OTTO C. WINZEN:
An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
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| Creator: |
Winzen, Otto C., 1917-1979,
creator.
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| Title: | Otto C. Winzen papers. |
| Dates: | 1948-1972. |
| Language: | Materials in English and German. |
| Abstract: | Articles by aeronautics engineer Otto Winzen and others on
the development and construction of plastic stratosphere balloons, their use in
upper atmosphere research projects, the manned balloon capsule as a prototype for
the manned space cabin, and the role of Winzen Research Inc., Minneapolis, in
balloon research. |
| Quantity: | 15 items in 2 folders. |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf
locations. |
Otto C. Winzen was born in Cologne, Germany in 1917. He emigrated to the United
States in 1937, studied aeronautical engineering at the University of Detroit,
worked for the Firth-Sterling Steel Company in Detroit, and during World War II was
chief engineer with the Minnesota Tool and Manufacturing Corporation in Minneapolis.
In 1946 he organized the aeronautical laboratories at General Mills and proposed a
program of upper atmosphere research to the United States government.
In 1948 he formed Winzen Research Inc., with headquarters in Minneapolis, to
specialize in the development and operation of stratosphere balloons, the
development of airborne instrumentation for balloon flights, and research projects
in the upper atmosphere. The company collaborated with the Office of Naval Research
on Project Skyhook, and with the United States Air Force on Project Manhigh.
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here].
Winzen, Otto C. Otto C. Winzen Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 11,465
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017309030104294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| Location | Folder |
| P354 | 1 | "Stratosphere Balloon Flights on Navy Project 'Skyhook,'" by Otto C.
Winzen, " approximately 1948. 4 leaves. |
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| | "A New Vehicle for Stratosphere Exploration," by Otto C. Winzen, 1948. 10 leaves. |
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| | "Aviation Medicine on the Threshold of Space," by Allan C. Fisher,
Jr. National Geographic, August, 1955. Pages 241-278. |
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| | "A Journey No Man Had Taken," by Major David G. Simons. Life, September 2, 1957. Pages 19-27. |
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| | "Bridgehead in Space," by Otto C. Winzen. Interavia,
October 1957. Pages 1040-1041. |
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| | "Ten Years of Plastic Balloons," by Otto C. Winzen. Reprint from VIII International Astronautical Congress,
Barcelona, 1957. Pages 436-459. |
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| | "From Balloon Capsules to Space Cabins," by Otto C. Winzen. Reprint from IXth International Astronautical Congress,
Amsterdam, 1958. Pages 562-569. |
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| | Illustration of launch pad for space platform on board an aircraft
carrier, January-February, 1960. |
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| | "Der Moderne Kunstoffballon als Experimentiergerät der Raumfahrt," by
Otto C. Winzen. Weltraumfahrt, Book 5, 1964. Pages 132-136. |
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| | "The Balloon as a Stepping Stone to Space Flight," by Otto C. Winzen.
Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium
on Space Technology and Science, Tokyo, 1965. Pages 665-674. |
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| | "20 Ans de Balloons en Feuilles Plastiques," by Otto C.
Winzen, approximately 1967. 6 leaves. |
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| | "A Proposal for a Dedicated Research Fleet," by Otto C. Winzen. Proceedings of the Twenty-first International
Astronautical Congress, North-Holland, 1971. Pages 928-937. |
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| | "Olympia: Rainbow Instead of Fireworks." Translation from the
newspaper Abendzeitung,
June 5, 1972? |
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| | "Twenty-Five Years of Plastic Research Balloons," by Otto C.Winzen.
Paper for the 23rd I.A.F. Congress, Vienna, " 1972. 18 leaves. |
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| Location | Folder |
| P354 | 2 | "The Three Manned Stratosphere Balloon Ascents of 1957," by Otto C.
Winzen, undated. 31 leaves. |
| | | Includes illustrations, tables, and charts. |
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Aeronautics -- Research.
- Balloon ascensions.
- Balloons.
- Stratosphere.
- Organizations:
- Winzen Research Inc.
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