James Chipman Fletcher photograph collection

James Chipman Fletcher photograph collection, 1971-1977

Overview of the Collection

Title: James Chipman Fletcher photograph collection
Dates: 1971-1977 (inclusive)
19711977
Quantity: 32 Boxes
Collection Number: P0202
Summary: The James Chipman Fletcher photograph collection contains photographs of James C. Fletcher participating in official activities as Administrator of NASA.
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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

James Chipman Fletcher, born 5 June 1919, in Millburn, New Jersey, attended high school in New York City and received a B.A. in physics from Columbia University in 1940. He served as a research physicist with the U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance and in 1941 became a special research associate at the Cruf Laboratory of Harvard University. He went to Princeton University in 1942 as a teaching fellow and later was an instructor and research physicist.

Under an Eastman Kodak fellowship, Dr. Fletcher received his Ph.D. degree in physics in 1948 from the California Institute of Technology. He joined Hughes Aircraft Company as director of the Theory and Analysis Laboratory in the Electronics Division.

In 1954, Dr. Fletcher joined the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation as an Associate Director and soon became Director of Electronics in the Guided Missile Research Division, later to become Space Technology Laboratories, with responsibility for all United States ICBM's. In July 1958 Dr. Fletcher organized the Space Electronics Corporation with his associate Frank W. Lehan. Space Electronics Corporation merged with the spacecraft division of Aerojet in 1961 to form the Space General Corporation of which Dr. Fletcher was the first president. He later became Chairman of the Board of Space General and Systems Vice President of the Aerojet General Corporation, where he served until becoming the eighth president of the University of Utah in 1964. Leaving the University after seven years, Dr. Fletcher returned to work with the aerospace industry through the government when he was appointed administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1971. He served in this capacity until 1977. Following the Challenger disaster in 1986, Fletcher assumed once again took up the reigns at NASA and served as administrator from 1986-1989.

Dr. Fletcher served on more than fifty national committees, and as chairman of ten. In March 1967, he was appointed by President Johnson to the President's Science Advisory Committee for a four year term. He was a member of the National Academy of Engineering, was a Fellow of the IEE and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, Chairman of the Naval Warfare Panel, a Regent of the National Library of Medicine, and on the Visiting Committee of the National Bureau of Standards. He was a member of Sigmi Xi and the recipient of the Alumni Distinguished Service Award of the California Institute of Technology in 1966.

Dr. Fletcher died 22 December 1991.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Fletcher, president of the University of Utah from 1964 to 1971, was head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 1971 to 1977, and from 1986 to the present. The photographs in his collection deal with his work as administrator of NASA during that period. They include Fletcher on tours of various space facilities, presenting awards to NASA personnel, launching of Apollo 16, American and Soviet personnel of the Apollo-Soyuz mission, and photographs of prominent political figures including Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew. Photographs pertaining to Fletcher's term as University President can be found in the University Archives Photographs.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Collection is arranged in chronological order.

Acquisition Information

Gift of James C. Fletcher and family, 1992. Gift of Fletcher family, 2006. Gift of Stephen and Kelly Fletcher, 2010.

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the James Chipman Fletcher papers (MS 0202).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	1958 "Space Electronics"
1	2	March 1971 Bennet and Moss
1	3	"March 4th, 1971"
1	4	April 1971 Swearing-in
1	5	August, 1971
1	6	Sept-Dec 1971
1	7	May-Aug 1972
1	8	"June 8, 1972"
1	9	Department of Defense letter - 1972
1	10	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - Jan, 1973
1	11	Goddard Symposium - March 26, 1973
1	12	Dedication of Antenna - April 13, 1973 Photo Album
1	13	Exceptional Civilian Service Award Ceremony - May 11, 1973
1	14	1973 - misc. events
1	15	December 20th, 1973
1	16	Harmon Trophy Pictures, The crew of Skylab II - 1973?
1	17	Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association - Jan. 1974
1	18	Vice President Ford, etc. March 1974
1	19	National Aviation Club 1974
1	20	Homer Newell Farewell - April, 1974
1	21	Banquet of the Golden Plate 1974
1	22	National Cathedral - July, 1974
1	23	84m Dish Dedication - May 1974
1	24	President's Commision on Personnel Interchange - May 24, 1974
1	25	Nov. 4, 1974 - President Ford, James Fletcher, George Low
1	26	1974 - Launches, Anniversaries, etc.
1	27	Spain Trip - post 1974 (?)
1	28	March 19th, 1975
1	29	Goddard Memorial Trophy to Gerry Carr - April 11, 1975 (?)
1	30	Award Ceremony for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (?) featureing President Ford. August, 1975
1	31	September 1975 - Tom Cralie (sic) receiving 40 year pin
1	32	National Academy of Engineering 11/17/1975
1	33	Dec. 1975 - John McLucas, Sec. of Air Force with JCF
1	34	NASA Picnic 1975
1	35	1975-1976
1	36	Apollo-Soyuz Plaque to Vice Pres. Nelson Rockefeller
1	37	March 26, 1976 dedication of Flight Research Center
1	38	American Revolution Bicentenial 1976 Award to NASA 9/15/1976
1	39	Paramus, New Jersey Trip 1976
1	40	Unveiling of George M. Low's Official NASA Portrait 1/14/1977
1	41	Dr. Fletcher's Retirement Reception - April 11, 1977
1	42	Meeting - approximately 1977
1	43	Awards Ceremony/Reception for Fred Seitz 5/8/1979
1	44	People's Republic of China Reception May 18, 1979
1	45	Egypt Trip - 1979
2	1	Farewell Dinner for Dr. Lovelace - July 29, 1981
2	2	SDI Achievement Awards Banquet NASA 1986
2	3	Glenn Buell and Jim Fletcher 1986
2	4	Roger's Commision - June 9, 1986
2	5	"Young Astronauts of America" June 11, 1986
2	6	June 13, 1986 in Oval Office
2	7	July 14, 1986 in Oval Office
2	8	Presentation of National Commision on Space Report - July 22, 1986
2	9	Jake Garn Interview - July 29, 1986
2	10	The Washington Post - 1986
2	11	Dale Myers swearing in as NASA Deputy Administrator - 10/20/1986
2	12	Lunch with VP Bush - November 14, 1986
2	13	George Bush - December 1st, 1986
2	14	Speech at Uiversity of Pennsylvania April 1987
2	15	September 15th, 1987
2	16	September 1987 - Boy Scouts (?)
2	17	NASA Achievement Award to Douglas Morrow 11/23/1987
2	18	University of Missouri-Rolla Commencment Ceremony - Dec. 1987
2	19	Space Caucus Reception February 3, 1988
2	20	Shaking hands with Ronald Reagan 1988
2	21	Farewell Reception for Jack O'brien - July 28, 1988
2	22	John C. Stennis Space Center dedication - August 3, 1988
2	23	NASDA visit - October, 1988
2	24	Aeritalia Headquarters, Rome - January 25, 1989
2	25	March, 1989
2	26	Chairman Roe Reception April 12, 1989
