The Descriptive Finding Guide for the Roy Standefer Personal Papers SDASM.SC.10180

Alan Renga

San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives

1/28/2015

2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park

San Diego 92101

URL: http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/

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

Box 01

Folder 01 – Lunar Module Manual

Physical Description: 1. Over a hundred page Lunar Module LM10 through LM14 Vehicle Familiarization Manual, published by Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Bethpage, New York, November 1, 1969 (LMA790-2).

Folder 02 – Photographs 01

Physical Description: 1. Eleven black & white and two colored NASA photographs taken in the 1960s. The photographs are of lectures and meetings, presentations, and awards.

Folder 03 – Photographs 02

Physical Description: 1. Six black & white and twelve colored NASA photographs of the White Sands Missile Range test facility in New Mexico (taken on December 7, 1965), and photos of the Final Assembly group and Lunar Module model.

Folder 04 – Photographs 03

Physical Description: 1. One black & white and eight colored NASA photographs of the White Sands Missile Range test facility in New Mexico (December 31, 1965) and NASA group photos, as well as two drawings, and two papers with signatures and well-wishes.

Folder 05 – Photographs 04

Physical Description: 1. Four black & white and four colored NASA group photographs, as well as four drawings and six papers with signatures and well-wishes.

Folder 06 – Photographs 05

Physical Description: 1. Three black & white and seven colored NASA group photographs, as well as White Sands Missile Range test facility group photo. There is also one drawing, and four papers with signatures and well-wishes from coworkers.

Three scrolls

Physical Description: 1. Picture of the Apollo 6. 2. Picture of the USAF Atlas Series F ICBM launching from its silo, with signatures from coworkers. 3. Certificate to Roy Standefer from the Solemn Mysteries of the Ancient Order of the Deep for a crossing the line ceremony.