Cooper-Bessemer Corporation (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Extent:
27 Cubic feet (68 boxes, 1 map-folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Advertising
Airbrushing
Cashbooks
Correspondence
Catalogs
Drawings
Financial records
Letterpress copybooks
Photographs
Price lists
Newsletters
Trade literature
Date:
1870-1961
Summary:
These records document the activities of the Cooper-Bessemer Corporation of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and Grove City, Pennsylvania, manufacturers of steam, gas, and oil engines, compressors, and furnaces.
Scope and Contents note:
These records document the activities of the Cooper-Bessemer Corporation of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, manufacturers of steam, gas, and oil engines; compressors; and furnaces through correspondence, financial materials, trade literature and photographs.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into eleven series.
Series 1: Background Materials, 1895-1944
Series 2: Correspondence, 1866-1961
Series 3: Financial Materials, 1888-1929
Series 4: Newsletters, 1917-1942
Series 5: Product and Sales Materials, 1870-1961
Series 6: Advertising Materials, 1921-1945
Series 7: Printed Materials, 1902-1953
Series 8: Photographs, 1881-1930s
Series 9: Air Brushed Photographs/Renderings, 1909-1930s, undated
Series 10: Glass Plate Negatives, 1906-1913, undated
Series 11: Drawings, 1906-1944
Biographical / Historical:
C. & G. Cooper Company was founded by Charles (1811-1891) and Elias Cooper (1814-1848) in 1833 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Situated in Central Ohio, abundant supplies of coal, iron and natural gas were available to the Cooper brothers as well as proximity to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines. Previously, the brothers opened a coal mine in 1832 and then a foundry for casting metals. Their principal products were plows, carding machines, and special power machinery. In 1848, Elias Cooper died and Charles Cooper sold an interest in the Company to T.L. Clark and the firm changed its name from to C. & E. Cooper to Cooper & Clark. In 1852, John Cooper (1824-1916), the younger brother of Charles and Elias, joined the company and became known as Coopers & Clark. T.L. Clark retired in 1853 and the company became C. & J. Cooper.
In 1852, the company built its first blowing engine and with the growth of the railroad system and a demand for railroad equipment, the company responded with manufacturing steam locomotives. In 1865, F.L. Fairchild (d. 1912) joined the company as a partner and the firm became known as C.& J. Cooper & Company. J.C. Debes, a mechanical engineer formerly of the George H. Corliss Works, began working for the company in 1865 designing Corliss engines that came to market in 1869. Corliss engines would become a principal product of the company by 1886. Colonel George Rogers (son-in-law of Elias Cooper) joined the company when John Cooper retired and the name once gain changed to C. & G. Cooper & Company. By 1881, Desault B. Kirk (son-in-law of Charles Cooper) and son, C.F. Cooper (d. 1894) along with E.H. Fairchild and B.F. Williams became active partners in the company. In 1929, Cooper merged with Bessemer Gas Engine Co. of Grove City, Pennsylvania, to form Cooper-Bessemer Corporation. Cooper Machinery Services is the current equipment manufacturer for Cooper-Bessemer engines.
During World War One and World War Two, the company made munitions—steel shells, special purpose lathes, surface grinders and multiple-head cutting off machines—to aid the Allies. Its work contributed to faster and more efficient production for the war effort and earned it the Maritime "M" and Army/Navy "E" Awards. Over the years, the company's products included: simple and compound Corliss engines, gas and diesel engines, rolling mill engines, marine engines, compressors, and power units for ice and refrigeration, cotton-ginning and oil-milling.
Sources
Cooper Machinery Services (last accessed on April 12, 2022 https://www.cooperservices.com/our-company/heritage/cooper-origins/the-history-of-cooper-bessemer/)
C. & G. Cooper Company, Seventy-Five Years of Engine Building, Mount Vernon, Ohio, 1900.
100 Years of Power, Cooper-Bessemer, 1833-1933, 1933.
Related Materials:
Materials at the National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Trade Literature Collection
Includes Cooper-Bessemer Corporation, Chapman Engineering Company, and Hope Engineering and Supply Company.
