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Creator:

Modjeski and Masters  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

Names:

Masters, Frank, 1883-1974  Search this

Modjeski, Ralph, 1861-1940  Search this

Interviewer:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Extent:

60 Cubic feet (140 boxes, 23 map folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Oral history

Lantern slides

Photographs

Drawings

Contracts

Letterpress books

Correspondence

Place:

Harrisburg (Penn.)

Pennsylvania

Date:

1870-1979

bulk 1900-1940

Summary:

The records document the work of consulting engineers and bridge builders, Ralph Modjeski (1861-1940) and Frank Masters (1883-1974) of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Scope and Contents:

This collection documents the civil engineering career of Ralph Modjeski (1861-1940) and Frank masters (1883-1974). The materials include bound volumes and loose photographs of bridge work-in-progress; printed reports; articles, pamphlets; drawings, blue prints and tracings of bridges; letterpress books of correspondence; contracts; reports; studies of bridge materials; and glass plate negatives and lantern slides depicting bridges.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into ten series.

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1915-1986

Series 2: Letter Press Books, 1898-1906

Series 3: Photographs, 1878-1979

Series 4: Contracts, 1895-1960

Series 5: Printed Materials, 1862-1969

Series 6: Newspaper Clippings, 1924-1941

Series 7: Lantern Slides, undated

Series 8: Glass Plate Negatives, 1906-1926

Series 9: Film Negatives, 1924, undated

Series 10: Drawings, 1901-1952

Biographical / Historical:

Rudolphe Modrzejewski was born to Helena Jadwiga Opid (d.1909) and Gustav Sinnmayer Modrzejewski (d. 1901) on January 27, 1861, in Cracow, Poland. His mother was an internationally known stage actress who went by the name Helena Modrzejewska. In 1868, Helena married Count Karol Bożenta Chłapowski. In July 1876, Helena and Rudolphe emigrated to America, where, for purposes of American citizenship, the Polish form of their surname was later changed to Modjeski (feminine form Modjeska). Modjeski became a naturalized citizen in 1883 in San Francisco, California.

In 1882, Modjeski returned to Europe to study at the Ecole Des Ponts et Chaussees and graduated in 1885 with a degree in civil engineering. Modjeski worked with prominent civil engineer and "Father of American Bridge Building," George S. Morison, on the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge over the Missouri River at Omaha as an assistant engineer. He remained with Morison from 1885 to 1892. Some of his assignments included working in the shops which produced steel sections; the design office where he advanced to chief draftsman; and as an inspector of quality control in shops that fabricated steel elements. Modjeski worked with Morison on his Willamette, Nebraska City, Sioux City, Winona, Cairo, and Memphis bridges across the Mississippi River. The Memphis bridge was the longest span cantilever in the country at the time.

In 1893, Modjeski opened a civil engineering practice in Chicago with S. Nicholson. After some financial difficulties, Nicholson and Modjeski dissolved their partnership. Modjeski's first individual large commission was the bridge at Rock Island, Illinois (1895) across the Mississippi River where he designed and supervised the construction of the bridge for the federal government and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company.

In 1902, Modjeski went into partnership with fellow civil engineer, Alfred Noble (1844-1914) forming the firm of Noble and Modjeski. He went into partnership with Walter Angier, under the name Modjeski and Angier, civil and inspecting engineers, between 1912 and 1924 with several offices around the United States. Angiers had worked with him beginning in 1902 on the bridge across the Mississippi at Thebes, Illinois. Modjeski partnered, in 1924, with Frank Masters (1883-1974), who had worked with him and Angiers between 1904 and 1914 on the Memphis and Louisville Bridges, forming Modjeski and Masters. Clement E. Chase and Montgomery B. Case later joined the firm as partners. In 1937, Masters assumed full control and ownership of the firm which specialized in the design and construction supervision of large bridges and other structures, rehabilitation and reconstruction of existing bridges, the design of highways and expressways, subways and wharves, the design of large and complex foundations, inspection of construction materials, and the creation of surveys, investigations and reports.

Modjeski built and/or consulted on over forty bridges in his lifetime. He built truss, steel arch, and suspension bridges. He introduced steel tower pylons in place of masonry towers and he used better grades of steel, such as new steel alloys with improved strength and durability. He also introduced advancements in the design of cable configurations and deck-stiffening beams. Some of his major projects included: the Columbia River and Willamette bridges, McKinley Bridge at St. Louis; the Celilo Railroad Bridge at Celilo, Ohio; the Thebes Bridge over the Mississippi; the Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence River; the Delaware River Bridge; the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge, and the Mid-Hudson Bridge.

On December 28, 1885, Modjeski married Felicie Benda (d. 1936) in New York and the couple had three children: Felix Bozenta Modjeski (1887); Marylka Stuart Modjeski (1894) and Charles Emmanuel John Modjeski (1896-1944). Ralph and Felicie divorced in 1931. He later married Virginia Giblyn on July 7, 1931. Modjeski died in Los Angles on June 26, 1940.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

Bollman Truss Bridge Collection, 1852-1986 (AC1064)

Canadian Bridges Photograph Albums, 1873-1911 (AC1025)

Victor C. Darnell Bridge Construction Photographs, 1911-1913 and undated (AC1018)

Beata Drake Covered Bridge Collection, 1954-1981 (AC0998)

Ben Franklin Bridge Photograph Album, 1922-1926 (AC1029)

Hartford, Connecticut Bridge Collection, 1903-1905 (AC1066)

Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Bridge Profiles, 1877-1896 (AC1073)

Richard H. Miller Bridge Collection : postcards and slides, circa 1950-1988 and undated, #950

George S. Morison Collection, 1846-1903 (AC0978)

Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Records, 1848-1946 (bulk 1890-1929) (AC1060)

Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge Construction Photograph Album, 1883-1884 (AC1030)

David Plowden North American Bridge Photographs, 1970-1976 (AC1019)

Quebec Bridge Photograph Collection, 1905-1986 (bulk 1905-1916) (AC1026)

Railroad Bridges Construction Photograph Album, circa 1905-1914 (AC1024)

Samuel Reed Bridge Collection, 1947-1964 (AC1001)

Rip Van Winkle Bridge Photographs, 1933-1935 (AC1027)

John A. Roebling Collection,1836-1975 (bulk 1930-1950) (AC0981)

Holton Duncan Robinson Papers, 1889-1938 (AC0963)

Lucinda Rudell Covered Bridges Collection, 1942-1979 (AC1028)

Lester Shanks Collection of Covered Bridge Photographs and Ephemera, 1876-2010 (bulk 1973-2008) (AC1244)

Washington, D.C. Bridges Collection, 1900-1905 (AC01095)

Raymond E. Wilson Covered Bridge Collection, 1958-1974 (AC0999)

Materials at Other Organizations

Southern Illinois University, Morris Library Special Collections

Walter E. Angier photograph collection, 1901-1915

Walter E. Angier Vertical File Manuscript, 1924

Michigan Historical Collections, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Alfred Noble Papers, 1862-1922

Provenance:

The collection was donated by Modejeski and Masters Consulting Engineers, through Joseph J. Scherrer, October 2, 1990.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Civil engineering  Search this

Bridge failures  Search this

Bridges  Search this

Genre/Form:

Oral history -- 1950-1970

Lantern slides

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass

Drawings

Contracts

Letterpress books

Photographs -- 19th century

Correspondence

Citation:

Modjeski and Masters Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0976

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep827750b46-05ec-4519-8a2c-dddf6ab57d6e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0976

Creator:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

Names:

Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of History and Technology  Search this

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Extent:

45.5 Cubic feet (78 boxes, map folders, and loose materials)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Photographs

Reports

Date:

1968-1990s

Summary:

Collection documents the implementation of, and scholarship associated with, the founding of the discipline of Industrial Archeology (IA) in the United States.

Content Description:

Collection documents the implementation of, and scholarship associated with, the founding of the discipline of Industrial Archeology (IA) in the United States. National Museum of History and Technology curator Robert Vogel is generally credited with the founding and study of IA in the United States. The collection documents important industrial sites through drawings, photographs, research reports, correspondence, notes and other information.

Arrangement:

Collection is unarranged.

Provenance:

Collection assembled by Robert Vogel, curator, National Museum of American History.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Industrial archaeology  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Photographs -- 20th century

Reports

Citation:

Industrial Archaeology Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1518

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8647ec259-ef39-4b63-a106-502abed55723

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1518

Creator:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers.  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Names:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Extent:

2.25 Cubic feet (7 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Brochures

Correspondence

Pamphlets

Date:

1926-2003

Summary:

Collection documents the activities of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Content Description:

Collection consists of pamphlets, brochures and correspondence, and publications for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), especially the Applied Mechanics Division. Also included is documentation for the History Heritage Committee of ASME, particularly nomination forms and brochures for the Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark Program.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1: History and Heritage Commission, 1970-1984

Series 2: National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark Brochures National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark Brochures, 1973-2003

Series 3: Applied Mechanics Division Applied Mechanics Division, 1926-1981

Historical:

ASME was founded in 1880 to provide a setting for engineers to discuss the concerns brought by the rise of industrialization and mechanization.

The Society's founders were some of the more prominent machine builders and technical innovators of the late nineteenth century; led by prominent steel engineer Alexander Lyman Holley, Henry Rossiter Worthington and John Edison Sweet.

Holley chaired the first meeting, which was held in the New York editorial offices of the American Machinist, on February 16th, with thirty people in attendance. From this date onward, the society ran formal meetings to discuss development of standard tools and machine parts as well as uniform work practices. However, it wasn't until 1905 that a major turning point gave new definition to ASME's purpose and impact on civilian life.

Steam powered the technology of the late 19th century. Despite their power, boilers and pressure vessels were temperamental, requiring constant attention and maintenance. Although there were numerous boiler explosions throughout the 19th century, there were no legal codes for boilers in any state in the Union. Undoubtedly one of the most important incidents that proved the need for developing boiler laws was the Grover Shoe Factory Disaster in Brockton, Massachusetts on March 10, 1905.

An older boiler, used as a backup during maintenance on the newer model, exploded, rocketing through three floors and the building's roof. Broken beams and heavy machinery trapped many workers who survived the initial explosion and collapse. Burning coals thrown from the boiler landed throughout the crumbling superstructure, starting fires that were fed by broken gas lines. The explosion resulted in 58 deaths and 117 injuries.

It was this catastrophe that gave Massachusetts the impetus to establish a five-man Board of Boiler Rules, whose charge was to write a boiler law for the state; this board published its boiler laws in 1908.

Having established the Boiler Testing Code in 1884, ASME formed a Boiler Code Committee in 1911 that led to the Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) being published in 1915. The BPVC was later incorporated into laws in most US states and territories and Canadian provinces.

ASME's rich publication history—including standards, theory, and technical journals—made a great deal of technical and biographical information available to engineers and policy makers. These publications form a substantial and tangible connection to the past that proves inspirational to ASME members to this day.

Source

American Society of Mechanical Engineers website, https://www.asme.org/about-asme/engineering-history (accessed on September 19, 2023)

Provenance:

Collection assembled by the Division of Work and Industry.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Genre/Form:

Brochures

Correspondence

Pamphlets

Citation:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1522

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American Society of Mechanical Engineers Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8adb12cd0-061f-4e00-9d66-8d9b75912f02

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1522

Names:

American Society of Civil Engineers.  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Interviewer:

Altomonte, Richard  Search this

Dodd, Linda  Search this

Stine, Jeffrey K.  Search this

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Interviewee:

Ammann, Klary Vogt Noetzli  Search this

Bartholomew, Harland, 1889-1989  Search this

Betts, Clifford A. , 1889-1982  Search this

Blumer-Maillart, Marie-Claire, 1906-1980  Search this

Bock, Carl  Search this

Buck, Richard S.  Search this

Caplan, David  Search this

Davis, Roland Parker, 1884-  Search this

Duff, Levi Bird  Search this

Edgerton, Glen Edgar, 1887-1976  Search this

Finch, Dean  Search this

Grant III, Ulysses Simpson, 1881-1968  Search this

Greely, Samuel A. , 1882-1968  Search this

Hamilton, Stanley Baines, 1889-1977  Search this

Heller, Edward  Search this

Imhoff, Robert  Search this

Laboon, John F. , 1921-1988  Search this

Morgan, Arthur E.  Search this

Stephenson , Margery McCormick  Search this

Voellmy, Adolph  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot (4 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Audio cassettes

Correspondence

Oral histories (document genres)

Transcripts

Date:

1958-1992

Content Description:

Collection consists of typescript transcripts and audio cassettes of oral histories conducted with civil engineers. Interview were conducted by conducted by Linda Dodd, intern in the Division of Engineering and Technology (now the Division of Work & Industry); Richard Altomonte of Pomona Media Arts; Jeffrey Stine, curator, National Museum of American History; and Robert M. Vogel, cuartor, National Museum of American History. Several of the oral histories were transcribed by Cyril R. Mill.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1: Oral History Transcripts, 1963-1992

Series 2: Oral History Audio Cassettes, 1958-1992

Provenance:

Collection made for the National Museum of American History prior to March 1986.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Researchers must use reference copies of audiovisual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Civil engineering  Search this

Genre/Form:

Audio cassettes

Correspondence -- 20th century

Oral histories (document genres)

Transcripts

Citation:

American Society of Civil Engineers Oral Histories, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1521

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American Society of Civil Engineers Oral Histories

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c7bc336f-96c6-4382-8540-01ca7e4a6ed5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1521

Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Names:

Historic American Buildings Survey  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.)  Search this

Extent:

45 Cubic feet (114 boxes, 23 map folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Articles

Color slides

Contracts

Copy prints

Correspondence

Illustrations

Letterheads

Maps

Negatives (photographic)

Newsclippings

Notebooks

Photographs

Picture postcards

Pocket notebooks

Postage stamps

Press releases

Reports

Specifications

Stereographs

Date:

1755-2000

Summary:

The collection consists of a wide range of materials--ephemera, trade literature, correpsondence, photographs, maps, plans, schematics, pamplets, brochures, postcards, calendars--documenting the subject of bridges.

