Ormand J. Birdsong Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1061-SC
Scope and Content
Employment papers, identification cards, education and accomplishment certificates, and invention paperwork for “A Tracking Offset Bias Supply for a Constant Current Resistive Gage Element.” document Birdsong’s employment at Sandia National Labs. Other materials include Birdsong’s autobiographical sketch, Collins Radio Company offer of employment, Selective Service Report of Induction, and his obituary.
Dates
- 1941-1999
- Majority of material found within 1951-1983
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Biographical Information
Ormand John Birdsong was born on April 17, 1919 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. During World War II, he worked at Collins Radio, a manufacturer of radio communications equipment for military aircraft. He married Mary Jane Plate in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1944. The Birdsongs moved to Cañon City, CO in 1947, where he worked as a chief engineer at broadcast station KRLN. In 1951, he accepted a position as an Electrical Technician at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque. While at Sandia, he invented “A Tracking Offset Bias Supply for a Constant Current Resistive Gage Element.” Birdsong retired from Sandia in 1983, and moved back to Cañon City. He died on February 26, 1999.
Extent
1 Folder
Abstract
The collection documents Ormand Birdsong’s employment at Sandia National Laboratory and contains other biographical/autobiographical information.
Separated Material
Photographs have been transferred to CSWR Pictorial Collections.
- Albuquerque (N.M.) -- History -- 20th century
- Autobiographies
- Birdsong, Ormand J., 1919-1999
- Certificates
- Draft -- United States
- Electrical engineers -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque -- Biography
- Obituaries
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Radio equipment -- History
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Ormand J. Birdsong Papers, 1941-1999
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- B. Silbergleit
- Date
- © 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu