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Creator:

Morison, George S., 1842-1903  Search this

Names:

Baring Brothers Company  Search this

Isthmian Canal Commission.  Search this

Extent:

30 Cubic feet (63 boxes and 152 map-folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Blueprints

Tracings

Place:

Peterborough (NH)

Panama

Date:

1846-1903

Summary:

The collection documents the career of George S. Morison, a prominent civil engineer, specializing in railroad bridge design. The materials consist primarily of drawings and maps (linen tracings, blueprints, sketches); final bridge reports; photographs; glass plate negatives; daily diaries; correspondence; and published material documenting George S. Morison's participation on the Isthmian Canal Commission, 1898-1903.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into seven series.

Series 1: Diaries, 1863-1903

Subseries 1.1: Biographical Materials, 1863-1903

Subseries 1.2: Diaries, 1863-1903

Subseries 1.3: Newspaper Clippings, 1880-1898

Series 2: Correspondence, 1870-1903

Series 3: Reports/Printed Materials, 1846-1903

Series 4: Photographs, 1888, 1892-1893

Series 5: Glass Plate Negatives, 1886-1889

Subseries 5.1: Bellefontaine Bridge, undated

Subseries 5.2: Blair Crossing, 1893

Subseries 5.3: Cairo Bridge, 1888-1889

Subseries 5.4: Kansas City Bridge, 1886

Subseries 5.5: Memphis Bridge, circa 1893

Subseries 5.6: Memphis Bridge, 1891-1893

Subseries 5.7: Nebraska City Bridge, 1887-1888

Subseries 5.8: Omaha Bridge, undated

Subseries 5.9: Panama Canal, undated

Subseries 5.10: Rulo Bridge, 1886-1889

Subseries 5.11: Sioux City, circa 1881

Series 6: Lantern Slides, 1878-1894

Subseries 6.1: Isthmian Canal, undated

Subseries 6.2: General, 1878-1894

Series 7: Drawings, circa 1881-1900

Biographical / Historical:

Morison (1842-1903) of Peterborough, New Hampshire, was a prominent civil engineer specializing in railroad bridge design. He built ten bridges over the Missouri River, five over the Mississippi River and one over the Ohio River. Morison designed bridges in New York, and worked on the New York waterfront. He also helped to locate a deep water harbor in southern California and designed and built several viaducts.

Morison served on numerous engineering boards and acted as a consulting expert for Baring Brothers Company. Morison was a member of several important engineering committees, the most important of which was the Isthmus Canal (Panama Canal) Commission, 1899-1903. He was instrumental in changing its recommended location from Nicaragua to Panama.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

George W. Sims Papers, 1896-1981. (AC0127)

Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, 1895-1921 (AC0143)

Silas H. Woodard Papers, ca. 1899-1932 (AC1038)

Make the Dirt Fly!

Materials in Other Organizations

Minnesota Historical Society

Engineering Dept. records. Northern Pacific Railway Company records, 1867-1970.

Subject files (1867-1970); accounting records (1879-1921); standard plans for buildings, bridges, and other structures ([188-]-[196-]); track profile maps (1890-1927); and bridge records (1892-1960) created or compiled by the Northern Pacific administrative unit responsible for locating, surveying, constructing, and maintaining roadways and structures. Contains letter press books for George S. Morison.

Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey

Includes photographs and drawings for some of Morison's bridges.

Separated Materials:

Artifacts related to this collection are in the Division of Work & Industry (See accessions #1984.1093 and #1993.0113) and includes camera equipment, drafting curves, and an omnimeter transit with tripod.

Provenance:

The collection was donated by Robert S. Morison, Elting Morison, and John H. Morison on June 17, 1985.

