 1965

Folder 21: National Woodwork Manufacturers Association, February 9, 1966

Folder 22: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, St. Louis, MO, February 10, 1966

Folder 23: National Security Industrial Association, Washington, D.C., March 24, 1966

Folder 24: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cape Canaveral Section, Cocoa Beach, FL, March 29,1966

Folder 25: Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, Ft. Monmouth, NJ, November 17, 1966

Folder 26: Society of Aerospace Material and Process Engineers, St. Louis, MO, April 19, 1967

Folder 27: Point-of-Purchase Advertising Institute, Mont Gabriel, Canada, June 6, 1967

Folder 28: Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers Annual Assembly, Brainerd, MN, June 24,1967

Folder 29: Fireman’s Association of New York, Albany, NY, August 21, 1967

Folder 30: Illinois Elementary School Principals Association, Peoria, IL, October 26, 1967

Folder 31: American Institute of Design and Drafting, Miami Beach, FL, January 25, 1968

Folder 32: Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, Boca Raton, FL, April 3, 1968

Folder 33: Area Power Conference, Grand Forks, ND, November 7, 1968

Folder 34: National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., December 4, 1968

Folder 35: Southeastern Seminar on Government Contracts and Procurement Law, Atlanta, GA, February 7, 1969

Folder 36: Greater North Dakota Association, Jamestown, ND, March 28, 1969

Folder 37: Svenskarnas Day Talk, Minneapolis, MN, June 22, 1969

Folder 38: Greater North Dakota Association, Grand Forks, ND, October 26, 1969

Folder 39: Society of Automotive Engineers, Portland, OR, January 15, 1970

Folder 40: National Industrial Sand Association, White Sulfur Springs, WV, October 16, 1970

Folder 41: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Houston, TX, October 20, 1970

Folder 42: Martin Marietta Corporation, Denver, OC, January 15, 1971

Folder 43: Red River Valley Farm-n-Home Forum, Grand Forks, ND, January 21, 1971

Folder 44: Aeronautical and Space Engineering Board, Location Not Noted, March 31, 1971

Folder 45: Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort McNair, April 22, 1971

Folder 46: International Astronautical Congress, Brussels, Belgium, September 22, 1971

Folder 47: American Chemical Society, San Antonio, TX, December 2, 1971

Folder 48: "Skylab Communications System," American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Washington, D.C., April 24-26, 1972

Folder 49: "Skylab Presentation to Senator Weicker and Prominent Connecticut Businessmen," Location Not Noted, May 10, 1972

Folder 50: National Academy of Sciences, Space Science Board, Washington, D.C., February 8, 1973

Folder 51: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Washington, D.C., December 14, 1973

Folder 52: American Astronautical Society, Location Not Noted, March 8, 1974

Folder 53: Eleventh Space Congress, Cocoa Beach, FL, April 17-19, 1974

Folder 54: International Astronautical Federation, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, September 30-October 5, 1974

Folder 55: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, November 6-8, 1974

Folder 56: Address on Skylab, Unidentified, Undated

Folder 57: Boy Scouts, Glen Falls, NY, 1975

Folder 58: Aeronautical Space and Engineering Board, Location Not Noted, June 26, 1975

Folder 59: Statement of John Disher Before the U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., U.S. Fiscal Year 1976

Folder 60: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics/Manned Space Flight Center Symposium, Location not Noted, May 27-18, 1976

Folder 61: Space Technology Seminar, Washington, D.C., September 24, 1976

Folder 62: "Solar Energy in the 20th Century" Symposium, Denver, CO, February 22, 1977

Folder 63: Career Development Seminar, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C., April 13, 1977

Folder 64: Advanced Programs Discussions, European Space Agency and NASA, Location Not Noted, June 13,1977

Folder 65: International Astronautical Federation Congress, Prague, Czechoslovakia, October 1, 1977

Folder 66: European Space Agency/Director General and NASA/Administrator, Paris, France, October 7, 1977

Folder 67: Large Space Systems Technology, Intercenter Meeting, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C., November 29-30, 1977

Folder 68: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Location Not Given, January 19, 1978

