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Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 08-048
Hefferan, Vioalle
Vioalle Hefferan Papers, 1943-1974
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the contents of scrapbooks created by Vioalle Hefferan. Hefferan was a teacher and astronomy club advisor at Albuquerque High School as well as the leader of Moonwatch Team #041. The team, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was one of the few teams led by a female and most of its members were high school students. Moonwatch teams were established around the world by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Moonwatch Division, 1956-1975, to track and photograph artificial satellites. Materials include letters and cards from students, parents, former students, friends, and family. Materials also include clippings, photographs, certificates, and related materials.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Albuquerque Moonwatch Team
- Hefferan, Vioalle
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Moonwatch Division
Subject
- Albuquerque (N.M.)
- Albuquerque High School (Albuquerque, N.M.)
- Artificial satellites -- Tracking
- Astronomy
- High school students
- Satellites
- Science -- Study and teaching
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 08-048, Vioalle Hefferan Papers