Background
Stansfield, George James was born on March 8, 1917 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of James Howard and Inez Pearl (Snyder) Stansfield.
Stansfield, George James was born on March 8, 1917 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of James Howard and Inez Pearl (Snyder) Stansfield.
Student Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1934-1935. Bachelor of Science, Harvard University, 1940. Postgraduate American University, 1940-1944, 61-64, Master of Arts, 1983.
Postgraduate George Washington University, 1965-1966.
With National Park Service, 1941-1942, National Archives, Washington, 1942-1946, World War I Declassification Board, Department Army, 1946-1948. With library reference section National War College, Washington, 1948-1961, library director, 1961-1973, historian, 1965-1976. Historian National Defense University, Washington, 1976-1978, chief special collection, history branch, library div., 1978-1980.
Senior historian DARCOM, Department Army, 1980-1983. Librarian American Military Institute, 1944-1963. Member Federal Library Committee Task Force on acquisition of library materials and correlation of federal library resources, 1965-1972.
Chairman, History Records Advisory Committee City of Alexandria, since 1975.
Author chapter Alexandria: A Towne in Transition, 1800-1900, 1977. Advisory board Northern Virginia Heritage, since 1978. Editorial committee Alexandria History, Vol.I, 1978
contributor sections to books, articles to journals., reports, encyclopedia.
Fellow American Military Institute (life). Member National War College Alumni Association (honorary, life), Alexandria Library Company (president since 1985), Special Libraries Association (chairman archives committee military librarians div. 1966-1976), Alexandria Association (president 1972-1973), Society of America Archivists (awards sub-committee chairman Colonial Dames Scholarships 1981-1982), American History Association, Alexandria History Society (treasurer 1974-1976), Sons of the American Revolution.
Married Anna Bryant Hill, October 20, 1945. Children– Louisa Westcott, James Ross.