Scope and Contents:

This collection was assembled by the Division of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (now the Division of Work and Industry) curators over the course of several decades. The collection consists of a wide range of materials documenting the subject of bridges broadly in terms of planning, construction, geography, aesthetics, cost, and failures. Well-known bridges such as the Brooklyn Bridge and its bridge builders and engineers is also documented.

The materials consist of photographs, negatives, copy prints, illustrations, correspondence, newsclippings, journal articles, HABS/HAER drawings, engineeeing reports, contracts and specifications for building bridges, blueprints, and notebooks. Throughout the files is curatorial correspondence, principally with curator Robert Vogel and historians of the history of technology, bridge enthusiasts, and civil engineers. There is a mixture of primary, secondary and tertiary materials found throughout the collection.

Some of the materials related to the Brooklyn Bridge are photocopies or copy prints from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Roebling Collection and other archives and libraries. These materials were assembled for the exhibit "Building Brooklyn Bridge--The Engineering and Construction, 1867-1883" staged in 1983 at the National Museum of American History. These materials are filed under the title "Building Brooklyn Bridge."

Many of the photographs and other items are from collections at the National Museum of American History: Llewellyn Nathaniel Edwards, Henry Grattan Tyrrell, Samuel E. Reed Collection, and the T.F. Healy Collection.

Publications vary widely, but some titles include American Contract Journal, American Railroad Journal, Harpers Weekly, Scientific American, Engineers and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Engineering News-Record, Engineering Record, and others.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into one series, then alphabetically.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Horatio Allen Papers, NMAH.AC.1447

American Public Works Association "Top Ten Public Works Projects of the Century--1900-2000" Nominations, NMAH.AC.0983

American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection, NMAH.AC.0711

Archives Center Business Americana Collection, NMAH.AC.0404

Archives Center Lantern Slide Collection, NMAH.AC.0686

Archives Center Postcard Collection, NMAH.AC.0483

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records, NMAH.AC.1086

Benjamin Franklin Bridge Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1029

Berlin Construction Company Records, NMAH.AC.1032

Victor Blenkle Postcard Collection, NMAH.AC.0200

Bollman Truss Bridge Collection, NMAH.AC.1064

Donald M. Burmister Paper, NMAH.AC.1068

Canadian Bridges Photograph Albums, NMAH.AC.1025

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Collection, NMAH.AC.0930

Robert Covington Stereograph Portfolio, NMAH.AC.1201

Cummings Structural Concrete Company Records, NMAH.AC.0218

Arthur d'Arazien Industrial Photographs, NMAH.AC.0314

Victor C. Darnell Bridge Construction Photographs, NMAH.AC.1018

William E. Dean Papers, NMAH.AC.0230

Robert Dearborn Panama Canal Glass negatives, NMAH.AC.1111

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Records, NMAH.AC.1074

Beata Drake Covered Bridge Collection, NMAH.AC.0998

Llewellyn N. Edwards Papers, NMAH.AC.0959

W.J. Eney Collection, NMAH.AC.1062

Erie Railroad Collection, NMAH.AC.1082

Joseph C. Farber Papers and Photographs, NMAH.AC.0520

Foundation Company Records, NMAH.AC.0974

James Forgie Papers, NMAH.AC.0986

James Gallagher Collection, NMAH.AC.0228

Grand Central Terminal Collection, NMAH.AC.1071

Henry Grattan Tyrrell and Mary Maude Knox Tyrrell Papers, NMAH.AC.0948

Hartford, Connecticut Bridge Collection, NMAH.AC.1066

William R. Hutton Papers, NMAH.AC.0987

Kahn Family Film Collection, NMAH.AC.0722

Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Bridge Profiles, NMAH.AC.1073

Beatrice Lizinger Postcard Collection, NMAH.AC.0530

Nicholas C. Mandragos Papers, NMAH.AC.0484

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, NMAH.AC.1089

Montgomery C. Meigs Papers, NMAH.AC.0984

Richard H. Miller Bridge Collection of Postcards and Slides, NMAH.AC.0950

Minnesota Railroads Photograph Albums, NMAH.AC.1023

George S. Morison Collection, NMAH.AC.0978

Modjeski and Masters Company Records, NMAH.AC.0976

Nathan W. Morgan Papers, NMAH.AC.0965

Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Records, NMAH.AC.1060

Thomas Norrell Railroad Photographs Collection, NMAH.AC.1174

Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge Construction Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1030

