University of Wyoming
Robert MacArthur Crawford was an adventurer and composer. He grew up in Alaska where he drove a stagecoach and learned to fly light aircraft. Later he went to Princeton University and then study in France where his main interest was in music and voice. He received a graduate fellowship to the Julliard School of Music. Afterwards, he gave many concerts and became known as the "Flying Baritone". In 1938, he wrote the "Air Force Song". During World War II he was a pilot in the Air Transport Command, and then he returned to his music career.
The Robert Crawford collection contains a photocopy of his autobiography, "Vagabond Skyward" and a detailed computer printed time line of his life. There are some published musical scores and some photographs.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Robert Crawford at the date of processing.
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