General Information About This Collection | |
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | Hefferan, Vioalle |
Title: | Vioalle Hefferan Papers |
Dates: | 1943-1974 |
Quantity: | 0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box) |
Collection: | Accession 08-048 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | 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. |
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.
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 08-048, Hefferan, Vioalle, Vioalle Hefferan Papers
School Memos, 1943-1960
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School Memos, 1960-1964 (1959-1964)
Box 1 of 1
School Memos, 1964-1971
Box 1 of 1
School Memos, 1972 (1968-1969, 1972-1974)
Box 1 of 1
Materials Previously Removed from Scrapbooks
Box 1 of 1