Tatum, Robert G. (Robert George), 1891-1964

found: OCLC database, July 9, 2020. Robert G. Tatum Collection, 2013:title from the main webpage, viewed July 9, 2020 (Robert G. Tatum Collection) description (Digitized pages from Robert G. Tatum's diaries. On June 7, 1913, Tatum and three other climbers reached the south summit of Denali, known at the time as Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America. It was the first successful ascent to the pinnacle. The University of Tennessee's digital collection of Tatum's diaries document the climb as well as Tatum's life after the ascent. Also available is a photograph album with images taken during and after the famous climb) - https://digital.lib.utk.edu/collections/tatumcollection

found: SCOUT, Special Collections Online @The University of Tennessee website, viewed on July 2, 2020:Finding Aid for the Robert G. Tatum Papers, MS.0774; Biographical/Historical Note (Robert George Tatum was born in August 1891 ... He grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee but moved to Nenana, Alaska ... In March 1913, Tatum joined a group ... to complete the first ascent of Mt. McKinley. The group ... reached the top of the highest peak in the continental United States on June 7, 1913; Robert Tatum raised the American flag upon reaching the summit. Tatum was later ordained as an Episcopal priest on June 7, 1922 in Nenana but later returned to Knoxville to minister there for the next 43 years. He passed away on January 27, 1964) Scope and Contents Note (The collection also includes ... the 1921 commencement program for the University of the South) - http://dlc.lib.utk.edu/spc/view?docId=ead/0012_003086_000000_0000/0012_003086_000000_0000.xml

found: Wikipedia, viewed on July 8, 2020:Robert Tatum; Early life (He grew up in Knoxville, and went to Sewanee: The University of the South. In June 1911 he moved to Nenana, Alaska ... That summer, Robert worked as a surveyor for the government; after that he taught at an Episcopalian mission school) Later life (During World War I, Tatum served as a Corporal in the US Army; On June 7, 1922, Tatum was ordained an Episcopal priest) Legacy (Mount Tatum was named by Bradford Washburn in about 1945 for Tatum) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Tatum

found: Find a Grave, viewed on July 2, 2020:Robert George Tatum (Birth - 20 Aug 1891; Death - 26 Jan 1964 (aged 72); Burial - Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA; printed on headstone in accompanying photo - "CPL INFANTRY, WORLD WAR I") - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199708846/robert-george-tatum