Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

The collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

NASA Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Early Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 1994.083

Historical Note:

President Dwight D. Eisenhower established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1958, partially in response to the Soviet Union's launch of the first artificial satellite. NASA grew out of the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, which had been researching flight technology for more than 40 years.

NASA Headquarters, in Washington, provides overall guidance and direction to the Agency, under the leadership of the Administrator. Ten field centers and a variety of installations conduct the day-to-day work, in laboratories, on air fields, in wind tunnels and in control rooms. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

The collection covers the September 12, 1993 launch of the space shuttle Discovery, on which the College of William and Mary put into orbit school artifacts in celebration of its tercentennial anniversary.  After the space flight Captain Kenneth S. Reightler of NASA visited the College to speak and present artifacts from the Tercentenary Package's space shuttle journey.

This collection includes a tercentennial banner similar to one launched on the space shuttle, photographs of the launch and the Discovery crew, and a model of the space shuttle Endeavour.

Arrangement of Materials:

The collection is arranged by format.

Related Material

Material related to this collection includes Space Shuttle Endeavor Model (UA1994.083.01a) and Model Stand (UA1994.083.01b).

Separated Material

Material separated from this collection includes Space Shuttle Endeavor Model (UA1994.083.01a) and Model Stand (UA1994.083.01b).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Banners
• College of William and Mary Anniversaries, etc
• College of William and Mary--History--20th century
• College of William and Mary.
• College of William and Mary. Swem Library
• Photographs
• Printed ephemera
• Publications
• Space Shuttle Program (U.S.)
• Space flights
• Space shuttles--United States