Panama Canal Commission Photonegatives, NMAH.AC.1116

Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas Records, NMAH.AC.0969

David Plowden North American Bridge Photographs, NMAH.AC.1019

David Plowden Steel Manufacturing Photographs, NMAH.AC.1020

Samuel E. Reed Bridge Collection, NMAH.AC.1001

Lili Rethi Papers, NMAH.AC.0749

John A. Roebling Collection, NMAH.AC.0981

Lucinda Rudell Covered Bridges Collection, NMAH.AC.1028

Edwin G. Rust Papers, NMAH.AC.1070

Jean W. Seele Rural Photographs, NMAH.AC.0759

Lester Shanks Collection of Bridge Photographs and Ephemera, NMAH.AC.1244

J. Parker Snow Collection, NMAH.AC.1000

Society for Industrial Archaeology Records, NMAH.AC.0688

Quebec Bridge Photograph Collection, NMAH.AC.1026

Railroad Bridges Construction Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1024

Holton Duncan Robinson Papers, NMAH.AC.0963

Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, NMAH.Ac.0143

U.S. Steel Corporation Photograph Albums, NMAH.AC.1037

Rip Van Winkle Bridge Photographs, NMAH.AC.1027

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series: Bridges, NMAH.AC.0060

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series: Railroads, NMAH.AC.0060

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions, NMAH.AC.0060

Washington, D.C. Bridges Collection, NMAH.AC.1095

Raymond W. Wilson Covered Bridge Collection, NMAH.AC.0999

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Bridges  Search this

Civil engineers  Search this

Railroads -- 19th century  Search this

Railroads -- 20th century  Search this

Genre/Form:

Articles

Color slides -- 20th century

Contracts -- 20th century

Copy prints

Correspondence -- 19th century

Correspondence -- 20th century

Illustrations

Letterheads

Maps -- 20th century

Negatives (photographic)

Newsclippings

Notebooks

Photographs -- 20th century

Picture postcards -- 20th century

Pocket notebooks

Postage stamps

Press releases

Reports -- 19th century

Reports -- 20th century

Specifications

Stereographs

Citation:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1577

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f3912776-c575-41af-a27e-338800e96007

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1577

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Container:

Box 90, Folder 12

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

[circa 1860s?]

Scope and Contents:

Associated museum accession number 1981.0598.02

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8590c97ae-0e3b-4431-83c3-6090f2991482

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref1686

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Container:

Box 114, Folder 6

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Scope and Contents:

Associated museum accession number 1982.0606.02.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84a9e970e-09de-4c8a-93f2-e1cbe500a843

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref1774

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Container:

Box 36, Folder 9

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1986

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80ef3029f-44bb-4324-bcbc-fad14162fca9

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Container:

Box 36, Folder 11

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1930

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b3c7336d-d275-4286-ae34-5d4e6ee48f75

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref518

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Container:

Box 36, Folder 12

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1875, 1909

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8dcd5ed24-7378-46ee-9cbe-8f1fa311d058

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref519

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Container:

Box 36, Folder 13

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1890-1931

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep842f1b135-d9f8-4eef-becd-deb766488268

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref520

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Container:

Box 36, Folder 14

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1964, 1972

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83e5866a1-ba58-42c6-bd1b-007aaaf55551

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref521

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1941

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b05b966e-7e23-48f2-af63-8d3acf8591bf

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref1

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 10

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1872

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80c55504e-e4df-49ca-ae71-86a0c64bc5fe

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref10

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Container:

Box 7, Folder 8

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a4a96b96-3ef4-4d86-81e2-061e1988b818

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref100

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Container:

Box 64, Folder 8

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86cda6d6f-a4ea-4e7b-9239-81ec4e881193

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref1000

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Container:

Box 64, Folder 8

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1865-1975

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87110d084-84b5-4db7-b550-56a965db51e5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref1001

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Container:

Box 64, Folder 9

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ac18f642-1b6b-40e3-ba0a-dea436c0171a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref1002

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Container:

Box 64, Folder 9

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1895-1977

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80549379f-c7a3-40d8-a9c0-fe7f871a0469

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref1003

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Container:

Box 64, Folder 10

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1914-1976

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86b792cb1-1e9a-412e-af53-ad28d4a6b68d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref1004