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","Series V: Reports, 1961-1988, undated contains memoranda and other textual documents Cronk collected during his time with Pan Am and NASA."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eTwo publications \u003ci\u003ePictorial History of Cape Kennedy, 1950-1965\u003c/i\u003e and NASA SP-425 \u003ci\u003eThe Martian Landscape\u003c/i\u003e were removed and cataloged separately. Search the UCF Libraries catalog to view the catalog records for these items.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Two publications  Pictorial History of Cape Kennedy, 1950-1965  and NASA SP-425  The Martian Landscape  were removed and cataloged separately. Search the UCF Libraries catalog to view the catalog records for these items."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eUnpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. 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He enlisted in the United States Army during World War II, earned a mechanical engineering degree from Georgia Tech, and served in the Army Corps of Engineers. In 1950, Cronk married Mary Jane Brewer and worked for Bendix in a defense contractor position. In 1957, he began to work for Armco steel before moving to Merritt Island, Florida, accepting a job with Pan American World Airways in 1960. Cronk became Chief Staff Engineer in 1962. Pan Am, and Cronk, directly supported the Apollo 11 mission that achieved the moon landing on July 20th, 1969. He also contributed to the Skylab missions and the first international manned space mission in 1975. He retired from Johnson Controls in 1990. He later passed away in 2004.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Harry A. 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He moved to New Jersey in the 1920s, where he worked for WAAM radio station in Newark. He received his radio operators liscense in 1928 and worked as an operator for the merchant marines in various radio stations. Wagar joined the Navy in 1943, where he served until 1966, advancing to the rank of Commander. 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Subjects include the Apollo missions, the lunar module landing, the Skylab and Viking projects, Mars, the Russian Space Program, and astronauts. The collection also includes information about events such as the post World War II atomic bomb tests, the rise of Fidel Castro to power in Cuba, and the assassination of U.S President John F. Kennedy. This collection provides insight into International space program activities. ","Series I: Periodicals, 1945-1981, Undated, contains periodicals about the space program. The periodicals are in French, Italian and Russian and English, and include issues of major periodicals such as Newsweek, Time and numerous issues of LIFE Magazine, as well as special editions of newspapers such as the Orlando Sentinel. Major headlines include the Gemini mission, the lunar module landing and a multitude of articles on astronauts.","Series II: Newspaper Clippings, 1945- 1982, contains bound and unbound newspaper clippings related to the space program and other major world events. The Space Shot collection includes twenty-three volumes of bound newspaper clippings of all aspects of the space program from 1956 to 1976. Other bound volumes include articles on the rise of Fidel Castro to power in Cuba and the assassination of President Kennedy. Unbound clippings cover various other aspects of the space program, including Mars, the Russian Space Program and Viking 1 and 2.","Series III: Public Relation and Press Materials, 1963-1983, includes a range of public relations materials related to the space program, including brochures, pamphlets and press releases created for the public. 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