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John and Annie Glenn Collection
Description: Board of Trustees Chairman Alex Shumate (left) shakes hands with U.S. Senator John Glenn (center) as Glenn accepts a faculty position at the Ohio State University on December 5, 1997. John and Annie Glenn (right) hold university-related gifts, including a faculty parking pass. Glenn announced his intent to not seek senatorial re-election in February 1997, and retired at the end of his term in 1999. He began his adjunct professorship in November 1998. The photograph was given to Glenn by Shumate on January 13,1998 to commemorate the occasion. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B20F03_01
Subjects: Glenn, John, 1921-2016; Glenn, Annie, 1920-2020; Ohio State University;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio);