Raymond E. Wilson Covered Bridge Collection

Summary

Collection ID:: NMAH.AC.0999
Creators:: Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Wilson, Raymond E.
Millington, Ruth H.
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges.
History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Dates:: 1958-1974.
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 1.6 Cubic feet
5 boxes
Repository:: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Scope and Contents

The collection relates to covered bridges in America and Europe. It includes hundreds of slides (with index) of photographs of covered bridges; an album of prints of photographs of covered bridges in Germany, Switzerland and Austria; books and pamphlets, both national and regional, about covered bridges; newsletters from covered bridge organizations, both national and regional, such as the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges; drawings; notes; copies of patents, an album of photographs entitled TRUSSES; articles and clippings; correspondence about covered bridges; blueprints of plans for repair work on bridges.

Arrangement

1 series.

Biographical / Historical

Mechanical engineer and covered bridge enthusiast.

Administration

Processing Information

Collection processed by NMAH staff, 2008.

Author

NMAH Staff

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Wilson's daughter in 1983 to the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, now called the Division of Work and Industry.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Preferred Citation

Raymond E. Wilson Covered Bridge Collection, 1958-1974, 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.

Ownership and Custodial History

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

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Bridges	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Covered bridges	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Covered bridges -- Austria	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Covered bridges -- Germany	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Covered bridges -- Switzerland	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Covered bridges -- United States	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Slides (photographs) -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Blueprints	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Books	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Clippings	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Newsletters	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Pamphlets	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Photograph albums -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Patents	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- 1950-2000	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI	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 Raymond E. Wilson Covered Bridge Collection