Ormand J. Birdsong Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-1061
Scope and Content
Uncounted photographs of Ormand Birdsong and Sandia National Labs.
Dates
- 1941-1999
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. Many photographs are stamped "Not to be published without permission."
Biography / History
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
uncounted items (1 box ) : uncounted photographs
Abstract
Uncounted photographs of Ormand Birdsong and Sandia National Labs
Physical Location
B2. Shelved with Unprocessed Pictorial Collections.
Separated Material
Photographs separated from Ormand J. Birdsong Papers (https://nmarchives.unm.edu/repositories/22/resources/2215)
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- Ormand J. Birdsong Photograph Collection, 1941-1999
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- CSWR staff
- Date
- © 2021
- 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