Robert C. Sandell Papers

Collection

Identifier: TMD185

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains a copy of Bill Mauldin's book: The Damn Tree Leaks (ca.1945) used as an autograph book; record book with notes, photos, clippings of Italian Campaign (former scrapbook #45, ca.1945); Recordo di Venezia scrapbook with photographs of Venice and handwritten notes (ca.1945); Italian map with annotations (ca.1945).

Dates

1945

Creator

Sandell, Robert C.,1924-2007. (Person)
Webb, Charles W., (Person)

Language of Materials

Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The imply Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Robert C. Sandall was born in Calif. on June 25, 1924 and enlisted in the Army at Los Angeles, Calif. on January 25, 1944. At the time of enlistment he was single had completed 4 years of high school and working in a grain mill. Sandall joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Swift, Tex. where he was assigned to Battery B of the 616th Field Artillery Battalion. He fought during combat operations in Italy, and returned to Camp Carson, Colo. as a Technician Grade 4. Sandall died on June 22, 2007 in Riverside, Calif.