Provenance:
The collection was donated by the Cooper-Bessemer Corporation, through Robert S. Warren, Manager of Advertising and Public Relations, in 1965 and 1969.
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.
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Extent:
2.3 Cubic feet (11 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Publications
Advertisements
Scrapbooks
Correspondence
Date:
1886-1941
Summary:
Manuscripts, correspondence, business records, newspaper clippings and scrapbooks documenting the career of Henry Grattan Tyrrell, an early-twentieth-century civil engineer and bridge builder who was also a prolific self-published author of hundreds of journal articles and several books. Subjects include aesthetic bridge design, history of bridges, design of movable bridges, and the economical design of factories, shops, and mill buildings.
Scope and Contents:
This collection contains typed manuscripts, correspondence, drawings, and business records written by and relating to Henry Grattan Tyrrell, civil engineer, bridge builder and prolific self-published author on the subjects of bridge engineering, aesthetics and history of bridge design, and the economical design of factories, shops and mill buildings.
The bulk of the collection consists of drafts and submission copies of his numerous published journal articles as well as early manuscripts of several of his books. Also included are two scrapbooks compiled by Tyrrell, containing many of his published articles, pamphlets, and letters to editors of engineering-related publications, as well as advertising material for both his engineering businesses and his books. There are many newspaper clippings related to projects Tyrrell worked on or expressed interest in, documentation of claims he brought against various companies for infringement or failure to pay, lists of his works, compilations of critical praise and personal endorsements, and general material relating to his experiences in publishing.
The collection presents a specific view of the trends and innovations in engineering at the beginning of the twentieth century, particularly focusing on bridges of all types and materials, as well as an early example of self-employment and self-promotion. It may be of interest to researchers in the areas of bridge and factory design in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, historical engineering publications, and the history of bridge building in the United States and Canada.
Arrangement:
This collection is divided into seven (7) series:
Series 1: Personal, 1886; 1920s-1930s; undated
Series 2: Correspondence, 1895-1901; 1907; 1911-1917; 1928-1929; 1931-1941
Henry Grattan Tyrrell (1867-1948) was born in Weston, Ontario, Canada and was educated at the University of Toronto School of Practical Science as a civil engineer specializing in bridge architecture and design. He worked for several architectural companies, including the Boston Bridge Company (Massachusetts), the Brackett Bridge Company (Ohio), as well as his own businesses the American Estimating Company, and Grattan Tyrrell & Co. His brief career as an engineer was superceded by his prolific career as a writer of both journal articles and books on the aesthetics of bridge design and practical designs for factories and mill houses.
The son of an avid outdoorsman and explorer, his early writings are about the Canadian wilderness. By the turn of the century, his writing focused on architectural engineering, specifically the design of bridges. Tyrrell was well-traveled and wrote at length about the beauty of a well-designed bridge, like those he had seen all over the world. He suggested that America's cities (Chicago, Seattle, Milwaukee and Cleveland), build attractive bridges, which, he argued, could also be economical. His books History of Bridge Engineering (1911) and Artistic Bridge Design (1912) spoke to these issues. He expanded his love of aesthetics to buildings as well, advocating for the economical and practical design of factory buildings and floors, as well as mill houses and shops (Mill Buildings, 1911; Engineering of Shops and Factories, 1912). His last (possibly unpublished) book, Movable Bridges (1921), explored the design of drawbridges, vertical lift bridges and suspension bridges. His wife, Mary Maude Knox Tyrrell, co-authored and illustrated many of the books.
Tyrrell was an avid self-promoter, writing reviews of his own books, including contents and endorsements of his achievements, and selling them in pamphlet form. He was a frequent contributor to many engineering journals, such as Canadian Engineer, Builders' Magazine, Engineering News, and The Engineering Magazine. His prolific writings on the subjects of bridge engineering and aesthetics are a lasting legacy of early-twentieth century ingenuity.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Grattan Tyrrell. Exact date of acquisition unknown.
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.
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:
0.6 Cubic feet (3 boxes, 1 map-folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Contracts
Stats (copies)
Specifications
Photostats
Place:
Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)
Detroit (Mich.)
