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ARTIFACTS COLLECTION SUBGROUP: CAPS & HATS CATEGORY SCOPE & CONTENT The Caps and Hats Category consists of twenty-nine artifacts arranged into the sub-categories of Corporate, Military, NASA and Senate. The lone item in the Corporate sub-category is a crash helmet John Glenn wore in 1970 while test driving automobiles during a visit to the General Motors Proving Grounds in Warren, Michigan. The three military-related items are baseball-type caps pertaining to the U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Association or to reunions of the Marine Corps squadron Glenn flew in during World War II. The collection includes a variety of baseball-type caps commemorating Glenn’s NASA space flights in 1962 and in 1998. Other caps pertain to NASA anniversaries, events, or research centers. Of particular significance is the Stetson hat presented to John Glenn by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson in July 1962 during ceremonies opening NASA’s Houston Space Center. Many of the caps in the Senate sub-category date from John Glenn’s presidential campaign in 1984. Other caps commemorate specific events Glenn participated in while a U.S. Senator, such as being the Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade in 1990. The collection also contains a couple caps from Glenn’s Senate office staff softball team. |
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A listing of the
artifacts in the Caps & Hats Category is available
through the Descriptive Listing link below. To view
photographs of the caps and hats click on the Photo
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