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
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.
one container OVERSIZE ; Paper ; home insulation ; facial tissues ; crepe wadding ; industrial wiping products ; feminine products. Advertising manual on using Rotogravure effectively. Company history. Five business reply cards ; "Depend" absorbent products brochure (1988) ; "Huggies" diaper advertisement for hospital donation ; "Depend" brochure: "Why Talk About It?" ; "Incontinence Assessment and Management: A Self-Study Health Care Program Guidebook" ; "Working with the Incontinent: A Community Education Kit for Pharmacists" folder (includes booklet of slideshow printouts and related color slides ; 1985 brochure ; "Why Talk About It" brochures ; sign-up pad for free "Depend" coupons ; "Kimsul"
Includes:
Trade catalog, manual, samples, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Types of samples:
Economy Cover colors
Physical description:
43 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Neenah, Wisconsin, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Architectural designs and building materials Search this
[Trade catalogs from International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)]
Variant company name:
Armonk, NY ; White Plains, NY ; Rye Brook, NY Search this
Company Name:
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) Search this
Related companies:
International Time Recording Co. of New York ; Emanon Corp. (Laborton, NY); Computing Tabulating and Recording Co. ; Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. ; Search this
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one container OVERSIZE ; Typewriters: manual; electric ; automatic carbon shift ; Selectric (brand name) forms writing machine ; carbon ribbon writing machine. Industrial controls, automatic programming of machine tools. Punch card accounting systems. Laboratory equipment: electrochemical instruments ; liquid chromatography ; variable wavelength detectors ; digital plotters ; automatic sample handler ; data collection terminals. Time recording and regulating systems ; time recording clocks ; doctors' staff registering system ; high-speed electronic sorters ; dictating equipment ; school sound system ; cardatype ; card punch ; electronic statistical machine ; alphabetical collator ; scales ; electric document originating machine ; calculating punch ; includes business cards ; computers ; Payroll report for Emanon Corp. of Laborton, NY for week ending December 18, 1937 ; magnetic drum machine ; electronic typing calculator ; "Talking Terminal" (IBM 3278 Model 2 Display Unit with Audio Output Feature). "Computer Programmer Training for the Severely Physically Disabled" brochure ; COBOL reference cards ; FORTRAN reference cards ; ALGOL language reference book ; IBM 360 Operating System reference guide ; reference manuals ; "Electromatic News Flash" publication (Vol. 2, No. 1) ; IBM Wiring Diagram ; accounting machine ; collators ; card proving machine ; card proof punch ; printing card proof punch
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, samples, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Types of samples:
punch card ; samples of text on IBM Electromatic Typewriter ; text styles for IBM Memory Typewriters and IBM
Physical description:
353 pieces; 22 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Clocks and watches (including clock-making and watch-making equipment) Search this
MAN AG ; Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG ; American M.A.N. Corp. (NY) ; Search this
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one piece OVERSIZE ; Includes records in German , French , and Spanish . Engines ; automotive engines ; diesel engines ; engines for diesel-electric rail cars ; boat engines ; motor yachts ; passenger and freight railway vehicles ; trucks and buses ; turbo machinery ; printing machines ; cargo cranes ; Japanese , South American , and German cargo motorships ; with photograph album "50 Years Diesel Engine" ; The company was instrumental in providing practical applications for Rudolf Diesel's invention of the diesel engine.
Includes:
Trade catalog, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
198 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Nuremberg, Germany
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses) Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies) Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc. Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.) Search this
Printing; publishing; paper and bookselling (including type specimens) Search this
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