Date:
1915-1939
Scope and Contents note:
These papers contain photographs, contracts, specifications, and reports for projects consulting engineer, Herbert Grassman worked on.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into four series.
Series 1: Photographs, 1928-1930
Series 2: Specifications, 1927-09-17-1939
Series 3: Contracts, 1915-1931
Series 4: Reports, 1921-1942
Biographical/Historical note:
Herbert S. Grassman, Oak Park, Illinois, consulting engineer.
Provenance:
Immediate source of acquistion unknown.
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.
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:
1.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes, 8 oversize folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Logs (records)
Articles
Place:
Ohio -- Manufacturing
Date:
1933-1988
Scope and Contents note:
Records of the Borsig Steam Engines installed at the Philip Carey Manufacturing Company, Lockland, Ohio. The papers include engine logs, drawings, an index to the drawings (in German), articles, and black-and-white photographs.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into one series.
Biographical/Historical note:
The Phillip Carey Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of industrial thermal insulation for pipes and boilers. They installed two Borsig steam engines, imported from Berlin, in their factory in 1930. Borsig had been founded in 1837 by August Borsig, his company built steam engines to support German railroads.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Frank H. Beberdick, 1988.
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.
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.
Collection documents the activities of Warner & Swasey Company, machine tool manufacturers.
Content Description:
Collection consists of records of the Warner & Swasey Company, machine tool manufacturers and includes machine tool catalogs for iron and brass works, circa 1887-1901; turret lathe tools, circa 1901-1926; and automatic lathes and milling machines, 1920, 1925 and 1944. Also included are the papers of Myron S. Curtis (1886-1966), vice president of engineering for Warner & Swasey, including personal data, a list of patented inventions, and talks on the machine tool industry and economics, circa 1945-1963.
Arrangement:
Collection is unarranged.
Biographical / Historical:
Myron S. Curtis (1866-1966) was born in Holbrook, Massachusetts and graduated from Brown University with Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering in 1907. Curtis worked for Potter & Johnston Company of Pawtucket, Rhode Isalnd as a chief engineer, works manager and vice president and director. Curtis joined the National Machine Tool Builders' Association and Ordnance Department in 1939 and Warner & Swasey in 1940.
Provenance:
Acquired from Myron S. Curtis prior to November 1975.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Extent:
.75 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 map folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Blueprints
Correspondence
Patents
Date:
1894-1911
Summary:
Collection documents the Paul Steam-Heating System.
Content Description:
These records contain material concerning the Paul Steam-Heating System developed by Andrew G. Paul of New York City. Materials include drawings, blueprints, account information, contract information, patents and licenses, a list of installations; and testimonial letters.
Arrangement:
Collection is unarranged.
Provenance:
Collection donated by T.B. Cryer in 1957.
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.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Extent:
9.1 Cubic feet (3 boxes, 14 map folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Blueprints
Patents
Sketches
Specifications
Date:
1898-1926
Summary:
Collection documents the activities of the Kingsford Foundry & Machine Company.
Content Description:
Records chiefly concern the work of the Kingsford Foundry & Machine Company, Stumpf Unaflow steam engines, Kingsford steam boilers, stationary and marine crossheads, flywheels, and steam turbines. Included are catalogs, sales information, drawings, patents, sketches, air brush drawings, mounted photographs of Kingsford-Webster boilers, blueprints, designs, and specifications.
Arrangement:
Collection is unarranged.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Industrial Precision Products, through William J. Gallagher, plant manager, 1972.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Extent:
.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Profiles
Place:
Honesdale (Pa.)
Kingston (N.Y.)
Date:
1882-1889, 1986
Summary:
Collection primarily consists of survey profiles for the Lackawaxen canal area in Pennsylvania and New York during the 1880s.
Content Description:
Collection contains six (6) rolled drawings with continuous profile of the Lackawaxen Canal from New York to Pennsylvania. Among these materials is also an estimate for lines run at Lackawaxen and Delaware River dating from the 1880s and prepared by the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, Railroad Department. In addition, a newsletter for the Society for Industrial Archeology for spring 1986 is included in the colletion. Materials are arranged in chronological order.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged in one series.
