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  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
    Title: Roy Standefer Personal Papers
    Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10180
    Physical Description: 0.56 Cubic Feet This is a one box collection measuring 16 ½ x 17 ¼ x 3 ¼ inches
    Date (inclusive): 1941-1978
    Abstract: Roy Standefer worked on the Lunar Module for the Apollo Program.

    Biographical / Historical

    Roy Standefer, born in Lubbock, Texas in 1924, was enlisted in the U.S. Navy in December 1941, and was released in December, 1945. He was a Grumman Aerospae engineer in Bethpage, New York and White Sands, New Mexico, from 1960 to 1972. He was also the assistant Program Director for S/CAT (Spacecraft Assembly and Test).
    Standefer passed away on August 17, 1984

    Conditions Governing Access

    The collection is open to researchers by appointment.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.

    Preferred Citation

    [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.

    Scope and Contents

    This is a one box collection measuring 16 ½ x 17 ¼ x 3 ¼ inches. The majority of this collection consists of photographs, but there is also a large Lunar Module Manual. Most of the photographs are group pictures, presentations, or awards, but there are also photographs of the White Sands Missile Range facility, as well as a few drawings and well-wishing signatures. The photographs and autographed papers continue to be organized in its original form.
    Additional artifacts – pins, cuff links, and medals – are maintained in the curatorial department.

    Related Materials

    Apollo Subject Files.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Apollo 6 (Mission)
    White Sands Missile Range (N.M.)
    Atlas (missile) -- History
    Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Standefer, Roy