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Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing

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Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Series I : Personal Papers, 1861-1865, 1962-1966, n.d.

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Scope and Content From the Collection:

The Blake W. Corson Jr., Papers are comprised of professional and personal files, correspondence, and published materials from 1861-1984 (bulk, 1934-1979), primarily relating to his career as an engineer at NASA Langley. Topics include aerodynamic performance of aircraft propellers and manned aircraft; wind tunnel fans, jet noise suppression, and tunnel calibration. This collection is organized into five series by material type.

Dates: 1861-1865, 1962-1966, n.d.