Related Materials:
Materials at the Archives Center, National Museum of American History
William R. Hutton Papers, NMAH.AC.0987
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090
Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, NMAH.AC.1577
Provenance:
Acquired prior to 1976; immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Extent:
.25 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Picture postcards
Photographs
Place:
Erie Canal (N.Y.)
Date:
1907-1913
Summary:
Collection documents the construction of the Erie Canal in New York at the turn of the twentieth century.
Content Description:
Collection consists of photographs documenting the construction of the Erie Canal which was later renamed the New York State Barge Canal. Many of the images include workers on the job site. In addition, there are photographs of unidentified construction sites along the canal system which includes 525 miles of waterways from Lake Erie to the Hudson River with extensions to Cayuga Lake, Lake Champlain, Lake Ontario, and Seneca lake.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged in one series.
Related Materials:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
For related materials on the Erie Canal, see the following collections:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Ships, Boats, and Vessels, NMAH.AC.0060
Cummings Structural Concrete Company Reocrds, NMAH.AC.0218
John Stevens Collection, NMAH.AC.0333
American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection, NMAH.AC.0711
Division of Cultural History Lantern Slides and Stereographs, NMAH.AC.0945
James Forgie Papers, NMAH.AC.0986
William R. Hutton Papers, NMAH.AC.0987
Rudolph Hering Collection, NMAH.AC.0989
Lehigh Valley Railroad Records, NMAH.AC.1046
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Records, NMAH.AC.1074
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Photographs, NMAH.AC.1075
Erie Railroad Collection, NMAH.AC.1082
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090
New York State Barge Canal Photographs, NMAH.AC.1536
Provenance:
Photographs donated by Richard W. Sickler, May 13, 1969. Postcards acquired from unknown source.
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.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Extent:
.50 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 map folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1938-1972
Summary:
Collection documents General Motors Corporation engineering exhibits and studies.
Content Description:
Collection contains brochures, exhibit literature, photographs, plans, and reprints of the General Motors Corporation relating to engineering exhibits and studies. Included are Highway and Horizons Exhibit brochures and lecture; photocopy of a 1938 plan for New York World's Fair quartz window engine exhibit; photographs on combustion analysis, 1939; and plans concerning shot-peening and surface finishing, 1938-1939.
Reprints in collection include thirteen by Gerald M. Rassweiler and Lloyd Withrow on engine studies; "Retrospect," by Rassweiler on infrared work at General Motors; and "Shot Blasting," and "Fatigue Weakness of Surfaces," by J.O. Alman of the GM Research Laboratories, 1943-1951.
Arrangement:
Collection is unarranged.
Provenance:
Acquired from Carmin A. Guerrera prior to 1976.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Extent:
.50 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Trade catalogs
Place:
Milwaukee (Wis.)
Tucson (Ariz.)
Date:
1911-2000
bulk 1950s
Summary:
Collection documents solar energy, particularly for use in residential homes.
Content Description:
Papers document the activities of Fritz P. Grutzner of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and his interest to build a home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida "energized" by the sun. Included is correspondence with various manufacturers of materials and power companies concerning solar energy, copies of articles on solar heating, trade literature, notes and calculations, and mimeographed proceedings of the Conference on Solar Energy held in Tucson, Arizona in 1955.
Arrangement:
Collection is unarranged.
Provenance:
Collection assembled by Fritz P. Grutzner; donated to National Museum of History and Technology prior to 1976.
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.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Extent:
.25 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Typescripts
Maps
Photographs
Place:
Nicaragua.
Date:
1897-1935
Content Description:
Papers contain a 133-page typescript "Private log book of a little trip to Nicaragua" by Brown, including a map of the Nicaragua canal route and photographs, 1897-1898. Also includes letters from Brown to relatives concerning his work, especially in Nicaragua and at the Dry Tortugas. In addition, there is a photograph album with a description of it.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged in one series.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Mabel L. West, niece of George W. Brown, March 1963.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Extent:
1 Cubic foot (1 box, 6 map olders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Blueprints
Contracts
Place:
Boston (Mass.)
