Asa Columbus Baldwin was born in Austinburg, Ohio in June 21, 1887, son of Adelbert Mortimer and Florilla Williams Baldwin.

Education: June 1903 Graduate, Cleveland High, Cleveland, Ohio.

June 1908 B.A. in Civil and Mining Engineering, Case University, Cleveland, Ohio.

June 1913 B.S. in Law, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Licensed to Practice in Alaska and Washington, D.C.

Marriage: 12/8/1917 Lillian Louise Smith of Seattle, Washington (died: May 6, 1933) Children: Mortimer Wells B. March 1, 1919, Seattle Washington Frances Louise B. June 6, 1924, Seattle, Washington Sylvia Anne B. December 19, 1928, Seattle Washington

12/12/1935 Mrs. Marguerite Holliday of Cleveland, Ohio

Experience: 1907 Sworn in as United States Coast and Geodetic Survey employee--assigned to the International Boundary Commission, Canada-Alaska section.

1907-1908 Surveyor-Field Officer, U.S.-Canada International Boundary Commission, Mount St. Elias to Arctic Ocean 141st meridian boundary demarcation survey.

1909-1911 Assistant to Chief of Party (U.S.) Mount St. Elias to Arctic Ocean 141st meridian boundary demarcation survey.

1909-1910 Assigned (temporary) as civil engineer on the U.S . Coast and Geodetic Survey Cutter "Surveyor" for Kodiak-Aleutian Islands marine survey.

1912-1913 Chief of Party (U.S.) Mount St. Elias to Arctic Ocean 141st meridian boundary demarcation survey. The epic ascent of mount St. Elias in June-July 1913 by Mr. Baldwin and his joint U.S. Canadian six-man survey team to the 16,500 foot level, to establish the termination of the 141st meridian survey from the Arctic Ocean, is a major and well-documented mountain climbing event in North America.

1913-1914 Civil Engineering Consultant, U.S.-Canada International Boundary Commission, Washington, D.C.

1914-1917 Private engineering practice with headquarters in Valdez, Alaska. Consultant for Kennicott Copper Co., McCarthy, Alaska. Field Engineer for Copper River Railroad from Cordova to McCarthy. Alaska-Juneau Mining Company. Other independent consultation.

1917 Enlisted in U.S. Army from Valdez, Alaska. Accepted for Officers’ Training Corps at Presidio, San Francisco. August 27, 1917. Commissioned First Lieutenant, Infantry. November 27, 1917. Transferred to 29th Engineer Corps. Sent overseas, June 1918. Took part in Meuse-Argonne Battle as Engineer for General Headquarters. Discharged with Distinguished Service Cross, April 26, 1919. Gassed and injured in Meuse-Arogonne Battle.

1920-1939 Private Engineering Practice in U.S. and Alaska. Headquarters in Seattle, Washington and Valdez, Alaska. Consultant for: Prince of Wales Mines, Alaska-Juneau Kennicott Copper, Nebraska, Alaska Railroad. Other interest in fishing and legal practice.

1926-1927 Lecturer on Alaska at colleges and universities throughout U.S. and Canada. Completed two transcontinental tours.

1928-1939 Regional Consultant, Schlumberger Electrical Prospecting Methods of Paris, France. (First Reliable Seismic System for Locating Deposits). Located using this method first petroleum deposits on Yakitaga Peninsula.

1928-1933 Managing Engineer and Vice President, Indianola Land Co. of Seattle, Washington. Surveyed and opened former Indian Reservation Land in Kitsap Country, Washington.

1933-1934 Chief Geodetic Engineer, International Boundary Survey: United States and Canada in charge of sector between Pacific Ocean and Montana.

1936-1942 President, Yellow Band Gold Mines, Inc. located in Bremner Range near Chitina, McCarthy, Alaska.

1937-1938 Consulting Engineer for Grand Coulee Dam, Washington

1940-1942 Consulting Engineer, U.S. Army Engineers in charge of surveying water and power reserves in Washington and Oregon (until his death).

Asa C. Baldwin died of a heart attack, September 18, 1942.

Mortimer Baldwin of San Louis Obispo, California and Sylvia Baldwin of Kailua, Hawaii provided biographical and inventory information. Samuel E. Fry added comments 11/12/2004.