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 -- Design and construction  Search this

Railroad bridges  Search this

Genre/Form:

Blueprints

Tracings

Citation:

George Morison Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0978

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George S. Morison Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep847ba2160-f43c-47ce-a3ba-973eeb23f8de

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0978

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Landscape--Farm  Search this

Landscape--California  Search this

Landscape--Mountain  Search this

Architecture exterior--Farm--Barn  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390083

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481370

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Cityscape--California--San Francisco  Search this

Cityscape--Street  Search this

Cityscape--Season--Winter  Search this

Cityscape--Weather--Snow  Search this

Figure group  Search this

Architecture--Vehicle--Automobile  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390090

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481377

Sculptor:

Saint-Gaudens, Augustus 1848-1907  Search this

Subject:

Gibbs, Florence  Search this

Medium:

Marble

Type:

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles California 90036 Accession Number: 24.5

Date:

1872

Topic:

Portrait female--Bust  Search this

Dress--Accessory--Jewelry  Search this

Control number:

IAS 75000610

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_1070

Creator:

Lobdell, Frank, 1921-  Search this

Burgard, Timothy Anglin  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Citation:

Frank Lobdell interview, 2002 October 30. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)15969

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)304955

AAA_collcode_lobdfran

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_304955

Maker:

Bendix  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 8 1/2 in x 11 in; 21.59 cm x 27.94 cm

Object Name:

documentation

Place made:

United States: California, Los Angeles

Date made:

ca 1956

Credit Line:

Harry D. and Velma R. Huskey

ID Number:

1988.3106.01

Catalog number:

1988.3106.01

Nonaccession number:

1988.3106

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Medicine and Science: Computers

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-ca77-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1373814

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Blog posts

Smithsonian staff publications

Blog posts

Published Date:

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:36:00 GMT

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

See more posts:

Festival Blog

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:posts_4f16595b9654463807f308fe1135299c

Creator:

Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis), 1876-1960  Search this

Addressee:

Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956  Search this

Extent:

31 Pages

Culture:

Luiseno  Search this

Snake  Search this

Ajachemem (San Juan de Capistrano Luiseño)  Search this

Barbareño Chumash (Santa Barbara)  Search this

Western Mono (Monache)  Search this

Paiute  Search this

Bannock  Search this

Ute  Search this

Cahuilla  Search this

Payómkawichum (Luiseño)  Search this

Shoshone  Search this

Tongva (Gabrielino Mission)  Search this

Tübatulabal (Kern River)  Search this

Serrano  Search this

Pala Band Luiseño (Agua Caliente)  Search this

Kawaiisu  Search this

Indians of North America -- California  Search this

Chumash  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this

Kutzadika'a (Mono Paiute)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Date:

1905

Scope and Contents:

Also letter to Frederick W. Hodge, with emendations to the manuscript. San Francisco, California. April 27, 1905. Autograph letter signed. 1 page. Includes discussion of "Current Tribal names that are Ambiguous. "Ute, Paiute, Shoshoni, Bannock, Snake; and sections on Gabrielino, Serrano, Luiseno, San Juan Capistrano, Agua Caliente, Cahuilla, Santa Barbara, Monachi, Kawaiisu, Tubatulabal.

Title page of manuscript carries A. note S. : F. W. H. [Hodge]: "This material has been extracted for the Dictionary of Tribes ["Handbook of American Indians," Bureau of American Ethnology-Bulletin 30, Washington, 1907, 1910] by Dr Swanton."

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2108

Local Note:

typescript document with annotations

Topic:

Names, tribal -- Ute  Search this

Names, tribal -- Paiute  Search this

Names, tribal -- Shoshoni  Search this

Names, tribal -- Bannock  Search this

Names, tribal -- Snake  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Mission Capistrano  Search this

Shoshone  Search this

Cupeno  Search this

Citation:

Manuscript 2108, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS2108

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw373f6a8dc-42e8-4e85-8039-8a6ad3c8d170

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2108

Interviewee:

Lobdell, Frank, 1921-  Search this

Interviewer:

Burgard, Timothy Anglin  Search this

Extent:

0.01 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Date:

2002 October 30

Summary:

The Frank Lobdell interview dates from 2002 and measures 0.01 linear feet. The collection is comprised of a 27-page transcript of an interview with Lobdell conducted by Timothy Anglin Burgard at Lobdell's Pier 70 Studio, in San Francisco.

