William Nicholas Lunar Orbiter Collection

The William Nicholas Lunar Orbiter Collection documents the Boeing Company's involvement in the NASA Lunar Orbiter Program. This collection, which dates from 1964 to 1981, consists of documents, photographs, and audiocassettes related Nicholas' time working on the Lunar Orbiter Program.

The collection is organized by format. One folder of textual material contains Scientific American articles and the official “Lunar Orbiter” booklet produced by NASA. A folder of photographs contains ten 8x10" prints taken by the the Lunar Orbiter and one of the orbiter itself. The audiocassette tapes were recorded by Nicholas in 1981 for his father. In the recordings he describes his experiences working for Boeing and collaborating with NASA on the Lunar Orbiter Program.