Collection documents dam construction in California, Colorado, and Nebraska.
Content Description:
Collection contains color slides documenting construction of the Brite Valley Dam, Mancos Dam, Sulphur Creek Dam, and Trenton Dam, in California, Colorado and Nebraska.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into one series, alphabetical by name of dam.
Biographical / Historical:
Born in Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, Norwood grew up in Everett, Idaho, and attended The College of Idaho for three years, and The University of Washington for one year. He had extensive work in advanced mathematics, hydraulics, civil engineering, surveying, and geodesics.
In the 1930's Norwood was employed by the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads, the Idaho State Highway Department, the W.P.A. of Idaho City and The Bureau of Reclamation. In 1941 he worked for the U.S, Engineers Dept, in Portland, Oregon for airport layouts, then transferred to the L.A. District to enter foreign service in Central America.He was with the U.S. Corps of Engineers in the
Managua, Nicaragua area, in the vicinity of San Marcos de Colon working on the Pan American Highway.
In 1942 he married Helen L. Kubli. There were no children.
In 1944, Norwood returned to the United States and worked for Associated Shipbuilders in Seattle, Washington as liaison engineer. He sought a commission in both the Marine Corps and the Navy, but was physically disqualified as 2-A. In 1944 and 1945 he was engineer with Puget Sound Bridge and Dredge at Harbor Island, Washington, and with the Corps of Engineers, L.A. district for the Whittier Narrows Dam. In 1945 he returned to Central America with Tucker McClure Co. and in Guayaquil, Ecuador again working on the Pan American Highway. In 1950 he returned to the United States and was employed by Vinnell Construction Co in Alhambra, California.
Norwood worked on canal projects, highways, dams, flood control, and bridges. He traveled to many underdeveloped countries on government assignments to develop highways, airports, bridges, and did estimating, negotiating and bidding.
In 1963 he left Vinnell Co. and he and Ross Griggs formed Griggs-Norwood Inc. and their work encompassed engineering of all kinds. They were based first in Pasadena, California and then in Long Beach, California. Mr. Griggs soon retired. After Mrs. Norwood's death in 1974 he moved his base to Duarte, California. In 1978 he married Mrs. Helen Wilkes. He retired in 1980 and died May 1, 1991.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Helen Wilkes Norwood, wife of Kenneth T. Norwood, 1992.
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Edwards, Llewellyn Nathaniel, 1873-1952 Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Search this
Extent:
0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Photograph albums
Place:
St. Mary's River (Ontario, Can.)
Sault Ste. Marie (Michigan)
Internatilonal Bridge (St Mary's River, Ontario, Can)
Coteau Bridge (Quebec, Can.)
Date:
1873-1911
Scope and Contents note:
The collection consists of two photograph albums documenting two Canadian drawbridges. One album, covering the years 1889 to 1911, documents the Coteau Bridge in Quebec. The Coteau Bridge crosses the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. It includes images of the bridge, the construction crew, and machinery.
The other album, covering the years 1873 to 1901, documents the International Bridge on the St. Mary's River in Ontario. The International Bridge connects Sault Ste. Marie in Michigan to Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario. Most of the photographs are captioned and document the construction of the bridge. The photographers are unknown.
Arrangement:
1 series.
Biographical/Historical note:
Llewellyn N. Edwards, 1873-1952, was a civil engineer and designer. He worked for the Boston Bridge Works, the Boston and Maine Railroad, the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, the Toronto Department of Works, the United States Bureau of Public Roads, and the Maine State Highway Commission from 1901 to 1943.
Related Materials:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Llewellyn N. Edwards Papers NMAH.AC.0959
Provenance:
Collection donated by Llewellyn Edwards, 1964.
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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
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Search this
Extent:
10 Cubic feet (29 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Drawings
Pamphlets
Photographs
Reports
Road maps
Scrapbooks
Trade catalogs
Picture postcards
Place:
California
New York
San Francisco (Calif.)
Date:
1888-1972
bulk 1930s
Summary:
The papers contain materials relating to the design and construction of highway bridges.
Scope and Contents:
These papers contain materials relating to the design and construction of highway bridges in the United States. The materials consist of publications, reports, testing data, correspondence, photographs taken by Morgan depicting suspension, concrete arch, moveable, steel arch, timber, concrete, steel simple span, cantilever, and stone bridges.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into four series.
Series 1: Bridges, 1888-1972
Series 2: Trade Literature, 1920-1959
Series 3: Photographs, 1921-1959
Series 4: Scrapbooks, 1916-1946
Biographical:
Nathan Wilson Morgan (b. 1891) was born in Downingtown, Pennsylvania and earned a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Colorado in 1916. In 1922 he married Mabel M. Fand. He worked for the American Bridge Company from 1916-1925 and for the United States Bureau of Public Roads, Bridge Division from 1925-1961.
Donated by Nathan W. Morgan to the National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History), Division of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, in 1964.
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Edwards, Llewellyn Nathaniel, 1873-1952 Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Search this
Extent:
2.3 Cubic feet (7 boxes
)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Writings
Articles
Reprints
Photographs
Reports
Manuscripts
Notes
Drawings
Correspondence
Date:
1910-1967
Summary:
The collection documents Llewellyn Nathaniel Edwards, a civil engineer and bridge builder.
Scope and Contents:
The collection includes captioned photographs of dirt roads in North Carolina and Mississippi, 1913; articles, including reprints from engineering journals; typed and handwritten notes on bridges; a handwritten, bound bibliography on bridges; typed notes on bridges and bridge history, including some drawings; correspondence, most relating to his research on the history of bridges but also relating to other topics; reports on landslides in California; a partial manuscript (L-Z) for a glossary of terms relating to bridge engineering and construction; a typescript of "A Manual of Bridge Construction;" a manuscript of "Bridge Construction in America"; and extensive correspondence with J. P. Snow on the history of wooden bridges.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into five series.
Series 1: Correspondence, 1919-1950, 1967
Series 2: Photographs, 1910-1919
Series 3: Articles, 1919-1933
Series 4: Publications, 1910-1942
Series 5: Notes and Writings, 1916-1933
Series 6: Drawings, 1911-1931
Biographical / Historical:
The collection contains the papers of Llewellyn Nathaniel Edwards, a graduate of the University of Maine and an expert on bridges and on concrete. Llewellyn Nathaniel Edwards was born in Otisfield, Maine in 1873. He received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1898, his C.E. in 1901, and Doctor of Engineering degree in 1927, all from the University of Maine. After graduation he began work as a draftsman for the Boston Bridge Works Company. Between 1905 and 1912, he worked as a bridge designer for various railroad companies, including the Boston and Maine, the Chicago and Northwestern, and the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada. While with the Grand Trunk he was in charge of the reconstruction of five bridges for the city of Toronto, where he began his research in the study of concrete. He was then briefly employed by the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads assigned to the district which included Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, before becoming bridge engineer for the Maine State Highway Commission in 1921. In 1928, he again was employed by the Bureau of Public Roads as a structural engineer, retiring in 1943 Dr. Edwards served as a captain in the Corps of Engineers in World War I. He became an authority on concrete and was author of A Record of History and Evolution of Early American Bridges as well as numerous articles in professional and scientific journals. Dr. Edwards died in 1952.
Source
The biographical note is from the Llewellyn N. Edwards Papers, Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Department, University of Maine
Materials in Other Organizations:
Llewellyn N. Edwards Papers, 1915-1933, Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Department, University of Maine
Related Materials:
Materials in the Archives Center
Canadian Bridges Photograph Albums NMAH.AC1025)
Provenance:
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
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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.
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United States. Department of Agriculture Search this
United States. Public Works Administration Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Extent:
0.4 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Reports
Photographs
Charts
Place:
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Date:
1913-1939, 1949
Summary:
Clyde E. Learned (1885-?) was the senior highway engineer for the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads, District Three, during the years 1919-1939. He was later a design engineer for the Public Roads Administration, Division Nine, in 1949.
Scope and Contents:
Material prepared for the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads relating to highway construction, mostly in Colorado but also Wyoming and New Mexico. Includes construction reports on the Monarch Pass Road (1919), and the Berthoud Pass Project (1927); maintenance and post-construction operations reports (1934-35); general reports of day labor operations (1931-39); and a report on a proposed snow removal system for Yellowstone National Park (1949). All of these reports include charts and photographs.
Biographical / Historical:
Clyde E. Learned (1885-?) was the senior highway engineer for the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads, District Three, during the years 1919-1939. He was later a design engineer for the Public Roads Administration, Division Nine, in 1949.
Provenance:
immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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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.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, vol. 32, no. 8, July 1930; vol. 63, no. 7, May 1961; and vol. 64, no. 1, November 1961.
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Collection Citation:
Arthur Raymond Brooks Collection, NASM.1989.0104, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
[Photographs, Construction of Washington National Airport at Gravelly Point, Virginia]
Collection Creator:
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division. Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1938-1940
Scope and Contents:
Group of 17 photographs from an unknown report. Aerial views of dredging operations and construction of the field, hangar, and terminal building of Washington National Airport at Gravelly Point, Virginia, 1938-1940. Also visible in several photographs are the Bureau of Public Roads Abingdon Research Station, Washington-Hoover Airport (Arlington, Virginia), and parts of the city of Washington, D.C., including the US Army Air Corps base at Bolling Field.
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Description des projets et de la construction des ponts de Neuilly, de Mantes, d'Orléans & autres du projet du canal de Bourgogne, pour la communication des deux Mers par Dijon; et de celui de la conduite des eaux de l'Yvette et de Bièvre à Paris en soixantesept planches ... par M. Perronet
Public works of Great Britain : consisting of railways, rails, chairs, blocks, cuttings, embankments, tunnels, oblique arches, viaducts, bridges, stations, locomotive engines, &c. : cast iron bridges, iron and gas works, canals, lock gates, centering, masonry and brick work for canal tunnels, canal boats, the London and Liverpool docks, plans and dimensions, dock gates, walls, quays and their maso...
Title:
Scientific, historical and commercial survey of the harbour and port of London
Helicopter Air Service Program: Hearings before the Aviation Subcommittee of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Eighty-Ninth Congress, First Session on Helicopter Air Service Program, March 8-11, 1965, US Government (Washington, DC) Serial No. 89-4.
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New York Airways Collection, Acc. NASM.1992.0052, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Paper presented at the New York Academy of the Sciences and American Society of Mechanical Engineers Sesquicentennial Forum on Transportation Engineering, August 29, 1967, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, N.Y. [Abstract] "The Problem of end-on transportation for trunk airline passengers is becoming acute. Any number of solutions to carry the passengers closer to their destination have been offered. It appears, however, that VTOL aircraft provided the most practical door to door transportation available today. The Pan Am building Heliport is a striking example of what can be accomplished in this direction."
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New York Airways Collection, Acc. NASM.1992.0052, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
