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Colonel R.H. Parker photograph collection, 1921-2000

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Parker, R.H. (Richard Henry), 1921-2022.
Title
Colonel R.H. Parker photograph collection
Dates
1921-2000 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 Box, (.5 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_P0664
Summary
This collection consists of photos relating to the life and career of Colonel R.H. Parker. The photo collection includes images of the construction and completion of the Athena RTV Rocketry project in Green River, Utah, and images of the Biosatellite III project.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
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Biographical Note

Richard Henry Parker was born in 1921 and entered West Point Military Academy in July of 1940. He graduated from Mira Loma Flight Academy as a Cadet in July of 1942, and flew missions as a fighter bomber pilot in Europe and during the Korean War. He was later appointed Colonel and became administrator for the Athena RTV rocketry project before retiring from the military in 1968. After his retirement he was appointed Deputy Project Manager for the Biosatellite III project carried out by NASA. Richard H. Parker died in 2002.

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Content Description

The Athena RTV project was a rare example of interstate missile tests within the U.S. The project was conducted to simulate the delivery and assembly of rockets, as well as testing the re-entry of ICBMs.

The Biosatellite III project was designed to investigate biological processes in space.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Colonel R.H. Parker photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: USU_P0664; Colonel R H Parker photograph collection; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:UUS_P0664, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

Processed in September of 2019

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Buckingham Books in 2018

Separated Materials

Manuscript material was removed and given to the manuscript curator. September 30, 2019.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Armed Forces--Officers--Photographs.
  • Artificial satellites in biology--Photographs.
  • Ballistic missiles--Atmospheric entry--Testing--Photographs.
  • Intercontinental ballistic missiles--Utah--Testing--Photographs.
  • Intercontinental ballistic missiles--Utah--Trajectories--Testing--Photographs.

Personal Names

  • Parker, R. H. (Richard Henry), 1921-2002--Family.
  • Parker, R. H. (Richard Henry), 1921-2002--Portraits.

Corporate Names

  • Goddard Space Flight Center--Photographs.

Geographical Names

  • Green River Missile Launch Complex (Utah)--Photographs.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs.
  • Portraits.

Finding aid/Register created by Clare Young
2019

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