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Oral history interview with Samuel M. Robinson, 1963.

Creator: Robinson, S. M. 1882-1972
Project: Naval history project.
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Phys. Desc. :Transcript 56 pages
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Naval officer.

Scope and Contents

Naval engineering, electric ship propulsion; Puget Sound Navy Yard, 1927-31; Chief of Bureau Engineering, 1931; development of high speed diesel engine; Chief of Bureau of Ships, 1940; Chief of Procurement and Material, 1942-46; Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, 1946-51.

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Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1987.

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