Ballpoint signature and inscription, "To the Brothers of Texas Theta—With Best Wishes, YITB, Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11,” on an off-white 7 x 4.75 album page. In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges and some light creasing.
The consignor notes that this autograph belonged to Dr. Frank Heflin (1922-2005), a professor of history at West Texas A&M University where he was instrumental in establishing a chapter of Phi Delta Theta on that campus. Neil Armstrong joined Phi Delta Theta during his undergraduate years at Purdue University, remaining closely connected to the fraternity throughout his life—he even brought a Phi Delta Theta pin to the moon on Apollo 11. With this autograph dedicated to the Phi Delta Theta fraternity chapter at West Texas A&M, Armstrong signed with the fraternity's typical "YITB" closing, meaning 'Yours In The Bond.'
Upon Dr. Heflin's death, his collection of Phi Delta Theta memorabilia was passed down to his stepson, Dr. John Miller Morris, a professor of geology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. When Morris died in 2017, the consignor of this piece was named one of the co-executors of his estate.
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