2	27	Farewell Party for JCF - April 1989
2	28	JCF receiving National Engineering Award - April 5, 1990
2	29	International Space Hall of Fame 1992 Inductees
2	30	Undated - event photos with family + misc.
2	31	Undated - awards reception with group of men.
2	32	Undated - International meetng ESRO (?)
2	33	Undated - speech at National Space Institute (?)
2	34	Undated - Snowbird Symposium
2	35	Undated - NSIA speech
2	36	Undated - misc. + misc slides
2	37	Undated - unlabeled photos of JCF at NASA shaking woman's hand
2	38	Undated - JCF swearing-in misc. NASA officials
2	39	Undated - JCF presents award
2	40	Undated - JCF meeting/shaking hands with unidentified man
2	41	Undated - JCF + unidentified man in graduation robes
2	42	Undated - Bolling Officers' Club
2	43	Undated - Misc. event
2	44	Undated - JCF + misc, at event.
2	45	Undated - NASA Distinguished Service Medal
2	46	Undated - National Space Club, JCF recieves award
2	47	Undated - JCF receiving award
2	48	Undated - JCF giving speech, attending reception/meeting
2	49	Undated - "Honorary Life Membership"
2	50	Undated - "Cong. Retirement Party."
2	51	Undated - JCF at unknown event
2	52	Undated - group picture
2	53	Undated - group picture at event
2	54	Undated - award given to William W. Winpisinger
2	55	Undated - England?
2	56	Undated - group pictures
2	57	Undated - JCF with Ronald Reagan
2	58	Undated - photo of JCF and wife, Fay
2	59	Academy Board Room circa 1984
2	60	Undated - misc. group pictures
3	1	Portraits of JCF
3	2	Portraits of JCF
3	3	Portraits- Misc.
3	4	Formal Portraits in B and W
3	5	Formal Portraits in Color
3	6	July, 1974
3	7	Up-close portrait of JCF
3	8	US/Soviet Docking Agreement Announcement
3	9	Portraits
3	10	Misc. Portraits
3	11	Formal Portraits, Color and B and W
4	1	May 13, 1971 - NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
4	2	June 3rd 1971 Langley Research Center
4	3	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - August 1972
4	4	NASA Langley Research Center - November 10, 1972
4	5	1972 Apollo 16 in B and W
4	6	1972 Apollo 16 in Color
4	7	Senate Hearing - Feb. 28 1973
4	8	Johnson Space Center with Soviet Ambassador
4	9	"Downey" January 21, 1974
4	10	American Astronautical Society Luncheon - March 8, 1974
4	11	October 1974 - NASDA Japan Trip
4	12	September 1974 - Satelite Communications Demonstration
4	13	USSR Trip 1974
4	14	1975
4	15	June 13, 1975 - Visit to MMB
4	16	"ATSP Launch" ? - July 15, 1975
4	17	July 1975 Apollo-Soyuz
4	18	Feb. 1976 - Cabinet Room
4	19	Space Shuttle 101 Orbiter Rollout - September 17, 1976 (?)
4	20	Presidential visit to Kennedy Space Center - October 1, 1978
5	1	July, 1986 - Marshall Space Flight Center
5	2	November 19, 1986 - Lewis Research Center
5	3	AIAA Exhibits circa 1986
5	4	August 7, 1987 - Meeting with President Reagan and Vice President Bush
5	5	November, 1988 - NEC Yokohama Plant
5	6	1989 (?) - NASA Stress Lab
5	7	Undated - Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (?)
5	8	Undated - Men under NASA sign
5	9	Undated - NASA, meeting/speech
5	10	Undated "visit to Hughes Aircraft Co. Space Division."
5	11	Undated - JCF Presenting "Government Checks" at NASA
5	12	Undated - NASA, awards
5	13	Undated - JCF in conference at NASA (?)
5	14	Undated - JCF teaching/speaking in college classroom (?)
5	15	Undated - JCF at NASA HQ
5	16	Undated - JCF in Asia, meeting/dinner
