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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Wheelock, Vince]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2007-04-18]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Wiggins, James W. and Rossman, Kenneth]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The transcript traces the evolution of the Saturn Systems Office (SSO) from its origins in the ARPA/NASA office in the late 1950s through the 1963 reorganization at Marshall Space Flight Center. James Wiggins describes how the SSO pioneered an informal but highly effective management approach that integrated technical, financial, and facility planning, relying on a small staff with strong engineering expertise, close collaboration with laboratories, and trusted relationships with NASA Headquarters. He explains that innovations such as the Program Operating Plan and early working groups helped coordinate the Saturn I, Saturn IB, and Saturn V programs, while emphasizing that personal relationships, technical credibility, and flexible negotiation were more important than bureaucracy. Wiggins argues that the 1963 reorganization, which created a stronger program management structure and consolidated engine and vehicle development under one organization, was useful as the Apollo program expanded but ultimately introduced unnecessary layers of management. The discussion also explores the transition from ABMA to NASA, early concepts for large launch vehicles, the development of the clustered Saturn booster, evolving mission planning for lunar exploration, and the leadership roles of figures such as Wernher von Braun, Eberhard Rees, and Bob Young, concluding that the SSO’s success stemmed from its technically informed, collaborative, and adaptable management culture.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Wilbur Thompson ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2007-03-13]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron&#039;s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.]]></dcterms:rights>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Wilbur Thompson (Space History Interviews).mp4]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[William and Linda Vaughan]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026-04-03]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron&#039;s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.]]></dcterms:rights>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ohc_army_000031]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[William E. Cobb]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2024-09-20]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron&#039;s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.]]></dcterms:rights>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ohc_shi2_000039]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[William Snoddy ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2007-01-30]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron&#039;s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.]]></dcterms:rights>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[William Snoddy (Space History Interviews).mp4]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Williams, Frank]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Frank Williams talks to Bob Ward about Wernher von Braun. Of particular note are stories regarding von Braun&#039;s office relationships and his ability to communicate.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1998-11-11]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron&#039;s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.]]></dcterms:rights>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Williams, Frank]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Conversation between Bob Ward and Frank Williams. Williams tell a couple of stories involving Wernher von Braun, including one about a fishing trip he was a part of.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1998-09-13]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron&#039;s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.]]></dcterms:rights>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Williams, Frank (Transcript)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Transcript with notes Frank Williams talking to Bob Ward about Wernher von Braun. Of particular note are stories regarding von Braun&#039;s office relationships and his ability to communicate.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1998-11-11]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron&#039;s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.]]></dcterms:rights>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Williams, Frank (Transcript)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Transcript with notes on a Conversation between Bob Ward and Frank Williams. Williams tell a couple of stories involving Wernher von Braun, including one about a fishing trip he was a part of.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1998-09-13]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron&#039;s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.]]></dcterms:rights>
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