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Joel Carpenter Collection on Richard B. Russell's 1955 Trip to the USSR
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Joel Carpenter Collection on Richard B. Russell's 1955 Trip to the USSR | |
| Creator: Carpenter, Joel. | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1955 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 1 folder(s) | |
| Collection Number: RBRL251JC | |
| Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies | |
| Abstract: The folder contains one nine-page Air Intelligence Information Report and six photo slides. The report details the Senator's observations during the trip, including the sighting of a pair of unidentified flying objects ("flying saucers") by Senator Russell and two others; descriptions of Dnieperpetrovsk airfield, passenger and military aircraft, and radar receivers near Moscow; observations on Russian trains, railroad mechanisms and procedures; and hand-drawn diagrams of a Russian jet bomber and a railroad gauge switching operation. Slides depict Senator Russell with companions at a war memorial in Baku, beside a train carriage, at the Intourist Hotel, and in Tbilisi or Sochi; and passengers standing by the train between Baku and Tbilisi. | |
Collection Description
Biographical Note
Joel Carpenter is a researcher who studies Cold War technical history.
Scope and Content
The folder contains one nine-page Air Intelligence Information Report and six photo slides. The report details the Senator's observations during the trip, including the sighting of a pair of unidentified flying objects ("flying saucers") by Senator Russell and two others; descriptions of Dnieperpetrovsk airfield, passenger and military aircraft, and radar receivers near Moscow; observations on Russian trains, railroad mechanisms and procedures; and hand-drawn diagrams of a Russian jet bomber and a railroad gauge switching operation.
Slides depict Senator Russell with companions at a war memorial in Baku, beside a train carriage, at the Intourist Hotel, and in Tbilisi or Sochi; and passengers standing by the train between Baku and Tbilisi.
Organization and Arrangement
The folder is divided into the report and slides.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Joel Carpenter Collection on Richard B. Russell's 1955 Trip to the USSR, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
User Restrictions
Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.
Copyright Information
Before material from collections at the Richard B. Russell Library may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permissions. Persons wishing to quote from materials in the Russell Library collection should consult the Director. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2010.