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Don Lind photograph collection, 1964-1980s
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Lind, Don L., 1930-
- Title
- Don Lind photograph collection
- Dates
- 1964-1980s (inclusive)19641989
- Quantity
- 77 items
- Collection Number
- P0704
- Summary
- The Don Lind photograph collection contains research materials regarding experiments conducted by Lind in association with NASA during his tenure as professor at Utah State University. These experiments include the Interstellar Gas Experiment (1984-1990) and Space Lab III (Auroral Observations, 1983-1987). The collection also contains thirty-two photographs of the Aurora Borealis as seen in Alaska, September 1984.
- Repository
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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
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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
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Don Lind graduated from the University of Utah in 1953 with a Bachelor of Science in Physics. He later did doctoral work at the University of Berkeley where he received his Ph.D. in High Nuclear Physics. Lind did experimental work with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1966. In 1985 Lind retired as an astronaut to teach Physics at Utah State University. This collection contains research materials regarding experiments conducted by Lind in association with NASA during his tenure as professor at Utah State University. These experiments include the Interstellar Gas Experiment (1984-1990) and Space Lab III (Auroral Observations, 1983-1987). The collection also contains thirty-two photographs of the Aurora Borealis as seen in Alaska, September 1984.
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
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Gordon Research Conference
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1983 |
| 1 | 2 | Unidentified Equipment
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| 1 | 3 | Unidentified Equipment
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| 1 | 4 | Aurora Borealis
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| 1 | 5 | Aurora Borealis
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Auroras
- Stellar winds