5	17	Fay holding award
5	18	Undated - JCF + technology
5	19	Undated - "Lockheed" (?) Tour of Space Facility
5	20	Undated - "Second NASA Symposium on Quality and Productivity."
5	21	Undated - Ames Research Center
5	22	Undated - "NASA - Ames Dryden" tour/meeting
5	23	Post 1984 (?) - JCF presenting award to Jerry R. Newsom (?)
5	24	NBN - Official Opening of New Building
5	25	Undated - Trip to Asia
5	26	Undated - Wallops Flight Center
6	1	Slides - Apollo 11 launch, etc.
6	2	Apollo 16 - April 16-27. 1972. Apollo 17
6	3	Skylab 4 November 16, 1973-February 8, 1974.
6	4	Skylab 4 November 16, 1973-February 8, 1974 cont.
6	5	Apollo-Soyuz Photographs
6	6	Apollo-Soyuz Photo Album
6	7	August 30-September 5, 1983: STS-8 Challenger Space Shuttle
6	8	February 3-11. 1984: STS-41-B Challenger Space Shuttle
6	9	June 17-24, 1985: STS-51-6 Discovery Space Shuttle
6	10	1984-1985: Space Station Paintings
6	11	August 10, 1988: Flight Readiness Firing for Discovery Shuttle
6	12	September 29-October 3, 1988: STS-26
6	13	October 3, 1988: STS-26 Landing
6	14	December 2-6, 1988: STS-27 Space Shutle Atlantis
6	15	STS-26 Crew with President Ponald Reagan (1988)
6	16	March 13-18, 1989: STS-29
6	17	Duplicates from Box 6, Fd 3-4
7	1	Mariner 9 - launched May 30, 1971
7	2	Mariner 10 - launched November 3, 1973
7	3	Mariner 10 - Venus + Mercury, launched November 3, 1973
7	4	ERTS - Launched on July 23, 1972. Presentation
7	5	ERTS-1 images. Launched July 23, 1972
7	6	April 26, 1974 - Photomosaic of the United States: ERTS-1 Satelite
7	7	ERTS Images
7	8	Viking 1 - launched August 20, 1975. Photos from June 19-August 31, 1976
7	9	Viking 2 - Launched September 9, 1975. Photos from August 7-23, 1976
7	10	Viking 1 and 2 - 1977
7	11	Project Viking - Slides
7	12	General Space missions
7	13	Viking 2 (?) Slides
8	1	December 3, 1973 - First images of Jupiter. Pioneer 10 - launched March 2, 1972
8	2	Nov.-Dec. 1974 - Pioneer 11 Jupiter Images
8	3	Misc. Images of Jupiter
8	4	Pioneer 10 and 11 - assorted/misc.
8	5	Voyager - Slides of Jupiter and Saturn
8	6	Voyager 1 and 2
9	1	1971 - Pictures used in Congressional hearing
9	2	Mars - 1969, 1971
9	3	"15th Anniversary of NASA" October 1, 1973
9	4	Comet Kohoutek - December 1973
9	5	USSR images of Mars surface. March 1974
9	6	5th Anniversary of Lunar Landing, 1974
9	7	Viking Pictures of Mars - 1976
9	8	U.S. Bicentenial Exposition on Science and Technology
9	9	1979 - Apollo 11 Tenth Anniversary
9	10	Space Shuttle Mission Emblems
9	11	Administrators of NASA exhibit, 1984
9	12	Apollo 11 20th Anniversary, 1989
9	13	December 16, 1988 - USSR published photos of: Buran (shuttle) and Energia (heavy lift launcher)
9	14	Three Mile Island - 11/28/89
9	15	Global Productivity
9	16	"Collier's Pictures - Adastra"
9	17	"E 596" Submarine (?)
9	18	Undated - Ship from Aerial View
9	19	Slides of Graphs and Charts
9	20	"Keep Right - Except to Pass" Launch Slides
9	21	"A Christmas Wish"
10	1	Apollo, Skylab, Space Colony, Microgravity, Shuttle, Space Station, Planets: slides
10	2	Planetary Moons, Future Planetary/Extra Voyagers, Galaxy/Universe Observations, Remote Sensing Applications: slides
10	3	Hitachi Speech "Remainder Slides", more Moon/Mars exploration, Jupiter/Voyager: slides
10	4	Voyager - Saturn + Moons, Uranus + Moons: slides
10	5	Voyager Mission to Neptune, + misc. : slides
