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Creator:

Sanford, Robert S., 1897-1981  Search this

Names:

United States. Army. Air Service. 2d Pursuit Group. 139th Aero Squadron  Search this

United States. Bureau of Mines  Search this

Extent:

0.55 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 folder in oversized box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Diaries

Photographs

Negatives

Certificates

Calendars

Place:

Alaska

Date:

bulk 1917-1970

Summary:

This collection consists of material relating to both Robert S. Sanford's World War I service and his work in Alaska with the US Bureau of Mines. The material relating to his service with the 139th Aero Squadron includes the following: a series of over 100 letters from Sanford to his family from 1917-1919, chronicling his entry into the military, training stateside, his overseas deployment and service in the Toul sector; nine photographs of Sanford in uniform or of aircraft in France; a May 4, 1918 copy of "Plane News"; and a small brown diary with entries written by Sanford from 1917 to 1918.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of material relating to both Robert Sanford's World War I service and his work in Alaska with the US Bureau of Mines. The material relating to his service with the 139th Aero Squadron includes the following: a series of over 100 letters from Sanford to his family from 1917-1919, chronicling his entry into the military, training stateside, his overseas deployment and service in the Toul sector; nine photographs of Sanford in uniform or of aircraft in France; a May 4, 1918 copy of Plane News; and a small brown diary with entries written by Sanford from 1917 to 1918. The material relating to his work with the United States Bureau of Mines includes the following: two brown notebooks containing Sanford's notes on his work in Alaska, including flying information; one notebook containing photographs of Alaska, mostly of hunting and fishing; a few letters from Sanford in Alaska to his family; negatives from Alaska; newspaper articles about Sanford's contributions to finding the Alaskan oil fields; a certificate given to Sanford for crossing the Arctic Circle as a passenger of Wien Alaska Airlines in 1945; and a 1947 Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. calendar.

Arrangement:

The Robert S. Sanford Collection is arranged by content type.

Biographical / Historical:

Robert S. Sanford (1897-1981) served as an airplane mechanic for the 139th Aero Squadron during World War I. The 139th was assigned to the First Army on June 12, 1918 and engaged in the Toul Sector. They ceased operations on December 11, 1918. After the war, Sanford was employed by various private mining companies in South America, Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, Oregon, Canada and Oklahoma. He joined the US Bureau of Mines in 1940, and in 1943 was the district engineer in charge of the mineral development program in Alaska. While there, he found large oil areas on the Arctic slope. In the early 1950s, Sanford served with the State Department, on loan from the Bureau of Mines, as a mining consultant to Afghanistan, India, and Nepal. He resigned from the Bureau of Mines in 1966.

Provenance:

Bonnie Gitlin, Gift, 2004, NASM.2004.0063

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

World War, 1914-1918  Search this

Mining  Search this

Oil wells -- United States  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American -- France  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Diaries

Photographs

Negatives

Certificates

Calendars

Citation:

Robert S. Sanford Collection, NASM.2004.0063, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2004.0063

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Robert S. Sanford Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg223072e4b-13ec-4eb7-8d3f-18582d42ef67

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2004-0063

Collection Creator:

Sanford, Robert S., 1897-1981  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1917-1918

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Collection Citation:

Robert S. Sanford Collection, NASM.2004.0063, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Robert S. Sanford Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg296bf7873-b7d8-407f-ad2a-c98a078d7c2c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-2004-0063-ref506

Collection Creator:

Sanford, Robert S., 1897-1981  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Collection Citation:

Robert S. Sanford Collection, NASM.2004.0063, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Robert S. Sanford Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2b5a4bb1f-6b90-4c35-ada1-33bdd215eefc

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-2004-0063-ref507

Collection Creator:

Sanford, Robert S., 1897-1981  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Collection Citation:

Robert S. Sanford Collection, NASM.2004.0063, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Robert S. Sanford Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg27f185d43-b42e-45bf-93f4-4c0607700531

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-2004-0063-ref508

Collection Creator:

Sanford, Robert S., 1897-1981  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Collection Citation:

Robert S. Sanford Collection, NASM.2004.0063, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Robert S. Sanford Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2afe0269b-2123-4a41-a784-15922346bad8

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-2004-0063-ref509

Collection Creator:

Sanford, Robert S., 1897-1981  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 6

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Collection Citation:

Robert S. Sanford Collection, NASM.2004.0063, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Robert S. Sanford Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2359463dc-0446-402d-983b-6bedfd03bd11

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-2004-0063-ref511

Collection Creator:

Sanford, Robert S., 1897-1981  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Collection Citation:

Robert S. Sanford Collection, NASM.2004.0063, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

See more items in:

Robert S. Sanford Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2dae8370c-9028-487f-b546-1828e6938810

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-2004-0063-ref510