Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Charles T. G. Looney Papers

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1084
Creators:
Looney, Charles Thomas George, 1906-1987
Dates:
1917-1971.
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
9.1 Cubic feet
29 boxes
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The papers of Charles T. G. Looney contain handbooks, lectures, manuals, pamphlets, regulations reports, and research bulletins on structural design, concrete and steel materials testing, impact and stress studies, bridges, earthquakes, and erosion, building codes, waterpower, mathematical calculations, professional associations, and related engineering topics. Also includes lecture notes for courses taught by Hardy Cross at the University of Illinois.
Arrangement
Arrangement
1 series. Arrangement: By subject and numeric thereunder.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Charles T. G. Looney (1906-1987) consulting engineer and college professor taught at the University of North Carolina, 1936-1937; University of Iowa, 1937-1943; Johns Hopkins University, 1943-1946; Yale University, 1946-1958; and the University of Maryland, 1958-1972.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Donated to the National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History) in 1973.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry, 2006.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Division of the History of Technology, 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.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Iron and steel bridges Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Concrete bridges Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Soil erosion Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Building laws Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Structural design Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Materials -- Testing Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Iowa Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Water-power Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Maryland Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Manuals Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
North Carolina Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Connecticut Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Engineers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pamphlets Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cross, Hardy Personal 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
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