Nathan W. Morgan Papers

Summary

Collection ID:: NMAH.AC.0965
Creators:: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
Morgan, Nathan W.
Dates:: ca. 1902-1972.
Languages:: English
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Physical Description:: 10 Cubic feet
29 boxes
Repository:: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Scope and Contents

These papers contain materials relating to the design and construction of highway bridges: scrapbooks of clippings compiled by Morgan on suspension, concrete arch, moveable, steel arch, timber, concrete, steel simple span, cantilever, and stone bridges; photographs of American bridges taken by Morgan, 1938; clippings, photographs, pamphlets, and books on bridge welding, 1909-1959; catalog histories, construction stories, and illustrated pamphlets, 1902-1959; drawings and articles on moveable bridges, 1924; reprints, brochures, technical reports, research reports, bridge authority reports and advertising for highway bridges, chiefly in New York and San Francisco, 1918-1959; unsorted clippings on highway bridges, bridge welding, and tunnels, 1954-1968; seven binders of bridge photographs, 1922-1937; and clippings and photographs of bridge construction design, 1969-1972.

Arrangement

1 series.

Biographical / Historical

Nathan W. Morgan, government civil engineer, worked for the American Bridge Company, 1916-1925, and for the Bureau of Public Roads, Bridge Division, 1925-1961.

Administration

Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed.

Author

NMAH Staff

Immediate Source of Acquisiton

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.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation

Nathan W. Morgan Papers, 1902-1972, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

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.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Custodial History

Transferred to the Archives Center in 2007 from the Division of Work and Industry.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
New York	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Scrapbooks -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Clippings -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Pamphlets -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Drawings -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
San Francisco (Calif.)	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
California	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Concrete bridges	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Iron and steel bridges	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Tunnels	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
welding	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Moveable bridges	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Bridges -- Design and construction	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Trade catalogs	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Reports	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Bureau of Public Roads	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
American Bridge Company	Corporate Name	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
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

Repository Contact

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

P.O. Box 37012

Suite 1100, MRC 601

Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

archivescenter@si.edu

http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives

Guide to the Nathan W. Morgan Papers