Date:
1899-1936, undated
Summary:
Collection contains records including deeds, contracts, and blueprints documenting the work of the Boston Terminal Company.
Content Description:
Materials consist of deeds, contracts, and blueprints from the railroads that formed the Boston Terminal Company. These records relate to the work of the Boston Terminal Company in particular the South Union Station now known as the Governor Michael S. Dukakis Transportation Center at South Station. Materials are arranged in chronological order.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged in one series.
Biographical / Historical:
The Boston Terminal Company, formed in 1897 to develop South Union Station, was comprised of the New Haven Railroad, Boston and Albany Railroad Company, New England Railroad Company, Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation, and the Old Colony Railroad Company. Officially now known as The Governor Michael S. Dukakis Transportation Center at South Station it was intended to provide a single terminal to service all these railroads.
Related Materials:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Railroads, NMAH.AC.0060
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company Records, NMAH.AC.0071
Division of Transportation: Railroads' Engineering Data, NMAH.AC.0207
Division of Transportation Railroad Reference Files, NMAH.AC.0523
Frank H. Waring Papers, NMAH.AC.0895
Foundation Company Records, NMAH.AC.0974
Grand Central Terminal Collection, NMAH.AC.1071
New York Central Railway Valuation Negatives, NMAH.AC.1072
Charles B. Chaney Jr. Railroad Photographic Collection, NMAH.AC.1167
Thomas Norrell Railroad Collection, NMAH.AC.1174
Railroad Station Historical Society Collection, NMAH.AC.1558
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Marcel Breuer Papers, 1920-1986, AAA.breumarc
Other Repositories
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division, Plan of a survey for the proposed Boston and Providence Rail-Way, G3761.P3 1828 .H3
Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Map of the Old Colony Rail Road with its branches and connecting roads, prepared under the direction of the Committee of Investigation, January 1850, S. Dwight Eaton, Engineer, G3761.P3 1850 .F4
Provenance:
Immediate source of acquisition unknown; acquired prior to 1976.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Extent:
.025 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Annual reports
Drawings
Photographs
Date:
1926-1935
Content Description:
The records document through photographs and reports, the activities of the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Brooklyn Edison Company. Also included is a pamphlet on the Hell Gate and Sherman Creek Stations of the United Light and Power Company.
Arrangement:
Collection is unarranged.
Provenance:
Collection donated by an anonymous donor in 1976.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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.
Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives
Creator:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Search this
Extent:
2.5 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1869-1920, undated
Scope and Contents note:
Glass plate negatives (10 in 8 in; 5 in x 4 in; and 8.5 in x 6.5 in.) documenting civil and mechanical engineering activities, equipment, facilities, and projects. Some of the subjects are boilers, engines, turbines, lighthouses, aqueducts, bridges, factories, roads, hydroelectric stations, kilns and mills. Few of the images are identified.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into nine series.
Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives
Series 1: Boilers
Series 2: Bridges
Series 3: Hydraulic Engineering
Series 4: Lighthouses
Series 5: Machinery
Series 6: Rigging, Shop, Work and Office Scenes
Series 7: Steam Engings, Turbines, Equipment
Series 8: Structures and Construction
Series 9: Miscellaneous
Provenance:
Date and source of acquisition unknown.
Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. 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.
Roofing Materials for Washington, D.C. Sewage Pumping Station
Collection Creator:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Search this
Container:
Box 5, Item 13
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
March 2, 1906
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Roofing Framework of Washington, D.C. Sewage Pumping Station, Claudy Photo
Collection Creator:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Search this
Container:
Box 5, Item 14
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
January 1, 1906
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Construction Framework of D.C. Sewage Pumping Station, Claudy Photo
Collection Creator:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Search this
Container:
Box 5, Item 15
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
January 1, 1906
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Roofing Materials for Washington, D.C. Sewage Pumping Station
Collection Creator:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Search this
Container:
Box 5, Item 16
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
January 31, 1906
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