Folder 69: NASA-European Space Agency Imaginator’s Briefing, Paris, France, June 5, 1978

Folder 70: 8th Intersociety Conference of Environmental Systems, San Diego, CA, July 10, 1978

Folder 71: Engineering Colloquium, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, October 23, 1978

Folder 72: 17th Goddard Memorial Symposium, Washington D.C., March 27, 1979

Folder 73: "AAS Talk," Location Unidentified, January 22, 1980

Sub-Series 5: Apollo Applications/Skylab

In 1965, Disher was appointed Deputy Director of the Apollo Applications Program, which evolved into the Skylab program. Disher served as Deputy Director of Skylab until 1974, when he was promoted to Director of Advanced Programs, Manned Space Flight.  Skylab, launched in 1973, was the first manned space station. Three visits to Skylab were completed in 1973-1974. All were made by three-man teams, who conducted a variety of scientific experiments on the station. Ironically, the greatest scientific achievements of Skylab resulted from a mishap that occurred during launch. In his 1984 paper, Disher explains that "the meteoroid shield ... failed and in turn damaged the large solar power arrays. On attaining orbit, [Skylab] was badly heating without its protective sunshade (a second function of the meteoroid shield) and was operating at only a fraction of its electric power." Scientific knowledge resulted from the repair process, which often required astronauts to work in zero gravity.

This sub-series includes essays and magazine articles written by John Disher and others, correspondence, newspaper clippings, transcripts of press conferences and Skylab crew debriefings, pamphlets, reports, NASA publicity photos and financial information. These materials document the three Skylab missions, detailing both the missions themselves and the repair process. Other subjects include the Skylab Student Project, which NASA developed jointly with the National Science Teachers’ Association. The project was a contest among American high school students, who proposed experiments to conduct on Skylab. There are also folders on the proposed Apollo Telescope Mount and on a visit to NASA by Japanese officials in 1972.

Box 3

Folder 74: Correspondence, 1966-1972

Folder 75: Unidentified Equipment Design, 1966

Folder 76: "Apollo Telescope Mount Still go for 1968", 1967

Folder 77: Apollo Applications Reliability and Quality Assurance Program Plan, 1967

Folder 78: "Man in the Operational Aspects of Space Missions," by Charles W. Mathews, 1967

Folder 79: NASA Program Management, 1968 and undated

Folder 80: "The Role of Systems Engineering Within Manned Space Flight Programs," undated

Folder 81: Apollo Organization and Development, 1969

Folder 82: Photographs, 1969, 1972 and undated

Folder 83: Skylab Photographs and Charts, 1970-1971

Folder 84: Skylab Photographs, 1972-1974 and undated

Folder 85: NASA Pocket Statistics, 1970

Folder 86: Tour of European Facilities, 1971

Folder 87: "Testing of the Apollo Space Vehicle," by John Disher, undated

Folder 88: Astronautics and Aeronautics, Skylab Issue, Includes Article Co-authored by John Disher, 1971

Folder 89: Booklets on Skylab by McDonnell Douglas and Martin Marietta Corporations, 1971-1972

Folder 90: Japanese Visitors to NASA Headquarters, 1972

Folder 91: Skylab Student Project, 1972, 1974

Folder 92: Skylab Phone Numbers, February, 1973

Folder 93: "Skylab Experiments," May, 1973

Box 4

Folder 1: Skylab Experiment Selection Process, undated

Folder 2: "Decision Made to Install a Sunshade on Orbiting Skylab," Statement by Disher, 1973

Folder 3: Skylab Briefing to Kenneth Dam, May 8, 1973

Folder 4: Loose Notes, May 14-18, 1973

Folder 5: Skylab Press Conferences and Status Briefings, May 14-22, 1973

Folder 6: Newspaper Clipping - "Blastoff Date for Astronauts Now May 25," May 18, 1973

Folder 7: "Skylab Status to Dr. Fletcher," June 4, 1973

Folder 8: "NASA Investigation Board Report on the Initial Flight Anomalies of Skylab I on May 14, 1973," July 13, 1973

Folder 9: Skylab Briefing to Administrator, July 24, 1973

Folder 10: Skylab General Status Briefing for Dr. Low, August 27, 1973

Folder 11: Skylab 3 Crew Debriefing, October 3, 1973

Folder 12: NASA Skylab Honor Awards Ceremony, October 23, 1973

Folder 13: NASA Mission Report, The First Skylab Mission, undated

Folder 14: Astronautics and Aeronautics - Articles on Skylab I and Skylab II, 1973-1974

Folder 15: "A Booklet to Commemorate the Unsung Heroes of Skylab I," undated

Folder 16: Pamphlet - "Skylab 4," 1973

Folder 17: Skylab 4 Crew Debriefing, February 22, 1974

Folder 18: "Skylab Areas of Interest," 1974

Folder 19: "Lessons Learned on the Skylab Program," February 1974

Folder 20: "Lessons Learned on the Skylab Program", March-April 1974

Folder 21: "Lessons Learned on the Skylab Program," July 1974

Folder 22: "Lessons Learned on the Skylab Program," September 1974

Folder 23: Skylab Experience Bulletin #6, Space Garments, 1974

Folder 24: Skylab Experience Bulletin #8, Waste Management, 1974

Folder 25: Skylab Experience Bulletin #14, Hygiene Equipment, 1975

Folder 26: "Skylab Program Summary" Lecture Admission ticket, March 1974

Folder 27: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - Skylab Honors Banquet, April 1974

Folder 28: Skylab System Safety Checklist, May 1974

Folder 29: OOS/Space Tug Press Briefing, June 1974

Folder 30: "Skylab Experiment M487 Habitability/Crew Quarters," August 1974

Folder 31: Skylab Food Systems, October 1974

Folder 32: "Skylab Report: Man's Role in Space Research," Science, 1974

Folder 33: List of Disher Publications, 1945-1957, 1974

Folder 34: Skylab Group Achievement Awards, 1975

Folder 35: Skylab Costs, 1976

Folder 36: Skylab - Applied Optics, 1977

Folder 37: Skylab Technology, 1981

Folder 38: Workshop on Skylab, 1983

Folder 39: "The Skylab Story," 1984

Folder 40: "Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz," 1986

Folder 41: Fifteenth anniversary of the launch of Skylab, 1987

Folder 42: Conference - Skylab Revisited, 1988

Folder 43: "Skylab: Its Anguish and Triumph - A Memoir" by Jesco Von Puttkamer, undated

Folder 44: Skylab Paper, undated

Folder 45: Skylab Notes, undated

Box 9

Folder 6: Skylab Mission Report, First Visit, 1973

Folder 24: Skylab informational handout, 1970

Folder 25: Skylab program plans by Disher, 1970

Folder 26: Skylab program-technical summary, 1970

Folder 27: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 4th Communications conference presentation by Disher – "The Skylab Communications System," 1972

Folder 28: Collier trophy presented to Skylab, 1973

Folder 29: AIAA citation to Disher (Skylab Deputy Director) for contribution to aeronautics and astronautics, 1974

Folder 30: Skylab progress report conference agenda, 1974

Folder 31: Interview of Disher about Skylab history, 1975

Folder 32: Award nomination forms for Skylab, 1964 and 1980

Folder 33: Costs and Obligations for Skylab and Mercury, undated

Folder 34: Notes about Skylab, undated

Folder 35: Skylab exceptional service medal categories

Sub-Series 6: Advanced Programs, Office of Manned Space Flight

Disher was named Director of Advanced Programs, Office of Manned Space Flight in March 1974. A NASA news release states that Advanced Programs "continuously analyzes and evaluates concepts for manned space activities, defining their benefits, and determining costs and technical feasibility as they relate to changing national needs and priorities." Items in this subseries include correspondence, reports, NASA newsletters, papers written by Disher and others, financial records and presentation and briefing materials. The subseries documents the planning and beginning developments of projects such as the space shuttle, a permanent manned space station and a space platform. The latter was a proposed structure in space useful for several purposes, including space manufacturing and construction, automated satellite retrieval and scientific experimentation.

