Robert Stanton (1846-1922), American civil engineer and explorer, Miami alumni 1871.
EXTENT
3 archival boxes.
ABSTRACT
This collection includes photographs, diaries/journals, and correspondence of Robert Stanton (1846-1922), civil engineer and Miami alumnus. It provides an account of his participation in a surveying expedition to determine the feasibility of constructing a railroad through the Grand Canyon, 1889-1890. The survey is one of the fullest primary records ever made of the Colorado River from Grand Junction, Colorado, to the Gulf of California. Meticulously, Stanton recorded with pen and camera the day-by-day progress of the exploration survey.
FINDING AID
The Robert Brewster Stanton Collection Finding Aid (pdf)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Robert Brewster Stanton and the Colorado River Survey, the 1889-1890 Expeditions (pdf)
LINKS
New York Public Library Stanton Exhibit
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS
Other materials on this expedition are available at the New York Public Library.