11	1	Photograph of Railroad over water + workers.
11	2	1940's (?) Fay Fletcher
11	3	1940's (?) Armed Forces Photographs
11	4	1940's (?) Man in the Armed Forces with his Sweetheart
11	5	Undated - unidentified portraits of yong boys.
11	6	1953- Thank You letter / wedding photo
11	7	Undated - Misc. photos, Young JCF, unidentified people
11	8	Dorothy Rea Fletcher, 1965 (Mrs. Harvey Fletcher)
11	9	May 30th, 1974
11	10	Undated - Sunset over city.
11	11	Box Elder High School - Class of 1936 (?)
11	12	October 1983 - Collapsed Deck
11	13	Insurance Photos - 1985
11	14	Undated - group photograph
11	15	Undated - St. Patrick's Day Parade (?)
11	16	Greetings from George Bush
11	17	U of U Research Park (?) - Buildings 1971 (?)
11	18	Autographed and Annotated Photos
11	19	"China National Rice Research Inst."
11	20	January 20, 1988, meetings, autographed photographs, misc./unidentified.
11	21	NASA TV News Service Slides
11	22	Photos of JCF + Fay, vacations + Misc.
12	1	circa 1934, 1935 - JCF and Others: Normway, Emerald Lake, etc.
12	2	Undated - JCF and Others circa 1930s (?)
12	3	Photographs throughout Europe, 1930s-1940s (?)
12	4	Negatives
12	5	Negatives
12	6	Real Colegiata De San Isidoro Leon
12	7	"Cormorant Fishing" Japan (Comercial Slides)
12	8	Postcards
12	9	Jim and Fay - Wedding Picture
12	10	Jim and Baby
12	11	Formal Portraits of JCF's First Two Daughters
12	12	Family Formal Portraits with 3 Children
12	13	Informal Family Pictures 1951-1954
12	14	Family Formal Portraits 1956
12	15	4th baby, negatives.
12	16	Formal Portraits of JCF and Fay's First Three Children
12	17	Family Portraits 1957
12	18	Undated Photo of Young Girl (Mary Susan?)
12	19	Christmas Matching PJs circa 1963
12	20	Ginger's graduation, Jim's Honorary Degree, Martha's Vineyard, Boston, etc.
12	21	Notre Dame, Mary Sue's High School Graduation, June 1967
12	22	December 1973 - Christmas Tree
12	23	Christmas 1975 Polaroid
12	24	Brad and Ginger - Wedding. May 11. 1979
12	25	Misc.
13	1	Photo Album
13	2	Barbara/Stephen - Misc.
13	3	Undated photographs of young baby boy. (Chris Mackenzie?)
13	4	Undated - unidentified baby under Christmas tree.
13	5	May 1984 - Grandson James?
13	6	Misc. Family Photos
13	7	Family circa 1986
13	8	Reunion August 1986
13	9	Christmas 1986
13	10	Family Birthday Party circa 1987
13	11	Family - April 1987
13	12	Family - May 1987
13	13	Family at Disneyland: April 1989
13	14	Family 1989
13	15	Family - July 1989
13	16	Family Christma 1989
13	17	Family - Misc. 1989
13	18	Christmas - Photos of Ginger
13	19	Family - Misc. 1990s
13	20	Letter and Photos from Winnie and Bob A___
13	21	Letter and Photos from Phyllis F. Shumway
13	22	Letter and Photos from Amy and Oscar Mann
13	23	Letter and Photos from Alex Rush
13	24	November 1962 Football game, 1965 Rose Parade
13	25	James Fletcher - Funeral
13	26	Mrs. Fletcher - Communications Development Advisory Board - 10/28/1994
13	27	Mrs. Fletcher at U of U event (?)
14	1	Berlin Serie II
14	2	Brussels
14	3	Oslo, Norway
14	4	"Norsk Folkmuseum"
14	5	Box of Slides labeled "M. Sue Eur" (?) August 1966
14	6	Box of Slides labeled "M. Sue Home - Paris"
14	7	From Slide Box labeled "M. Sue Moscow - England" August 1966
14	8	Aug. 66
14	9	Berlin, London - Ellen Barnes, June 1967 (Steve's Slides)
14	10	Denmark and Amsterdam June 1967 (Steve's Slides)
14	11	USSR
14	12	Copenhagen June 1967
14	13	July 1974? JCF + Others
14	14	April 1975.
14	15	Trip to Indie (?) 1976?
14	16	China - Aug 1978(?)
14	17	Santiago - June 1982 (Slide Box 1)
14	18	Santo Domingo - June 1982 (Slide Box 2)
14	19	Santo Domingo Estella Najera ? June 1982 (Slide Box 3)
14	20	Santiago, Lugo, Leon, San Maros - June 1982 (Slide Box 4)
14	21	June 1982 (Slide Box 5)
14	22	June 1982 (Slide Box 6)
14	23	Santo Domingo, Najera, Estella - June 1982 (Slide Box 7)
14	24	Spain 1984
14	25	Family Trip - 1984
14	26	China - April 1985
14	27	June 1985.
14	28	Travel 1990
15	1	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center August, 1972 - Photo Album
15	2	NASDA - Photo Albu
16	1	Presidential Luncheon - Space Shuttle Colombia Astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen
16	2	Photo Album
16	3	AMOCO Corp. Board of Directors Visit September 1985
17	1	Space etc. (Fragile)
17	2	James Chipman Fletcher
17	3	Portraits of James Fletcher and Family
17	4	Swearing in as NASA Administrator - April 27, 1971
17	5	Shuttle Signing with President Richard Nixon - January 5, 1972
17	6	Solar Corona obtained by Skylab - May 28, 1973
17	7	Vews of Earth from Space - Mat 28, 1974
17	8	James Fletcher with President Gerald Ford - November 1974
17	9	Press Conference with President Gerald Fold - February 9, 1976
17	10	James Chipman Fletcher with Vice Presdient Nelson Rockefeller - June 1976
17	11	HAW Test
17	12	Skylab
17	13	Portrait of James Fletcher
18	1	MK 500 Voyager
18	2	Spcae shuttle
18	3	Aerial of Jupiter and Mars
18	4	Aerial of Earth
18	5	Aerial of Florida Keys
18	6	Aerial of Oregon
18	7	Aerial of Pitsburg, Penn
18	8	Aerial of Salt Lake City
18	9	Aerials
19	1	Vice President Humphrey signed portrait
19	2	Fletcher with President Nixon and the space shuttle model
19	3	Fletcher with President Nixon and the space shuttle model
19	4	Fletcher with President Nixon -signed
20	1	Fletcher and President Lyndon Johnson
20	2	President Jimmy Carter
20	3	Fletcher with President and Laura Bush
21	1	Fletcher and President Ford
21	2	Fletcher and President Ford, Thiokol
21	3	President Ford, signed
21	4	Fletcher and President Ford
22	1	Fletcher and Nelson Rockefeller
22	2	Rockefeller Foundation, 1978
22	3	Burroughs Board, 1982
23	1	George Law and James Fletcher
23	2	D. Steve Maren and James Fletcher
23	3	Fletcher with King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia of Spain
24	1	Washington D.C. with Presidents Nixon and Johnson
24	2	Fletcher with model of space shuttle
24	3	View of Earth from the shuttle
25	1	Space Shuttle
26	1	Gemini and Apollo
27	1	Black Astronauts, signed
28	1	Portrait of Fletcher
28	2	Start Trek cast with Fletcher and the Enterprise
29	1	Siclab/ATM experiment
30	1	Unidentified Aerial
31	1	Unidentified Aerial
32	1	Album, Pan Am Board of Directors and Advisory Board tour of the People's Republic of China. April 2-14, 1979
33	1	International Astronautical Federation Brighton, England October 10-17, 1987
33	2	Rocket Ship and Satellite Models
33	3	Rover, Satellite, and Rocket Diagrams
33	4	Computer Room and Machinery
33	5	Beach and Hotel
33	6	Visit to KFKI Budapest, Hungary October 18 - 22, 1987
33	7	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
33	8	Second Lunar Base Symposium West in Gallarie, Houston, Texas April 5 - 7, 1988

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