The collection documents Mongomery C. Meigs, an Army officer, engineer, architect, and scientist. Meigs's papers include scrapbooks and photographs relating primarily to his work on the Pension Building and the Washington Aqueduct in Washington, D.C. but also his interest in politics, military affairs, construction, Native Americans, inventions, real estate, and financial matters.

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Parts of the collection were donated by Dr. Paul L. Smith on January 8, 1971 and Mr. and Mrs. Mayo S. Stuntz on March 8, 1974. Other sources are unknown.

Custodial History

The book of drawings was donated to the National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History), Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now Division of Work and Industry), in 1971 by Dr. Paul L. Smith. The 1974 addendum was donated to the National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History), Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, in 1975 by Mr. and Mrs. Mayo S. Stuntz. It had originally belonged to William R. Hutton. The 1975, 1994, and 2007 addenda were collected by the Division of Engineering and Industry (now called the Division of Work and Industry), National Museum of American History, but the original sources of these collections are unknown. All elements of the collection were transferred to the Archives Center in 2007.

Processing Information

Series 1: Scrapbooks, was partially processed by Kyle Windahl, intern, April 2012, supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Montgomery C. Meigs Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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.