Skip to main content

Myles Standish papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2727

Scope and Contents

This collection contains mainly materials from Myles Standish's career at NASA's Marshall Space Center in Huntville, Alabama, but also includes material after his retirement in 1981. The materials include newsletters, newspaper clippings, certificates, awards, mementos from various Apollo flights, and a notebook with the house plans for the house Standish built in Lillian, Alabama, after his retirement.

Dates

  • 1948-2010

Biographical / Historical

Myles Standish is a native of Arkansas, graduating from high school in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, in 1948. He was a sonar operator in the United States Navy in the early 1950s, advancing to the rank of Sonarman Third Class. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arkansas and a MS in Engineering from The University of Alabama. He also worked toward a PhD. He met and married Lorraine Repetta in 1958. They had two daughters, Renee Standish Knutsen (1958-2006) and Linda Lee Standish (1960-2005). Standish began working as an engineer at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in 1958, where he was part of the group working with the Apollo Space Program. He retired in 1981. He and Lorraine currently live in Lillian, Alabama.

Extent

2.6 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Overview

Newsletters, newspaper clippings, certificates, awards, mementos from various NASA Apollo space flights, and a notebook with the house plans for the house built in Lillian, Alabama, by this retired NASA engineer.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

GIft of Lorraine Standish, January 2010.

Related Materials

Related materials in the Lorraine Standish Papers (mss_1636).
Title
Guide to the Myles Standish Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Martha Bace
Date
June 2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513