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Space: Exploring the Final Frontier in the Archives

Space: Exploring the Final Frontier in the Archives

The exhibit “Space: Exploring the Final Frontier in the Archives” featured cases with items that covered a wide array of topics:

  • rare astronomy books from the 18th and 19th centuries Astronomy Department at UM
  • handwritten accounts of 19th century astronomical observations by UM faculty and students
  • music with space themes
  • Primitive artist Howard Finster’s space visions
  • UFO sightings in Pascagoula in 1973 science fiction
  • U.S. space program

Dates: January 2020 and extended through November 2021 due to the pandemic closures in most of 2020

Location: Archives & Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library with one additional case on view in the Science Library and another on the second floor of the J.D. Williams Library

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  • An Account of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophical Discoveries. Title page. by Colin Maclaurin

    An Account of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophical Discoveries. Title page.

  • An Introduction to Astronomy. Title page. by Denison Olmstead

    An Introduction to Astronomy. Title page.

  • Astounding Science Fiction by Fantasy Press

    Astounding Science Fiction

  • Astronomy: A Textbook for Colleges. Title page. by William Lee Kennon

    Astronomy: A Textbook for Colleges. Title page.

  • Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles. Title page. by James Ferguson

    Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles. Title page.

  • Celestial Scenery; or the Wonders of the Planetary System Displayed Illustrating the Perfections of Deity and a Plurality of Worlds. Title page. by Thomas Dick

    Celestial Scenery; or the Wonders of the Planetary System Displayed Illustrating the Perfections of Deity and a Plurality of Worlds. Title page.

  • Dual Keel Space Station. Scale Model. by NASA

    Dual Keel Space Station. Scale Model.

  • Inscribed photo of Fred W. Haise by Fred W. Haise

    Inscribed photo of Fred W. Haise

  • John C. Stennis Space Center by NASA

    John C. Stennis Space Center

  • Observatories & Equipment at the University of Mississippi

    Observatories & Equipment at the University of Mississippi

  • Shine On Harvest Moon. Sheet music, cover page. by Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth

    Shine On Harvest Moon. Sheet music, cover page.

  • Space: Exploring the Final Frontier in the Archives by Leigh McWhite and Christina Streeter

    Space: Exploring the Final Frontier in the Archives

  • The Little Space Girl by Jesse Lee Turner

    The Little Space Girl

  • The Mississippi Mystery. Excerpt. by Whitman Publishing

    The Mississippi Mystery. Excerpt.

  • Vision of 1982 Vision of 2.00 Light Years Away. . . by Howard Finster

    Vision of 1982 Vision of 2.00 Light Years Away. . .

  • We Reach the Moon. Title page inscribed by the author. by John Noble Wilford

    We Reach the Moon. Title page inscribed by the author.

  • Wernher von Braun by Wernher von Braun

    Wernher von Braun

 
 
 

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