Archives Center, National Museum of American History

American Society of Civil Engineers Oral Histories

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1521
Dates:
1958-1992
Languages:
One interview conducted in
German
.
Physical Description:
1 Cubic foot
4 boxes
Repository:

Content Description
Content Description
Collection consists of typescript transcripts and audio cassettes of oral histories conducted with civil engineers. Interview were conducted by conducted by Linda Dodd, intern in the Division of Engineering and Technology (now the Division of Work & Industry); Richard Altomonte of Pomona Media Arts; Jeffrey Stine, curator, National Museum of American History; and Robert M. Vogel, cuartor, National Museum of American History. Several of the oral histories were transcribed by Cyril R. Mill.

Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into two series.
Series 1: Oral History Transcripts, 1963-1992
Series 2: Oral History Audio Cassettes, 1958-1992

Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection made for the National Museum of American History.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry, February 2022.

Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Researchers must use reference copies of audiovisual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.
Preferred Citation
American Society of Civil Engineers Oral Histories, 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.

Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Audio cassettes Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Civil engineering Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Correspondence -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Oral histories (document genres) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Transcripts Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Altomonte, Richard Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
American Society of Civil Engineers. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ammann, Klary Vogt Noetzli Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bartholomew, Harland, 1889-1989 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Betts, Clifford A. , 1889-1982 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Blumer-Maillart, Marie-Claire, 1906-1980 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bock, Carl Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Buck, Richard S. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Caplan, David Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Davis, Roland Parker, 1884- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Duff, Levi Bird Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Edgerton, Glen Edgar, 1887-1976 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Finch, Dean Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Grant III, Ulysses Simpson, 1881-1968 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Greely, Samuel A. , 1882-1968 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hamilton, Stanley Baines, 1889-1977 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Heller, Edward Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Imhoff, Robert Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Laboon, John F. , 1921-1988 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Morgan, Arthur E. Personal 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
Stine, Jeffrey K. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Stephenson , Margery McCormick Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Voellmy, Adolph Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Vogel, Robert M. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dodd, Linda Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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