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Don L. Lind papers, 1963-1994

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Lind, Don L., 1930-
Title
Don L. Lind papers
Dates
1963-1994 (inclusive)
Quantity
6.5 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1525
Summary
The Don L. Lind papers (1963-1994) center around Lind's experimental work with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), but also include professional correspondence and personal materials. Lind served as an astronaut (1966-1985) and then as a professor of physics at Utah State University (1985-1994).
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Don L. Lind (b. 1930) graduated from the University of Utah in 1953 with a bachelor of science degree in Physics. He then graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1964 with a Ph.D. in High Energy Nuclear Physics. He then went on to work at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center as a space physicist from 1964 until he was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1966. In 1985 Lind retired as astronaut and became a professor of physics at Utah State University, a position he held until his retirement in 1994. He is a member in the American Geophysical Union, the American Association for Advancement of Science, and Phi Kappa Phi.

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Content Description

The Don L. Lind papers center around Lind's experimental work with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), but also include professional correspondence and personal materials. The collection contains information regarding the Interstellar Gas Experiment (IGE, 1984-1990), in which Lind was involved while a professor at Utah State University. These materials are divided into two parts, IGE and IGE-II (the proposed second mission of the Interstellar Gas Experiment), and include background information, experiment data and recordings, correspondence, proposals, papers and subject files. The collection also contains records of the Solar Wind (1967-1970) and Space Lab-III (Auroral Observations, 1983-1987) experiments that Lind was involved with, including proposals, correspondence, data sheets, graphs and experimental requirements. Lind holds the rank of Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve and received the NASA Exceptional Service Medal in 1974.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Folder titles listed in this inventory duplicate those used by Lind.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Don L. Lind in 1995.

Processing Note

Processed by Kristen Soderberg in 1995.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0704).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Astronauts--United States
  • Stellar winds

Personal Names

  • Lind, Don L., 1930-

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Grant proposals
  • Reports

Finding aid created by Kristen Soderberg
1995 (last modified: 2020)

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