Box 4

Folder 46: "Manned Space Stations - A Perspective," by John Disher, undated

Folder 47: NASA’s Management Concept for the Space Shuttle Program, 1973

Folder 48: Disher Named Director of Advanced Programs (Press Release), 1974

Folder 49: NASA Source Evaluation Board Manual, 1975

Folder 50: Newsletter - "NASA Activities," 1976, 1978

Folder 51: NASA Pocket Statistics, 1976, 1979-1980

Folder 52: "Outlook for Space: A Synopsis," 1976

Folder 53: Assessment of "Elongated Satellites as Adjuncts to Rocketry," 1976

Folder 54: NASA Booklet on the Space Shuttle, 1976

Folder 55: Program Requirements Document for Space Shuttle Food System, 1976

Folder 56: Space Shuttle Orbital Operations Capability Development, 1976

Folder 57: "Advanced Programs," 1977

Folder 58: Space Platform Plans and Projections, Workshop on Solar-Terrestrial Studies, Utah State University, 1977

Folder 59: Office of Space Flight Five Year Plan, 1977

Folder 60: Advanced Programs, New Initiatives, Presented to Office of Space Flight Management Council, 1977

Folder 61: Space Systems Engineering, Presented to NASA Advisory Council, 1977

Folder 62: Space Transportation System - User Handbook, 1977

Folder 63: Briefing to Dr. Nagle, 1977

Folder 64: Space Systems Engineering, Five Year Plan, 1978

Folder 65: "Next Steps in Space Transportation," by John Disher, 1978

Folder 66: "Space Shuttle Food Service Program," 1978

Folder 67: "Performance and Cost Analysis for an SSTO and OTV Heavy Cargo Transportation System Geosynchronous Orbit" by Dietrich Koelle, 1978

Folder 68: Office of Space Transportation Systems, Advanced Studies Program, 1978

Folder 69: "Transition from the Space Shuttle to Space Transportation," AIAA Paper, 1979

Folder 70: "Science and Applications Platform, Report to the Management Council," 1979

Folder 71: Space Systems Engineering, Five Year Plan, 1979

Folder 72: Ten Year Planning Considerations for John Disher, 1979

Folder 73: Safety, Reliability, Maintainability and Quality Provisions for the Space Shuttle Program, 1979

Folder 74: 30th International Astronautical Congress, List of Participants, 1979

Folder 75: Glossary of Terms in Design of Chemical Propulsion Systems, 1979

Folder 76: "Aboard the Space Shuttle," 1980

Folder 77: "Microbial Contamination Control Plan for Orbital Flight Test Missions," 1980

Folder 78: Scout Planning Guide, Vought Corporation, 1980

Folder 79: "Project Reviews: A Survey and Some Recommendations," undated

Folder 80: Photo - "Crew for Space Shuttle Mission 51-C," undated

Folder 81: Unidentified Photographs, undated

Folder 82: Correspondence, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France, 1979

Folder 83: "Launch Vehicle Estimating Factors for Advance Mission Planning," 1973

Sub-Series 7: Shuttle-Launched Research Vehicle (SLRV)

Box 9

Folder 36: Draft of SLRV with changes, 1980

Folder 37: Phase 'A' final review of SLRV Applications and Cost-Benefits Study, 1981

Folder 38: Section 7 of SLRV original written draft, 1981

Folder 39: Section 7.7 Specific Cost-Benefits Companion for SLRV, 1981

Folder 40: SLRV Resource Requirements and Program Options Presentation, 1981

Folder 41: Exhibit "A" statement for a cost-benefit input SLRV program, undated

Folder 42: Expendable Launched RV, Observations and Pros and Cons of SLRV, undated

Sub-Series 8: Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program (HBS-AMP)

Box 10

Folder 6: Noncredit Graduate Study Course Lectures by George Low, 1956-1958

Folder 7: Noncredit Graduate Study Course Lectures by Disher, 1957-1958

Folder 8: 57th AMP classmate correspondence, 1969-1973

Folder 9: 57th AMP classmate correspondence, 1974-1984

Folder 10: Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program directory, 1969

