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Savage, John L., 1879-? (civil engineer)
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
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1944
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0227
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Materials concerning dams, power plants, and materials testing in China, for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. It consists of a bound volume of preliminary reports, with maps, prepared for China's National Resources Commission by John L. Savage, consulting engineer. Includes a report on the Yangtze River Gorge Project (11/1944) and several other Chin...
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Olds, Robert F., 1881- (civil engineer)
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1918-1948
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1.2 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0231
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains material from fourteen dam construction projects (1918-1946), including notes, blueprints, reports, drawings, and corres¬pondence. In addition there is cost data (1923-1943), equipment and materials testing data (1939-1945), a notebook, photoprints (1926-1938), related journal articles (1927, 1933, 1940), and miscellaneous r...
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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
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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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Rudolph Hering Collection
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Hering, Rudolph, 1847-1923
Greeley, Samuel A. (Samuel Arnold), 1882-1968
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1860-1923
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8.1 Cubic feet (32 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0989
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents, primarily through printed publications, Rudolph Hering's work on waste disposal, drainage, water flow of rivers, sanitary and hydraulic engineering, and municipal sewage systems in the United States and in other countries.
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Dodge Manufacturing Co.
Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
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1886-1931.
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18 Cubic feet (37 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1013
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Lantern slides relating to various engineering and mining subjects.
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
J. & W. Jolly Company.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
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ca. 1880-1924.
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2.4 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1009
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These records document the activities of the J. & W. Jolly Company of Holyoke, Massachusetts. Included are turbine test reports from the testing flume of the Holyoke Water Power Company, 1890-1912; photographs of vertical water turbine assemblies and parts, ca 1880; a record of wheels, and turbines, ca1896-1921; and tracings of governors for turbin...
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Mandragos, Nicholas C., (engineer), 1896-
Mandragos, Frieda
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering
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1905-1964
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2.5 Cubic feet (10 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0484
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists almost entirely of notes Mandragos used as the basis for lectures to his engineering classes. They cover various problem areas: stress analysis of structures, strength of materials, hydraulics and other technical aspects of structural design. There are also a few notes Mandragos made as a student in the 1920s and 1930s. T...
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Brooks, Cuyler W.
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1934-1962
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1.3 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1059
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the engineering career of Cuyler W. Brooks, who worked on projects including dams, mills, and water and power plants, many of them overseas and particularly in South America. The papers include project files, proposals, drawings, specifications, contracts, correspondence, and articles.
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Lombard Governor Company.
Sorensen, William
American Lincoln Corporation
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
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1898-1970s.
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6.75 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1091
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of records documenting the Lombard Governor Company: photographs (including glass plate negatives), blueprints, printed material, price lists, reports, catalogs and trade literature, bulletins, and a notebook of patents.
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology
Pratt, Charles Richardson, 1860-1935
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
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1860-1935
bulk 1910-1924
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6 Cubic feet (13 boxes, 8 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0958
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document the professional career of mechanical engineer, Charles Richardson Pratt. The papers include correspondence, patents, patent application materials, agreements, photographs, publications, and blueprints for many of Pratt's inventions, especially his work on elevators.
