Archives Center, National Museum of American History

James Gallagher Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0228
Creators:
Gallagher, James (civil engineer)
Dates:
1924-1931
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.3 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to bridge construction in California. Includes a set of drawings for the San Joaquin River Bridge, Mossdale, California (1924), a California Division of Highways Bridge Department Manual (1931), and booklets by the California Highway Commission containing contracts and specifications for the construction of bridges on state highways (1925-26).

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Collection of materials concerning bridge construction in California collected by James Gallagher.

Administration

Author
David A. Stevens
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Custodial History
Collection transferred from the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now Division of Work and Industry), 8/7/86.
Processing Information
Collection processed by David Stevens, 1986

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
James Gallagher Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Booklets Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Civil engineering Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
California Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Building Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bridges -- California Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Engineering Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Contracts Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Civil engineers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Specifications Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Manuals Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Highway, road, and street constructions Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
California Highway Commission. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
California Department of Public Works. Division of Highways Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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