Folder 11: Presentation by Disher to 57th AMP Harvard Business School, 1969

Folder 12: HBS Bulletin, 1972-1976, 1978-1979, 1984, 1986

Folder 13: Invitations to shuttle launch from 57th AMP, 1976

Folder 14: 57th AMP invitations to Skylab Launch and responses, 1976

Folder 15: HBS Association Executive Council documents, 1979

Folder 16: Correspondence about 57th AMP reunion/seminar, 1985

Folder 17: Investment Plan Seminar notes at 57th AMP reunion/seminar, 1985

Folder 18: Disher's consulting speech at 57th AMP reunion/seminar, 1985

Folder 19: 57th AMP consultants, 1986

Sub-Series 9: Publications and Press Releases

Box 9

Folder 43: List of papers by Disher

Folder 44: Aerospace and Aeronautics - Articles by Disher, 1978-1979

Folder 45: Presentation by Disher while director of Advanced Programs, 1978-1979

Folder 46: "Space Industrialization" - Keynote Address by Disher, 1976

Folder 47: "Manned Space Stations – A perspective" by Disher

Folder 48: Miscellaneous Publications and Presentations, 1969-1980

Box 10

Folder 1: Space News Roundup, 1961-1963

Folder 2: Press releases, 1960-1980

Folder 3: Newspaper articles, 1958-1979 and undated

Folder 4: NASA Public Affairs Contacts

Folder 5: NASA Headquarters "Manned Space Flight" Press Briefing, 1970

Sub-Series 10: Organizations

Box 10

Folder 20: Presentations by Disher given at International Astronautical Congress (IAF) meetings

Folder 21: IAF XXVII Convention Materials, 1977

Folder 22: IAF published materials, 1977

Folder 23: IAF XXIX and XXX Congresses - Lists of Participants, 1978-1979

Folder 24: Registration form for XXX IAF Congress, 1979

Folder 25: IAF correspondence, 1979-1980

Folder 26: Call for papers for International Astronautical Federation, 1977-1980

Folder 27: Abstracts of Papers for IAF Congress, 1980

Folder 28: IAF Program and other books, 1978

Folder 29: IAF draft on space power supplies

Folder 30: Committee on Space Economics and Benefits of IAF Report, 1979

Folder 31: Working Group II on Satellite Communications for IAF, 1980

Folder 32: Report of the President for 1978-1979 for International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), 1979

Folder 33: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space Systems committee documents

Folder 34: European Space Agency (ESA) correspondence, agendas, and meeting notes, 1976-1979

Folder 35: Conferences and meeting materials, 1977-1980

Sub-Series 11: General

Box 10

Folder 36: 16" Ram Jet Flight Operations

Folder 37: Bearing Know How - A training program for all users

Folder 38: Books of tables

Folder 39: Charts and graphs

Folder 40: Cost Entry Basis and Rationale

Folder 41: Documents about Japanese Study Team, 1972

Folder 42: Engineering properties of metals, 1943-1953

Folder 43: Epcot Center correspondence and information

Folder 44: The European Spacelab Module as Element of the Space Operation Center by Aeritalia, 1981

Folder 45: Fuel Metering Draft

Folder 46: Imaginators working group materials

Folder 47: Information about WEPZA (World Export Processing Zones Association), 1985

Box 11

Folder 1: Lewis Air Launch Program Documents, 1951-1970

Folder 2: Materials from Warren Boardman and Associates, 1980

Folder 3: Mercury-Atlas Project, 1957

Folder 4: Miscellaneous books

Folder 5: Miscellaneous publications about space and space related topics

Folder 6: Miscellaneous Work Documents

Folder 7: NACA inspection, 1957

Folder 8: NASA Decals

Folder 9: NASA Patches

Folder 10: NASA Payroll Information

Folder 11: Notes from French space official visit, 1977

Folder 12: Physics notes

Folder 13: Questions and Answers about TPS for OV-102, 1981

Folder 14: Record of daily logs, jobs, and work status, 1948-1957

Folder 15: "Saturn" VIP badge

Folder 16: Shuttle Operations Base Year Escalation/De-escalation Guidelines, 1980

Folder 17: Shuttle TPS RSI discussions

Folder 18: Space Industrialization notes

Folder 19: Space Systems Engineering FY 1982-1991 Ten Year Plan, 1980

Folder 20: Strength of Metal Aircraft Elements

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