The Descriptive Finding Guide for the Robert F. Pavey Personal Papers SDASM.SC.10111
Alan Renga
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
12/04/2014
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Title: Robert Pavey Personal Papers
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10111
Physical Description:
0.3 Cubic Feet
One Box
Date (inclusive): 1928-2012
Abstract: Robert F. Pavey was born in 1928 in Vernal, Utah. He joined the Navy and served in the Navy Photographic Section.
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[Item], [Filing Unit], [Series Title], [Subgroups], [Record Group Title and Number], [Repository “San Diego Air & Space Museum
Library & Archives”]
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this Collection were donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
Robert F. Pavey was born in 1928 in Vernal, Utah. His parents, Oscar and Edna, moved the family to Indiana when Bob was very
young. Bob attended Broadripple High School. Upon graduation he entered the Naval Air Force where he navigated lighter-than-air
blimps and trained as a photographer at the Navy’s photography school at NAS Pensacola. He subsequently worked in the Navy
Photographic Section and did much of his work at NAS Pensacola and at the Navy’s lighter than air station at NAS Santa Ana.
During World War II he patrolled the South Eastern and Pacific Coasts. Bob married Evelyn (Edie) in 1952 and had one son,
Alan. In 1956 the family moved to San Diego and has resided in La Jolla for 40 years.
Pavey piloted his own Piper Clipper plane and also enjoyed sailing and power boating. In 1976, he was Commodore at South Western
Yacht Club, and later continued as Staff Commodore. He was also a member of the La Jolla Businessmen's Club. Robert F. Pavey
died on September 17, 2012.
The collection covers the immediate post-war periods. It comprises ninety-three photographs, mostly high quality large format
images. Some of the photos pre-date Pavey’s service years and may have been Navy originals acquired later.
NAS Santa Ana Subject File
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Naval Air Station Pensacola (Fla.)
Naval Air Station Santa Ana (Ca.)
Piper PA-16 Clipper
Indianapolis (Cruiser)
Iowa (Battleship)
Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
Pavey, Robert F.
Box 01
Folder 01 – Photographs
Physical Description: 24 ships taken from blimps in southern California waters, 1946-47
22 aircraft photos, blimps and fixed wing, taken at or near NAS Santa Ana 1946-47
36 NAS Pensacola photos, bldgs, people, vehicles, 1946
2 NAS Tustin, hangers, buildings, 1946-47
9 Santa Ana, CA – victory parade, car race track, misc, 1946-47
Folder 02 – Negatives
Folder 03 – “Scrapbook” photographs
Folder 04 – Mess Hall Pass, 29 MAR 1947