Scope and Contents:

The Frank Lobdell interview dates from 2002 and measures 0.01 linear feet. The collection is comprised of a 27-page transcript of an interview with Lobdell conducted by Timothy Anglin Burgard at Lobdell's Pier 70 Studio, in San Francisco. Burgard's interview was used in preparation for the exhibition Frank Lobdell: The Art of Making and Meaning, held at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor Museum in May 2003. A book of the same title was published by the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, Hudson Hills Press, in 2003.

In the interview Lobdell talks about his early interest in art, his artistic influences, his education, his experiences during World War II after being drafted into the army in 1942, and his career after the war, and shares his opinions on art and politics.

Arrangement:

Due to the small size of this collection, the interview is arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical:

California painter and educator Frank Lobdell (1921-1913) was a key figure among first-generation Bay Area Abstract Expressionist artists. Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco curator and Lobdell scholar Timothy Anglin Burgard, interviewed Lobdell in 2002.

Lobdell was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Minnesota where he attended the St. Paul School of Fine Arts. He served in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II from 1942–46 and subsequently attended the California School of Fine Arts on the G.I. Bill where he studied with Clyfford Still. He continued his education in Paris from 1950-1951 before returning to California where he taught at the California School of Fine Arts (1957-1964) and Stanford University from 1966-1991.

Lobdell exhibited his work widely in the United States and Europe from the 1950s on. He received many awards and honors including the Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Painting from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (1988) and election to the National Academy of Design in 1998.

Lobdell died in Palo Alto in 2013 at the age of 92.

Provenance:

Donated 2009 by Timothy Anglin Burgard.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Museum curators -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Painters -- California  Search this

Educators -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Citation:

Frank Lobdell interview, 2002 October 30. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.lobdfran

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Frank Lobdell interview

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw913ee3a46-09a0-48a2-9543-3da9f2a896c6

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-lobdfran

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on paper

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Landscape--California  Search this

Landscape--Coast  Search this

Landscape--Road  Search this

Architecture exterior--Domestic--House  Search this

Waterscape--Bay--Monterey Bay  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390061

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481348

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on paper

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Landscape--California--San Francisco  Search this

Landscape--Coast  Search this

Architecture exterior--Domestic--House  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390063

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481350

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on paper

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Landscape--California--San Francisco  Search this

Landscape--Coast  Search this

Architecture exterior--Military  Search this

Figure male  Search this

Recreation--Sport & Play--Fishing  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390064

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481351

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on paper

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Landscape--California  Search this

Landscape--Coast  Search this

Architecture exterior--Domestic--House  Search this

Waterscape--Bay--San Francisco Bay  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390065

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481352

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on plywood

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles California 90036

Topic:

Landscape--California--San Francisco  Search this

Landscape--Coast  Search this

Landscape--Time--Night  Search this

Landscape--Wharf  Search this

Architecture--Boat  Search this

Architecture exterior--Industry  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390066

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481353

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Cityscape--California--San Francisco  Search this

Waterscape--Bay--San Francisco Bay  Search this

Architecture exterior--Commercial--Dock  Search this

Architecture--Boat--Freighter  Search this

Architecture exterior--Industry  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390071

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481358

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Landscape--California--San Francisco  Search this

Landscape--Coast  Search this

Architecture exterior--Military  Search this

Landscape--Time--Sunset  Search this

Landscape--Time--Evening  Search this

Architecture exterior--Lighthouse  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390073

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481360

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Landscape--California  Search this

Architecture exterior--Religious--Mission  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390075

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481362

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Landscape--Coast  Search this

Landscape--California--Angel Island  Search this

Waterscape--Bay--San Francisco Bay  Search this

Architecture--Boat--Sailboat  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390077

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481364

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Landscape--California  Search this

Landscape--Mountain  Search this

Landscape--Tree  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390078

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481365

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Landscape--California--Corte Madera  Search this

Landscape--Mountain--Mt. Tamalpais  Search this

Landscape--Tree  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390079

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481366