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Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 96-150

Zisfein, Melvin B.

Melvin B. Zisfein Papers, circa 1944-1995

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Zisfein, Melvin B.
Title:Melvin B. Zisfein Papers
Dates:circa 1944-1995
Quantity:1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
Collection:Accession 96-150
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These papers document elements of the personal and professional life of Melvin B. Zisfein and consist of transcripts, diplomas, photographs, articles, speeches, reports, and correspondence. For biographical information on Melvin B. Zisfein, consult SIA Acc. 96-002.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of an addition to the papers of Melvin B. Zisfein. It includes grades, diplomas, photographs, articles, speeches, reports, and correspondence.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 96-150, Melvin B. Zisfein Papers

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Container List

Box 1

Items relating to education, family, and other personal matters

Central High and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) grades, incomplete, 1944, 1946-1947

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Thesis paper on "Airplane Structure," undated

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MIT diploma, BS, 1948

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MIT diploma, MS, 1948 (concurrent degrees)

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MIT certificate for summer program, 1957

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Who's Who entry

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Driver's license and passport

Box 1 of 2

Photos of Zisfein, parents, family and friends

Box 1 of 2

Election as Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 1964

Box 1 of 2

Cosmos Club certificate, 3/6/1978

Box 1 of 2

Letters of condolence to Mrs. Zisfein [Alice Zisfein], January 1995

Box 1 of 2

Reports, papers, speeches and other material apparently unrelated to National Air and Space Museum (NASM)

"Proposed Aero elasticity Pressure Tests," 7/12/1957

Box 1 of 2

Bell Aircraft Corp. Preliminary Report, 8/13/1958

Box 1 of 2

"An Approximate Method for Obtaining Supersonic Pressure Aerodynamic Influence Coefficients," 11/6/1959

Box 1 of 2

"A Study of Velocity-Frequency Damping Relationships....," 10/1959

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Letter of resignation to Bell Aircraft, 9/21/1960

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Bell Aircraft memo on policies, 9/30/1960

Box 1 of 2

"Flight Control and Aerothermoelasticity," 3/4/1962

Box 1 of 2

"Numerical Approximation Method for Flexible Flight Vehicle Transportation Function Factors," 3/1963 (co-author)

Box 1 of 2

"A High Gain Proportional Fluid State Flow Amplifier," May 1964

Box 1 of 2

Plaque for lecture at Engineers Club, Philadelphia, 4/12/1966

Box 1 of 2

Pamphlet "50 Years of Air Mail"

Box 1 of 2

Participants in "A Working Conference on Thraustics," Franklin Institute Research Lab

Box 1 of 2

"Critical Thoughts on Structural Mechanics and NDE," 9/9/1970

Box 1 of 2

Kennedy Library Audio-visual survey, 1977

Box 1 of 2

Central High School induction to Hall of Fame, 3/14/1978

Box 1 of 2

AIAA certificate, undated

Box 1 of 2

Deparment of the Army Commanders Award for Civilian Service, 6/1986

Box 1 of 2

Department of Army certificate and photo, 10/1988

Box 1 of 2

"Pocket Calculator Prestidigitation," by Mel Zisfein, undated

Box 1 of 2

Tape of speech "Idres" and "Waste Pipeline," undated

Box 1 of 2

"Potpourri"

Box 1 of 2

Unidentified notes

Box 1 of 2

Articles, clippings, memorabilia related to NASM

"Proposal for exhibits and activities," 1971

Box 1 of 2

"The Exhibit and Activity Structure of the National Air and Space Museum," 1971

Box 1 of 2

"A Prospectus: The Bicentennial Air and Space Tour," 1972

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"Five Fictitious Characters for Use in the Development of the Flight Tech Halt," 1974

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Letters of congratulation to Zisfein on NASM opening

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"Celebrating the National Air and Space Museum," 1976, introduction by Zisfein

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Photos, c. 1976 and miscellaneous notes

Box 1 of 2

Smithsonian Torch, 1976, 1978

Box 1 of 2

Dennis the Menace at NASM, 1977, 1978

Box 1 of 2

Miscellaneous articles on NASM opening, 1976

Box 1 of 2

Zisfein photos with NASM and other colleagues

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Miscellaneous items mentioning Zisfein

Box 1 of 2

Box 2

Miscellaneous correspondence, 1976-1983

Box 2 of 2

"The Smithsonian Fleet," (memorabilia)

Box 2 of 2

Yarjcelovich Study on Visitor Reactions to NASM, v. 1, Management Summary, 9/30/1977

Box 2 of 2

Unarranged pages from Zisfein resume or vita, no cover sheet, undated

Box 2 of 2

Drawings for unidentified exhibit, undated

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Correspondence from Admiral J. L. Holloway, 5/29/1976

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Correspondence from Walter Cronkite, 11/27/1975

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Unidentified plan for Technology Exhibit Center, undated

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence from Abram Lerner, 11/24/1981

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Gateway Citizens Committee Conference, list of participants, 1/15/1977

Box 2 of 2

"NASM Background," report, undated

Box 2 of 2

"To Fly, To Fly," 8/10/1977

Box 2 of 2

Text of award of Secretary's Medal for Exceptional Service to Zisfein, 11/18/1977

Box 2 of 2

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) news about Zisfein, 10/23/1979

Box 2 of 2

"The National Air and Space Museum of Washington," by Zisfein, 3/1980

Box 2 of 2

Flyer, "Smithsonian events in St. Louis, MO," with lecture by Zisfein, 5/1980

Box 2 of 2

Address to the Aero Club of Buffalo, 9/26/1980

Box 2 of 2

1981 calendar

Box 2 of 2

Address to the Explorers Club of Philadelphia, 4/4/1981

Box 2 of 2

Letters of congratulation on book review, 12/3/1981

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"Two Tickets to Boston on the Flying Pilgrim," by Zisfein, spring 1981

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Letter of American Book Awards nomination, 2/16/1982

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Harry Lowe letter, 7/2/1982

Box 2 of 2

Miscellaneous clippings

Box 2 of 2

Radio Smithsonian interview, undated

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