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Zwoyer, Eugene (Executive Director, ASCE)
American Society of Civil Engineers.
Wisely, William H. (Executive Director, ASCE)
Laing, Kirby
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1929-1969
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0.3 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0229
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Technical papers by Mr. Camp and other Fellows of ASCE, published in The ASCE Journal or other professional journals in the field of civil engineering. They deal primarily with problems of water supply and sewage disposal.
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Rader, Lloyd Forrest, 1902-1979
Rader, Helen
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1925 - 1980
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1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0952
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Lloyd F. Rader was born in 1902 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He received his education from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, earning his bachelor, masters, and Ph. D in civil engineering. Rader taught at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, New York and he served as a professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison for 33 years. The collection includes material about Rader's professional career, honors and awards he received, and articles and textbooks authored or co-authored by Rader about asphalt, concrete, and urban planning.
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Cummings Structural Concrete Company Records
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Cummings, Robert A., 1866-1962
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1884-1952 and undated
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20 Cubic feet (25 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0218
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Cummings Structural Concrete Company Records consists primarily of correspondence and business records documenting Robert A. Cummings' firm, consulting work, and participation in professional associations, especially the American Society of Civil Engineers, 1892-1893, circa 1900-1939; technical data and publications on soils testing, 1900-1939;...
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of
Hinds, Julian, 1881-1975 (civil engineer)
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1881-1975
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14.2 Cubic feet (41 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0287
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A letter dated August 4, 1971 from the Executive Director, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY, to Julian Hinds stated: "This is addressed to you as an Honorary Member of the Society at the request of the ASCE Committee on the History and Heritage of American Civil Engineering to bring attention to the possibility that you may wish to...
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1848-1963
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0.82 Cubic feet (consisting of 1.5 boxes, 5 folders, 2 oversize folders.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Engineering
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Engineering forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Forgie, James
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1890 - 1949
bulk 1900-1935
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38.8 Cubic feet (85 boxes; 33 map-folders; 18 volumes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0986
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers contain correspondence, reports, drawings, blueprints, cost estimates, contracts, specifications, regulations, legal documents, photographs, profiles, diagrams, clippings, and publications concerning projects which Forgie worked on, especially the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels, the Midtown Hudson Tunnels in New York City. Also included are...
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History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Snow, J. Parker
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
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1882-1933
bulk 1930-1933
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0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1000
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The J. P. Snow Papers document Snow's history of wooden bridges and his work as a civil engineer. The history was written in the 1930s with Robert Fletcher, Director Emeritus of the Thayer School of Civil Engineering at Dartmouth College.
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Allen, Horatio, 1802-1889
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1840-1872
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0.2 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 map folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1447
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents civil engineer Horatio Allen's work with the Croton Aqueduct Board in New York, and with the New York Bridge Company.
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Bissell, Hezekiah
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1920-1928
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0.2 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1445
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the reminiscences of Hezekiah Bissell, a railroad engineer who worked in the western United Statesstates with the Union Pacific Railroad, and in Peru.
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Washington Society of Engineers
Remington, Charles E.
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
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1905-1985
bulk 1930-1979
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13.1 Cubic feet (30 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0972
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Washington Society of Engineers was founded in 1905 with the objective to advance engineering knowledge and maintain a high professional standard among members. Membership was open to all individuals who were actively engaged in any branch of the engineering profession. The records contain membership records, meeting minutes and reports, financial records, correspondence, projects and events details, as well as research documents.