Handwritten college essay by Buzz Aldrin, signed in the upper corner of each page, "Aldrin, Edwin E., Section 2B, 16 October 1950," and at the conclusion, "Edwin E. Aldrin," six pages, 8.5 x 11, entitled "Success and the Individual." In part: "Success is the ultimate goal of everyone in the world. We certainly cannot deny that statement, for if we did, we would be saying that some people intentionally fail in their lives. The same person just does not think this way. But what exactly constitutes this success for which everyone is striving?" He goes on to comment on the meaning of success, weighing the importance of money and happiness. Evaluating his own definition of success, he writes: "Success must be characterized by the performance of a service that actually benefits mankind." In fine condition. A remarkable, insightful autograph manuscript by the youthful Aldrin, anticipating his service as an adult: on the Apollo 11 mission, he and Neil Armstrong would leave a plaque on the moon bearing the inscription: 'We came in peace for all mankind.'
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