Joseph P. Allen IV, Class of 1959, DePauw University
DC 2155

ARCHIVES OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY

AND INDIANA UNITED METHODISM

Joseph P. Allen IV

Class of 1959

Size: 0.20 lf, 1 dc

Restrictions: none

Accession: none or unknown

Provenance: unknown

Processed by: Joan Stevens

August 1997  

Biographical Sketch: Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, on June 27, 1937. He is the son of former DePauw professor, Joseph P. III and Harriet Taylor Allen. He graduated from Crawfordsville High School, earned a B.A. from DePauw University, MS and a doctorate in Physics from Yale University. He was selected as a scientist-astronaut by NASA in August 1967. He flew on two space missions - the first fully operational flight of the shuttle in November 1982 and the spectacular salvage mission of two $35,000,000 satellites two years later. In 1985 he resigned from NASA and joined the Houston firm, Space Industries Inc., as executive vice president. He married the former Bonnie Jo Darling of Elkhart, Indiana. Joseph P. and Bonnie Jo Allen are the parents of two children, David Christopher born September 1968 and Elizabeth Darling born May 1972. The Allen family includes many DePauw graduates: Joseph P. IV '59; Bonnie Jo Darling Allen '61; J.P. III and Harriet Taylor Allen '30, '28; David T. Allen '61; Joseph P. Allen Jr. 1897.

Description of Collection: Collection consists mainly of clippings from the years of Dr. Allen's rides in outer space. Also in the collection are photographs and speeches. [This collection is the result of combining the Archives Alumni v.f., Alumni Small Collections file and DPU Photos v.f. collections featuring Joseph P. Allen IV.]

DC 2155

Magazine articles

Newspaper clippings, 1967 - 1981

Newspaper clippings, 1982

Newspaper clippings, 1983

Newspaper clippings, 1984 -

Photographs

Speeches

U.S. Astronauts Hall of Fame, 2005

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